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The cast watches as kaylee wright sings.

Your Word is Rehearsal

Samantha Castille, Photo Assignments Editor December 9, 2022

FHC's Spotlight Players worked hard to bring Francis Howell Central "The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee". Before the show, they put in countless hours rehearsing and making sure it was perfect...

Senior Molly McGraw preparing to give blood.

Annual Donations

Magi Temelkova, Staff Photographer December 7, 2022

Student Council's annual blood drive took place on Thursday, Nov. 10th. Students meeting the requirement for a blood donor got to make an appointment and be released from class in order to go to the...

FHCs boys and girls basketball has a shoot-off. Girls basketball cheers with cheerleaders for their team.

Winter Blast 2022

Cadence Rulo, Staff Reporter November 22, 2022

FHC’s winter sports, boys and girls wrestling, boys and girls basketball, and girls swim and dive, were welcomed as their seasons began. On Friday, Nov. 11 Francis Howell Central held their Winter Blast. As...

Nick Ortinau prepares to throw the football.

Dipping Into the End Zone

Emme Bernard, Staff Reporter November 14, 2022

It was senior night. The last regular season game. The last game for twenty-one seniors. But they were down four with only two minutes left. Their season has started off strong and they hoped they would...

Sophomore Aidan Taylor pursues the opposing team.

An Exhausted Finish

Bella Smith and Andy Waliszewski November 7, 2022

    The boys JV soccer team had an away game at Fort Zumwalt South on Friday, Oct. 21, where the Spartans lost 1-0. Sophomore Aidan Taylor has been playing soccer for about 12 years...

Tanner Jones trying to steal the ball.

Painstaking Rivals

Samantha Castille, Photo Assignment Editor October 21, 2022

  The big Howell vs Central rivalry game ended in a win for boy's varsity soccer. The home game on Oct. 13 ended 0-0 at the end of regulation time and went all the way into penalty kicks making...

Students and staff pose for the camera, showcasing their school spirit.

The Spirit Of Finals

Sarah Schmidt, Staff Reporter October 21, 2022

With semi-new changes to the finals schedule, students struggle to keep up when returning from winter break. After enjoying family time and celebrating the new year, students return to school and are only...

Junior Chelsea Beeler about to hit the ball.

Double Trouble

Bella Smith and Ava Reyes September 29, 2022

   The Girl’s JV Tennis team had a tournament against Fort Zumwalt West on Saturday, Sept. 17th. The girls showed an immense amount of effort against not only Fort Zumwalt West, but also...

Senior Jordyn Bailey prepares to kick the ball. As the girls soccer team heads into the quarterfinals they are hopeful for the future and proud of what lay behind them. [This game means] a lot because we didnt think we would make it this far in the beggining of the season, Bailey said.

Kick Starting their Journey to State

Clara Kilen, Staff Reporter May 31, 2022

With each game, the looming idea “Could this game be my last?” grows more prominent in the mind of every senior athlete.  Girls soccer has progressed to the state quarterfinals and are scheduled...

English teacher Mrs. Sherri Baize yells in excitement before throwing a dodgeball at the Juniors and Seniors.

Putting Some Pep In Our Step

Madi Hermeyer and Riley Wania May 26, 2022

The annual Spring Pep Assembly was held on Friday, May 13. It had a wide variety of musical numbers, tug of war games, dodgeball games, a color guard performance, and more. Both Varsity Boys Baseball...

Will Rable, Andrew Gyle, and Ian Johnson get ready for the ball.

Bump, Set, Dominate

Rebecca Hornberger, Staff Photographer May 25, 2022

On May 17, the Varsity boys volleyball team played in an exciting game against Seckman high school. The Spartans won 3 of 4 sets, qualifying them for the elite eight. The team has has an exceptionally...

A fed up preschooler ;ays with his head in his hands. Photo by Keaton Frye.

Before You Know It

Keaton (Kiki) Frye, Photo EIC May 24, 2022

Walk into Room 97 during third or fourth hour and witness a place that encapsulates the innocence of a preschool classroom where the only worry in the world is when snack time is and counting down the...

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