“No man is fit to inflict punishment until he has banished hate from his heart.” - Saint Augustine.   Last year, I wrote up a piece over what I then believed to be the most emotionally stimulating...

Below is the list of students who will become members of FHC Publications for the 2013-14 school year.If you are going to be new to staff, you will need to email Mr. Schott at [email protected]...

Everyone can appreciate an underdog. A fighter who turns it all around when hope is all but gone — I know I appreciate them. Max Bemis is that real-life fighter. After a long fight with some of the...

I grew up on a handful of bands. My parents always liked Pink Floyd, Boston, Dire Straits, and John Mellencamp to name a few. But one almighty god of rock always stood out. The one, the only, Jimi Hendrix. He...

Silence is patient, Silence is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. In...

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of wintry weather. Up until today, however, it really hasn’t felt like that in St. Charles. Something has been off about the season as a whole until now and I’ve...

I recently watched an episode of 'How I Met Your Mother' in which each character offered their own personal seal-of-approval over various day to day things. As they bickered over the actual reputation...

Sometimes I wonder what leads a life to be deemed in “perfect harmony.” To me, it’s a combination of all my favorite things. The people, the weather, the music, the happenings and goings-on of...

Student Council is once again in the midst of a bulk of plans to improve the FHC community — most notably their tenth annual special needs prom, which will take place on Nov. 30 in the cafeteria. The...

As ironic as it sounds, some of my best memories have been spent in lines. Black Friday, midnight Bond premiers, Harry Potter book releases, hell, even the two hour line for the Batman at Six Flags is...

My life runs on being overwhelmed. Primarily defined as “To bury or drown beneath a huge mass; to defeat completely,” no other feeling could be more appropriate to my life right now, but I persevere. I...

They say don’t fix what isn’t broken. As of late, many bands — including but not limited to The Killers, Muse, and The Shins — have been “rearranging” their sound for whatever reason, when...