Cracks in the system
Garrett Allen, Discover Editor
May 4, 2018
When the doors to polling stations finally closed at 7 p.m. on the evening of April 3, the news was immediately apparent. After over one month of intense campaigning, counter-campaigning, and months of strategic planning prior, the Francis Howell School District’s major tax/spending legislation – Pr...
Trial by Fire
Garrett Allen, Discover editor
March 16, 2018
Fall. The overcast Monday sky at the crack of dawn casts a shadow over his face as he closes the side door to his small house. Another one. He lets out a breath. One half of an hour later, he walks briskly into his first classroom of the day; by the end, after four AP sessions, he is in the most challeng...
Comeback queens
Craig Eddy, Staff reporter
December 11, 2017
Coming back from a near-win from a long awaited tournament, the varsity girls’ basketball team ended its latest game with a startling victory against Parkway South High on their own court. The rapidly-paced game started off with the opponents gaining a short lead within the first three quarters, but i...
A sad victory
Garrett Allen, Discover Editor
December 4, 2017
In the aftermath of the highly-anticipated season opening Lutheran North Tournament last week from Nov. 27-Dec. 1, the varsity team emerged with a third-place title following a hard-fought 58-47 loss to Lutheran North High School. Opening the tournament with a 40-24 win against Notre Dame High, and en...
A giant rises
Garrett Allen, Discover Editor
November 20, 2017
In the past few weeks since the beginning of the winter athletic season, the varsity girls’ basketball team has been relentlessly practicing in anticipation of games to come. Under direction of Coach Haley Leake, the team has been moving in what many members say is a positive direction. The var...
Legends of horror
Garrett Allen and Craig Eddy, Discover Editor, Staff reporter
October 31, 2017
Across all genres of film, through all contemporary history, none have been as shocking or as controversial as horror. It makes just over a century that film directors across the world have been striving to rouse screams throughout theaters by eliciting a range of emotions, chief among them: fear. A...
“IT” (2017) Film Review (SPOILER FREE)
Garrett Allen, Discover Editor
October 31, 2017
In the greater canon of the horror genre, there are few things more viscerally unsettling than Bill Skarsgård’s performance as Pennywise the demonic shapeshifting monster-clown in “IT”, director Andy Muschietti’s 2017 re-adaptation of Stephen King’s legendary 1986 novel. His mere presence i...
The hardest battle, a bittersweet end
Garrett Allen and Craig Eddy, Discover Editor, Staff reporter
October 10, 2017
Following an intense back-and-forth districts battle against FZW last Thursday, the varsity softball team’s season ended with a shocking 7-6 loss. The team was up by a run at the start of the sixth inning, but after a FZW batter, Lexi Barnes, junior, nailed a three-run homer, the team couldn’t make...
“Out for blood”
Garrett Allen, Discover Editor
October 3, 2017
Following a rare 10-7 loss to Warrenton High last Friday on the 29th, the varsity softball team has relentlessly been preparing for their initial game against FZW in the 2017 District Tournament hosted at FHC this Thursday. The team fell to FZW, a large and reputable team, last year at districts, an...
Mountains to overcome
Craig Eddy, Staff reporter
September 26, 2017
Following a close win against Fort Zumwalt West (10-7) on the 19th, and a steamroll against Timberland (12-0) last friday, the varsity team has started preparing themselves for the big competition of districts. Although they were later defeated by Troy (11-3) on the Sept. 20, their spirits are still...
The crushing end
Garrett Allen, Staff reporter
May 17, 2017
A shocking 9-5 upset defeat against Fort Zumwalt North marked the end of the season for the players of the varsity baseball team last Monday, the 15th of May. The class five, district seven game was meant to be another win on the road to the state championships, but was thwarted by several critical e...
Taking the reins
Garrett Allen, Staff Reporter
May 10, 2017
While varsity prepares for their final state run together, the junior varsity boys volleyball team is merely getting started. Following their undefeated matches and championship title at GACs last Friday and Saturday, the JV team is preparing for their transition into varsity status next year, and prepared...
Grace Bahru, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2020
While being stuck at home can be an extremely difficult task, many people have found many different outlets to pass the time. For some that consists of working out, reading,...
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