![On April 10, 2024, senior Amity Ianiri and her friends eat their donuts at the Gateway Voters celebration in the library. Gateway award winning books are recognized statewide in Missouri and voted on by Missouri high school students to promote literature, literacy, and reading.](https://fhctoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_0031-1200x737.jpg)
Updated policy proposals regarding Learning Commons regulation for first reading again
Colin Nichols, Web Editor-in-Chief
• July 18, 2024
![English teacher Dr. Jason Becker holding a sign reading, P6310 will make me afraid to teach diverse authors. Ask me why. The policy will remove many books out of the district Learning Commons and the process to gain approval for specific titles will be slow and smaller scale than demand by librarians and students.](https://fhctoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0446-900x1200.jpg)
Proposed policies will restrict Learning Commons collection on basis of being “age appropriate”
Colin Nichols, Web Editor-in-Chief
• June 24, 2024
![Two Cottleville county fire trucks in front of the school responding to the faulty alarm that was tripped on Friday May 10. The two trucks arrived very quickly, within 5 minutes, so in the event of an actual fire, potential damage would be minimal, and the student body wouldve been safe, as they evacuated very quickly.](https://fhctoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/00480CFE-399B-4B5B-82EA-BB6E86F3D1CD-1200x972.jpg)
Fire pull station tripped causes school evacuation
Colin Nichols, Web Editor-in-Chief
• May 15, 2024
![Steven Blair speaks during the candidate forum on March 19, 2024. Blair, Owens, Kuhn, and Young all attended the forum to share their ideas with the FHSD community.](https://fhctoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Colin-Nichols2-1200x800.jpg)
Steven Blair and Carolie Owens Pronounced Winners of Board Election
Hannah Halterman, Staff Reporter
• April 5, 2024
![FHC student Avontae Norman holds a microphone with a gloomy look after speaking while watching the collective student body stand in support of the speaker and in protest against the Boards decision.](https://fhctoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/7S7A0674-1200x800.jpeg)
Students lead walkouts across District in protest
Colin Nichols and Ian Rashleigh
• January 18, 2024
![A speaker at the Dec. 21 Board meeting, Harry Harris, voices his opinion on the Boards decision during the Patron Comments section. Photo courtesy of the FHSD YouTube Channel.](https://fhctoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/BoardMeeting.jpg)
Board of Education rescinds curriculum standards for Black History and Literature classes
Colin Nichols, Web Editor-in-Chief
• December 21, 2023
![Senior Alexander Collins cries and is consoled after speaking at the podium during the meeting while a previous speaker holds a sign reading TRANS KIDS ARE STILL KIDS.](https://fhctoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/7S7A2659-2-1200x800.jpg)
Proposed policy set to regulate restrooms on basis of gender if approved
Colin Nichols, Web Editor-in-Chief
• October 30, 2023
![A photo of Francis Howell Central High School.](https://fhctoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_3042-1200x900.jpg)
Policy set to remove anti-racism resolution after vote by Board of Education
Colin Nichols, Web Editor-in-Chief
• July 25, 2023
![District Board of Education Candidates standing together in a line in the Francis Howell Central Auditorium at the Candidate Forum on Wednesday, March 29.](https://fhctoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5D9A9747-1-600x900.jpg)
Welcoming the Elected District Board Members
Colin Nichols, Staff Reporter
• April 8, 2023
![Keeping the Ball Rolling](https://fhctoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_5914.jpg)
Keeping the Ball Rolling
Tea Perez, Editor-in-Chief
• March 18, 2022
![A teachers desk sits empty. Schools will soon face the loss of faculty members due to new budget cuts.](https://fhctoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-31-at-11.03.21-PM-e1612201844259-900x594.png)
New Budget Cuts Will Result in Faculty Reductions
Tea Perez, Web Editor-in-Chief
• February 1, 2021
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