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Senior Rachel Emery keeps her eyes on a nurse from the Mississippi Valley Blood Center while preparing to give blood at StuCos annual blood drive on Oct. 25.

Approximately 100 donate at StuCo blood drive

Reese McLaughlin, Staff reporter November 1, 2016

On Oct. 15, Student Council  was host to the annual blood drive.Students had to sign up in order to donate and a form needed to be signed with a parent or guardian’s signature.Sophomore, Caitlyn Swaringim...

Elizabeth Skelly and the french horn.

Music from within

Laura Weiss and Gea Henry October 27, 2016

At Francis Howell Central, one can hear the instruments play their rhythms in the hallways or outside after school.  Band has been a part of these student’s lives ever since middle school when they...

Abram Cutshall, David Tuttle, Jacob Slone, and Gea Henry act in the show.

Coming to an end

Kaleigh Zehnle, Staff reporter April 28, 2016

This past weekend, the Spotlight Players put on their last show of the year, “The Wizard of Oz.” Being the last one, it was bittersweet for many people, especially the seniors, since this was the last...

See the best of the Fine Arts department

Sydney Kaiser, Yearbook editor April 1, 2016

Members of the school theatre, choir and band programs will perform this evening at the National Art Honors Society's fourth annual Fine Arts Festival, hosted this evening in the cafe. In addition, fine...

The cast does a script read-through for the upcoming show.

Overcoming Obstacles

Kaleigh Zehnle, Staff reporter March 8, 2016

With a few weeks of rehearsals out of the way, the Spotlight Players are making progress for the performances of “The Wizard of Oz” despite some challenges that have been thrown in their way, including...

A trip to the snow Capitol

Haley Mills, Staff Reporter February 5, 2016

From Jan. 27 until Jan. 31 Mrs. Stacy Dennigman and Mrs. Vicki Pohlman, student council sponsors, took a total of seven student council members to Washington D.C. for a leadership conference. “The...

Mrs. Nelson and the cast do a script read through.

There’s no place like home

Kaleigh Zehnle, Staff reporter January 26, 2016

As second semester begins, the Spotlight Players are preparing for the spring musical, “The Wizard of Oz.” With applications for cast and crew coming in and auditions taking place, students are being...

Senior Haley Clark helps student athlete navigate her way around the cafeteria. Haley has acted as a Stuco officer this school year.

Aim. Throw. Score.

Haley Mills, Staff Reporter January 22, 2016

StuCo helped make an unforgettable day for many local kids, young adults, and their families. Partnering with the basketball program Student Council was able to put on a Special Olympics basketball tournament....

Rachel Fortney wears a princess costume and stands on a chair during The Curious Savage.

Spotlight Players rehearse for the upcoming auditions

Kaleigh Zehnle, Staff reporter December 11, 2015

With the fall play out of the way, The Spotlight Players have turned their attention to the spring musical, “The Wizard of Oz.” Auditions for the musical will follow winter break and be sometime in...

Mackenzie Morris, Rachel Fortney, and Gea Henry look at a newspaper in The Curious Savage.

A curiously good performance

Kaleigh Zehnle, Staff reporter November 24, 2015

There is always a tinge of excitement in the air when the lights in the auditorium flash to notify the audience that the show will start in five minutes, and it was no different at this year’s fall play,...

The set for The Curious Savage has been completed just in time for the show.

Down to the wire

Kaleigh Zehnle, Staff reporter November 11, 2015

  As the performances for “The Curious Savage” draw near, the crew heads and their crews frantically put the finishing touches on the sets, costume, props, and anything else needed to put on...

TSA sponsor Donald Barnes holds up a 3D printed object created in one of his classes. Students in Mr. Barnes third hour were sketching what they saw in their notebooks to match the model.

TSA opens path to possible technology careers

Kalani West, Staff reporter October 9, 2015

A group of 25 to 35 students, meeting on Wednesday afternoons, TSA is a club catering to students who have an interest in technology. TSA- the Technology Student Association- provides students with...

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