Winter Guard’s family night
Zach Jones, Staff Photographer
February 1, 2017
Winter guard displayed their routine to family and friends Thur, Jan 26. Coach Kemper watched and adjusted their positions and movements. To prepare for future competitions Kemper made the group perform twice with a few minor setbacks there were plenty of good movements that outshined the errors...
A celebration of the New Year
Zach Jones, Staff photographer
January 27, 2017
The International club celebrated Chinese new year Jan 23. with various activities and presentations from fellow Asian-American junior Siyi Wang and Chinese (language) teacher Mrs. Chen Wang prepared a slide show for the rest of international club, while Mrs. Chen brought in paint brushes to teach...
A performance that never happened
Elaine Mallon and Discover Editor
January 20, 2017
Every year, thespians throughout the state of Missouri gather for a weekend convention known as Thespian State Conference. From workshops on circus tricks and play writing to participating in Improv Olympics, theater kids bond with one another through their passion of producing plays and musicals. Last...
A memorable few hours
December 16, 2016
From raising money for the Children’s hospital to organizing the student blood drive, student council is always finding different ways to give back. For senior Maggie Sills, Communications director of Student council, attending the special needs prom is her favorite event of the year. From decorating...
Central outreach makes the “holly day” bright
Molly Ebert, Photographer
December 9, 2016
On Dec. 3 a handful of members of Central Outreach headed to T.A.S.K. in Fenton to volunteer at their Holly Day Camp for the majority of the day. About 60 campers with various mental disabilities of all different ages came to have a day full of Christmas fun. From making Christmas ornaments to pett...
Maine event
Skylar Laird, Feature Editor
November 22, 2016
On Nov. 17 through 19, the auditorium stage was busy with life as the Spotlight Players put on their production of "Almost, Maine." This production was truly an impressive one according to junior Jay Orr, who played the character Jimmy; he even coined it one of his favorite shows. “Overall, the play was very...
DECA dodges and dives for dodgeball
Laura Weiss and Ashley Gault
November 3, 2016
Thursday night, Oct. 27, the large gym was filled with pumped DECA dodgeball students who were determined to win for their team. The night consisted of fast throws, whistles, cheering, anticipation, and the sounds of music and announcement of winning teams blaring through the speakers. Each team wore...
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 is proud of the good the blood drive is doing. “The blood is going to a great organizati...
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 first picked out their chosen instrument. “I love expressing myself through music and there is some...
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 show of their high school career. One senior who is sad to see their high school theatre career e...
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 arts students work will be on display and available for purchase.
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 the absence of director Mrs. Cori Nelson due to surgery. Mrs. Nelson’s absence wasn’t as big of a setba...
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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