“Question authority.” Not many adults in my life, nonetheless teachers, would ever utter these words to an unpredictable teenager. When I was transferred into this teacher’s class on the fourth...

Most students stumble into her classroom because they are required to have two years of a foreign language class. Or like me where taking another year of Spanish was decided merely because I’d already...

Every day, I see students suffer from a lack of academic confidence. This destructive condition can cause students to give up in school, fail classes, or even drop out. I struggle from this issue as well....

Being a senior, I’m not what you’d call ‘inspired’ or ‘enthusiastic’ by or about many things. Unless a favorite band of mine is coming out with a new CD or I find out they’re re-releasing...

I generally like to keep my interactions with teachers at a bare minimum, but that’s not to say there aren’t any special teachers that I enjoy talking to. The teacher I’m about to praise is definitely...

“It is—” There’s a slight pause as every student in the room settles into their respective seats at the sound of the teacher’s voice. The air hums with the quiet symphony of creaking chairs,...

Quite frankly, I am not a morning person. I never have been, I never will be, and I never want to be. Not surprisingly, first hour was never a good hour for me in my preceding years of high school, hardly...

U.S. News Report placed FHC as the number 18 public high school in Missouri. They reviewed 21,035 schools and ranked 152. FHC’s ranking places it higher than both other schools in the Francis Howell...

It was a chilly Halloween night when junior Jeff Connor decided the inevitable: he was going to sneak out. Despite being already grounded, Connor recalls being extremely defiant in his rebellion. “At...

For the April issue of the school newspaper, the Central Focus staff would like to include as many opinions as possible through a survey about where students get their influences from and what affects...

With spring break on its deathbed, many a sad Spartan had begun gathering their things for their impending return to school. Backpacks relocated, spring homework wrapped up, all signs pointed to quarter...

Screaming for joy as superintendent Dr.Pam Sloan approached her desk with flowers, Mrs. April Burton knew exactly what was happening. After being awarded FHC’s Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Burton was selected...