Spartans get mauled by Jaguares
Doug West, Staff photographer
September 26, 2018
On Tuesday September 18 the spartans geared up to take on the Jaguars from Fort Zumwalt West. Leading up to the match was a nail biter with Zumwalt West being one of the better competitors on the schedule this year. As the match was underway it was soon learned ...
Spartans drop the ball against the Vikings
Doug West, Staff Photographer
September 13, 2018
Filed under Events, Fall Sports, Galleries, Girls Volleyball
On Thursday September 6, the girls varsity volleyball team hosted the Francis Howell Vikings in a long awaited battle. The Spartans took advantage, did their homework, and worked hard earlier in the week. Which earned them an early lead, slowly crippling the Vikings will to compete. Slowly the vikings ...
Mr. FHC raises funds
Gillian Pendel, Staff Photographer
March 16, 2018
Filed under Events, Feature, Galleries, Showcase
The annual Mr. FHC fundraiser took place last week, this year raising money for Five Acres Animal Shelter. Through the combined ticket sales and “Miracle Minute” segment, over $2,000 was raised. Carl Swanson was crowned Mr. Sophomore, Eion Jones received Mr. Junior, and Aleks Kisselhoff won Mr. S...
Live stream of Mr. FHC
Zach Jones, Live Stream
March 9, 2018
Filed under Activities, Clubs, Events, Livestream, Video
Live stream of Mr. FHC tonight at 7
Movin’ on up
Connor Crites, Video Editor
March 2, 2018
Filed under 2017-18, Events, Galleries, Girls Basketball, Move, Showcase, Uncategorized, Winter
The girls basketball team made easy work of Timberland in their first game of districts. The final score was 37-20, which makes their record 21 & 5. The game was heavily in favor of the Spartans, but Timberland managed to come back and make it a close game. "The whole team had a lot of energy,"...
Real World Problems
Jessica Fults, Staff reporter
November 16, 2017
Filed under Activities, Events, Uncategorized
After high school, and even now, students face problems that aren’t covered in textbooks or assigned by a teacher. In order to give students an opportunity to learn these skills, librarian Andrea Head came up with the idea for Real World Wednesdays. Her inspiration stemmed from a group on Facebook, ...
Author surprises students
Chloe Bockhorst, Staff reporter
November 16, 2017
Filed under Events, Showcase, Uncategorized
The Other Wes Moore is an intricate story that serves as an autobiography as well as a biography of another man with the same name. Thus, it is great example of a book that students are introduced to in their high school career. One of the Wes Moores’ - author Wes, as he is called to deviate him from...
Honoring Veterans
Kana Chung, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2017
Filed under Events, Uncategorized
On the morning of Friday, November 10, many spartans gathered in the learning commons to share the most important meal of the day with those who served our country. Hosted by Epsilon Beta, this event gave students and faculty the opportunity to show their appreciation for veterans by pro...
A great start to the Homecoming weekend
Connor Crites, Video Editor
October 2, 2017
Filed under Activities, Discover, Discover, Events, Galleries
Following tradition, Central opened up the homecoming weekend with the annual homecoming parade. Although there weren't as many floats as years prior, the excitement was bigger than ever. With most every club and sport participating, there was no lack of candy or school spirit. An occurring theme...
Marching forward
Jessica Fults and Whitney Klein
September 29, 2017
Filed under Activities, Clubs, Events, Showcase
The Spartan Regiment’s competition last Saturday, September 23rd, against several schools including Howell High, Oakville, Rock Ridge, and Fort Zumwalt at Lafayette High School, left the band with high hopes for future competitions. The Spartan Regiment came in fourth place, and although it’s not the...
The solar eclipse, explained by a physics teacher
Connor Crites, Video Edior
September 11, 2017
Filed under Discover, Discover, Events, Showcase, Video
On August 21, the United States witnessed a solar eclipse. Only those in the path of totality really witnessed this rare event. For us at Central, we got about 45 seconds of totality: when the moon completely blocks out the sun, resulting in complete darkness. Mr. Ryan McCoy, physics teacher, ...
Positivity in performance
Jessica Fults, Staff reporter
September 8, 2017
Filed under Activities, Events
This Saturday at O’Fallon township high school, the marching band has a competition showcasing their show ‘colorFALL,’ which they have recently performed at the Howell preview. Although this time they are going up against competition, senior and drum major Elizabeth Skelly, explains how the atmosphere of th...
What are your favorite challenges? We asked a few students and teachers of FHC if they could do one. Let us know if there are any challenges that the sch...
