Athletic Enthusiasm
Grace Bahru, Staff Reporter
May 18, 2020
With spring sports being canceled athletes and coaches had to find new and innovative ways to keep the players in shape.
Working Out While Staying In
Sarah Percy, Staff Reporter
May 11, 2020
Quarantining in your own home is no easy task. The hours become days, the days weeks, and the weeks a month. And all the while, as time goes on, your motivation continues to deteriorate with each passing minute. Motivation to do the school assignments that at this...
The Climb
Megan Percy, Web Editor-In-Chief
April 26, 2020
Junior Stephen Derenski is splayed across a flat wall 35 feet in the air. Clinging to it, breathing heavily, he can feel his ligaments tighten. He’s so close. He shuts his eyes, takes a deep breath and looks towards the ceiling. He sees the next colored stud coming out of the shear slate. He pulls ...
Making the Cut
Kana Chung, Copy Editor
April 8, 2020
It’s the first day of tryouts. Mackenzie Jones has been playing soccer since kindergarten, and is now in her senior year of high school. The cold March air is familiar, and so are the nerves. She has trained for countless hours, played countless games, and even overcome injuries. Nevertheless, at t...
Common Ground
Kana Chung, Copy Editor
March 30, 2020
On Sunday, March 15, the Francis Howell School District announced that all of its schools will be closed through April 22, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Although classes are currently scheduled to resume on April 6 at FHC, sports and activities are not are not able to practice during this bre...
JV Girls Final Basketball Game of the Season
Abby Turner, Staff Photographer
March 14, 2020
On February 25th, the JV girls played a very close match against St.Charles high school. With this being their last game of the season, you could see their determination and teamwork throughout the game. Freshman Abby Hester explains what it has been like to play basketball with this team...
JV Girls Basketball Tough Game Against FZW
Abby Turner, Staff Photographer
March 14, 2020
On February 21st, the JV girls basketball team played a tough game against Fort Zumwalt West. After the hard battle, the team sadly lost the game (score). Freshman Abby Hester originally played for the Freshman girls team, but she got to play JV for the last three games of their season. She talked a...
Girls Varsity Season Comes to an End
Keaton Frye, staff photographer
March 11, 2020
The girls varsity team destroyed St Charles High on Feb. 25, with a final score of 50-29. The theme for this game was neon which was fitting as the lively gym roared with excitement for the last home game of the season. The team played an amazing game from start to finish, any fan could see t...
The Underdogs
March 11, 2020
Even before the season began, the varsity girls basketball team were the underdogs. They were undersized and overlooked, having lost star players Yani Curry and Lauren Ebert. From the very beginning, the team proved everyone wrong. With three championship wins and countless upsets, the girls made the...
A Stumble on the Way to the Top
March 9, 2020
As the ball was tossed around, players ran after it, hearts beating as they raced to catch up with their opponents. Despite intense effort, the FHC Varsity boys basketball team lost with a score of 56-62 on Tuesday, February 18th against Fort Zumwalt North. Spartans fell behind early in the first ...
Boys Basketball Comes to an End
Erin Reitz and Emily Wolfe, Staff Photographers
March 7, 2020
"Thank you seniors... Thank you seniors!" The student section's chant is heard throughout the gym as the clock winds down on the final seconds of the varsity boys basketball season. The team's district semifinals game was played against Fort Zumwalt North on Mar. 3. Resulting in a 55-43 loss, the game...
Ballin’ Out for Neon Night
Keaton Frye, Staff Photographer
March 6, 2020
The Francis Howell Central Spartans defeated the St Charles Pirates on Feb. 28 at home. Junior Myles Estrada said that game was a lot of fun because the teams chemistry was prime, and everyone was working together. Estrada said that the team "passed up okay shots, and instead c...
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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