Girls Wrestling Prepares for First Meet
December 11, 2019
The girls wrestling team takes on Seckman high school Dec. 12. This will be the team’s first match in MSHSAA history. Seckman, on the other hand, has competed in two matches prior to this one, losing both. Despite the Seckman Jaguar’s losses so far in the season, they finished last year with a...
PTR Pays Off
Kierigan McEvoy, Wed Assignments Editor
December 9, 2019
They walk around school dressed in their all-black game day sweats. They wear faces full of determination that radiate hard work, alongside their patch on the sleeve of their sweats that remind them every day what they play for. It reads “PTR”- pound the rock; an expression that the girls basketball team ...
First Devastating Loss
Madi Hermeyer, Staff Photographer
December 6, 2019
To begin the basketball season, FHC is hosting a JV boys basketball tournament. Including schools such as Timberland, Vianney, Pattonville, Liberty, and many others; FHC started against Liberty. Despite being down 17 points in the first half, FHC was up 1 point by the last 10 seconds, when Liberty...
Taking the mat
Emma Hultz, Taylor Krieg, staff photographer
December 6, 2019
By only having a guys wrestling team it has made it hard for girls over the years who were interested in wrestling to join and start learning the sport. This year marks the first year that FHC will have had a girls wrestling team, and now having wrestling as an option for girls will hopefully help i...
Girls Basketball Opens the Season With a Win
Nikki Crangle and Suzie Safi
December 6, 2019
The girls varsity basketball team battled against Visitation on Tuesday, December 3rd in the Lutheran Saint Charles Tournament to advance to the semifinals. Visitation kept it a fairly close game with the score being 34-26 at half. However, in the second half, the Spartans increased their lead an...
Girls Swim and Dive Prepares for the Season
Rhyen Standridge, Staff photographer
December 6, 2019
As winter sports start up, the Girl’s Swim and Dive team is working hard to prepare for their upcoming meets. They have had practice every day of the week and over Thanksgiving break to ensure they stay in shape. The team works hard to better themselves but also help one another. Being new to ...
Supporting Young Athletes: Hoplite Basketball Academy
Madi Hermeyer, Staff Photographer
November 11, 2019
Over 50 boys, grades 4-8th all gathered together in the small gym of FHC. All with one thing in mind, basketball. Coach Cissel along with other school basketball coaches have created an intense program for children hoping to pursue high school basketball. Junior Cody Terbrock chose to spend several...
Continuing to perform
Chloe Schultz, Staff Reporter
October 29, 2019
The girls basketball team has been training in a series of different ways this last month. With the weight room being redone here at school, the team has had to overcome some obstacles in their preseason workouts, but they haven’t let that stop their drive. Alum Pierre Desir donated $185,000 to the Pe...
Taking Control
Kierigan McEvoy, Staff reporter
March 27, 2019
The lights go out. A single spotlight illuminates the opposite sideline of the court with teammates lining both sides like a tunnel to the light. Sophomore Gracie Stugart sits covered in darkness with four of her other teammates. Mr. Patrick Reed bellows out her teammate's names, position and number as the...
Success at state
Robyn Ziegemeier, Staff reporter
March 1, 2019
After a full season of hard work, the Spartan wrestling team went out on a high note at districts, on Feb. 8-9. Once the tournament concluded, Austin Smith, Kaden Hart, Jonathan Floyd, Andrew Godier, and Corey Wait all qualified to go to state championships. Even though not as many wrestlers had quali...
Boys basketball advances to district championship
Kayla Reyes and PJ Sheehan
February 27, 2019
Last night, the varsity boys basketball team won their game at districts against Hazelwood West with a final score of 75-66. This win advances the team to the Class 5 District 6 Championship Game on Friday night. Winning this game took determination and tact from each of the players. Senior Cameron D...
Lady Spartans get first win in state playoffs
Natalie Walsh and Isaiah Salin
February 27, 2019
The girls basketball team begins to see what they have been training for the last couple of months. Starting in the fall with workouts and conditioning, continuing to preseason training, following through with practices and games; all for these moments. The extra ounce of effort at the end of a pract...
Craig Eddy, Podcast Editor
December 13, 2019
Finals are coming up and students are falling down. The best thing to do is to push through and study hard to make it through!
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Staff Reporter
Avery is a sophomore and this is her first year on staff. In addition to writing, she works on productions with the Spotlight Players Theater. She also loves singing in choir and is part of Central Harmony.