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Mr. Rhorbach leans over a student to help with his assignment. He always does his best to ensure his kids understand the curriculum.

Mr. Jeremy Rohrbach

Emily Mann, Co Editor-in-Chief May 11, 2018

Freshman year, one of the sparse freshman in a room full of sophomores, I was shy, I was quiet, I was scared, I was alone. Surely, I was alone - I didn’t know anyone. Surely I had to keep to myself and...

A numb state of mind

A numb state of mind

Emily Mann, Co Editor-in-chief May 4, 2018

I wake up. Not in tears over the excruciating school day that lies ahead, not chipper and making my green smoothie ready to #TackleThisTuesday, not happy to see my friends; I just wake up. I wake up most...

Senior John Adams struggles with depression. This illness invades life and can make daily tasks difficult to work through.  "To me, mental illness is an obstacle, but I try extremely hard to fight against it. It feels very suffocating at times, but I have to tell myself that pain is never permanent," fellow senior Allie Kirkpatrick said.

Living through

Emily Mann, Print Editor-in-Chief May 4, 2018

A completely dark room, a bed torn apart with sheets, trash and tissues strewn about. A sole person, shriveled alone in his bed. This is what depression looks like. No, that is not what depression...

It is important to remember even with thousands of things to do, if you want to grow you must put yourself first.

Putting yourself first

Emily Mann, CO-Editor in Chief March 16, 2018

March 10, 2016. The room is filled with 99 other students who are “just like me.” A cold, blurry, dark auditorium to me was a lively, happy, celebratory gathering for everyone else. Shaking, dizzy,...

Lauren Delgado and Anastasia Martin, both sophomores, stand with signs in civil disobedience of the recent shootings. Approximately 150 students participated in the walk out.

#NeverAgain

Emily Mann, Print Editor-in-chief March 15, 2018

“Hello Francis Howell Central Students, many of you have chosen to participate in the national school walkout today.” Cold air slaps the face of students walking in unison, standing for what they believe...

The final shot

The final shot

Emily Mann, CO-Editor In Chief March 13, 2018

Bleachers rattle under the tapping, anxious feet of a mighty student section. “Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go, let’s go” escapes their mouths as their eyes gaze on the countdown to the game....

11,000 lives each year, ended too soon

11,000 lives each year, ended too soon

Emily Mann, Co Editor-in-Chief February 27, 2018

Some pro gamers can make 10 moves in a single second, on average a person can type 20 words per minute, an AR 15 is capable of firing 600 rounds per minute; all of which are things an eighteen year old...

Emily Mann

Emily Mann

November 21, 2017
Co Editor- in- Chief
Diversity club hosts Red Ribbon Week in order to raise awareness amongst students. Red Ribbon Week aims to eliminate, or decrease drug usage amongst the community.

Bring awareness

Emily Mann, Print Executive Editor October 25, 2017

Senior Krysten Vaughn cares deeply for her community, and hopes to tend to their well-being by keeping the student body informed through raising awareness for issues within her community. “I think...

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September 2017 issue

Emily Mann, Editor-in-chief September 28, 2017

On Aug. 8, math teacher and Sensations coach Roxanne Fetsch was admitted to the ER with severe back pain. Within the week, she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, also called ALL, a disease...

I have found in my journey of bettering myself, finding happiness keeping journals has helped immensely. With each blog post there will be a spread of my journal to inspire some things to write about, log, or draw out in your own.

Start somewhere

Emily Mann, Co-Editor in Chief September 28, 2017

The process. I refer to it - it being finding self-acceptance and practicing self-love - as a process because that is how I can best describe it. It will not come with the snap of your finger, or even...

Super Schott

Super Schott

Emily Mann, Print Executive Editor May 12, 2017

Thank you for being you and letting me be me. Your room has become a home and I can't imagine high school without publications or you or this room. You have had a bigger impact on me than you will ever...

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