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Seniors Luke Paulus and Aadit Mehta discuss a piece of evidence. The two debate partners have had a successful season, placing at many tournaments.

The State of Debate

Lillian Richter, Staff Reporter April 2, 2025

It’s Friday afternoon, and the Francis Howell Central speech and debate team pulls out of the school, preparing themselves for yet another speech-filled weekend. The team has spent weeks preparing for...

Guiding the Group

Sophie Rosser and Rachel Blanchard February 25, 2025

With over 50 diverse clubs at FHC, keeping each one running smoothly can be difficult; however, a select group of high-achieving students chose to take on the job of being a leader within their clubs....

Sophomore Anna Shi works alongside other girls as they create capsules for the egg drop. Girls in STEM hosted the egg drop event on Friday, Nov. 22.

Girls in STEM Takes Root

Hannah Halterman, Web Co-Editor-in-Chief January 16, 2025

Sophomore Anna Shi looks at the assortment of supplies spread on the lab table in front of her as she starts to prepare a capsule designed to protect her egg from its impending plummet. The egg drop is...

 Sophomore Max Layman raises both arms above his head in celebration while senior Tia Harlow waves to him from the back of the trailer. Taken after their competition, this photo captured what Harlow described as a “really happy moment.”

An Historic High Note

Hannah Halterman, Web Co-Editor-in-Chief October 10, 2024

The Spartan Regiment made school history on Saturday, Oct. 5 when they qualified as regional finalists in the BOA Memphis marching band championships. BOA, or Bands of America, holds nationwide marching...

Marko Vhrovac, Luke Paulus, Natalee Shipley, and Addie Law stand during a Speech and Debate tournament. The photo was taken after Natalee and Addie placed second in public forum debate. Photo courtesy of Addie Law

It’s More Than A Speech

Emme Bernard, Print Editor-in-Chief May 2, 2024

Sophomore Addie Law starts her 2v2 debate her freshman year. This was her first year debating, and she didn’t feel too confident until the judge told her she was already speaking at a varsity level....

A person holding up their phone while using the Zoom application the world has become familiar with after COVID-19. Clubs such as the Speech and  Debate team continued to have meetings through zoom during the AMI days.

‘Zoom’ing to Practice

Asher Wilson and Ethan Kull March 9, 2024

Since Feb. 20, Francis Howell School District has been experiencing a network outage. As a result of these issues, the school was forced to have students learn through AMI (Alternate Methods of Instruction)...

Mrs. LaMartina receives flowers from Ms. Fay along with her Teacher of the Year award. The group was laughing and smiling along with Mrs. LaMartina.

FHC’s 2023 Staff of the Year

Abby Myers, Staff Reporter January 26, 2024

 Mrs. Tonishia LaMartina was announced as FHC’s Teacher of the Year on Wed, Jan. 24th. Mrs. LaMartina has worked here as a Librarian for 15 years, and is known for teaching and planning programs...

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