Senior Andrew Poertner has a lot on his plate. If he’s not participating in the work program or at school, Poertner is honing his photography skills. Although he is no longer photographing for FHNtoday,…

Three laps with the instructor are done. Now he is on his own. It will all be over in 20 minutes.  This will be his first solo flight. His normal confidence has faltered. The nerves have been building…

Many people have had their fair share of pets in life, whether that’s a dog, a cat or some other animal; but for sophomore Faith Fuller and her family, their ideal pets are a little more interesting….

One person can make a difference. 

An individual may be one fish in a huge ocean, but if everyone in the world donated $5 toward cancer research, that’s a total of over $38 billion. $38 billion contributed…

It starts with an idea. One idea can inspire someone to create a business that works to help improve the lives of others. It takes a person with the entrepreneurial spirit and drive to run with their idea…

Francis Howell North’s media program starts the holiday season with their annual tradition of Light Wars. Every year right before Thanksgiving, the FHNtoday crew brings in boxes full of lights and decorations….

More people around the world are becoming accepting of transgender people. A transgender (trans) person is described as a person who does not identify with their birth sex. 
“I remember being four…

Raising a child is one of the greatest experiences most people experience in their lifetime. So, when Stacy and Bob Leible lost their son Caleb in 2011 at birth, their grief and shock was understandably…

Stage plays are often seen as a dated form of entertainment. With movies and shows being so popular, not many people watch plays. However, the art of play writing continues to exist and passionate writers…

This story was originally published on FHNtoday.com on April 13, 2021.

An increasing amount of people in the community are starting to receive the vaccine for COVID-19. Math Teacher Hannah Snyder and Senior Sam Watkins describe their experiences obtaining and receiving the…

The art department at FHN contains a wide variety of classes, talented students and attentive teachers. Denise Maples has taught art classes at FHN for twenty-four years, and is always thinking of ways…

This story was originally published on FHNtoday.com on February 4, 2021.

This story was originally published on FHNtoday.com on January 26, 2021.

When senior Jesus DeLaPaz’s father was checked into the emergency room on March 24 with a fever and lower back pain, he didn’t know it would be the last time he would see his father before he was placed…

March 20, 2020 – 1:41 p.m.
The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development has reduced or suspended certain requirements for A+ Scholarship eligibility requirements. This scholarship…

This story was originally published on FHNtoday.com on February 24, 2020.

This story was originally published on FHNtoday.com on January 6, 2020.

This story was originally published on FHNtoday.com on November 20, 2019.

This story was originally published on FHNtoday.com on November 26, 2019.

In preparation for Homecoming, the StuCo Representatives from FHN chose themes for each day leading up to the Homecoming football game and homecoming itself. Monday was Boomer vs Zoomers, Tuesday was Vsco…

Relationships. They help define us. They can shape our lives and change us into the people we will become. But how can we form these relationships to help us grow if the media encompassing us is…

Wind howling outside, Andres Cancel’s grandmother pushes against the pressure on the other side of the door with all her strength.
All she remembers is the water rising. Then she blacked out.
That…

In January the esports team began meeting and practicing. They are now competing against other schools and are participating in a national tournament. There are teams that are playing Overwatch or League…

Senior Gabby Reed has received the opportunity to write concert reviews for Arch City Media and take pictures for the outlet. Reed started writing in August of 2018 and has gone to many concerts like Luke…

The FHHS Vikings going up against the FHN Knights. For the past decade or so, the matchup could be comparable to a second seed going up against the fifteenth seed in March Madness in nearly every sport…

At the start of the winter sports season, girls wrestling began at FHN. The sport was created after a MHSAA rule change requiring girls to wrestle other girls. This is the first year FHN has had a girls…

Sitting toward the front of her class, Nabila types on a Chromebook, adding more information to an assignment. The classroom she’s sitting in is silent besides the echo of her fellow classmates typing…

I Believe That We Will Win echoes through the crowd in a deafening roar as senior and head Goonie Adam Shine leads the Goonies through chants to hype up the crowd and the FHN team. After getting ready…

Everything is the same, but everything is different. For senior Jada Jones, life in St. Charles is almost exactly how she remembers it six years ago, but everyone has changed, grown up, moved on. That’s…

It’s 2010 and “Good Life” by Kanye West plays while AZ Anderson and his family dance around their house.
It’s game night.
They’ve been playing games like charades and hide and seek for hours….

On Dec. 7, Marvel dropped the trailer for its highly anticipated movie Avengers: Endgame. The title was released along with the trailer, confirming many fans speculations after the Russo Brothers posted…

The FHN boys’ wrestling program is one of the most prized sports teams in the entire high school. Holding home to 10 individual state champions, there’s not much they can do to further enrich their…

Senior Josh Daughtery heads toward the door of his coach’s office.
He’s nervous.
The basketball coaches are letting the players know if they have made the team or not and he’s been cut the last…

Some people are involved in sports for their entire life. For senior Erika Rodgers, that was not the case. Throughout highschool, Rodgers has been heavily involved in clubs. She is involved in young Republicans,…

The final school bell rings and junior Kelsey Carnes heads downstairs for her two hour Knightline dance practice. She pushes through the practice, sweat showing through her pores. As practice comes to…

Salam.
Five letters, one meaning: peace.
Yet, her life had been anything but.

The Middle East
The first scream echoed through the halls of her Saudi Arabian school. She ran. Sprinting as fast…

Needles never used to scared Jake Miller.  Even as the needle pokes through his skin on his forearm repeatedly, he doesn’t mind it. He has a lump in his throat, but not because his arm feels  like…

Joshua Simmons and his family made the difficult decision to transfer over from the Normandy School District here to FHSD back in 2013. Last year, Simmons had to make another tough decision: either stay…

Freshman Cannon Murray steps out onto the field on the first day of tryouts. He’s still a freshman and expecting to make JV Boys’ Soccer. Pretty soon he’s being placed with the upperclassmen in drills….