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09/23/2025

Senior night the night of lasts. On Sep. 22 our girls tennis team had their senior night a night to honor the seniors and all they have accomplished in their four years at FHC. Senior Sam Taylor talks about the emotions she was feeling about senior night.

“i was definitely sad because it just went by so fast, i wasn’t super emotional though because i still have basketball ball senior night, but i know most girls don’t.” Taylor said “It was fun to see everybody like cheer us on and i was just glad to finally be there, so there were just a mix of a bunch of emotions”

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Photos: Lola Bedel

09/22/2025

Murder mystery. A day filled with excitement, adventure and lots of clues. The Spanish and French teachers came together to come up with a fun way for kids to study for the upcoming test, as the students walk around the building trying to gather clues and figure out this mystery they use the materials they learned from the previous unit. Senora Caitlin Crain talks about how the teachers came up with this idea and if she thinks it helps the students.

“I always loved figuring out true crime stuff and documentaries and I was also obsessed with clue when I was a kid, I wanted to figure out who done it, so I came up with this and so I feel like it’s kind of the same thing, very highly motivating task for students to do.” Crain said “I believe that students benefit from it more than just sitting in the class and also students between classes can help each other and talk about it.
Story by: Amelia Raziq Photos by: Quinn Grabowski

09/17/2025

Students involved in Epsilon Beta had their first social of the year on Sept. 17 in the library. Members spent this time decorating dust jackets for their favorite novels and eating snacks provided by other members.
Senior Molly McGranahan, treasurer of the club, explained that their goal for the socials is to bring the members together and closer to the library. “I really enjoy this social… it allows us to be creative and have something to talk about,” McGranahan said.
Each month, Epsilon Beta holds a member meeting and a social where members can bring a friend and enjoy a fun activity. Their next social will be in October near the membership deadline of Oct. 15.

Photos and story by: Katherine Albertson

09/17/2025

The Spartan Regiment had their first competition at O’fallon Township Highschool on Sept. 13 and was awarded second place. They performed their show, “You Wish”, which they have been working on since the end of the summer.
Junior Amelia Heidt expressed the difficulties of performing due to the heat. “I just hope everybody feels like they’ve done their best… because our work can be really difficult.” Heidt said.
Their next competition will be held at Lafayette Highschool where Heidt hopes that they can improve their scores exponentially.

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Photo: Jacob Banks

09/16/2025

“Mrs. Michelle Ridlen, one of our art teachers, was awarded the prestigious, ‘Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award’ in the morning of Sept 15, greatly in part to her effort in creating an Adaptive Art course for the traditional Intro to Art .
“She eagerly stepped up to this role to best fit the needs of students with learning disabilities,” Dr. Mair said.
Ridlen wrote the curriculum for this program herself, and put in the work to create an inclusive environment for all of her students to experience creating art. She also purchased supplies, read best practice materials and recruited student mentors into her Adaptive Art program.
Despite the long hours and challenges that come with adapting a program to her student’s needs, Ridlen was surprised to receive this honor.
“I love sharing with students,” Ridlen said. “And I love the way that art allows students to look at the world in a different way, and there’s just such an emotional connection to things when you look at the world and your environment through that lens.”

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09/11/2025

Typically, most teenagers work at a job that pays only minimum wage to earn extra cash for their spendings. Taking matters into his own hands, young entrepreneur Luke Wiehage, a junior at Francis Howell Central, decided to begin his own lawn care business. Being able to have flexible hours and control his income were his inspirations for starting his own business in the summer after his sophomore year. Wiehage has learned many lessons from his pursuit of business that are essential to thriving in the workplace as well as in society.

“It’s mostly dealing with time management,” said Wiehage.“Between school and tennis, it’s very stressful, and a lot of rushing to get things done.”

As a new business owner, Wiehage continues to realize initial decisions he has made that could’ve been different, such as properly charging customers. He works every day as he strives to pursue his business beyond high school.

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09/10/2025

During seminar today, a certified pilot, Josh Clark, came into the library to discuss with students the details about his job. Many students are interested in exploring other fields before they choose their career, and this presentation helped with exactly that. The library was packed with students who are intrigued by aviation, as well as an aerospace engineering class that was required to be present. The necessary education and training was described thoroughly as well as all of the perks of being a pilot. Clark has been flying planes professionally for 10 years, and wishes to continue the legacy of aviation within the community.

“I enjoy coming out here and inspiring the next generation of pilots,” Clark said. “I love my job, every day is a blessing [in this career] because I get to travel the world, meet a lot of [new] people, and have many fun experiences.”

In the world of aviation, there is a shortage of pilots due to an increase in people who want to travel. Overall, there were many points that were mentioned that inclined people to join this career field.

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09/09/2025

Sophomore Ashley Hayes started her high school career with an outstanding freshman season, achieving feats that have never been accomplished before. She began the season ranked first in the school, beating out seasoned upperclassmen for the top ranking. As the season went on, she lost only two matches, putting her record at 22-2, the most matches won in school history. Then, to top off the season, Hayes finished fourth in the state singles tournament, another school record. But this season, she’s faced a new obstacle: an ankle injury that has sidelined her for weeks.
Hayes spends the majority of her time on a tennis court, so having to sit and watch is a challenge for her, even if she enjoys supporting her teammates.
“I can’t practice at all and I can’t play. I’m hoping when we find out what’s going on I can recover, and I’ll hopefully be able to get back into season. I still go to practices, and I like to watch my girls, but it’s a little difficult not being able to play,” Hayes says.
Hayes received her MRI results last week, and while she has to get surgery later on, she will be able to play the rest of high school season.

Photo: Lola Bedel
Story: Abby Farnsworth

09/09/2025

Starting off the new girls softball season with its second tournament, the girls played 4 games between September 5 at 1pm and September 6 at 2:30pm. The Spartans won all of the games, but two of the games had an impressive 15 point lead ahead of the other team. One of their 15 run wins- a shutout- came at 11am on Saturday against Lutheran High School St. Charles. The game was characterized by many hits along with strong defense and pitching. As a result of this run rule, the game finished in 5 innings. The girls finished the tournament with a 4-0 record, scoring 48 total runs and allowing only 7.

“I think we played really well as a program and as a team,” said Kleusner. “Everyone contributed and we clocked that tea.”

The girl’s next game will be a home game vs Liberty, being held at 4:15 pm.

Story by: and Abby Farnsworth

Photo by: Abby Farnsworth

07/29/2025

The 2024-2025 school yearbooks have officially arrived!
After much anticipation the FHC yearbook stuff unveiled the culmination of their year-long work. Co-editor-in-chief graduate Mckenzie Schweitzer has been waiting all summer for this moment.
“I was really eager to see how the staffs’ ideas and perception of the yearbook’s theme would translate into the physical copy,” Schweitzer said. “Lots of hard work went into it and i’m excited for the rest of the school to see our perspective on the 24-25 school year.”
Students can pick up their yearbook for the 24-25 school year during their allotted schedule pick up time. Graduates can return to pick up their book on August 5 or 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. or 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on either day. All you have to do is pick up your yearbook!

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06/09/2025

After four long years of early morning meetings, assignments, school dances, pep assemblies, walking the hallways, and eating lunch in the cafeteria, the class of 2025 has graduated. Despite early morning rain and cloudy weather, the seniors cherished this milestone moment at the Family Arena on June 7 at 4:30 p.m. As a participant in a variety of activities at FHC, senior Sophia Burkhalter has plenty to miss and even more to look forward to.
“I am going to really miss being in the same place as all my friends every single day,” Burkhalter said. “I look forward to starting classes that will be specific to my degree and future career!”
With the end of their high school chapter, students now move on to different paths such as college programs, the military, trade schools, joining the workforce and plenty more options.

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05/22/2025

Every spring, the National Art Honor Society, in collaboration with the other fine arts programs, hosts their annual Fine Arts Festival. Despite being a mark the year coming to a close, the festival is a year round project for some. Learn more, behind the scenes, of how NAHS members and officers dedicate so much of their time and energy into the planning, preparation, and ex*****on of the event with a new video on FHCToday’s Youtube account.

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