Francis HowellSchool District

The Francis Howell School District announced Mr. Jon Schultz as the new associate principal at Francis Howell High School (FHHS), effective July 1, 2021.   Read more about Jon Schultz named Francis Howell High School Associate Principal

The Francis Howell School District announced Mr. Michael Parker as a new assistant principal at Francis Howell High School (FHHS), effective July 1, 2021.   Read more about Michael Parker named Francis Howell High School Assistant Principal

The Francis Howell School District announced Dr. Holly Avis as a new assistant principal at Francis Howell High School (FHHS), effective July 1, 2021.   Read more about Holly Avis named Francis Howell High School Assistant Principal

The Francis Howell School District announced Dr. Bart Denbow as a new assistant principal of Francis Howell Central (FHC), effective July 1, 2021.   Read more about Bart Denbow named Francis Howell Central Assistant Principal

Four Francis Howell School District (FHSD) high school seniors earned recognition as part of the 27th Annual Missouri Scholars 100 that honors Missouri’s highest achieving students.   Read more about Four FHSD Seniors Named 2021 Missouri Scholars 100

The high school Speech and Debate teams in Francis Howell School District are thriving this year, despite COVID-19 challenges. Students in all three programs – Francis Howell Central (FHC), Francis Howell High (FHHS) and Francis Howell North (FHN) – qualified for the MSHSAA State Speech and Debate Tournament, which will be held virtually April 23-24.  Read more about Speech and Debate Programs Grow Districtwide; Students in All Three Programs Qualify for State

Eight Francis Howell School District (FHSD) students advanced from Semifinalists to earn National Merit Finalist recognition – an honor earned by fewer than 1% of all high school students who apply for the program.  Read more about Eight from FHSD named National Merit Scholarship Finalists

Senior Sam Chen of Francis Howell Central and juniors Madeline Agee and Austin Frazier of Francis Howell High School achieved perfect scores of 36 on the ACT this year.  Read more about Three FHSD Students Earn Perfect ACT Scores

The College Board placed Francis Howell School District (FHSD) on its 10th Annual AP District Honor Roll.  Read more about FHSD Named to 10th Annual AP District Honor Roll

Mr. Todd Mueller, special education paraprofessional at Francis Howell High School, was selected as the 2020-21 District Support Staff of the Year for the Francis Howell School District (FHSD).   Read more about Todd Mueller Named 2020-2021 District Support Staff of the Year

Dr. Suzy Zerr Named 2020-2021 District Teacher of the Year  Read more about Dr. Suzy Zerr Named 2020-2021 District Teacher of the Year

Four Francis Howell schools – Fairmount Elementary, Harvest Ridge Elementary, Hollenbeck Middle School and Francis Howell North – will receive approximately $720,000 ($180,000 per school) in professional learning resources thanks to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) competitive sub-grant.   Read more about Four FHSD Schools Awarded Approximately $720K in Grant Resources

The Francis Howell School District will begin implementing Early Release Wednesdays next school year at all elementary schools in the District. On most Wednesdays throughout the school year, students will be released approximately one hour early so that teachers can plan and collaborate together. This is our current practice at the middle and high schools, and elementary schools will move to the Early Release Wednesday model beginning with the 2021-2022 school year.  Read more about Looking Ahead: Early Release Wednesdays for Elementary Schools

Governor Parson announced last Thursday that all educators and K-12 school personnel (including contract and temporary staff as well as student teachers) will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines in Missouri starting on March 15 when Phase 1B – Tier 3 is activated.  Read more about COVID-19 Vaccination Moves to Phase 1B – Tier 3