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a lot of focus on negative aspects of school, community and world. This In-Depth sheds some light on all the positive and 22-29 There’s uplifting things going on around students at FHN.

ENTERTAINMENT 2 Conspiracy Debunked These theories are popular, especially with teens, but they aren’t true.

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“A Wrinkle In Time”

Disney’s latest film, “A Wrinkle in Time,” falls flat.

NEWS 7 Standing for Safety Students walked out March 14 to stand up for regulating guns and school safety.

10 Prop Learn

FHSD proposed a new tax levy, which will be up for vote in the April 3 election.

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ARE YOU?

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Recent graduate Nathan Dennigman learned how to do makeup last year.

FEATURES 16 Museum of Dogs

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The Dog Museum in Queeny Park features art of dogs for dog lovers.

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Plato’s Closet

FHN juniors work together at the thrift store Plato’s Closet.

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SPORTS 32 Cyclones Track

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Some FHN students ran track for St. Charles Cyclones before high school.

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OPINIONS 42 New School Escorts

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ON THE COVER

A yellow plus sign represents the persisting stories of positivity at FHN, despite the negative ones. (Cover by McKayla Bogda)

Grace Ranks 11th

Senior Sam Grace is a top Missouri high school pitcher.

FHN’s new escort policy is a slight inconvenience to students, nothing more.

more about the roles of different rugby positions with this infographic. (Photo by 35 Learn Savannah Wandzel)

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43 Cook It Yourself

Making food from scratch is better than eating out for many reasons.

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TUNE IN TO SPRING BREAK

LISTEN

Follow this link to listen to the playlist on Spotify: goo.gl/xgz3KJ

Whether on vacation, on a walk or at the beach, this playlist gives a blended mix for the whole week off

Song: Curious Artist: Hayley Kiyoko Although the main focus is on the LGBTQ community, all people can relate to this song’s lyrics. High schoolers are in the process of growing up and finding themselves. They can connect to the passion, feelings and emotions behind the song of finding someone to love. The song has a beat that gets the adrenaline pumping.

“I like ‘Curious’ because it sounds very different than actual pop songs. Hayley Kiyoko is more honest about herself through her songs.”

-Moe White, 11 Song: 10,000 Emerald Pools Artist: BØRNS “10,000 Emerald Pools” starts off sounding chill, and it gives off a sort of desperate feeling. As it goes on, it gets a little more rock vibe to it. This piece illuminates a need for more time with the loved ones people are closest to. It almost takes someone on a journey to find the one someone loves. Listen to it during a breezy, sunny day to really feel what the lyrics are trying to communicate.

“He has an androgynous voice, and the way his music is produced sounds good because I like the beats. I like the way his voice sounds.”

-Tommy Dale-Derks, 11

Song: Seventeen Artist: Alessia Cara With the school year coming to an end, a lot of upperclassmen get hit by this song. It’s about learning and growing. It’s about remembering good times throughout teen years. It centers on wanting to go back and relive the moments. Underclassmen can interpret this song as a way to learn to live in the moment.

“I think Alessia Cara has a very chill vibe. Everything about her seems very natural and not forced like other artists. She just has natural talent.”

-Gabby Reed, 11 Song: Want You Back Artist: 5 Seconds of Summer This song came out a month ago, and it’s fresh and new. It’s about missing the feeling of love but not missing the person who was loved. The song is a big change from 5SOS’s usual sound and gives off a balanced rock and pop vibe, which evens out with deep meaning of the lyrics. It’s the perfect song to belt the song on a car ride or in the shower.

“I really like their new sound because it’s different and unique than there old stuff.”

-Maddi Sparks, 11

Song: motherlove Artist: Bea Miller Bea Miller’s lyrics in this song is the gloating process after getting revenge toward exes or enemies. Listen to it when mad or sad and it will guarantee to make anyone feel better. It’s about getting hurt, but afterward getting to go back and emotionally tear someone down.

Song: Reflections On The Screen Artist: Superorganism The harmony in this song is unbelievable. It gives people a motivation to start standing up for what they believe in.

It allows people to be heard and to be strong with their opinions. With all of the country’s events circulating politics, it might give people a voice for change.

Song: Psycho Artist: Post Malone (ft. Ty Dolla $ign) Listen to the beat of this song while falling asleep. Imagine taking a nap on a gloomy day and drifting off to the slow, smooth rap of Post Malone. It just brings a calmness to ears and a relaxation to the mind, allowing one to drift off to a deep, full rest.

Song: My My My! Artist: Troye Sivan “My My My!” is centered on the bittersweet emotions of relationships. Balanced between the rhythm and Sivan’s voice, it’s a song people could take a road trip to, just cruising down the road with the windows down and bopping heads to the beat.

“Post Malone is a musical genius, and I like his style. I like how he fuses together rap with other styles of music. I think it sounds really cool.”

-Sam Dwyer, 12

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“Troye’s accent and his music go together really well. I like his voice. It’s smooth and nice.”

-Autumn Lowery, 11

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CONSPIRACY CONUNDRUM

(Content by Sammie Herr and Sophie Schmidt)

Within the world of science and pop culture, online societies have created theories that are thought-provoking, but don’t have enough convincing evidence to prove they are real in everyday life

THE ILLUMINATI:

The Illuminati is an old order that started in Bavaria in 1776. They supported liberalism and free thought, and gained recruits from Masonic groups. The Illuminati was broken up by the Bavarian government because they thought it could fuel the revolutions in Europe at the time. Because of their secrecy, people believe the Illuminati is still alive. They are said to support “New World Order,” as they wrote about it years before people started finding supposed evidence.

Why people believe it: The Order’s goal is to control the government- people who believe in it say the government is controlled by lizard people.

Why the theory is fake: The Illuminati may be real and a little private, but it is by no means taking over the U.S. government. No one has ever gotten legitimate proof of members of the government being a part of the Illuminati group or being lizard people. Plus, due to the system of checks and balances, if one branch of the government tried to do anything drastic, like a global war, it would be stopped immediately by the other branches.

“I guess I could believe it. I believe people could take over the government because the government is unfair with some things.”

-Lydia Zoko, 10

FAKE MOON LANDING:

Theorists who are interested in NASA and technology believe that in order to keep up with Space Race between the Soviet Union and the U.S., the U.S. developed the perfect way to get on the moon: fake it. Conspiracy theorists believe the moon landing was filmed by a government studio with props and costumes and with Buzz Aldrin and co-pilots as the stars.

Why people believe it: The U.S. couldn’t keep up with the race with the Soviet Union to get to the moon. In order to keep the prestige of the NASA organization in the public’s eye, the landing was filmed to impress both citizens of the U.S. and citizens of the Soviet Union.

Why the theory is fake: NASA has shown time and time again the technology they use to go into space, and people are allowed to see actual spaceship launches in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

“I just think it’s too far out there because it was such a huge event that happened. I just feel like we didn’t have the software at the time to fake it.”

-Kailee Edelen, 11

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LIFE SIMULATION: Connecting to the well-known computer game “The Sims,” this theory explains how Earth might be in a simulation. Every action and emotion people take or feel could be controlled by someone else. It’s just like how gamers play “The Sims” by telling characters exactly what to do and where to go.

Why people believe it: The reason everything is just being brought up now is because people are starting to notice “glitches.” These glitches include planes stopping in midair, celebrities pausing on live T.V. and the 2017 Oscars mistaking “Moonlight” and “La La Land.”

Why the theory is fake: Philosopher and author Nick Bostrom debunks this theory with his debate “Are We Living in a Simulation?” He explains that humans live in a physical world with physically alive people. Human bodies operate completely different than they would if people were in a simulation.

For example, the human heart beats and the human brain controls the body and has a thought process.

“I believe it because I believe there are glitches in people. I get glitches all the time.”

-Mia Plaza, 11

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CLONING:

Ever played a game of “Spot the Difference?” Theorists play it too- against celebrities. Clones can be used for many reasons. Celebs may become terribly sick, or even die. They believe dopplegangers take their place.

Why people believe it: “Clones” look different, like the shape of their eyes or hair. Some believe singer Britney Spears has been long gone. Going through a car crash with Justin Timberlake, some theorists believe that while Justin was left with only severe burns, Spears died. Avril Lavigne is said to have died at the start of her career, too. People who believe in cloning say she was replaced by a clone, explaining why her albums were different after 2004.

Why the theory is fake: Every famous person has bad hair days.

Celebrities can cover up birthmarks with makeup and try to change things up with their look. A lot of online users claimed Kylie Jenner’s face has changed over the years- a more reasonable explanation for it would be plastic surgery or even makeup.

“Yeah, [cloning] is plausible. Scientists have done it with sheep before, why not humans?”

-David Hernandez, 11

MANDELA EFFECT: The Mandela Effect is a phenomenon where tons of people throughout the world remember one thing, usually involved in pop culture, to look, spell or sound like something, but in real life it’s completely different than their memory. People can also remember historical events, but the events never happened.

Why people believe it: It is said that the world goes through alternate universes or parallel realities and small things start to change. These changes can range from movies, to food and celebrity deaths.

Why the theory is fake: Companies like Pepsi, Coca-Cola and IHOP have come out with statements saying that they intentionally changed their logos. Specifically, Coca-Cola calls it an evolution.

“I think basic psychology explains why the Mandela Effect is fake. There’s a reason people don’t remember things.

It has to do with what the brain retrieves and picks up.

Everyone’s minds are different.”

-Caleb Lumpkins, 11

BERMUDA TRIANGLE:

The Bermuda Triangle is located between Miami, Puerto Rico and Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean. T.V., movies and legends show it as a mysterious area that causes planes to crash, boats to wreck and supernatural events to take place there, like mysterious lights and aliens.

Why people believe it: The crash of Flight 19, a military flight, along with several other disappearances of boats and planes in the 1950s surrounded this area of the Atlantic ocean in myth.

Why the theory is fake: The Bermuda’s funky effects on technology, boats and planes are easily explained. The technology they used such as compasses and directional tools use magnetite, the metal used in magnets to be attracted to one another. Samples of rocks in the Bermuda Triangle contain this metal too, which is probable cause for the compasses of boats and planes to act up.

“I don’t believe it because I’ve been there in the Bermuda Triangle on a cruise, and I didn’t die.”

-Brianna Bryant, 10

CROATOAN: The Croatoan Conspiracy has been around for centuries. It’s almost a tall tale, but most consider it to be related to people going missing, dying or acting insane.

Why people believe it: There’s no real reason why most people go missing. There have been some posts saying that the word is a curse or that it’s involved with spiritual beings. Others say that it has to do with the Croatoan Island, that was later renamed Hatteras Island, located in North Carolina.

Why the theory is fake: When the Lost Colony of Roanoke went missing, they carved the word “CROATOAN” into a tree. Their leader, John White, attempted to find them twice by sailing to the Croatoan Island. He failed because of inclement weather issues, so he never actually made it to the island. It’s a possibility that the colony had been on that island after all. Their leader just never found them.

“I think there could be lots of different theories for this. Maybe they were kidnapped, but I don’t think they died.”

-Emma Coser, 12

FLAT EARTH:

The Flat Earth theory states that the earth is not a globe shape, but a flat disk. “Flat-Earthers” of the “Flat Earth Society” believe that if people travel to the north and south poles of the earth and cross the ice caps surrounding them, they will fall off the edge.

Why people believe it: The Bible portrays the earth as a flat sphere, with the sphere of sky above it and below it. Ancient Greek philosophers Thales and Democritus believed the earth was a disk.

Why the theory is fake: There’s video and photo evidence that come from space showing Earth. In these videos and photos, the earth is indeed round.

Another flaw in this theory is the earth’s rotation: it’s a matter of seeing the sun every morning and the moon every night within the planet’s rotation.

“I don’t believe it’s flat because if it was flat, you would just fall off the face of the earth.”

-Grace Roberts, 10

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(Illustrations by Sophie Schmidt)

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A WRINKLE WRINKLE IN FILMMAKING Disney’s newest film is a beautiful motion picture, but has no substance

by Jake Price

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It’s the Disneyfied version of the Christopher Nolan movie “Interstellar.” Both have science based story, but at the same time have a whimsical element beyond the world of science. However, only one of the films fails to execute the insane idea it presents.

“A Wrinkle In Time” is Disney’s newest feature film, based of the book written by Madeleine L’Engle, that explores the worlds within worlds. The story follows a girl named Meg, her friend and her brother on a mission to find her father who is lost within another dimension. They’re all guided by three wise celestials who test the three kids as they save Meg’s father and the universe from a evil being.

Disney has a knack for strong, colorful visuals, and it’s evident in this movie. However, the movie was a big, jumbled mess of story and characters.

The first question I asked myself when I came out of this movie was: did the screenwriter fall asleep after writing the first act of movie? The first act of this movie was easy enough to understand. It explained the concept interdimensional travel and other scientific concepts the movie tried to convey well enough, and it was able to establish the characters effectively as it could. However, the rest of the movie is a pain that’s unbearable.

First, all of the scientific based plot elements that were introduced went completely ignored. Random locations, weird creatures and characters showed up out of nowhere with no explanation or reason. The movie is sciencefiction, and the film took the time to set up the science behind the universe that was being explored. The film should’ve either stuck to the scientific explanations they introduced in the beginning or they should’ve just thrown the whole story out the window.

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Second, all of the characters in the movie had no depth.

For a movie that focused on the exploration of multiple alternate dimensions, most of the characters were one dimensional. It’s none of the actors’ or actresses’ faults. They all give the best RATING performances they could 2 out 5 stars give, and the script gave them nothing to work with.

For example, one of the celestials, Mrs. Who, literally had no other dialogue but Follow this link to inspirational quotes from watch the movie trailer: famous people. That was goo.gl/RA1vsL supposed to basis of her character, but it didn’t work.

There was no connection with the character. Another problematic character was Meg’s little brother. He didn’t seem real. His character is supposed to be this child prodigy that is one of the smartest minds in the entire universe, but he felt like a walking encyclopedia. He became very annoying and unnecessary. He contributed nothing to the movie as a whole.

There is one small light at end of this tunnel for “A Wrinkle In Time.” The visuals were true, pure Disney. With the combination of the fantastical production design and the bollywood influenced costume design, the movie received the much needed colorful flare that’s just mesmerizing. However, this never changed the fact that context of the visuals were abysmal.

“A Wrinkle In Time” was a disappointment. I am a huge Disney fan, and had high expectations for this film, but I am starting to think that Disney isn’t exactly the best at making films outside of their very successful franchises.

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FACTS ABOUT THE MOVIE Genre: Adventure, family, fantasy,

sci-fi

Rating: PG (for thematic elements and some peril)

Cast: Storm Reid (Meg), Oprah

Winfrey (Mrs. Which), Reese Witherspoon (Mrs. Whatsit), Mindy Kaling (Mrs. Who)

Runtime: 109 minutes Director: Ava DuVernay Budget: $103 million (estimated)

Fun Fact: This is the first major

motion picture adaptaion of Madeleine

L’Engle’s novel since the 2003 television adaptation

Release Date: March 9, 2018

(Source imdb.com)

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TRANSITIONING FROM SOCIALIZING TO STUDYING How do you use your homeroom time on Wednesdays?

Is homeroom time spent for socializing or working on school?

Recently, FHN administration and staff have come to feel like students may not be using homeroom in the most effective or efficient manner. This idea led to a committee made up of a group of teachers and administrators, led by assistant principal Chris Birch, meeting to discuss ways to implement change in the future.

“Essentially, it had been a while since we have really revisited homeroom as a school and what we are using it for,” Birch said.

“We wanted to explore ways that we could integrate more social skills learning or community building as a school. I feel like right now as a learning family, a lot of us feel like students and staff alike are kind of hurting right now. There’s not a lot of trust. We want to see what we can to do change that through the model of homeroom that we already have in place.”

Because of the speculations about homeroom, the committee decided to survey the students to ask them about how they use their homeroom time. The students were asked to respond to questions asking if they thought that homeroom was effective, if they used it productively and how much time they spent socializing during it. Out of 543 student responses, 78 percent of students believe that homeroom is beneficial. The highest responses to what students do during homeroom was first “working on school work” followed by “using an electronic device” and “socializing with friends.”

“One of the things that was most surprising for me was that I was expecting more students to say they are using homeroom for

How can homeroom be improved for students?

academics,” Birch said. “I saw a lot of students say that they spent time on their device rather than do homework.”

Starting in the 2018-19 school year, FHN is planning to implement changes to homeroom to try and make it more beneficial to students. Although there have been no finalizations on ideas to help bring a different style to homeroom, the committee has numerous ideas.

“Nothing is set in stone at this point,” Birch said. “We are still exploring our options. We appreciated the insight and feedback we got from the kids and from staff. Our next step is to explore options one more time with staff and see what the consensus is about changes if any. We want to maintain the intervention component, but we also want to look at ways that Junior Maddie Battles works on homework during homeroom. At the beginning of we can implement some the year, everyone was assigned a homeroom based on their last name and grade. community building Homeroom allows students to work on homework and study for test and quizzes on some social skills into our collaboration days. (Photo by Kamryn Bell) school.” (Brief by Heidi Hauptman)

DOUBLE THE DRAMA

For the first time ever, the FHN Drama Club is performing a double feature play. The two plays are Peter Pan and Princess and the Pauper. The focus of the double feature is Knight Time Stories. The cast practices for Henderson Elementary students in the morning of April 12 to get ready for the main shows on April 12, 13 and 14 at 7 p.m.

“To get the feel of a short children’s story, and to restrict confusion in remembering Above is the logo for the spring play that will be featured on the pamphlets that lines for both will be handed out. The logo was designed by Jadon Hermann. plays, the two

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shows chosen were small plays that equal together to a full length play,” drama teacher Kim Sulzner said. “They have also incorporated the audience in some bits of the play.”

Throughout the auditioning process, the students were chosen by a panel of teacher judges, then later received a callback from Sulzner, who ultimately chose the roles.

Peter Pan is being played by senior Kayliani Sood, with senior Delaney Echlemeyer as Wendy. Junior Jadon Hermann plays the Princess and freshman Zoë Meier plays the Pauper.

“I am definitely really excited,” Sood said, “These two plays go well together and they are both kid stories and they are both short.” (Brief by Michael Zull)

WHO’S WHO? Take a look at what students are cast in the different roles in the upcoming spring double feature Peter Pan Peter Pan - Kayliani Sood Wendy Darling - Delaney Echelmeyer Michael Darling - Robert Fairless John Darling - Chase DelValle Captain Hook - Matthew Juhlin Smee - Blaize Peebles Princess and the Pauper Victoria - Jadon Hermann Bette Canty - Zoë Meier McDowell - Anna Lindquist Miles Herndon - Riley Lawson Dutchess of Kent - Della Boenitz Bingham - Matt Juhlin

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LOUD SHOTS LEAD TO LOUD STEPS A bustling, large crowd of high school students cheered and held up posters with sayings like “Enough is Enough” and “I shouldn’t be afraid to go to school.” They gathered to stand up for their rights. They wore the color maroon to symbolize Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s color and pinned orange ribbons to represent gun violence.

FHN students planned a walkout on March 14 to remember victims of the shooting in Florida that took place on Valentine’s Day. “It’s important for students to speak out because I think having that opportunity to express our opinions is really important,” senior and co-collaborator Alex Rowe said. “[Students] are at an age where we’re making big decisions about our futures and we should be able to have just as big opinions.”

From 8:48 a.m. to 9:20 a.m., around 30 percent of students in the school gathered on the football field of FHN. Schools across the nation also had walkouts on Wednesday, most took place at 10 a.m. which interfered with FHN lunches, so the students opted to plan it earlier.

“Everyone clapped in unison for something we all believed in,” senior Amber Pryor said. “It symbolized on how we were all coming together as one.”

Seven students gave speeches, while the group as a whole protested, made posters and wore stickers provided by StuCo. The speeches were all connected by starting with “Dear”, a letter addressing audiences

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Business Department Job Fair Time: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Where: FHN Commons

Winter Guard Time: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Where: FHN Small Gym

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Junior Tom Condren cheers during a speech at the March 14 walkout. Students left their homerooms and met on the football field. (Photo by Allie Moore)

like students, parents or media. They were given by senior and co-collaborator Carolynn Gonzalez, senior Anna Lindquist, sophomore Uma Upamaka, senior Maddy Brewer, sophomore Aakruthi Pasuparthi, senior Amber Pryor and senior Christian Witte, lasting one to two minutes each.

“Our kids have a First Amendment right,” head principal Andy Downs said. “I respect and understand people who stand up for these things because I know that our students and different members of our community are going to have their own opinions and thoughts.” (Brief by Sammie Herr)

ALTERNATIVE HALL SYSTEM

School Resource Officer Travis Scherder stands watch in the school lunchroom during passing period. One of Scherder’s many jobs is to escort students throughout the halls during school hours.

Scherder believes the new school policy is going to be very beneficial for the safety of the school and decrease the number of fights that have occured this year. (Photo by Phoebe Primeau)

UPCOMING EVENTS

Administrators have come up with a solution to address the amount of students in the halls during class periods: escorts. The escorts are used as a way of keeping students in class, but they also have other uses.

“I think that what the escorting does is making sure kids are in classes where they can learn,” head principal Andrew Downs said. “And yes, it has its byproducts to help cut down on other issues as well.”

These escorts walk with a student to and from the bathroom, water fountains, office, counselor and any other location during class periods. The escorts started Feb. 15 and will last until further notice as the admin team evaluates their options.

“I think it’s a good thing to have the escorts, it keeps people out of the hallway, and in class where they need to be learning,” art teacher Paul Just said.

“It lessens any kind of issues we might be having in restrooms. There’s so many things going on right now, I can’t think of a better way to do it. Maybe we’ll find a better, more permanent solution in the future.”

With the frequent hall issues throughout the school, administrators are left with few choices that can stay within the school budget. Since the escort system has been used throughout finals, it was an option to implement. (Brief by Michael Zull)

Spring Break

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Tuesday

Drumline Time: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Where: FHN Large Gym

Track and Field GAC’s Time: 2:20 p.m.

Where: Saint Charles West

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PD Day - No School

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Junior NHS Meeting Time: 6:50 a.m.

Where: Com 1

April

HOSA Dance A Thon Fundraiser Time: 6 p.m.

Where: FHN Commons

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A+ Tutor Meeting Time: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Where: FHN Auditorium

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Spring Play Time: 7 p.m.

Where: FHN Auditorium

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A GIFT FROM

TEACHERS

TO FUTURE TEACHERS

A number of FHN staff members have come together to create a new scholarship opportunity for seniors

by Heidi Hauptman

heidihauptman9@gmail.com | @HauptmanHeidi

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very year, FHN graduates hundreds of students. These students leave the school and begin to embark on a new journey in their lives. Most students choose to continue on their educations at a university or college. FHN has many scholarships offered to seniors to help aid them in their finances throughout college and, this year, a new scholarship will be offered to students. Journalism teacher Aaron Manfull and principal Andy Downs started a scholarship to go to a senior who is planning on majoring in and going into education. Along with Manfull and Downs, social studies teacher Kim Coil has taken on a role in the development of the scholarship.

“Mr. Manfull approached Mr. Downs and I kind of jumped in after that,” Coil said.

“We used to have a scholarship through the teachers association that was very similar to it that I kind of spearheaded back in the 90s. I was so happy to hear him wanting to do something like this again.”

The teachers that started the process created the scholarship to try and promote future educators as well as to help pay for the student’s education. They hope to see the recipients go far and become strong educators to help future students. The scholarship is going to be handed out annually.

“No matter where you go, college is expensive, and I know that we just want to lessen that burden,” Coil said. “Education is a profession that’s not going to make you a ton of money, especially not at first. If you come into education with a lot of debt, you are just really floundering for a long while. It’s just harder for them to

have to pay those college loans and we just want to make it a little easier for them.

I know we won’t have a ton of money to give away, but what we can give away hopefully will make a difference in somebody’s education.”

The money that the scholarship is made up of is reliant solely on teachers and administrators from the building. The faculty grouped together to donate money into a pool. The scholarship will then be given out to one student at the end of the year. Because of this, the amount of the scholarship will vary from year to year. The applications for this scholarship went out in late February and is due tomorrow.

The application is a one page front and back paper. It asks for some of the basic information about the student and what they have done at school, what they have done outside of school and teacher recommendations. It also asks for a 500 word essay about what the student’s plans are and why education is important to them, how they might make a difference in education and their reasons for going into it.

“On the application, we will be looking for students who are deeply interested in continuing their career as an educator,” Coil said. “We want to make sure that we give it to someone who will do great things with it.”

Applications for the scholarship are available on the school’s scholarship website and it is also located in the cart in the guidance office where all the scholarships are located. The recipient of the scholarship will be announced at Senior Awards Night.

“I think that the scholarship a great thing,” head principal Andy Downs said. “I am sure that we have many great students who would do a great job with their future endeavours and it is wonderful that the staff here are helping with that.”

OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED: Young American Creative Patriotic Art Awards Scholarship Foundation of STL

Club Z In Home Tutoring Services

Students Insights

Cuivre River Electric

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$10,000 (First place)

Application Due: March 31

A renewable scholarship awarded to a maximum of 14 new students anually who plan to attend a university in their home state.

$10,000

Application Due: April 16

Allows students to showcase their talents and abilities for a cash prize to help further their education.

$10,000

Application Due: April 20

$4,000 (First place)

Application Due: April 22

$60,000

Application Due: May 1

Veterans of Foreign Auxiliary 2866 is offering the opportunity to enter a creative patriotic art scholarship program.

Offering scholarships to seniors who plan to attend a 4 year college, community college or career school.

Students must live in the Cuivre River Electric service area and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5.

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Senior Isaiah Bryant speaks to the House Committee of Education on Jan. 19. Bryant along with senior Taylor Sheridan and teacher Aaron Manfull went to Jefferson City to speak on behalf of the New Voices Act. “My favorite part was getting the opportunity to speak for students who don’t have the same privileges as I do.” Bryant said. (Photo Submitted)

A BILL TO BE HEARD

The New Voices Act will uncensor student media in Missouri, giving them more First Amendment rights

by Sophie Carite

svcarite@gmail.com | @iovefromsoph

The House of Representatives passed the New Voices Act with a majority vote of 129-20 on Feb. 19. The bill will be moved along to the Missouri Senate, and if approved by both the Senate and the governor, will set a record for the most successful attempt to pass a bill related to student journalist rights in Missouri.

New Voices legislation is currently pending in five other states, and the bill has been successfully passed in 13 other states, including North Dakota and Kansas- two states in which the current Missouri version of the legislation is modeled. According to Robert Bergland, college journalism adviser at Missouri Western and New Voices advocate, New Voices aims to give First Amendment protections to students and to undo the U.S. Supreme Court case Hazelwood vs.

Kuhlmeier. Hazelwood gave school administration the right to decide what is permissible in terms of their school’s newspaper and what isn’t. Bergland describes Hazelwood as a “terrible case” and voices the opinion that this issue should be important to every student, not just journalists.

“I think this is all about student rights,” Bergland said. “Students have a voice that’s so important to the conversation. Students need these rights, especially

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with everything going on in the world now.”

In the case of FHN, administration at the school does not exercise their right to oversee or interfere with student media. According to head principal Andy Downs, this is because the journalism department is already very conscious of the content they put out and the impact it will have on the school. Administrators want to encourage students to learn for themselves, ask questions, use their voices and make decisions as to what they feel is appropriate to publish.

“We know what’s going on but our attitude is that this is a learning environment, and we want our students to have an authentic experience in terms of what they can and cannot publish,” Downs said.

Though New Voices does loosen the restraints put on student journalists, there are still exceptions as to what is legally considered acceptable. Not all forms of speech are protected by the First Amendment.

Freedom of the press does not include published content that is libelous, that promotes illegal or disruptive activity or that violates the rights of others.

Senior Isaiah Bryant believes that this is important because journalism, particularly at FHN, gives students the opportunity to be responsible as well as creative.

“It allows us to make serious adult decisions,” Bryant said. “To get to make mistakes and learn from them.

Also, it’s just our right.”

PROGRESS OF THE BILL Introduced and read to House for the first time

1/04/18 1/11/18

Referred to Elementary and Secondary Education committee

Taken up for perfection

2/14/18 Bill passed by the House

Read to the Senate for the first time

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During a board meeting, superintendent Mary Hendricks-Harris, chief communications and community relations officer Matt Deichmann, and chief operations officer Kevin Supple discuss the funding for extracurricular activities if Prop Learn gets passed.

(Photo by Te’a Tonnsen)

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BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATES

In a local election on April 3, these four candidates will run to fill the two opening spots on the Board of Education. Read below to find out who they are, why they are running and ideas they have for the district

DISTRICT INTRODUCES NEW PROPOSITION In an upcoming local election April 3, voters will have the chance to vote on Proposition Learn. Prop Learn is a 48 cent tax levy that would be put toward the betterment of the district, such as more student access to technology, restored funding for extracurricular activities and an increase in staff compensation.

“We know that the quality of the school district has an impact on the quality of the community,” Kevin Supple, chief operating finance officer, said. “I think we all have a responsibility to provide a great public education because it really is the bedrock of our democracy.

Helping our kids be well-prepared for the future helps keep the country strong. Families today will soon have their kids working and then the next generation will come along and it is our job to help them out.”

After two failed proposed levies, Proposition Y in 2015 and Proposition Howell in 2016, the District is hopeful that the levy will pass with a simple majority of voters saying “Yes.” The District is encouraging eligible students to vote in favor of the tax levy.

“I think that it’s easy for the schools to always ask for more money,” senior and registered voter Ashley Raster said. “My concern is with where the money is currently spent and what they currently do with it. I think that, until they can prove to the taxpayers that they are distributing their funds appropriately and prioritizing correctly, then that’s when the taxpayers will consider voting yes. Currently, I don’t see how giving more money to the schools will ensure my money is being appropriately spent and handled, so I am apprehensive to give them more to possibly misuse.”

The tax levy would increase the property Check out Prop Learn FAQ’s here: tax for homes in the https://goo.gl/eXGt1N district. For example, an owner of a $200,000 home would pay around $15 a month. If Prop Learn were to pass, the District would set the tax rate in September, with those funds beginning to be available in December. Most funds available for the 2018-2019 school year.

“I am hoping [Prop Learn] will pass,” principal Andy Downs said. “Everything that I’ve heard from parents and people I’ve talked to have been very positive. It is definitely my desire that it passes and I think that our community wants us to continue to be able to offer high-quality education and be a leader in the area. I am really hoping that they show up and vote to help pass it.” (Story by Hannah Wilson)

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JANET STIGLICH

60 years old, Retired Lead Nurse

What made you want to run for office?

Describe what makes you a qualified candidate.

“When I did my job as lead nurse, one of my roles/goals was to ensure the academic success of all students. I really do feel that, over time, I really made a difference with all kids. When I retired, I really found that I missed that interconnection with the kids, I really missed that making a difference piece. So, I took the first year off, and after doing some serious soul searching about where I want to go and what I want to do, out of the clear blue I thought, ‘Hm, I wonder if I can run for school board?’ I waffled back and forth for a long time. I just wanted to make sure that this was something that I wanted to commit to, and then I decided yes, this is what I want to do. I want to make a difference in the lives of kids.”

“A desire to give back to the community and the district that my own four children attend. I got involved early with all my kids, schools, PTO, scouts through school, feeder team sports through school. And then I worked up and got on committees.

I was on the Facilities Committee for a couple years. So then I decided to run for the board in 2014 and I lost. I ran again in 2015 and I was successful.”

“I’m friendly. I know the district. I’ve lived in the district for 25 years. I have two students that have graduated from the district, so I know what is important to a parent. I’m a great listener, I’m flexible and I love to get out in the community.”

“Being active and involved. You want somebody who wants to do it, is determined to do it and goes above and beyond what is required. In my three years on my board, I’ve never missed a board meeting. I also went above and beyond the state requirements for certifications, so right now I am the only advanced certified board member on the board and I am getting ready to advance again. I’ve also attended 10 surrounding school districts’ board meeting just to see how they do things and bring stuff back.”

“I don’t know that I have enough knowledge about all that is going on to say about what needs to be improved in the district. I think with all things, there is always room for improvement. But, I also think we are at a great place right now. I think the main thing we really have to do as a district is to insure that we are working on this tax levy [Prop Learn] so that we can get the students the things that they need.”

“We have implemented a lot of stuff in the three years that I’ve been on the board. We now have more work sessions where we all can throw out ideas, there is a lot more of brainstorming together. I have a ton of ideas but there isn’t much that one person can do. With a sevenperson board, you have no power as one person so you have to get everyone on board. It’s good to have a team that works together, everyone has their own ideas and their own opinions, but it’s good that we can work together for the common good. It’s very beneficial for the students and the district and the employees.”

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What ideas do you have that you think would improve the district?

CHAD LANGE

42 years old, Energy Conservation Specialist, Incumbent

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A hand pushes against the locked door handle of an empty classroom. The current intruder drill protocol is to lock the doors, turn off the lights and huddle together in a corner of the room that is not visible from the door. (Photo Illustration by Alex Rowe)

SANDRA FERGUSON

64 years old, Homemaker, Incumbent

BRIAN HIGGINBOTHAM

42 years old, President of US Operations for Fighting For Autism

“I’ve been on the Francis Howell board before. I was first elected in 1995 and served until 2001. And then I got off of the board because I had to take care of my parents.

And then it was 20 years to the exact date that I was re-elected from when I was first elected. A group of people just came up to me, asking if I could run, because I had knowledge in finances, and we were having some financial things. They knew I knew how to balance a budget and all that, so I thought ‘OK,’ and I threw my name in the hat.”

“I want to make a real, significant and lasting impact on our district for the betterment of our students, families and educators. In my line of work, we provide a lot of advocacy, programs and initiatives that support the autism community. We work with families, school districts, first responders, publicly facing companies and the general public in support of our mission to provide services that enhance the quality of life for children and families living with autism. I feel that I can be a strong voice for our students and parents, and can be the fighter the district needs to seek out and address inefficiencies so the district can continue to improve educational services in an efficient and effective way.”

“I’ve always worked with kids. I’ve always worked in school districts. We moved from California to here and I was always involved in PTOs and parent committees and the Boy Scouts of America. I’ve run camps, I’ve put programs together, so I’ve always been around kids and working with kids to help them do their best.”

“Passion. I’m a parent first and I want nothing more than the absolute best educational experience for our students.

It’s imperative that our students and parents have a voice and someone to fight for them. I have no baggage going into this and owe it to our students to fight hard, everyday, so they can reach their fullest potential. Nobody will fight like I will for our students.”

“Working on the technology. With the tight budget and the constraints that we have had, we haven’t put money into technology.

That’s not to say ‘Throw money into technology and let them buy everything.’

You have to do the infrastructures and you want to make sure that there is training and that teachers have bought into the program and that it is all educational. There is a lot of research that goes on with that. I think that’s one of the biggest things right now because we had to put it off for so long and eventually it’s going to catch up to us.”

“I have a large list of ideas that I intend on addressing that will impact the future of our district. The majority of these ideas include creating a solid and functional platform for idea sharing from students and parents, and improving their participation in decision making processes. I feel very strongly that investing into technology is critical. I think there also needs to be a focus I would like to see the implementation of diversity training programs and classes, that focus on diversity acceptance and anti-bullying. be addressed appropriately and to the fullest attention of our district.

Our students are worth every second of time it will take to focus on these initiatives.”

STAYING TRAINED, STAYING SAFE

FHSD has adopted the 4E program to change the way staff members respond during emergency situations

by Noah Slaughter

reader524@gmail.com | @noahslaughterr

For the last two and a half years, the FHSD safety committee has worked to integrate 4E training for active shooter drills into the district. All administrators went through the program, which consists of Educate, Evade, Escape and Engage, over summer 2017.

The rest of the district’s staff and faculty will receive 4E training starting next year.

Through its four principles, 4E gives practical training for how to respond to shooters. Each session consists of traditional learning and then a scenario-based application. FHSD Safety Manager Jason Griesenauer hopes it will make staff more prepared in a real emergency.

“It’s horrible that we have to go through this type of training in today’s society, but you can’t turn your head and look the other way,” Griesenauer said. “We need to do the best that we can to be prepared, to make a reaction, to make a choice.”

SWAT team members from the St. Charles County Police Department present the training. The police department adopted the method first and came up with the idea to bring it to county schools, and since they do the training, it’s free.

“Right now, I’m kind of open-minded about what [the training] will be,” German teacher Anne McPartland said. “But I can see that

certain individuals will be less comfortable.

I hope that the District offers support for people who need that.”

Griesenauer expects some anxiety from people who are uncomfortable with the training, but hopes that 4E will make the District more prepared.

“You just have to stay focused on the task and really try to get individuals to buy into it,” Griesenauer said. “There was a lot of anxiety going into that training [for administrators] because there are blank guns that are fired and it’s a little bit intense, but coming out of the training, I got nothing but positive comments from the training. It was very well received.”

As the District rolls out 4E, they continue to focus on other areas of safety. Last year, each high school received a vestibule by its main entrance for check-in and check-out.

Griesenauer also gives a safety presentation to the staff of every school at the start of each year, and all buildings conduct three active shooter drills every year, including one surprise drill. That was added last year.

Griesenauer and his team also conduct safe place audits, visiting open spaces, like the commons at FHN, and developing plans for those rooms should an emergency occur.

“We’ve come a long way in the last three years,” Griesenauer said. “We need to. Look at all the events that are happening nationwide.

We have to keep charging forward.”

(Q&A by Hannah Wilson)

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Senior Nathan Dennigman

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a love for lipstick

Alumnus Nathan Dennigmann started doing makeup last year, getting attention for it but wearing it nonetheless

by Anna Lindquist

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e closes his blinds and turns off the lights. He opens up his trifold makeup mirror, flicking the switch, lighting up his face. The shadows disappear, and he starts his meticulous makeup routine. Two hours ahead of him.

Moisturize. Sculpt eyebrows for 10 minutes while the moisturizer gets tacky. Saint Laurent foundation over the moisturizer. Conceal, cream contour, powder contour nose. Move to contour jawline, forehead and chin with bronzer. Cut contour cheeks with powder to add seamlessness. Bake and wait.

Then to highlights, to fake eyelashes, to lips.

December graduate Nathan Dennigmann has been practicing his makeup routine since the beginning of his junior year, starting with eyebrows but eventually moving to full-face. By the end of the summer of 2017, he had his routine down, getting inspiration from beauty gurus and YouTubers.

“I view my makeup as a form of self-expression,” Dennigmann said. “I like the way I look in it, especially doing only one eyebrow or my nose. I like looking at the difference in just my facial structure and what I can do.”

It’s uncommon for men to wear makeup, the aversion to femininity a big issue in society, according to Dennigmann. People see him in makeup and stare because of how out of the ordinary it is to see men outside of social media wearing makeup. He flaunts his makeup despite the looks, radiating confidence.

“It doesn’t bother me unless somebody would say something,” Dennigmann said. “It’s not something normal, it’s not an everyday thing that you see very often. I know people will pay more attention to me or stare because of it, so I’m not offended by it, but if someone says something, like whispers something

to their friends, I do find that somewhat offensive.

I decide to be confident as a response. I do hope someday that it’ll be more casual and it won’t be praised or frowned upon in any other way.”

Sometimes though, people are more forward. At Smashburger recently, someone came up to him after his friends left him at the table to grab drinks.

The guy pulled out his phone and asked to record Dennigmann while he was in his full-face makeup, thinking it was funny, according to Dennigmann.

The guy had claimed that he had a popular YouTube channel where he recorded random people for fun and Dennigmann was skeptical, calling him out.

“It was a big joke to him, and he was making fun of me,” Dennigmann said. “I told him no.”

All his friends and family were very supportive about his makeup, though. He started going through his mother’s makeup when he was a kid. It wasn’t too much of a surprise to his parents when he started getting into it more, developing his skills.

“We don’t compare in makeup abilities, so he didn’t learn anything from me at all,” his mother, Kim Weber-Dennigmann, said. “I do more minimalistic and conservative. It’s not near the amount or done with the level of skill that Nathan does his. His makeup is flawless, and he’s good at it. I think he enjoys seeing the finished product.”

Right now, he works at Beauty Brands, a salon on Mid Rivers. Eventually, if that’s the way his life goes, he wants to go to school to get his esthetician license and open his own salon. Until then, though, he is going to continue practicing makeup styles, improving and learning.

“I’m proud of Nathan,” senior and friend Kyleigh Macmann said. “He doesn’t care what anybody thinks, and he does his own thing. I know he gets so much attention for it and I know that can be hard sometimes. He’s also improved a lot from where he started. He’s gotten really good. I’m just proud.”

Alumnus Nathan Dennigmann applies lips gloss as his final step. Dennigmann usually spends two hours applying his makeup to make it look perfect. (Photo

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A MUSEUM FOR MAN’S BEST FRIEND

The Kennel Club Museum of the Dog is an authentic experience for both the art connoisseur and the canine

by Rebekah Myers

that stand as a memorial for dogs that served in the military and on the Rebekah.Myers31@gmail.com police force. rom the outside, the Kennel “As an artist, I enjoyed appreciating Club Museum of the Dog may all the art, especially the sculptures,” seem like a dainty manor off junior Emily Butler said. “It was really the corner of Queenie Park, but once cool seeing art of whippets, since I inside, any previous predictions of also have one.” what could be are thrown out the Many events are hosted at the window. museum, including art classes for Dogs. Dogs everywhere. all ages led by freelance artists Paintings of pit bulls on the walls themselves. In previous summers, the and porcelains of Pomeranians in museum even hosted Guest Dog of their cases. Dog treats for the real, the Week. At these events, owners of a living dogs walking around. A brass specific dog breed brought their dogs of a beagle waits obediently on and shared information about the its pedestal as a living one passes dog’s breed so that guests could have close by. Every room has dozens a better understanding of what breed upon dozens of wide, best fit their own handcrafted eyes peeking lifestyle. every which way, restless This will be the and excited to meet the last year St. Louis Check out the full AKC next furry friend. will get to enjoy Museum of the Dog here: “Our mission is to its guest dogs goo.gl/wnwtf highlight the humanof the week and canine relationship,” its Doberman Stephen George, director of the dog houses. As of October 2018, the museum, said. “When you look at the Kennel Club Museum of the Dog will artwork, you will begin to grasp that.” move to Park Avenue, New York. The The museum has over 400 individual Big Apple was the first home of the pieces on display at a time, and they museum back when it was still small. cycle through their storage every Now that the museum is bigger and month. The artwork displayed in the has a solid footing, it will return to museum is received from various its hometown, where there will be a artists from near and far. Pieces are bigger population of possible patrons organized into rooms based on their to visit. media and what dogs are depicted.

“It’s a bit sad that we’re losing a There is a room dedicated only really niche museum in the St. Louis to porcelains of various area,” George said. “But the museum sizes and breeds, as had its start in New York. That’s why well as two rooms we’re going back — to get back to our in the basement roots.”

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The museum is open year-round and the admission price is $6 for adults. Visitors are allowed to bring their own dogs to the museum for free. (Photos

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Junior Lily St. John poses in her French and Indian War Reenactment outfit. “The only thing I would want to change about the reenactments is the time. I want it to last longer,” Lily said. (Photo by Isabella Schneider)

Juniors Gavin Atkinson, Mia Plaza and Sam Harris hang up clothes at their workplace, Plato’s Closet. Their shift included working 5-9 p.m. helping customers and organizing clothes. This is a second-hand clothing store located in St. Charles that sells name-brand clothes for a cheaper price. (Photo by Kamryn Bell)

FASHION AND FRIENDSHIP

FIGHTING FOR A FAMILY TRADITION

Juniors working at resale store Plato’s Closet bond over school, work and clothes

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ort through donations. Hang clothes. Put them on the rack. Ring out customers. Pick out mannequin outfits and set up the front window display. Their job is both mechanical and creative. For juniors Isabel Manzanares, Emmalyn Gerhardt, Sam Harris, Mia Plaza and Gavin Atkinson, this is their work routine at the thrift store Plato’s Closet.

“Every worker is behind the counter at all times, so we’re all interacting with each other at all times, we’re interacting with the customers over-thecounter,” Manzanares said. “It’s really laid-back.

Everyone who works there is in college or in high school. Our manager, our owner is like 30 but she’s really chill, so it’s all really friendly and pretty open.”

Atkinson started working at Plato’s Closet at the end of last April, eventually roping Manzanares into the gig by the beginning of July. Come end of November, Plaza quit her job at CVS to work at Plato’s Closet. Harris and Gerhardt joined the crew in December.

Knowing people who already worked at Plato’s Closet helped sway each of them into turning in the application. Working and going to school together allows them to connect over not only things going on at both places; it essentially expands their circle of friends. They also benefit from helping each other on school work and reminding each other to request off on days like Snowcoming and Prom.

“We can talk about school when we’re there, like what happened that day,” Plaza said. “Knowing that

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I have people I know there is nice.”

They each have different personalities and personal styles, ranging from Atkinson and Manzanares’ rocking classic 90s looks, to Plaza and Gerhardt dressing cute yet comfortable, to Harris sporting athletic clothes. But common threads of their school, their work, their sense of humor and their love for clothes weave them together.

“It’s really fun,” Harris said. “I’m glad that it’s my first job because it’s not super boring, it’s not hard work and you have friends there. Overall, I’d say it’s a fun, good experience, plus you get paid.”

Plato’s Closet buys trendy clothes, all in styles worn by teenagers, from donors. Employees sort through them, deciding what the store will keep in the back, what will be donated and what will go out on the floor. Whatever doesn’t make the cut gets donated to the Salvation Army or the Shoeman Water Project. Clothes that are going out get tagged, sensored and hung on racks in order by size and color. If a worker finds something they like, they can throw it in their personal tub to buy later. Along with first pick, employees also get a 30 percent discount on purchases. Since she started working there, Manzanares says her closet has tripled in size, and Gerhardt feels working with clothes has made her dress nicer.

“I feel like it’s made me more creative with fashion and stuff like that,” Gerhardt said. “There are so many different personalities [at work], and we all like different things. It makes me more open to liking other and more creative in the way I dress, and there’s stuff I wouldn’t have even thought of.

Everybody there is so unique.”

Junior Lily St. John and freshman Lucy St. John were raised participating in French and Indian War reenactments. The tradition has been brought down by their parents, Jill and Aaron St. John, who met at a war reenactment when they were younger. Jill has done it ever since she was a teenager, and Aaron’s father introduced him to it at a young age.

“It’s a chance to get away from everything else,” Lily said. “You put your phone down. It’s a chance to be with your family and do something unique that nobody else does.”

The family travels to different forts, like Fort Massac in Metropolis, Illinois and Fort de Chartres in Prairie Du Rocher, Illinois. The reenactments are held a few times a year by the fort owners.

Reenactors are dressed in 17th century attire. Lily are Lucy dress in full skirts. Others may be covered in traditional Indian war paint. Lily and Lucy dress in full skirts. The men wear kilts, have muskets or swords in their hands and others have musical instruments like bagpipes.

“My favorite part is going to see all the people dressed in those clothes from that time,” Lucy said. “When you see them outside of those clothes, you don’t even recognize them. It’s crazy.”

War reenactments give opportunities to see something new and meet people from around the country, according to Lily. The family’s biggest reenactment is in October. Lily gets to see her close friends from Kentucky every year, the sisters get to spend time with their family. They have the chance to turn their phones off for a weekend and enjoy the time away from technology.

“I’m not sure exactly how it all came to be,” Lucy said. “I think now it’s a huge part of how my family spends time together because it’s always one of the most fun times of the year when we get to go. The whole entire family goes. It’s a lot of fun.”

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PHOTOJournalism fun Students in Jordyn Kiel’s photojournalism class spend their semester learning to use digital cameras

Sophomore Bryan Cannon strikes the splash cymbal at the St. Louis WGI Regional competition on Feb. 17.

Cannon plays auxiliary or “rack” for the Francis Howell Drumline. Auxiliary instruments include various cymbals, drums and hand percussion instruments. “I love the rack,” Cannon said.

“It’s like the sound effects system of the drumline.”

(Photo by Brooke Kolath)

Junior Lily St. John picks up a piece of a sheep brain with a pair of tweezers on Feb. 9. The dissection was a part of a unit about the brain in Larry Scheller’s anatomy class. (Photo by Madison Owens)

Teacher Lindsay Scheller knocks over a water bottle during the Feb. 23 Snowcoming assembly. Teachers and students played various mini games throughout the assembly. (Photo by Francisco Jimenez)

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Stories about positivity sometimes get lost. With every annoyance, every disagreement, every frustration, it can seem more and more difficult to climb above it all and find the good within.

But alongside the negativity are stories of people helping others, having accomplishments and promoting kindness. These are a few of those stories of people at FHN who are doing just that: staying positive.

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FINDING THE GOOD INSIDE

Students are looking past the negativity to see the good things happening

by Ashlynn Perez

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These past few weeks, FHN has seen rumors spreading like wildfire. Negativity seems to be everywhere. It is in the bathrooms where students are vaping, during lunch when the fights seem to happen and on the mouths of students when they gossip. With all the negativity being projected at FHN, the positive stories get pushed to the side. Stories about triumph and goodness are rarely shared. The majority of news is full of tragedies and hurt, according to freshman Chloe Horstman.

“Today’s culture is pessimistic,” Horstman said. “We like hearing about the bad. It validates our negative attitude towards everything when we could be hearing about good news.”

Assistant principal Steve Moorman believes that negative news affects students by distracting them from learning. Since students are not in a positive state of mind when they think about gossip and rumors, it makes it harder to comprehend information.

“This school would be so much better if we stopped focusing on rumors,” Moorman said. “It’d be better by a tenfold. Students could be doing better academically and the administration could focus more on support.”

Counselor Barry Morrison attributes the lack of positive news to how often people stop caring about those stories. Stories about the newest fights, the most recent detention or the most current restrictive system are sensational. Stories about awards or good

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test grades are sometimes halted from being spread. “[Negativity] gets more attention,” Morrison said. “It spreads quicker when something concerning happens because everyone is wanting to talk about a fight or a rumor. If something positive starts being spread around, one person could stop caring and the train ends there. We need to understand that it’s good to keep the positive flow.”

Despite the general negative climate at FHN and in the nation, positive things are still happening. Students may not talk about them, but they are happening. If they were to take a look, they may find more positivity than they expect. Teachers are winning awards, the Knights of the Round Table are recognizing students for being exceptional and Students For FHN are working to improve the social climate at the school.

“Clubs like those are working so hard to make FHN better,” senior Grant Freitas said. “Personally, I’m just trying to be kind, because that rubs off on others.”

Instead of reacting to negativity or disagreements with a defensive attitude, Morrison suggests treating other opinions with kindness and respect.

“If people were more respectful of differences of opinion, there would be more positivity,” Morrison said. “Some people like Trump and some people like Obama. Some people like chocolate and some people like candy. A lot of time it creates divisiveness, which is not what we want. Divisiveness leads you to hate the other side.

We need to be showing respect.”

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One by one, students slowly begin to filter into the large room, some straining to open the heavy glass door, others sprinting inside. Meanwhile, junior Riley Lawson patiently awaits for his student. Soon later, he sees him. Soccer ball in hand, smile lighting up his face, Riley’s student Lavi Tibugemwa makes his way over, excited for his next tutoring session to begin.

Every Thursday, Riley meets with Tibugemwa for tutoring through a program called Firm Foundation. Firm Foundation is a Christ-centered neighborhood academic assistance program, with locations in both the West End of St. Louis City and South St. Louis City. Here, tutors like Riley are able to work and bond with individual students during each session.

“I think we’re kind of like friends,” Riley said. “We joke around with each other. Knowing where they come from, they’re not just looking for a teacher. It’s like being something supportive, understanding and there to help them.”

With one-on-one tutoring, everyone is able to try to build stronger connections with their students. Riley, for example, acts as tutor, mentor and friend to his student, Tibugemwa. As a friend, he not only keeps up with what is going on in Tibugemwa’s life, but he also likes to surprise him, whether by bringing him bags of oranges, one of Tibugemwa’s favorite foods, or by learning a few words in Swahili. “[Riley’s] had to spend a lot of time working on basic English and vocabulary and things, and he’s done a really good job with that and trying to pick material that matches his student’s ability level,” Marlene Stoltzfus, Firm Foundation program coordinator, said.

“Then, I’ve been really appreciative of his flexibility. He swapped

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with another tutor. He helped that student with chemistry and the other tutor worked with his kid, and so he’s been a real asset to the program with his willingness, and he’s done a really good job.”

When working with students at Firm Foundation, Riley can see the impact he helps leave. Whether by reading, going over grammar, using marker boards, playing math games, building sentences or by using visuals, he has the opportunity to guide his student, Tibugemwa, in a positive direction. Watching him grow and learn more English every week has led to Riley making this tutoring a priority. Although immersed in other extracurriculars, he still continues to volunteer his time, effort and spirit to helping those at Firm Foundation every Thursday night.

“Riley’s a busy kid, insanely busy,” Angela Lawson, Riley’s mother and fellow tutor, said. “When we were going through the beginning of the year, Marlene had sent out [asking], ‘Are you doing tutoring again?’ I told him to really think about it because he was going to be even busier this year, and he was pretty adamant actually that he continue with that, so he figured it out. It never seemed to be a question in his mind that he was going to continue. I’m glad he wants to give back, especially to this particular group. I think they do important work.”

Not only does Riley make the time to tutor, but he also makes the most of the time. Whether demonstrating his care for Tibugemwa by walking him home in the dark or by watching Tibugemwa grow and learn more English with every session, Riley strives to make a difference in his students’ lives.

“It’s nice to be able to help in any way that I can,” Riley said.

“Everyone should do it. I mean there’s all kinds of tutoring programs all over everywhere that people could get involved with.

If you know you’re good at something, why not help other people with it?”

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Leading in Advocacy and Positivity After a lifetime of leadership, junior Andrew Tollefson has won the Youth Leadership Award

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veryone at FHN knows junior Andrew Tollefson, the cheerful, hall-zooming student who always seems to be smiling. Not only is he known by teachers and students alike, he’s known in the community too. Despite having to navigate his life with special needs, he makes his way through high school like any other teenager. He goes to his classes, participates in clubs, tutors others. He’s a leader, and now he’s got the statewide recognition of the Youth Leadership Award to prove it.

“I was super excited when he got the award,” Juli Smith, Andrew’s case manager, said. “I was proud of him. What came to mind the most, I realized and already knew that he is a leader. He has come to high school and proved he can do what everyone else is doing.”

In February, Andrew, who has motor and communication differences, was notified that he would receive the fifth annual Youth Leadership Award for the Governor’s Council on Disability, which is only awarded to one person in Missouri each year. According to the council, it recognizes dedicated special needs youth who display leadership and advocacy for those with special needs. The award requires a nomination, and he was nominated by both Martha Hefner, an occupational therapist at Henderson Elementary, and Cathy Fortney, a therapeutic services coordinator for FHSD. “For several years I’ve always thought of students that would be good candidates to nominate, and he has always come to mind,” Fortney said. “I’ve known him since pre-k, and I think he always had that leadership ability early on.”

His mother, Ann Tollefson, recalls that it was Feb. 23, the day before FHN’s Snowcoming, when Andrew received a call letting him know he won the award. Neither he nor Ann knew he had been nominated. Andrew will attend the Power Up conference on April 17 in Columbia to receive his award.

“I was shocked [when I found out],” Andrew said through his talker, which is an application on his iPad. “I was so surprised.”

His participation in school is one of the reasons Fortney nominated Andrew for the award. Andrew is involved in many clubs, such as KOE, We Are All Knights and Mentors.

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special needs at Henderson, helping them with reading skills by listening to them. Ann believes it’s comforting for the students he tutors to have someone similar to them helping them. Many people describe Andrew as positive, smart, funny and determined, as well as a high achieving student.

“I am proud of him for tackling high school,” Smith said. “He takes the classes he needs for his credits, and he has maintained almost a 4.0. He has perfect attendance, he has made a lot of friends, all the teachers know him. To me, that’s a great accomplishment to come into high school and take over.”

Fortney also found Andrew’s advocacy to be a very important quality of his, making it another factor that contributed to his nomination. Andrew’s influence extends beyond FHN, as he attends FHSD elementary schools during Disability Awareness Week to inform young students of his disability, what a day in his life is like and all the many things that he can do. At the suggestion of Hefner, Andrew began his presentations with his mom in fourth grade and has continued them ever since.

“It takes away the stares,” Ann said. “The kids can ask whatever they want, they love to watch him drive, they love to see his talker.

Because of his ability to go out and meet people, they’re not afraid to talk to him.”

According to Ann, Andrew has always been open about discussing his special needs. Due to seeing previous presentations during Disability Awareness Week in his elementary years, it took no encouragement to get him started. He is very willing to answer questions from his curious grade-school audience and others too.

“Whether it be school community or church community, he is very open and we are too about answering any questions, and also to try and demonstrate through his actions that he can do a lot of things,” Ann said. “When someone meets him for the first time I’m sure they’re thinking, ‘Oh, this poor little guy can’t do anything,’ but that’s not true.”

According to Fortney, this award provides recognition for not only Andrew, but all students with special needs, demonstrating that there can be leadership within everyone no matter the obstacles.

“This award is very important to me,” Andrew said. “It recognizes that special needs students can make a positive impact on our community. We want to fit in like everybody else.”

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by Noah Slaughter reader524@gmail.com

Principal Erin Steep can already envision an art gallery of student thoughts. In her plans, boards full of photos, some creative, others more minimal, will line the auditorium walls. School board members, community leaders and students will meander, food in their hands and music in the background. It’s all in an attempt to provide a medium for students to express positivity and promote change at FHN. It’s called PhotoVoice.

The project began earlier this month with the goal of giving students a way to express their feelings about the school. Any student can participate by creating a board that balances positive photos with critical ones, both spreading school pride and drawing attention to any areas of concern in the building.

Steep brought the idea to FHN after she learned about the platform through Gateway2Change, a student program focused on race in the St. Louis area. After that, the group Students for FHN helped get it running.

“We’ve always had really good conversations with the student groups we have, but it’s always been hard to put those conversations into action,” Steep said. “When I was given this platform through Gateway2Change, I thought this is really doable and it’s really approachable and it’s a really good way to put all of those conversations we’ve had into action. I just thought it made sense.”

Each student who participates will get a board to decorate in any way. The main requirement is that each board has an equal number of positive and critical photos. Besides

that, students can get as creative as they want. They can even include words, descriptions or poetry.

Once the boards are finished, Steep plans to hold a presentation day in May where students can show off their boards to visitors in the auditorium. Steep hopes to invite teachers, students and district and community leaders to walk around and take in the student ideas.

“I hope that changes actually start happening,” Essence Green, junior and Students for FHN member, said.

“I know that there’s a lot of talk, but that’s all people do. They talk about everything that’s going on, but nobody’s doing anything about it. I really hope that doing [PhotoVoice] will actually prompt that change.”

Anyone is free to join PhotoVoice, and the goal is to get as many people involved as possible. Steep would like to have at least 30 boards to present in May. “I hope that the students who participate feel like they’ve been given an opportunity to express their opinions,” Steep said. “I hope that the students who come see it feel like we’re taking student opinions seriously into consideration. And I hope that, if it goes like we want it to and like we’ve planned, that it gives students an opportunity to speak with people who make decisions higher up, those local decision makers and school board members.

I think that’s really important, and it’s a great experience for students to be able to talk to decision makers like that.”

In the meantime, any students who are interested in creating their own boards can visit Steep to get started.

“I’m excited,” Green said. “I’m excited to be participating and I can’t wait for everything to happen and see how it goes.”

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When senior Jordan Neuschwander came to help with tryouts for FHN’s feeder basketball program two years ago, he had no idea his role in the program would extend further than just that. At the end of the tryout, he saw all of the fifth graders packing up their stuff getting ready to leave and noticed that they had no coach.

He then realized he wanted to step up and help them. After getting permission from the person in charge of the feeder program, Doug Smallwood, as well as his own parents, Neuschwander got the OK. He became the coach of the Junior Knights fifth grade boys’ basketball team.

“I’ve always wanted to coach, but my dad would never let me take a spot coaching my brothers,” Neuschwander siad. “I already had high school basketball experience, and I wanted to pass it on.”

The FHN Jr. Knights feeder team is a program for elementary and middle school students in the district who will attend FHN when they enter high school. The program only started a fourth and fifth grade team last year, so the kids didn’t have a coach to carry them over to the next grade. If Neuschwander and Evan Gallagher, who assisted him, didn’t step up to coach the team, the kids would have most likely had to wait until the next year to join the program.

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a better young man, and I thought it’d be a great idea if I could inspire younger kids to do that,” Gallagher said.

The team was hesitant at first because they didn’t know Neuschwander very well and because he is younger than most other coaches. Neuschwander started playing basketball in the third grade, and from then on it became a huge passion. He started playing for St. Elizabeth, and in sixth grade he joined the Junior Knights. When Neuschwander entered high school he played for FHN his freshman and sophomore years. He proved to the team his knowledge in basketball, and after gaining the trust and respect from the kids, they have shown to love having a high schooler as their coach.

“You get to learn all about them, and there’s chemistry built through everyone,” Neuschwander said. “Plus, you get to teach them stuff that doesn’t have to do with basketball, like keeping good grades, and tell them about your high school experience so that they can go on with better knowledge.”

The kids aren’t the only ones learning from this experience, according to Neuschwander. Coaching has helped him grow in the fact that it has given him more responsibility.

“Normally, I’m the one joking around but at practice, it’s these guys that are joking around, and I have to keep them on task,” Neuschwander said. “I would definitely recommend coaching as long as you have knowledge of the sport and you are good with kids. Coaching as a high school student is teaching me to be more of a role model and to fill expectations and do as well as I can.”

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POSITIVITY Shelly Parks shares her positive attitude with the school through her fellow teachers and her students

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From English department chair to Student Council adviser, Shelly Parks fits the hat of many roles. She works to do everything to the best of her ability and always has a smile doing it. She spreads her positive attitude through the school environment.

“I think North gets a bad reputation in some ways, but there is so much good going on,” Parks said.

Parks teaches the new AP Foundations class, a class for students who feel they need or want extra help with AP classes. Along with Parks are a few student tutors who are proficient in a core area of study. This semester, seniors Leah Chaney, Connor Gallagher and Kate Wiley are the tutors.

They help in the class as a study hall while counting it as A+ hours, and they work with the students individually. Parks and the tutors teach skills for the students to use not only in class, but in their lives.

“I think it’s nice for them to have us constantly motivating them,” Chaney said. “We always check up on them and encourage them to do the best they can.”

The students learn a wide variety of topics, from how to study to how to write an email and even how to look into future careers.

Parks was originally worried about teaching the class because it was not necessarily her area of expertise, but she now enjoys the class and is excited to teach it again next year.

The class helps boost the students’ confidence, according to Parks. Many of them are taking another AP class next year based on the skills they learned this year.

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into the idea. Even though the students came in at varying levels of interest in school, Parks has helped them look at the positives in their lives and push themselves to do more.

“She helps them with school the same as we do, but she also pushes them to not give up and keep trying,” Chaney said.

Along with AP Foundations, Parks pushes to focus on the positives through an all-female prayer group for teachers at FHN. The prayer group started in 2010 and has been around at different times. It has been a while since it has been in place, but Parks recently decided to start it back up. She and Jani Wilkens had been listening to a simulcast called IF:Gathering, an online conference for Christian women, and it reminded her that there are so many people going through different situations at school that she felt led to starting it back up.

“It is definitely making us feel more connected with each other, which is really cool,” Parks said.

The prayer group started up in February, and they meet once a month in Parks’ room before or after school on Fridays. They share concerns happening in their lives or in the school and then they pray about it. They pray for students, for the district and even to be better teachers and to help students as they need it.

There are about 25-30 people in the group at the moment and any female staff members are welcome to join. They have a Facebook page called “FHN Prayer Group,” where they can talk about anything and the others will pray for them.

Parks works to focus on the positives instead of the negatives throughout the school environment.

“We are wanting to channel worries into something positive,” Parks said.

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bearing With a tear Almost a year after she tore her ACL, senior Caty Arnold is ready to make her return to varsity soccer

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he Lady Knights varsity soccer team was having a regular practice last April when a sudden incident left the entire team in shock.

Caty Arnold, a junior on the varsity team at the time, went to make a turn during a drill when she felt a bolt of pain in her leg and fell to the ground. Arnold later found out that she had suffered a torn ACL, an injury that caught everyone from the coaches to the players off guard. “[The injury] was bizarre because we didn’t quite know what happened,” head coach Mark Olwig said. “We were just doing a drill, and it’s the way she turned to go to the next spot. She kind of just fell over, and we weren’t sure what happened. We were all in shock with the severity of it because it was a non-contact injury.”

Prior to this, the worst injuries that Arnold had to deal with were minor ankle sprains and tweaks, neither of which held her out of a game or for an extended period of time. When she found out from then FHN trainer Joe Bommarito that she had torn her ACL, however, Arnold knew that this was going to be a much different experience.

“When Joe told me that I had torn my ACL, I knew that it was going to be bad and require surgery, and that it was going to be a pretty long recovery, but I still don’t think I was quite as prepared for just how long it was,” Arnold said.

It ended up taking nine months for Arnold to get healthy and return to the soccer field. To get to this stage, she first had to have surgery on the injured knee. She then underwent a step-by-step recovery process that started with mainly stretching drills and progressed to more demanding exercises as she became closer and closer to 100 percent. During this process, Olwig made it clear to Arnold that no matter what happened, she was still a member of the team.

“One of the things I wanted to stress to her was that she was still a part of the Lady Knights soccer program,” Olwig said. “An injury does not remove you from anything. Soccer is important to us, but the individual is more important and we wanted to make sure she was still a part of the team.”

The thing that helped Arnold the most in getting through her injury was being able to remain with her team while the season went on. No matter where the team went, she was given the opportunity to go and stay with her teammates. While it helped, it also provided some of the more challenging moments of this entire experience for Arnold, mostly when it came to only being able to watch as others played.

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teammates practice and things like that because you want to be out there playing and doing stuff but you just can’t,” Arnold said. “Once I had started to get back into it, though, I was very eager to jump ahead, and my club coaches kind of had to hold me back so I didn’t mess anything up again.”

While most athletes will always want to get right back on the field, it is crucial to have people like their coaches there for them to keep them in line, stand by their side and support them while they go through an injury of as much magnitude as a torn ACL. This applies to Arnold and her situation, as everyone from coaches of both her club and high school teams to former and current teammates aided her along the way back to the field. One of the people who played the biggest role as a supporter in Arnold’s recovery was senior Elizabeth Conley. Conley played with her on the FHN soccer team in each of her first three years at the high school level, while also going through the exact same type of injury as Arnold in her sophomore year. With experience in recovering from this injury, Conley had a better understanding of what Arnold was going through than most.

“I tried to support her through it because [my old injury] was one of the worst experiences of my life, and I know soccer is really important to her,” Conley said. “It’s really painful to be separated from the sport you love for such a long period of time.”

While she was away from playing the sport for nearly three quarters of a year, Arnold’s relationship with soccer only grew. She discovered what the game truly means to her and that it is one of the most important things to her in her life.

“I’ve definitely come to have a deeper appreciation for the game due to not being able to play it for so long,” Arnold said. “I have found a new love for it, and it motivates me even harder to keep playing and doing what I love.”

Arnold is going into her senior year of playing soccer, and will be slotted right into the left back position of the varsity team. With it being her final year playing high school soccer, Arnold has set the bar high for where she wants herself and her team to be at the end of the season.

“I’d like us to win Districts and Sectionals, and then go on to State,” Arnold said. “We’ve been capable the last couple of years and I think this year could be the year where our group connects more and is able to do it.”

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Senior Heidi Hauptman and juniors Chloe May and Hannah DeGraw pose on the track before practice. Hauptman believes that being a part of the St. Charles Cyclones was a great way to be introduced to the sport at any age. (Photo by Sam Cary)

GETTING A HEAD START

Before high school, a few FHN students began running in track through a club team

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or some high school athletes, the first day of tryouts their freshman year is the first time they have played that sport, especially for FHN track and field. However, a few FHN track runners grew up as members of the St. Charles Cyclones Running Club. This program allows young athletes to start competitive running as soon as 7 years old.

“Getting out there and running in general is going to create a fitness base, and this is going to naturally translate to any other activity that someone wants to do,” Kenneth King, Cyclones coach and retired FHSD teacher, said.

The club started after coaches King and Larry Bynum noticed the St. Charles Boys and Girls Club, which offers after school activities to youth, not paying attention to their track program by lack of funding and training.

This led King and Bynum to start their own running club.

A few distance runners on the current FHN track team spent a couple years running with the Cyclones. These athletes are juniors Hannah DeGraw and Chloe May and senior Heidi Hauptman.

According to May and DeGraw, youth athletes are able to get more than just running technique out of working with the Cyclones. Previous athletes feel that the program helped them grow as an athlete and a person, shaping them into the better athlete than when they started.

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“Running track influenced me significantly before high school in many different aspects,” May said. “I began running track competitively, on a club team, at the age of 9. It wasn’t always easy, but the obstacles I faced along the way shaped the person that I am now.”

For other runners, like DeGraw, memories that will stick with them throughout their careers were formed during their time with the Cyclones.

“Going into my eighth grade year, I was a member of the Cyclones 4x800 team,” DeGraw said. “This team was able to beat the previous National Champions during a meet, and it is one of my favorite Cyclone memories.

Not only that, but through my time with the Cyclones, I learned important life lessons like mental toughness.”

For other athletes, the Cyclones track program was able to build a foundation for other sports. For freshman Alli Vernon, she was able to use the Cyclones program to prepare her for upcoming soccer seasons by helping her become a faster runner and become stronger mentally.

“I started running because I had soccer and I wanted to stay in shape,” Vernon said. “I was also able to meet a lot of new people and create memories that I know will stick with me.”

With the program coming up on its 25 year anniversary, coach King still feels that it only benefits youth athletes to be a part of the program like it did for DeGraw, Hauptman, Vernon and May. “Even if track and field isn’t your first love or your first sport, just the training will help you with whatever else you are doing,” King said.

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TENNIS PLAYER PROFILES

Dev Patel, Brendan Schmidt, Colby Winner and Sachin Milli are all tennis players on a different level Senior Dev Patel started playing tennis his freshman year. In middle school, he played baseball until seventh grade and decided that when he got in high school he wanted to try something new. All his friends played tennis, so he thought he could get a better relationship with them through playing a sport with them.

“I just love the environment,” Patel said.

“All the people on the team are fun and they are just fun people to be around and play a sport.”

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Senior Brendan Schmidt played soccer up until his freshman year, when he wanted to try something new. Schmidt found his love for tennis in a summer camp. He enjoys the competitive aspect the most and hopes to get better and have fun this upcoming season. His motivation is it to meet his friends every day and have something to look forward to each day of school.

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“It just makes the school day better to know that I’ll play tennis afterward,” Schmidt said.

Senior Colby Winner just joined the FHN tennis team this season. He decided to start playing this season because many of his friends play tennis and he wanted to spend more time with them.

This season he wants to test how far he can go and see if it could be a sport he might play in college.

Junior Sachin Milli started playing tennis two and a half years ago. He enjoys that it helps him make new friends. Milli personally looks forward to just getting out of the daily routine of school, coming out to the field, forgetting about the things that are going on in school and just having fun.

“You get to connect with people you wouldn’t have known before, and even make deeper connections with the friends you have,” Winner said.

“I started playing tennis because a lot of my friends started playing tennis,” Milli said. “They just took me out one day, and I thought that it was really fun.”

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SHARING THE FIELD

A lacrosse net sits inside of a soccer goal on the turf field. After a large debate, the school has agreed to paint lines on the field for the lacrosse team. (Photo by Josie Santel)

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Since the girls’ lacrosse team officially became a sport in 2016, they have practiced and played every game on the grass fields. They have played 17 out of 34 scheduled games since the start of the team, most of them being canceled because of the rain. Now, after countless games called off, the girls lacrosse team finally found a solution to their problem. For the 2018 season, the team has made a deal to share the turf field with the girls soccer team for practices and games.

“The field that we used to play on would get so swampy with the littlest amount of rain, so half our games would get canceled,” junior lacrosse player Autumn Schrader said. “Most of our practices we would end up covered in mud and ruining the field,

so it was done to make sure lacrosse players didn’t feel left out.”

The two teams decided that they would use the field every other day and both teams will use the field for home games, which will hopefully limit the number of canceled games for girls lacrosse.

Whenever rain does fall, the teams decided that the soccer team will get one half of the field, and lacrosse will get the other half.

“The fact that we’re sharing the turf is great for both programs,” assistant varsity girls’ soccer coach Larry Scheller said. “Everybody wants a good surface to play on, and clearly for them, it’s better to have a better playing field, in this case, the better playing field is the turf.” (Brief by Joel Boenitz)

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Freshman Avery Ward and junior Kira Ward pose with their matching volleyball jerseys after a tournament. The matching numbers happened by chance. (Photo submitted)

SETTING EACH OTHER UP For siblings junior Kira and freshman Avery Ward, volleyball is more than just a sport to them.

They’ve played volleyball together for about three years and it has created a strong bond between them. “[Kira] started playing and I thought ‘Hey, maybe we could play together,’” Avery said. “It’s something we share a common interest in. It’s definitely given me something to do outside of school activities.”

Their father, Darrin Ward, was the main person who inspired them to play volleyball in the first place. He started his junior year in high school and played all through college at Ohio State University.

Avery started volleyball when he was 11. He plans on playing for the rest of his high school career and through college. Kira started volleyball in fourth grade. Though she does not plan on playing volleyball for the college she will go to in the future, she wants to continue playing for a club or recreational team.

“Kira is very good, she plays multiple positions, and she’s willing to adapt to anything,” Kent Stover, varsity girls’ volleyball coach, said.

Not only do they share a passion for a sport, but they share the same number: 20. However, having the same number was purely coincidental, according to Kira.

Not only do they share a common number, but they share a love for volleyball and watching the other grow as players.

“Volleyball is my life,” Kira said.

“It has affected every aspect of my life. I basically build my schedule around volleyball, but I would not change it one bit.” (Brief by Kylah Woods)

Senior Sam Grace pitches on Francis Howell North’s baseball field. He has a 94 mph pitch speed and has been on varsity for three years.

(Photo Illustration by Jordan Milewczik)

PITCHING WITH PASSION Senior Sam Grace is one of the top pitchers in the state of Missouri

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hirteen years ago, senior Sam Grace found a passion for baseball that has taken him farther than he ever expected throughout his baseball career. According to Prep Baseball Report, Grace is ranked the eleventh pitcher in the state of Missouri right now, pitching a 94 mph fastball. Most high school pitchers pitch mid to low 80s. On average, major league baseball players pitch between 95 mph to 105 mph fastballs.

“I think Sam can go as far as he wants to go with baseball,” Mike Freedline, varsity assistant baseball coach, said. “I think he can make it to the big leagues with his arm. He is very dedicated to the sport.”

When Grace was young, he started playing with recreational baseball teams to try it out. He soon fell in love with the sport. As he got older, he started to play on higher competition teams like the Mizuno Eagles and the Rawling Tigers.

“I have played baseball with Sam for five years,” senior Jeffery Cox said. “He is always enthusiastic about the game, and he is always getting us pumped up for the games and make sure we are keeping a positive attitude.”

Grace has been on the varsity baseball team at FHN since sophomore year. Grace also played for the Rawlings Tigers until junior year.

“My best game in high school was against Howell Central

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my sophomore year, and I threw a complete game shutout,” Grace said.

Last high school baseball season, Grace had a strained flexor tendon in his middle finger that set him out most of the season.

“This set me back mentally and physically because it kept me from practicing in the offseason and getting better,” Grace said.

Grace finds baseball a mental game. Over the years he has developed more self-confidence in his pitching. During the high school season Grace will go to the practices or games and then will go to Premier Pitching and Performance to lift weights or to focus on some recovery so his body will feel better in the following days.

“Sam has been getting stronger and more mature every year,” Freedline said. “He has been developing pitching skills and learning how to pitch rather than just throw.”

Grace has committed to play Division 1 baseball at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He chose this school because they have a good pitching program that will further his pitching development. Grace is excited to pursue his passion of baseball at SIU because they offered him the best academic and athletic scholarship. Grace wants to make it to the best of his ability, but his goal is to be a professional baseball player.

“My family and coaches have inspired me because they have pushed me to be better and support me in everything I do,” Grace said.

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RUGBY POSITIONS FOR DUMMIES

Here’s explanations for different positions in rugby. The numbers on each jersey corresponds to the numbers below “I’ve been playing for three years.

It’s just a fun sport in general. It’s not like your average sport.”

-Conner Hodgkins, 11, plays hooker “I’ve been playing rugby for four years. Rugby is a really fun sport.

I’ve grown up doing contact sports so it’s just something that I fit into.”

-Hunter Collins, 12, plays scrum half “I’ve been playing for four years.

The reason that I play is because it reminds me of football and there’s a lot more technique.

You have to put a lot of trust into your teammates. You build strong relationships with your teammates.”

-Bon Jang, 12, plays inside center “This is my first year playing. I joined because the sport seemed interesting. Also I’ve always had a love for sports and staying fit.”

-Kyle Mccrary, 9, plays right wing “I started playing freshman year here. I like playing because it’s a very competitive sport. It’s very physical. You put a lot of trust into your teammates. Its very fast pace.

It’s a lot of fun.”

-Floris Kruger, 12, plays flanker

Loose-head-prop, Tight-head-prop

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They make up what is known as the front row.

This refers to their position in the scrum. Props are normally bigger guys who have to handle head-to-head competition. The scrums support the hookers body weight, allowing them to see and strike the ball when it is put into the scrum.

Besides this they help secure the ball when a player gets tackled.

The two locks are in the second row of forwards.

These players need to be tall and powerful because they are the target men in the lineout.

Normally, these players are the ball carriers. Most of the time they are the tallest members of the team.

Support plays, tackling and ball-carrying is what this guy is supposed to specialize in. His duties are similar to that of the flanker, and together, they make up what is known as the back row. He is the only player who is allowed to pick the ball up from the base of the scrum.

They are arguably the most important player on the pitch. Nearly every attack will pass through the fly half. They must be strong in tackling because they are responsible for defending the team’s open-source flanker. They are also the ones who kick it down the field to gain a better position.

Left-Wing, Right Wing

They are the finisher in attack, the last line of defense when the ball is not in their possession.

Because of this, they need to be fast.

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Hooker

They line up between the two props. They are responsible for winning possession of the ball in the scrummage. Hooker is normally the smallest member of the front row because of the fact that the props must support his weight. They are also responsible for throwing in the ball in at the line out to the line out jumper.

Blind-Side Flanker, Open-Side Flanker

These players are known to have less resposibility, but they still must be good at speed strength, tackling and handling. They are usually at the center of the action and are supposed to win the balls from ruck and mauls. They also collect balls from tackled players along with making their own tackles.

Scrum-Half

This person is the link between the forwards and backs. They line up directly behind the forwards and control when the ball is taken out to the backs from the rear of the scrum. They tend to be one of the smaller players on the team.

Inside-Centre, Outside Center There are two centers: the inside center and the outside center. Both must be dynamic runners and be able to find holes in the gaps since they act also as the team’s ball handlers. Their main job is to either try and break the defensive line or create opportunities for their teammates to try and score.

Full-Back

They are behind the entire back line. They must be comfortable catching high balls because they are the ones who receive them. They also must know when to counter kick or when to run. They must be fast with their decisions.

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THE SPORTS STRIP

LOOKING WINTER SEASON BACK AT THE

Coach Darrell Davis talks to the varsity team during the Pink Ribbon game on Feb. 9. The Knights lost with a final score of 80-48. This was the 10th annual Pink Ribbon Game put on to bring awareness to breast cancer and those affected by it. (Photo by Phoebe Primeau)

VAST BENEFITS OF COMPETING IN SPORTS There are many reasons that participating in sports is beneficial for students. I know that the impact that my taking part in sports throughout high school has been great throughout my life.

Without my athletics, I probably wouldn’t have the same motivation towards life that I have.

Playing a sport requires a lot of time and energy.

While it may be hard to balance athletics and sports and some people may think this would distract student-athletes from schoolwork, the opposite is true. Sports require memorization, repetition and learning. These are skill sets that are directly relevant to class work or other things outside of school.

Fighting for a common goal with a group of players and coaches teaches a player how to build teamwork and effectively communicate to solve problems. This experience is helpful when encountering problems at work or at home. The problem solving skills that are gained through sports can be applied to many other aspects of life.

Another obvious benefit to playing sports is the health benefits involved. Sports can help someone reach fitness goals and maintain a healthy weight as well as encouraging healthy decision-making. Participating in sports can also improve someone’s mood, boost energy and promotes better sleep. One of the best things that I have noticed from my time participating in sports is how much of a stress reliever it is. Exercising is a natural way to loosen up and let go of stress.

Whenever I am stressed, I typically go for a run or do some sort of physical activity and I notice that it always tends to make me feel better.

Watching all of the hard work and dedication pay off and achieving goals develops selfconfidence. Achieving a sport or fitness goal encourages the work ethic to set and achieve other goals whether it is in sports or outside of them. This is a rewarding and exciting learning process.

The end of a school year means the start of a new one after summer. Along with the start of a new school year comes the restart of the sports seasons. I strongly advise you to get involved in a sport if you are not already. The connections and joy that my high school sports have brought to me couldn’t be compared to anything else in my high school career. (Story by Heidi Hauptman)

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INDIVIDUAL SUCCESSES

Senior Rizwan Hyder looks to pass during the Jan. 16 game against Timberland. The Knights won with a final score of 80-75. (Photo by Wil Skaggs)

Boys’ basketball fought until the very end of their season, taking on FZW in their last game of regular play. The Knights fell short with a final score of 45-62 in favor of the Jaguars. Adding this game to their overall season, the loss brought the boys’ record to 4-20.

Though the team as a whole could not measure up, there were individuals who set the bar high.

Junior Miles Montgomery showed leadership on offense, putting up 14 points. Junior Anthony Hople put 9 points on the board while going 5 for 6 from the free throw line. This is the second year in a row the Knights have ended their season in a loss to FZW (51-68 for the Jaguars previously).

Though this game ended the Knights’ season once again, playing a stronger defense and allowing fewer points this year is promising for what the program holds going into the future.

“We wanted to have fun the right way, with hard work,” Coach Darrell Davis said. (Brief by Liz Wagner)

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Freshman Isabelle Delarue looks to pass during the varsity game against Timberland on Jan 16.. Delarue is the only freshman on the varsity girls’ basketball team and plays alongside her sister junior Gabby Delarue. Isabelle has scored 220 points during her first season on the team. (Photo by Wil Skaggs)

TOP PLAYERS The Lady Knights Basketball team’s top offensive leaders were juniors Gabby Delarue and Hannah Wilson, as they both scored 249 points this season for the Knights. They had an overall season record of 6-20.

“What I’ll miss most about this season is probably going to be the people,” junior Patty O’Leary said. “We spend a lot of time together so we have all gotten really close.

We are going to miss our seniors a ton so it will be different next year. There’s nothing like coming off of a season with such a close, tight-knit group of kids and knowing that we have a lot of those kids coming into the future.”

With the head coach position going to Dawn Hahn halfway through the season, the girls had to get used to a new coaching style and practice regimine. (Brief by Jamie Sneed)

HOPE FOR NEXT YEAR

During the Nov. 7 varsity hockey match against Holt, Evan Lassanske takes a shot on goal. Lassanke scored the last goal with two minutes remaining and winning with the score 8-6.

Senior Matthew Tilley skates around an opponent from FZS during the varsity hockey match on Nov. 10. The Knights got two goals in attempt to take the lead but still lost 4-3. (Photos by Jordan Milewczik)

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The FHN Hockey team had many changes this past season: they got a new coach, students graduated and new players joined the team to start playing hockey. The Knights ended the 17-18 season with a record of 1-19. The team, however, never gave up and took a lot of good experience with them.

“We will have a lot of good memories, but I am proud of our guys for fighting through the lack of available players this season,” Coach Ryan Gannon said.

The team is looking forward to the upcoming 2018-19 season and has the potential to get back into the league.

“We have some strong freshmen that will be coming into the program next year that we are all excited about,” Gannon said. “We will definitely miss our seniors, but I am happy for what they gave in their time to us and the club and am excited for them to continue in their paths with the future.” (Brief

by Fabian Schwuchow)

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During the varsity girls swim meet against Fort Zumwalt South, seniors Anna Lindquist and Erin Stock listen as someone talks with the team. The Knights lost against the FZS Bulldogs 87-96 at the St. Peters Rec-Plex. (Photo by Savannah Wandzel)

Junior Kamryn Bell dives into the pool during the Jan. 9 girls varsity swim meet against Timberland. Bell, the only diver representing FHN, took first place in the dive portion of the meet, but the Girls’ varsity swim team placed third overall losing to Timberland and Francis Howell High School. (Photo by Sam Cary)

On Feb. 6, sophomore Joanna Dohrman swims the breaststroke during the annual Gateway Annual Conference. She received first in the 500 free. Dohrman was one of the four girls that went to state. (Photo by Savannah Wandzel)

BREAKING RECORDS The girls’ swimming season ended after senior Erin Stock, sophomores Joanna Dohrman and Sumi Chen and freshman Olivia Neunaber competed at the MSHSAA State Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex.

The two breakout performances at state were by Stock and Dohrman. Stock broke the school record

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for the 100m butterfly with a time of 1:00.40, while Dohrman earned second place in the 500m freestyle, breaking her own school record with a time of 5:06.65.

“It was one of my favorite experiences of the whole season,” Neunaber said. “The atmosphere made you want to go out and swim the best you can.” (Brief by Joel Boentiz)

BACK TO THE BASICS With spring sports underway, boys golf coach Mark Wright looks to his past experience as a coach and understanding that golf is a sport that requires effort from each individual player to prepare his team for the season ahead.

After a successful season of player development last year, including two golfers making it to sectionals, Wright now looks to go back to basics. He is planning to focus on helping each player work out what they are doing right, and wrong with their swing.

“I want each player no matter where they start to improve,” Wright said. “We will work on fundamentals.

The hope is that working on these fundamentals will lead to lower scores.”

Wright also has a goal of teaching the players to better understand the specifics of the game and its ins and outs.

“I want to also teach them course management, what clubs to use for what situation,” Wright said. “It can be tough to learn all of these things and takes a lot of experience.”

Though there is only one returning varsity player, Thomas Bell, Wright is optimistic that if this year’s group comes and works hard each day they will be successful.

“Having a positive mindset is very important,” Wright said. “It really just takes guys committing and understanding that the most important shot is the next shot.”

(Brief by Isaiah Bryant)

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WHAT'S THE PICK? The best combinations for teens who can’t decide what to do

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MOVIE THEATERS OR HOME MOVIES Watching movies at home is fun for date nights or even just a relaxing day when there’s nothing else to do. Staying in and having a good time with friends or loved ones, but when out at the movies, there’s a whole new atmosphere. The food, the drinks and the games all make the movies better. Watching movies at home will be pointless because there will be more things to do than actually watching the movie, unlike going to the movie theater.

“I like being in the comfort of my own home, and people are just too loud in the movie theaters,” senior Marissa Hunt said.

KETCHUP ON CHICKEN OR BBQ SAUCE ON CHICKEN

MILK THEN CEREAL OR CEREAL THEN MILK Cereal then milk is traditional and normal, but going for a second bowl and pouring more cereal on top of the milk is reasonable. It won’t make any sense to go that way if someone goes for seconds. Personally, the right way is to go for

the milk first then the cereal. Milk makes bones stronger and having a majority of milk with less cereal makes my mornings. Many people say whoever does the milk first then the cereal is crazy, not having to pour more milk when there’s already enough for several bowls.

“I do cereal then the milk because you get more cereal and it’s not soggy,” junior Barrah Abuelawi said.

LICK THE OREO OR BITE THE OREO Licking the Oreo gets all the icing off, which is fun and hits people with lots of sugar, and then can get to the rest of the cookies, which is also tasty. Eating Oreos isn’t the same if the eater just don’t bites it, though. Breaking the cookie open just to lick the filling is pointless when eating it in two bites. Everyone eats cookies differently, but for me enjoying the cookie whole is better instead of doing all extra steps.

“I bite the cookie because it’s a cookie and it’s supposed to be eaten like a cookie,” freshman Taylor Dumbar said.

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Cold fried chicken can be good with ketchup, and the salty content from the chicken and the ketchup is just a good blend together sometimes. Fries are for ketchup and bbq sauce is for meats, though. No if’s, and’s or but’s about it. Ketchup is bland with zero flavors, so why put it on chicken? Barbecue sauce comes in many flavors and spices and adding it to seasoned chicken that could be baked, fried and steamed.

“I love chicken with barbecue sauce because most flavors are tangy, and it just goes well with it,” junior Hanna Alexander said.

TURN THE TACO OR TILT YOUR HEAD Turning the taco is helpful when eating.

Most of the times it keeps the body inside of the shell and if it spills out then you can easily pick it up and enjoy it. Eating Mexican food is one of my favorite things to do and make, but I hate it when my taco falls apart. I tilt my head to a 35 degree, so enjoying every bite will be satisfying. “[I like] turning my head when I eat the taco because I don’t want none of it to fall out, and it’s just easier to catch my food,” freshman Sierra Jolliff said.

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NORM IS WATCHING YOU

ESCORTS ARE NEITHER HAVOC-INDUCING NOR THE BEGINNING OF AN ORWELLIAN DYSTOPIA (Illustration by Daniel Xiang)

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t FHN, students are supposed to remain in their classes. This task appears to be surprisingly difficult. As such, FHN now assigns escorts to follow and watch students who leave their classrooms. Woe is us, FHN is slowly becoming an Orwellian police state. We already have cameras, now we have officially sanctioned observers; soon, the newspaper will become a pile of propaganda and our classes will be 70 percent secret police spying on the other secret police for signs of deviance and insubordination.

Calm down. The escort policy is only a real issue if you regularly leave the room during class; then, it might cause a bit of delay as you wait, but generally speaking a few minutes isn’t too long.

If you intend to do something that an escort would stop, you probably shouldn’t be doing it in school. At the very least, if observation is a

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concern, there are places other than the school you can do stuff at. Places without cameras. Or secret police.

The escort policy requires students to go with an escort when they leave a classroom during class; to go somewhere outside of passing period, their teacher must call an escort to go with them. Students who want to leave their classes will have to wait for an escort to arrive.

With a witness following them, students would find it harder to do anything against the school rules or to prolong their absence without being caught.

Ideally, this would mean that they stop trying and stay in class, removing distractions from education and thus making it easier for students to focus.

This policy was put in place due to the number of students in the hallways during class.

The administration decided to issue escorts to students to make sure that they do what they need to quickly so that they can go back to class

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as soon as possible, as well as ensuring that students only leave class with good reason.

The current escort system is still being adjusted; the administration is watching how effective it is and what about it needs to be changed. As of now, there is no set end point; if the policy proves ineffective, it will likely be modified or stopped.

For now, it will be used for the rest of the school year.

Read another story The escort policy covering the escort system on page 7. will not affect the average student often enough to severely inconvenience them. The need for staff members on standby to accompany students would trouble the staff more than the students. The average student doesn’t leave the classroom often enough to be severely inconvenienced by an observer. A little surveillance is not enough to panic over. That is not a challenge. Stop panicking.

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The food that’s really good to eat People have strayed away from cooking to eating out, but making meals at home is healthier and more valuable

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ake up. Eat McDonald’s. Go to school. Drive home. Pick up Bread Co. Sleep. Repeat.

The past few years, all we do is go out to fast food places or restaurants to eat. We, as a whole, hardly ever eat at home with our parents, let alone cook an actual homemade meal, which can be healthier and way more flavorful for the taste buds. Ever since I was little, I wanted to be a chef and make good food for the soul.

Nowadays, it’s always our friends first, family second.

A homemade meal is prepared with love and patience, not to be rushed in a hurry. Dishes can be more fun to make with family than just by yourself because cooking with your mom or dad is fun. Plus, you can make memories with them that can last a lifetime. My mother showed me the basics, but over the years, I learned more complex foods and separated the good from the bad, like greasy foods that lead to bad arteries and strokes.

Dinners at home are less costly and way healthier. The many types of food, ranging from American to Asian, can lead to tons of new food experiences.

Restaurants and dinners at home are both very good and delicious. However, most foods have MSG, which is used as a flavor enhancer that causes many health problems, leading to high blood pressure and even diabetes. Cooking food at home is just a better experience than waiting 30 minutes to an hour for a plate of unhealthy chicken tenders at Popeyes.

Eating out isn’t bad every once in a while, but going out to eat almost every day will cause more weight and more ache. A single McDonald’s burger has 280 calories, and eating a burger every other day will lead to at least 3000 calories. Places like Fazoli’s, Burger King, Chinese Express, Fish N’ Fries and Steak ‘n Shake are all good, but you can easily make a burger that has less than 200

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calories with turkey meat, homemade mayo, tomatoes, avocados, whole wheat buns and pickles. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind having Fazoli’s chicken alfredo noodles, but have you made homemade pasta? All you need is olive oil, wheat flour and eggs. That actually equals up to 300 calories.

Whether you like to cook or not, you should always try to be healthy and try to cook at home or even find food with less calories.

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STUDENT TAKE: WHAT DO YOU USE HOMEROOM FOR?

O O O O R R M MSS E E M M O LOUD HHO THAT

“I usually play on my phone and text my friends.”

JACOB KAUCHER, 9

“Normally I just sit and talk because I have nothing else to do.”

DONOVAN WASHINGTON, 9

“I usually get a pass and go to choir to rehearse music.”

DON BONE, 10

“I go to intervention with Mr. Watson because he gives us candy and lets us play on our phones.”

KAYLIN HELMS, 11

(won’t let me focus on homework)

I DON’T KNOW THEM SORRY NEVER SEE THEM OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM

GROUP OF FIRENDS

ALWAYS ON THEIR PHONE

WE WENT TO MIDDLE SCHOOL TOGETHER...

NEVER TALKS...EVER

ME

MY ONLY PAL IN HERE

I DON’T KNOW WHO THIS IS

DEFINITLEY COPYING HOMEWORK

RAN OUT OF SOCIAL MEDIA 10 MIN AGO

THE TEACHER: DON’T REALLY KNOW THE TEACHER: I’VE NEVER HAD THEM TOO WELL, SO THAT’S THEM, PROBABLY NEVER WILL AWKWARD

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A HOMEROOM REVAMP

Homeroom is in need of a change in order to fit the interests of the students and where they spend the most time

“I typically don’t go to homeroom because I get a pass and go to Ms. Knight’s room. I work on art or sleep.”

HALEY PEER, 11

“I usually do homework, go to a different class or I go to mentors.”

ABBIE MILLER, 11

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Wednesdays between second and third hour are used for either working on procrastinated homework, talking with friends or killing time on devices. By senior year, students’ favorite teacher is used to their face popping in before homeroom starts to grab a pass. They bolt out of their assigned homeroom after their pass is signed faster than thought possible. Biomed students go to Riffee’s room. Journalism students go to Manfull’s room. Drama students go to Sulzner’s room. Band students go to Stegeman’s room. Choir students go down to Crane’s room. So on and so forth.

If students with a particular interest in a class

or activity leave their designated homeroom anyway, what’s the point? Students should have the ability to sign up for a homeroom that is of interest to them, where they will get the most done.

Teachers at the beginning of the year should request a certain number of students allowed in their classroom and from there, students should sign up to be a part of that homeroom with approval from that teacher.

Drama students who need to work on the set for the upcoming musical, for example, can use their homeroom time productively in a positive, comfortable environment. If students need to take a test, they can, of course, sign out of that homeroom to do it for that week’s homeroom, but if homerooms were available

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based on interests it would benefit that work to open up homeroom should be given to them time because students would be in classrooms to help them branch out. they value.

Changing homeroom locations to be optional With a tight-knit homeroom, communication would mean that the current graduation between the masses might also be easier name-calling method, where homeroom to deliver. The students are automatically teachers read out the names of their students closer because they are with people who in alphabetical order, would be scrapped. have the same passions.

Teachers who feel they have They know each other, so exemplary students in that receiving information is easier grade level or a connection as a result. Also, doing the with the graduating class Check out this news brief on proposed activities assistant could read a section of names page 6 for more information principal Chris Birch suggested and alternate with others, about homeroom. might also be easier to section after section. An easy administer with people who fix. enjoy each other’s company.

With homeroom being If a student doesn’t have a particular interest, an opportunity for students to get work they can be slotted wherever there is an open done inside of school, it’s important that it is spot, introducing them to new activities that organized in a beneficial way. It would be a way could catch their eye. For freshmen, mentors for students to connect with others with the are still necessary to help them navigate the same interests instead of being around people school, so after freshman year the opportunity just for their last name.

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Have you bought a yearbook yet? Check here: You can purchase yearbooks in the main office, in room 105, or online at FHNtoday.com.

Yearbooks are $65 and they go up in price in May so make sure to get yours today.

If your name isn’t on the list below, it means you have not ordered your yearbook yet. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Kiel at jordyn.kiel@fhsdschools.org.

Abanathie, Madison Abusoud,Nadia Adams, Carsten Adams, Ellen Addison, Aslee Adell, Paris Al-Saward, Emily Alega, Juan Alexander, Hanna Allen, Tricia Allison, James Allman, Orion Ammons, Katie Andavolu, Suhas Anderson, Meghan Anderson,Abby Annem, Shikha Apicello, Rebekah Archer, Natalie Argent, Grant Arnold, Catherine Arnold, Sarah Arrigo, Joseph Asega, Mekias Atkinson, Gavin Autumn, Lowrey Avants, Krista Azevedo, Brianna Back, Abbi Baker, Cassie Bales Morgan Bales, Grace Bales,Jadyn Baniak, Justin Bank, Pierce Barker, Austin Barlos, Elizabeth Barlow, Devyn Bascio, Kate Basford, Drew (Jonathan?)

Battles, Madison Bauer, Lauren Beach, Caleb Beach, Chase Beach, Tyler Beasley, Stacey Beckmann, jessica Bedwell, Devilyn Beiner, Kiley Bell, Jeffrey Bell, Kamryn Bell, Thomas Berkely, Josh Berthold, Enoch Besancenez, Breanna Beye, Emily Bira, Isabel Bira, Rachel Birk, Austin Birkner, Navy Bivins, Cheyenne Black, Jenna Black, Richard Blanchard, Jenny Blanke, Caroline Blodgett, Nick Boenitz, Joel Bogda, Mckayla Bommarito,Laini Bondada, Kumar Borshulte, Juliet Bowen, Elijah Bowman, Grace Bowman, Justin Boyd, Clay Boyd, Ethan Boyko, Ivan Bozich, Ashlynn Bradbury, Archie Bradbury, Delanie Brauch, Maxwell Brennan, Samarah Brewer, Madison Bridgeman, Brandon Bright, Nina Brink, Ashley Brinkley, Sean Brisstte, Drew Broadway, Sabrina Bronbolich, Matthew Brooks, Kathryn Brooks, Kathryn

Brooks, Kimberly Brooksher, Trenton Brown, Alyssa Brown, Jenna Brown, Tommy Brown,Parker Brune, Dylan Bugajski, Jamie Bugajski, Michael Burbank, Clayton Burger, Amber Burger, Hannah Burke, Samantha Burkhalter, Lily Burris, Kelly Busby, Juliaane Bustos, Noe Bustos, Noe Butler, Andrew Butler, Emily Butteiger, Emma cabrera, jordan kianu Callaway, Jackson Cancel Nadal, Andres Cannon, Bryan Caring, Justin Carite, Sophie Carr, Declan Cary, Sam Casey, Jacob Cather, Hannah Catlin, Grace Caudle, Hannah Caudle, Trevor Cavato, Allison Chaney, Leah Chaney, Lucas Chankin, Ethan Chapple, Jordan Chaves, Arianna Gail Cher, Sami Christensen, Justin Chruma, Abigail Clark, Matthew Clayton, Jakob Clemons, Erika Cline, Madison Cline, Mallory Cline, Summer Clinstman, Ava Coffell, Madelin Coffman, Abigail Cole, Grant Collins, Jesse Condren, TJ Conley, Elizabeth Connolly, Chris Contractor, Riya Cope, Jabari Cosey, Jayla Cox, Elizabeth Cox, Jeffery Crafts, Chloe Crain, Megan Crist, Tyler Cronin, Conor Crow, Kyle Cruzen, Dominic Cuccio, Angela Cunningham, Mia Curtner, Raven Dale-Derks, Thomas Danneger, Jennifer Davidson, Anthony Davis-Srp, Connor Davis, Danielle Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Hannah Davis, Jozie Davlin, Jaden Day, Austin Decker, Kelsey Dehesa, Trey Delaney, Ryan Delarue, Isabel Dempski, Luke Denningmann, Nathan Denno, Amanda DeSalvo, Maria Dickherber, Audrey Diehl, Ashlee Dodds-Bradshaw,

Gabrielle Donoto, Jackson Donovan, Clayton Doss, Haley Droege, Shane Dulaney, Jacob Dunbar, Taylor Dunscombe, Haley Dupont, Sierra Dupske, Anna Durham, Andrew Durham, Emma Durrett, Mackenzi Durrett, Sebastion Echelmeyer, Delaney Eckhard, Emma Edelen, Kailee Eimer, Sophia Ell, Benjamin Ellison, Sydney Elzein, Taylor Elzein, Taylor Emerson, Mark Erfling, Micheala Falls, Kenysha Farkas, Jacob Farner, Leah Faupel, Alivia Feldman, John Ferry, Jack Fischer, Emma Fisher, Samantha Flores, Karssandra Flores, Kassandra Floyd, Luke Forth, Audrey Forth, Katherine Fox, Aubree Freeman, Anne Furch, Alayna Gabel, Jameson Gabel, Sophia Galkowski, Jenna Gallagher, Connor Gallagher, Evan Gallahan, Danielle Gannon, Brendan Gehricke, Jenna George, Jackie Georgevitch-Layne, Tyler Gerhardt, Emma Gestring, Trevor Giacomarra, Noah Giacomarra, Sydney Gibson,Medjine Gillen, Trevor Gilliam, Reece Gilmore, Melanie Ginn, Bryanna GledHill, Isabella Gliffelz, Dominic Goad, Alexis Golliday, Mark Gonzalez, Caitlin Gonzalez, Cami Gonzalez, Caroline Gonzelez, Diana Goodwin, Kathleen Gordon, Daniel Gordon, Elise Gorsich, Andrew Gorzel, Donavon Grace, Sam Grapenthin,Devon Graves, Zachary Gray, Zack Grellner, Nikki Griffin, Jamazia Gruettemeyer, Isabella Habibi, Aaliyah Habibi, Aiden Hackney, Carson Hackney, Sydney Hackstadt, Anna Hagene, Dakota Haislip, Courtney Hale, Elizabeth Hamelback, Megan (graduated) Hammond, Bret Han, Sandy Hardin, Emily Harris, Ben

Harris, Holly Harris, Sam Hart, Savannah Hasenbeck, Amanda Hauptman, Heidi Hayek, Brady Hebert, Peyton Heckman, Issac Heien, April Helbig, Julia Helfer, Aubrie Helmich, Caleb Helmich, Courtney Helmich, Emily Hennessey, Trevor Henry, Annie Henslee, Katie Henson, Alex Herr, Sam Herrman, Jadon Hesskamp, Kaitlyn Higgins, Adele Hillmann, Maggie Hines, Marshall Hodge, Ian Hodgkins, Connor Hoekstra, Nathan Hoelestra, Nick Hoffman, Jake Hoffman, Noah Hofmann, Brandon Hogan, Adam Hohensee, Julie Holder, Chase Hollaway, Logan Hollinger, Anna Hollins, Allana Hood, Emily Hople, Anthony Hopper, Anna Hopper, Cole Horstman, Chloe Hosea III, Randy Hosea, Haley Huddleston, Mya Hudson, Genesis Hueffmeier, Adam Hughes, Maurice Huss, Claire Hyder, Rizwan Iadevito, Gabriella Inman, Gavin Inman, Jordyn Jacks, Logan Jacobs, Dominick Jameson, Jett Jamison, Ben Jamison, Tom Janar, Bon Jansing, Makenna Johnson, Abby Johnson, Aidan Johnson, Caleb Johnson, Logan Johnson, Riley Johnson, Shelby Jokerst, Kaleik Jones Jr., Sterling Jones, Charlie Just, Emily Kahl, Madison Kampff, Riley Kannan, Shyam Karase, Lily Karase, Sophie Kasper, Faith Keating, Jordan Keatting, Taylor Kehoe, Kolton Kehoe, Rachel Kiel, Jermy Kientzle, Hannah Kilen, Parker Kilgore, Kellie King, Anthony King, Christopher Kirkpatrick, Kylie Koester, Patrick Kolath, Brooke Kornberger, Hunter Korte, Abigail Kruger, Floris Kuhlman, Brandon Kuhlmann, Connor Kuhlmann, Kyle

Kulage, Charles Kurtner, Raven LaBarge, Hunter Lamb, Madeline Lange, Adam Langi, Yousef Lassanske, Evan Lauer, Dillon Lawson, Riley Lechner, Tristan Ledbetter, Adrian Ledbetter, Andrew Lee, Alexis Lee, Iris Leimkuehler, Jenna Leuthauser, Brendan Levins, Colin Linchtengger, Evan Lindquist, Anna Linke, Kameron Linstrom, Grace Long, Alex Long, Ryan Longmore, Blaine Longmore, Bryce Louis Primeau Love, Hailey Lowe, Tiana Lowery, Ashleigh Ludwig, Troy Lukitsch, Trey Lyons, Noelle Maag, Evan MacMann, Kyleigh Malone, Bradley Manthey, Ella Markum, Jessalyn Marqueart, Austin Marshak,Max Martin, Alexander Martin, Kaili Martin, Trace Martin, Trysten Martinez, William Massman, Lauren Mathews, Lyric Matson, Cody Matthews, Seth Maye, Sarah Mayfield, Thomas Mccullough, Mary McDaniel, Aidan McDermott, Mia McIlroy, Megan Mckee, Seth Mckenzie, Cody Mclaughlin, Braeden McNevin, Margaret Meader-Boland, Jeremiah Medley, Madelyn Medlin, Brendan Meers,Madison Megan Puhse Mehlbrig, Kevin Meier, Drew Meneses, Thadeus Meyer, Devyn Mikelson, Gavin Milewczik, Jordan Millburn, Angel Miller, Abbie Miller, Emilie Miller, Megan Mills, Kylie Mitchell, Jackson Montileone, Alexandria Mooney, Paige Moore, Allie Moore, Allie Moore, Josh Moore, Mackenzie Moore, Sarah Moran, Natalie Morman, Ellie Morris, Caleb Mossinghoff, Ben Moxley, Peter Murphy, Josef Murray, Shelby Murrell, Keara Myers, Tyler Myrs,Rebekah Nabzdyk, Wally

Nation, Trevor Neff, Hannah Negrete, Danielle Neir, Margaret Nelson, Alex Nelson,Mackenzie Nepal, Rajat Neunaber, Olivia Neunaber, Riley Neuschwander, Jordan Newberry, Alivia Newport, Madeline Newport, Natalie Nolath, Brook Nost,Jessie Novak, Corrin Oakley, Emmalee Oetting, Emma Ohst, Megan Olson, Trenton Osterloh, Emma Ostrovskiy, Daniel Otto, Markus Oughton, Derek Owens, Chloe Pae, Jean Panagos, Natalie Papka, Jessica Papka, Lindsay Pardo, Ella Parks, Jack Parrott, Riley Passananti, Tony Pasuparthi, Askarthi Patel, Dev Patrylo, Madison Patterson, Aidan Pauley, Sahaura Pauley, Scott Pearson, Reide Penning, Hannah Peper, Connor Peper, Courtney Perez, Ashlynn Perryman, Grant Pete, Karen Peters,Blake Petra, Larisa Petro, Larisa Phoebe Primeau Pierson, Evan Pingel, Noah Pintor, Lilliana Pirrone, Rachel Plawski, Andrew Plaza, Mia Poirier, Taylor Prenzel, Cody Price, Jake Primeau, Amelia Prinkey, Katie Privett, Jacob Proebsting, Abby Pruett, Rhett Pryor, Amber Pugh, Jamie Pugh, Mackenzie Pundmann, Catherine Quinlan, Zachary Quinn, Emma Raster, Ashley Rathbun, Austin Rathbun, Carson Ray, Colin Ray, Connor Ray, Garrett Ray, Lauren Reavey, Anna Reed,Gabby Reese, Andrew Reiner, Adam Rhomberg,Justin Rice, Gracie Rich, Abby Richards, Reagan Richardson, Katie Riggs, Brayden Rinck, Alexis Roark, Alexander Robbers, Joey Roberson, Ashya Roberts, Mollie robideau Robideau, Joe

Robnett, Mitchell Rodriguez,Tyler Rogers, Erika Rogers, Naomi Rogers, Tanner Rogers, Tyler rohrbach, Emma Roider, Emily Romero, Abril Rorie, Lacey Rose, Savannah Ross, Chris Rowe, Madison Ruiz, Skylar Rulo, Shane Russelberg, Megan Rutherford, Brynna Sabourin, Cameron Salter, Braedon Sargent, Kimberlin Sauer, Kate Saunders, Trinity Savage, Payton Schaffer, kylie Scheer, Adam Scheer, Drew Scheulen, Amber Schindehette, Ella Schindler, Ava schmidt, brendan Schneider, Dominic Schrader, Autumn Schwartz, Jamie Scott, James Scott, Molly Seals, Adam Seay, Natalie Sebastian, Jack Senaldi, Jacob Seth, Lemaster Sevier, Audrey Sgroi, Jordyn Shah, Lauren Shaker, Rasha Shariff, Austin Shea, Mattie Shea, Ray Shellman, Will Sheridan, Taylor Sherman, Cole Shine, Adam Siem, Candace Simpson, Lilly Skillington, Jack Slaughter, Noah Slem, Candance Smallwood, Max Smith, Aaron Smith, Jacob Smith, Kyle Smith, Samantha Smith, Travis Smyth, Leann Sneed, Jamie snyder, kaityn Soar, Dillon Sobotka, Connor Sontheimer, Lily Sood, Kayliani Sparks,Maddi Springli, Kurt St. Gemme, Zoe St.John, Lucy Stallings, Elizabeth Statzer, Emilee Steck, Zach Stevens, Corinne Stevenson, Grace Stewart, Ethan Stock, Grant Stock, Kira Stock,Erin Stoltman, Hannah Stover, Brandi Stratmann, Haley Stuertz, Elise Sulzner, Carson Sutter, Zach Tabaka, Lucas Tanner, Josh Tasios, Dillon Tasios, Dillon Tatum, Damon Temper, Emma Terry, Nicholas Teuscher, Shane

Thomas, Jack Thomason, Lisa Thompson, Cory Tilden, Katelyn Tilley, Matt Tollefson, Andrew Tonnsen, Tea Torpea, Harley Tran, Kevin Treibley, Devon Tucker, Lewis Turbull, Christina Turnbeaugh, Madison Turnbull, Christina Turner, Natalie Turner, Nathan Turpin, Hunter Upamaka, Uma Uppalapati, Akila Valleroy, Corey Vanbarneveld, Shane Vanek, Paige Vargas, Najla Varvera, Grace Vernon, Alli Vernon, Emma Vo, Nathan Vore, Tyler Vossmeyer, Kyle Wade, Alexis Wagner, Joshua Wahwai, Eddiemac Walke, Zoey Wallace, Joseph Walls, Hannah Walls, Maria Walther, Ella Wandzel, Savannah Wang, Selena Ward, Avery Ward, Kira Warhover, Kristen Warring, Abby Watkins, Janae Watkins, Samuel Weaver,Sam Weiner, Tristan West, Brady Westermann, Paige Whitehead, Drake Whitely, Jacob Wilkinson,Cole Willenbrock, Amanda (1) Willenbrock, Amanda (2) Williams, Bre Williams, Brooke Williams, Ethan M. Williams, Sarah Willmann, Jake Willmann, Mike Wilson, Kierstin Winkeler, Quinn Winkelmann, Brett Winkle, Holly Winkle, Theresa Winner, Colby Winner, Michael Winner, Tyler Witherbee, Riley Witte, Christian Wizdom, Zach Woefel, David Wong, Isabella Wood, Dalton Wood, Madelyn Woods, Ryan Woodwart, Victoria Workman, Hallie Wortman, Courtney Wright, Brooke Wu, James Xiang, Daniel Ye, Ningging York, Jordyan Zhang, Emily Zimmerman, Hannah Zimmerman, Sarah Zull, Michael Zylka, Brittany Zylka, Zach