| Number of Schools Managed |
23 |
3 |
| Number of Students Managed |
19,593 students |
780 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$175,496,000 |
$5,919,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$161,027,000 |
$5,617,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,957 |
$7,588 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,219 |
$7,201 |
| District Graduation Rates |
88% |
96% |
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- Francis Howell High School is a four year public high school located in Weldon Spring, Missouri. Approximately 1800 students from Defiance, Foristell, New Melle, O'Fallon, Saint Peters, Saint Charles, Weldon Spring, and Wentzville attend school at Howell.
- History
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Founded by Francis Howell in 1881, Francis Howell High School opened under the name of Howell Institute in Howell's Prairie. Originally, Francis Howell was a school where children could come to learn the basics of education and move up into high school.
- After building up the school district, the district finally became Francis Howell School Consolidated District Number 2. On September 28th, 1915, the Consolidated District Number 2 school board voted to name the new high school building "Francis Howell High School." On February 15th, 1916, the new Francis Howell High School was dedicated. The dedication included a prayer, speeches, a corn show and milk testing.
- The current Francis Howell High School is located between Highway 94 South and Highway D. The property was originally purchased in 1949 from the United States America under the jurisdiction of the War Assets Administration. Army barracks buildings, which were located on the property, were used by the high school for several years following until they were later demolished. There are still army barracks buildings being used at the Francis Howell School District Administrative Annex, which adjoins Francis Howell High School to the west.
- Today, Francis Howell High School is a large suburban high school due to large population growth in southern St. Charles County.
- There are currently plans to either renovate or to completely rebuild the aging school. Three different plans are proposed, with plan A utilizing most of the existing buildings, plan B condensing the campus but building it up to five stories, and plan C, which is approximately halfway between the size of plan A or B with four 5-story towers. The earliest date that any renovation will be completed is Summer 2012. No plans have been finalized.
- Clubs and Activities
- Amateur Radio Club
- Anime Club
- Baseball
- Boys and Girls basketball
- Choir
- Boys and Girls Golf
- Cross Country
- Cheerleading
- DECA
- FBLA
- French Club
- Film Club
- Football
- Marching Band
- National Honor Society
- Boys and Girls soccer
- Gifted Education
- Swimming
- Student Council
- Students Against Destructive Decisions
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Track
- Wrestling
- Youth In Government
- International Club
- Gay/Straight Alliance
- Choir
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Francis Howell High currently has seven choirs, under the instruction of Karey Fitzpatrick: the Mixed Choir, Treble Choir (Women's Choir), Concert Choir (Auditioned Mixed Ensemble), Offbeetz (Mixed A Cappella), Guytunes (Men's A Cappella), Treblemakers (Women's A Cappella), and the Howell Harmonics (top Auditioned Chamber Choir).
- Football
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The Football Team has a storied past in Saint Charles county. Their long record of success in Football includes:
- Conference Championships in 1971, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002
- District Championships in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
- Sectional Championships in 1996, 1998, 1999
- Limelight Theater
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Francis Howell's drama club, currently known as Limelight Theater, has been producing plays since 1971, when it was founded by English and Drama teacher Ed Stockwell with the purpose "to establish a form of communication for any student and enable entertainment oriented individuals a chance to specialize." Since then, they have performed two or three plays a year.
- 1971-1972
- The Fantasticks
- 1972-1973
- You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
- Our Town
- 1993-1994
- The Man Who Came to Dinner
- The Madwoman of Chaillot
- 1994-1995
- Bram Stoker's Dracula
- Bye Bye Birdie
- The White Rose
- 1995-1996
- Sleeping Beauty
- Noises Off
- Angel Street
- 1998-1999
- The Sting
- Oklahoma!
- 1999-2000
- The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf
- Rumors
- 2000-2001
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- A Piece of My Heart
- 2001-2002
- Toys R Alive
- Anything Goes
- 2003-2004
- Our Town
- Don't Drink the Water
- 2004-2005
- Stage Door
- Talley & Son
- Beauty & The Beast
- 2005-2006
- The Crucible
- The Curious Savage
- Sabrina Fair
- 2006-2007
- The Admirable Crichton
- The Pajama Game
- Picnic
- 2007-2008
- Any Number Can Die
- The Children's Hour
- The Good Times Are Killing Me
- Marching Band
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The current marching band has 95 participants. The Marching band performs at every varsity home football game, as well as at competitions around the midwest.
- Wrestling
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The Francis Howell Wrestling Team has been one of the more accomplished wrestling programs in Missouri in the past 25 years. The Vikings have been consistent contenders for the large school championships in that era. Their alumni include Freestyle World Champion Sam Henson. The wrestling team is the most award-winning extracurricular group at Francis Howell High School.
- Fight Song
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Are you from Howell? Yeah!
Are you from Howell? Yeah!
Does your team look good wherever you go
Are you from Howell? Yeah!
Are you from Howell? Yeah!
We're the fighting team and so
We'd like to tell you about the way we're scoring
Right on time
Always trying never dying we're so fine
Are you from Howell? Yeah!
Are you from Howell? Yeah!
We're the fighting Viking team! Fight! Fight!
- Notable alumni
- Dave Weckl 1979
- Jeff Hartwig 1985
- Sammie Henson 1989
- Mark Parkinson, 1991; current Missouri 16th district state representative
- Joe Smith 1991, current Missouri 14th district state representative
- Patrick Walsh 1999 writer, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (FX tv show, 2005-present)
- External links
- Francis Howell High School
- Francis Howell High School Football
- Francis Howell High School Wrestling
- Francis Howell Viking Marching Band
- Notes
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