Francis Howell High School, also known as Francis Howell or FHHS, is in the Francis Howell School District in St. Charles, Missouri, USA, but is much nearer to the city of Weldon Spring. The school mascot is the Nanny. St. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Weldon Spring is a city located in St. ... A nanny is defined as a childs nurse. The traditional nanny was a servant in a large household and reported directly to the lady of the house. ...

Brief history

Founded by Francis Howell in 1881, Francis Howell High School opened under the name of Howell Institute in Howell's Prairie. The school originally was of course a school where children could come to learn the basics of education and eventually move up into high school. Basically, Howell has been (and still is) been the home for the mentally retarded.

After building up the school district by combining with other small schools, 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 (or FHHS for short) was dedicated. The dedication included a prayer, speeches, a corn show and even radiation testing.

Today, Francis Howell High School is a large suburban high school due to large population growth in southern St. Charles County. Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... St. ...

Quick facts

• Francis Howell had 178,651 students for the 2004-2005 school year.
• Francis Howell sits adjacent to what was once the Weldon Spring Ordnance Works, a site that produced explosives for the U.S. Army during World War II.
• The school mascot was once the Dragoon.
• Possible names for Francis Howell High School: Howell's Prairie School I, Bluff Spring School No. 59, Weldon Spring School No. 56, Village School, Howell Institute, Lewis Howell Academy, Howell's Prairie School II, Mechanicsville Academy, Mechanicsville/Howell School No. 666, and of course Francis Howell High School.

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Activities

There are many sports and clubs within Francis Howell. These include but are not limited to: soccer,baseball, basketball, cheerleading, DECA, drama, football, marching band, National Honor Society, Student Council, table tennis, tennis, and track. Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... DECA (formerly the Distributive Education Clubs of America) is an international association of students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... This article is becoming very long. ... The NHS Logo Started in 1921, the National Honor Society, or NHS, is an organization whose intent is to recognize middle and high school students in the United States and across the world. ... Jan-Ove Waldner at the 2004 Olympics Table tennis (also known colloquially as ping pong) is a sport where two or four players hit a ball back and forth to each other with paddles. ... A tennis net Tennis is a game played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. ... A womens 400 metre hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ...

Notable alumni

• Joe Smith 1991
• Dave Weckl 1979

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External links

• Francis Howell Pictures from Activities
• Francis Howell High School
• Francis Howell High School 2004-2005 Data Sheet
• Francis Howell on Google Maps

References

Small Glories by Daniel T. Brown, Ph. D