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![FHSD journalism students win National Scholastic Press Association Awards]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695831350/fhsdschoolsorg/z4stslopkglpiws48m3x/NewsStoryWebsiteImages872x580-2023-09-27T095850373.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695831350/fhsdschoolsorg/z4stslopkglpiws48m3x/NewsStoryWebsiteImages872x580-2023-09-27T095850373.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1695831350/fhsdschoolsorg/z4stslopkglpiws48m3x/NewsStoryWebsiteImages872x580-2023-09-27T095850373.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1695831350/fhsdschoolsorg/z4stslopkglpiws48m3x/NewsStoryWebsiteImages872x580-2023-09-27T095850373.png","width":872}])
Within two Francis Howell High Schools, nine students have been recognized as national finalists in the National Scholastic Press Association’s Individual Awards.
![Three FHSD Students Advance to SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685050917/fhsdschoolsorg/y5b57njsvebseslhnlct/SkillsUSA-National-Leadership-Conference-news-story.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1685050917/fhsdschoolsorg/y5b57njsvebseslhnlct/SkillsUSA-National-Leadership-Conference-news-story.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1685050917/fhsdschoolsorg/y5b57njsvebseslhnlct/SkillsUSA-National-Leadership-Conference-news-story.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1685050917/fhsdschoolsorg/y5b57njsvebseslhnlct/SkillsUSA-National-Leadership-Conference-news-story.png","width":872}])
Three FHSD students who attend Lewis & Clark Career Center will compete in the national SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills competition held in Atlanta, Georgia in June
![Picture of the four graduates in the Early College Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685725322/fhsdschoolsorg/pci6gvkduq8u49iyr66l/Early-College-Program-News-story.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1685725322/fhsdschoolsorg/pci6gvkduq8u49iyr66l/Early-College-Program-News-story.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1685725322/fhsdschoolsorg/pci6gvkduq8u49iyr66l/Early-College-Program-News-story.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1685725322/fhsdschoolsorg/pci6gvkduq8u49iyr66l/Early-College-Program-News-story.png","width":872}])
Breaking barriers and defying odds, five students in the Francis Howell School District earned associate degrees while in high school by participating in the Early College Program
![FHSD high schools recognized as “PLTW Distinguished Schools”]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684939859/fhsdschoolsorg/usiyg85mfnzycljfakls/PLTW-news-story.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684939859/fhsdschoolsorg/usiyg85mfnzycljfakls/PLTW-news-story.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1684939859/fhsdschoolsorg/usiyg85mfnzycljfakls/PLTW-news-story.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684939859/fhsdschoolsorg/usiyg85mfnzycljfakls/PLTW-news-story.png","width":872}])
The Francis Howell School District is proud to announce that Francis Howell High School, Francis Howell Central High School, and Francis Howell North High School have been named Project Lead The Way Distinguished Schools for 2022-2023.
![Teacher Kathryn McGuire and Student Abby Money attend the 2023 ATHENA Leadership Foundation of St. Charles County’s Ann]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683738648/fhsdschoolsorg/dunzcehajzm6qtj9bs2r/WeeklyHowellImages872x58041.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683738648/fhsdschoolsorg/dunzcehajzm6qtj9bs2r/WeeklyHowellImages872x58041.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1683738648/fhsdschoolsorg/dunzcehajzm6qtj9bs2r/WeeklyHowellImages872x58041.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1683738648/fhsdschoolsorg/dunzcehajzm6qtj9bs2r/WeeklyHowellImages872x58041.png","width":872}])
Students at Francis Howell Central High School are making a difference in their community.
![Two Francis Howell students earn National Merit scholarships backed by global corporations]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683739802/fhsdschoolsorg/jfxffmoqczsgvn8ppyf7/WeeklyHowellImages872x58044.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683739802/fhsdschoolsorg/jfxffmoqczsgvn8ppyf7/WeeklyHowellImages872x58044.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1683739802/fhsdschoolsorg/jfxffmoqczsgvn8ppyf7/WeeklyHowellImages872x58044.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1683739802/fhsdschoolsorg/jfxffmoqczsgvn8ppyf7/WeeklyHowellImages872x58044.png","width":872}])
National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) recently released the names of the first group of winners in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
![Francis Howell DECA students excel at state competition, advance to international competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682111410/fhsdschoolsorg/xgwjbbvreaysx3ps4kvh/FrancisHowellCentralDECA.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682111410/fhsdschoolsorg/xgwjbbvreaysx3ps4kvh/FrancisHowellCentralDECA.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1682111410/fhsdschoolsorg/xgwjbbvreaysx3ps4kvh/FrancisHowellCentralDECA.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682111410/fhsdschoolsorg/xgwjbbvreaysx3ps4kvh/FrancisHowellCentralDECA.png","width":872}])
The Francis Howell School District (FHSD) had more than 100 DECA students compete at the state level in Kansas City.
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Five students from the Francis Howell School District have been named Finalists in the highly competitive 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. They will be considered for National Merit Scholarship Awards to be offered in the spring.