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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.
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![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.
![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 North mock trial team wins state title]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682709450/fhsdschoolsorg/uze2p9a0bk8wodpdcpau/FrancisHowellNorthmocktrialteamwinsstatetitle.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682709450/fhsdschoolsorg/uze2p9a0bk8wodpdcpau/FrancisHowellNorthmocktrialteamwinsstatetitle.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1682709450/fhsdschoolsorg/uze2p9a0bk8wodpdcpau/FrancisHowellNorthmocktrialteamwinsstatetitle.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682709450/fhsdschoolsorg/uze2p9a0bk8wodpdcpau/FrancisHowellNorthmocktrialteamwinsstatetitle.png","width":872}])
The Francis Howell North mock trial team, which has qualified for the State Mock Trial Championship each of the past nine years, finally nabbed the first state championship in school history.
![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.