At the JEA/NSPA national journalism conference in San Francisco, my team and I won an excellent for this Online News Package. Social media has recently been identified as one of a journalist’s most powerful, impacting tools. Modern technology allows anyone, anywhere to be a reporter. The average citizen can capture in seconds what seasoned journalists used to take hours, if not longer, to cover. The emergence of this new machine has changed the modern lifestyle, and has revolutionized the conventional journalist.

Zack Eaton, Alexis Tainter, and Jake Chiarelli contributed to this story. In the city of St. Louis, a nurse is treating young children for severe burns from a house fire. She injects them with narcotics to help heal the wound and bathes. Mary Beth Tinker talks to student journalists at the JEA/NSPA National Convention about the Tinker Tour USA.

Alexis Tainter, Jake Chiarelli and Jacob Lintner contributed to this story. On April 16, 12 publications students from Howell North traveled to Denver for the 2015 JEA/NSPA Spring National Convention. Students from all over the country come to the convention to participate in write off competitions, attend sessions led by professionals and advisers, and award ceremonies, all with other students from around the country.

Sophomore Blake Coonrad and senior Andrew Shannon have been organizing and scheduling the upcoming charity race “A Race to Remember STL”. A large percentage of the proceeds from the 5K race will go to the Alzheimer’s Association. The race will take place on Saturday, June 27, at the Lakeside 370 Park in St.

FHSD has a school cancellation procedure that has recently come under scrutiny by the FHN community. When inclement weather affects the road conditions within district boundaries, the District must make a judgement call on whether or not a weather event creates a significant risk to student and staff safety.

Winning a Superior in the Online News Package category at the National High School Journalism Convention In Washington D.C., Holiday season is approaching and the Smithsonian National Zoo is preparing for their annual ZooLights.

On Thursday, Sept. 10, at 10 a.m. , FHN Head Principal Andy Downs and Associate Principal Katie Greer made an announcement to the administration and. guidance staff that there were 4 FHN students named 2014 National Merit Semifinalists. Seniors Tim Xiang, Daniel Bodden, Emily Coonrad, and Adam Cole were all named Semifinalists.

Jake Chiarelli, Zack Eaton, and Hannah Stillman contributed to this story. This story received a Superior at the National High School Journalism Convention in San Diego.

The final day of the Midwest Education Technology Conference (METC) kicked off Wed., Feb. 12, with a keynote from Dr. Lodge McCammon on flipping the classroom. The keynote started at 8 a.m. and included videos, songs, and choreographed dancing. McCammon covered transparency and accountability in the classroom, and ways in which teachers can better their teaching techniques.

Home > Newspaper > Stories > News > classes > Francis Howell North Evacuates After Bomb Threat. Students and staff were evacuated today after a threat found in a school bathroom. Students and staff were transported to Francis Howell Central until the building was cleared by authorities. Students board busses to be moved to Francis Howell Central High School.

Head Principal Darlene Jones made an announcement Wednesday afternoon informing the school that the “Harlem Shake” that was coordinated by students via Twitter was unsafe and wouldn’t be tolerated. “All of the administrators are on Twitter,” Jones said. “We follow various people, and saw that a few students were tweeting about it, so we talked to them, and explained that...

Home > Newspaper > Stories > News > Bomb Threat Update: Arrest Made. The following update about the bomb threat that forced students at FHN to evacuate on Monday, Sept. 23 was posted on the Francis Howell School District website on Sept. 26. The update from Head Principal Andy Downs is as follows:

FBLA is selling “KnightGear” apparel for any FHN student to purchase. Any funds raised by. Jimmy Higgins, Michelle Mottin, Clayton Kohler and Autumn Lavezzi pose for a photo with various other FBLA members. KnightGear will go towards to the FBLA and to the individual seller. The prices range from $17-$37 depending on the apparel.

Home > Newspaper > Stories > News > clubs > DECA Fall Leadership Conference. DECA members took a field trip Tuesday to City Hall in St. The events included a guest speaker seminar, a trip to Mid Rivers Mall, and business ethics activities. Any DECA member was welcome, and the cost was $10. The members even got to eat lunch at the Mall, and had the opportunity to go shopping.

After the announcement of Head Principal Darlene Jones’s retirement, and Assistant Principal  Downs was selected as the 2013-14 school year’s head principal, two positions remain empty for the coming year. Assistant Principal Tony Grippi will also retire at the end of this year. That leaves two vacant administrative positions open.

The annual North Street Coffeehouse was scheduled to take place Feb. 20, and Feb. 21, but took place instead on Monday, Feb. 25, and continued on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Thursday and Friday’s snow days delayed the production. Due to a snow day contingency plan put in place by the Learning Commons, all english classes that were...