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![Fruity Loops, an all-girls robotics team made up of eight Francis Howell School District (FHSD) students from grades four to]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1681245688/fhsdschoolsorg/vuglw0tkgt0bszvqsvm3/All-girlsFruityLoopsRoboticsTeamtocompeteininternationalchampionship.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1681245688/fhsdschoolsorg/vuglw0tkgt0bszvqsvm3/All-girlsFruityLoopsRoboticsTeamtocompeteininternationalchampionship.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1681245688/fhsdschoolsorg/vuglw0tkgt0bszvqsvm3/All-girlsFruityLoopsRoboticsTeamtocompeteininternationalchampionship.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1681245688/fhsdschoolsorg/vuglw0tkgt0bszvqsvm3/All-girlsFruityLoopsRoboticsTeamtocompeteininternationalchampionship.png","width":872}])
Fruity Loops, an all-girls robotics team made up of eight Francis Howell School District (FHSD) students from grades four to eight, are headed to a world championship robotics competition in Houston next month.
![Picture of Dr. Amie Bemke]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679342904/fhsdschoolsorg/vvojrperm9olcv5mksmx/Dr-Amie-Bemke.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679342904/fhsdschoolsorg/vvojrperm9olcv5mksmx/Dr-Amie-Bemke.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1679342904/fhsdschoolsorg/vvojrperm9olcv5mksmx/Dr-Amie-Bemke.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679342904/fhsdschoolsorg/vvojrperm9olcv5mksmx/Dr-Amie-Bemke.png","width":872}])
The Francis Howell School District Board of Education is pleased to announce Dr. Amie Bemke as the next principal at Saeger Middle School, effective July 1, 2023.
![Superintendent Dr. Kenneth Roumpos speaks at the February 1, 2023 Transportation Citizens Roundtable]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675970259/fhsdschoolsorg/cnsxdf40y8catve3dmln/TransportationRoundtableDiscussion2-1-23.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675970259/fhsdschoolsorg/cnsxdf40y8catve3dmln/TransportationRoundtableDiscussion2-1-23.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1675970259/fhsdschoolsorg/cnsxdf40y8catve3dmln/TransportationRoundtableDiscussion2-1-23.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675970259/fhsdschoolsorg/cnsxdf40y8catve3dmln/TransportationRoundtableDiscussion2-1-23.png","width":872}])
Please share your thoughts and help the District determine potential changes in our busing operation.
![books hanging out of a backpack]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675376074/fhsdschoolsorg/arugthcgnnn0k8pudxa7/books-honor-roll.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675376074/fhsdschoolsorg/arugthcgnnn0k8pudxa7/books-honor-roll.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1675376074/fhsdschoolsorg/arugthcgnnn0k8pudxa7/books-honor-roll.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675376074/fhsdschoolsorg/arugthcgnnn0k8pudxa7/books-honor-roll.png","width":872}])
Second quarter honor roll lists are now available.
![Student looking at computer screen]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674165051/fhsdschoolsorg/uma2euomdjrhywmfwswk/22-0119-Youscience.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674165051/fhsdschoolsorg/uma2euomdjrhywmfwswk/22-0119-Youscience.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1674165051/fhsdschoolsorg/uma2euomdjrhywmfwswk/22-0119-Youscience.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674165051/fhsdschoolsorg/uma2euomdjrhywmfwswk/22-0119-Youscience.png","width":872}])
Rather than just asking kids what they want to be when they grow up, Francis Howell School District educators are utilizing a new tool called YouScience that helps students begin to think about their futures from an authentic perspective.
![Personal property tax bills increasing for many District residents; Here’s why]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671460494/fhsdschoolsorg/wdxmy1afslvzcmrredlh/22-1207-PersonalPropertyTax-DidYouKnow.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1671460494/fhsdschoolsorg/wdxmy1afslvzcmrredlh/22-1207-PersonalPropertyTax-DidYouKnow.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1671460494/fhsdschoolsorg/wdxmy1afslvzcmrredlh/22-1207-PersonalPropertyTax-DidYouKnow.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1671460494/fhsdschoolsorg/wdxmy1afslvzcmrredlh/22-1207-PersonalPropertyTax-DidYouKnow.png","width":900}])
Personal property tax bills are arriving in mailboxes across the District and many residents are seeing increases. We want to share some information that might be helpful as you interpret your bill.
![FHSD to provide Thanksgiving meals to families in need]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/hhogkfbaxojmvescosi9/ThanksgivingMeal.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/hhogkfbaxojmvescosi9/ThanksgivingMeal.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/hhogkfbaxojmvescosi9/ThanksgivingMeal.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/hhogkfbaxojmvescosi9/ThanksgivingMeal.png","width":900}])
The Francis Howell School District is hosting a free drive-thru food giveaway on Wednesday, November 23.
![Cottleville Firefighters buy books, school supplies for 20 FHSD classrooms]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/tdaz6x3v7smwdbb5waac/CottlevilleFirefightersbuybooksschoolsuppliesfor20FHSDclassrooms.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/tdaz6x3v7smwdbb5waac/CottlevilleFirefightersbuybooksschoolsuppliesfor20FHSDclassrooms.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/tdaz6x3v7smwdbb5waac/CottlevilleFirefightersbuybooksschoolsuppliesfor20FHSDclassrooms.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/tdaz6x3v7smwdbb5waac/CottlevilleFirefightersbuybooksschoolsuppliesfor20FHSDclassrooms.png","width":900}])
Twenty teachers from across the Francis Howell School District were excited to find out they were selected by Cottleville Firefighters Outreach (CFO) to receive all of the items on their Amazon wish lists.