Thirty-four area high school basketball teams, 17 teams representing the Gateway Athletic Conference (GAC) will compete against 17 teams from the Suburban and South West Conferences, during the GAC Suburban Basketball Challenge December 19, 20 and 21 at the St. Charles County Family Arena, 2002 Arena Parkway in St. Charles. Francis Howell North High School, Francis Howell Central High School and Francis Howell High School basketball teams will be competing in the challenge.

Scott Harris, Francis Howell Central (FHC) High School Activities Director, has been named the Missouri Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (MIAAA) St. Louis District Athletic Director of the Year. Harris was voted to receive the Director of the Year Award by St. Louis area activities directors and will be recognized at the MIAAA State Conference in April 2014.

The Francis Howell High School boys varsity swim team competed in the Missouri State High School Athletics Association state meet on November 15-16, 2013, at the St. Peters Rec-Plex. The team finished tenth overall.

Thirty-eight high school juniors currently enrolled Katie Bange’s American Government course at Francis Howell High School visited the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Thursday, November 21, 2013.

Saeger Middle School (SMS) students recently spent time at the state capital where they were a part of the Civic Leadership Institute at the state capitol.