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View the back-to-school supply lists for the upcoming school year.
![FHSD teacher named Regional Teacher of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1688766742/fhsdschoolsorg/ktndgzbjuxbpikhkpmg5/NewsStoryWebsiteImages872x580-2023-07-07T162614600.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1688766742/fhsdschoolsorg/ktndgzbjuxbpikhkpmg5/NewsStoryWebsiteImages872x580-2023-07-07T162614600.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1688766742/fhsdschoolsorg/ktndgzbjuxbpikhkpmg5/NewsStoryWebsiteImages872x580-2023-07-07T162614600.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1688766742/fhsdschoolsorg/ktndgzbjuxbpikhkpmg5/NewsStoryWebsiteImages872x580-2023-07-07T162614600.png","width":872}])
Ten teachers have received the St. Louis Regional Teacher of the Year award and one of them is Mrs. Olivia Howard, a Choral Director in the Francis Howell School District since 2012.
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Olivia Howard, choir director at Francis Howell Middle School, was selected as the 2022-23 District Teacher of the Year for the Francis Howell School District.
![Wish Granted: FHSD student heads to Super Bowl thanks to Make-A-Wish]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1676078256/fhsdschoolsorg/kpd9wz0vtwmx0yuedjbc/GavinWishGrantedFHSDstudentheadstoSuperBowlthankstoMake-A-Wish.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1676078256/fhsdschoolsorg/kpd9wz0vtwmx0yuedjbc/GavinWishGrantedFHSDstudentheadstoSuperBowlthankstoMake-A-Wish.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1676078256/fhsdschoolsorg/kpd9wz0vtwmx0yuedjbc/GavinWishGrantedFHSDstudentheadstoSuperBowlthankstoMake-A-Wish.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1676078256/fhsdschoolsorg/kpd9wz0vtwmx0yuedjbc/GavinWishGrantedFHSDstudentheadstoSuperBowlthankstoMake-A-Wish.png","width":872}])
Francis Howell Middle (FHM) School student, Gavin, will have his wish granted as he travels to Super Bowl LVII in Arizona courtesy of Make-A-Wish Missouri & Kansas.
![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.
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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.