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![Olivia Howard named FHSD Teacher of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678227132/fhsdschoolsorg/k0iwwhfdmojcf9qhpkhu/2023-Olivia-Howard-TOY-District-Teacher-of-the-Year-FHMS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678227132/fhsdschoolsorg/k0iwwhfdmojcf9qhpkhu/2023-Olivia-Howard-TOY-District-Teacher-of-the-Year-FHMS.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678227132/fhsdschoolsorg/k0iwwhfdmojcf9qhpkhu/2023-Olivia-Howard-TOY-District-Teacher-of-the-Year-FHMS.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678227132/fhsdschoolsorg/k0iwwhfdmojcf9qhpkhu/2023-Olivia-Howard-TOY-District-Teacher-of-the-Year-FHMS.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1678227132/fhsdschoolsorg/k0iwwhfdmojcf9qhpkhu/2023-Olivia-Howard-TOY-District-Teacher-of-the-Year-FHMS.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1678227132/fhsdschoolsorg/k0iwwhfdmojcf9qhpkhu/2023-Olivia-Howard-TOY-District-Teacher-of-the-Year-FHMS.jpg","width":2200}])
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.
![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.
![FHSD names Dr. Kenneth Roumpos as Superintendent]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/lqyhfb9sr8jdrj7adqqb/22-1014-DrKennethRoumpos-superintendent.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/lqyhfb9sr8jdrj7adqqb/22-1014-DrKennethRoumpos-superintendent.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/lqyhfb9sr8jdrj7adqqb/22-1014-DrKennethRoumpos-superintendent.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670454341/fhsdschoolsorg/lqyhfb9sr8jdrj7adqqb/22-1014-DrKennethRoumpos-superintendent.png","width":900}])
The Francis Howell School District announced today that Dr. Kenneth Roumpos will serve as its next Superintendent of Schools. Roumpos has served as the District’s interim superintendent since July 1, 2022 and as deputy superintendent for two years prior. In a special meeting last week, the Board voted unanimously to offer Roumpos a three-year superintendent contract, which will officially begin July 1, 2023 when his current contract expires.