Francis Howell High School

Francis Howell High School is a four-year public high school located in St. Peters, Missouri. Approximately 1800 students from Defiance, Foristell, New Melle, O'Fallon, Saint Peters, Saint Charles, Weldon Spring, and Wentzville attend school at Howell. It is in the Francis Howell School District.

Francis Howell High School
Address
7001 Highway 94 South

St. Charles
,
Missouri 63304

United States
Coordinates38°42′08″N 90°42′59″W
Information
TypePublic Secondary
Established1881
PrincipalDave Wedlock
FacultyApproximately 100
Teaching staff100.11 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,867 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.65[1]
CampusSuburban/Rural
Color(s)     
MascotViking
YearbookHowelltonian
WebsiteFrancis Howell High School

History

Founded by Francis Howell in 1881, by Lewis Howell. Francis Howell High School opened under the name of Howell Institute in Howell's Prairie. Originally, Francis Howell was a school where children could come to learn the basics of education and move up into high school.

After building up the school district, the district finally became Francis Howell School Consolidated District Number 2. On September 28, 1915, the Consolidated District Number 2 school board voted to name the new high school building "Francis Howell High School." On February 15, 1916, the new Francis Howell High School was dedicated.

The current Francis Howell High School is located between Highway 94 South and Highway D. The property was originally purchased in 1949 from the United States of America under the jurisdiction of the War Assets Administration. Army barracks buildings, which were located on the property, were used by the high school for several years following until they were later demolished in 1991.

Today, Francis Howell High School is a large suburban high school due to large population growth in southern St. Charles County. The original Francis Howell mascot was the "Dragoons", a horse riding soldier. Since at least 1959, they have been known as the "Vikings".

Construction on a new academic building began in the summer of 2009 and was completed in 2011. The new building features a new cafeteria, media center and classrooms.

Football

The Vikings Football team[2] has a storied past in Saint Charles county and under head coach Bryan Koch's 9-year tenure, the Vikings had 3 final four appearances in the last four years (2011-2014). During Koch's tenure, Howell athletes earned an estimated $2 million in scholarships.[3] Bryan Koch resigned on February 26, 2016 and is recognized as the most successful coach in the program's history. On April 12, 2016 Francis Howell named Corey Snyder as its new head football coach.[4] After two seasons, Cory Snyder resigned in March 2018.[5] In April 2018, Brent Chojnack was hired as its new head football coach.[5]

Ice hockey

The Francis Howell Hockey Club participates in the Mid-States High School Club Hockey Association (MSCHA), which is governed by Missouri Hockey, Inc., and affiliated with USA Hockey, Inc.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "FRANCIS HOWELL HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  2. "Francis Howell Viking Football". Fhhsvikings.com. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  3. "Francis Howell athletes start the day with signing party : Stlhss". Stltoday.com. 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  5. Kvidahl, David (April 20, 2018). "Chojnacki departs Hazelwood Central to take coaching helm at Francis Howell". St. Louis Post Dispatch.
  6. "Matt Dillahunty in Exercise Dragon Hammer". Newspapers.com. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 12 July 1989. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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