Francis Howell High School

Public secondary school in St. Charles, Missouri, United States

Francis Howell High School

Address

7001 Highway 94 South

St. Charles

Missouri 63304

United States

Coordinates| 38°42′08″N 90°42′59″W﻿ / ﻿38.70221°N 90.71637°W﻿ / 38.70221; -90.71637
Information
Type| Public Secondary
Established| 1881
Principal| Dave Wedlock
Teaching staff| 91.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 9–12
Enrollment| 1,844 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 20.15[1]
Campus| Suburban/Rural
Color(s)|
Mascot| Viking (individually: Victor the Viking)
Yearbook| Howelltonian
Website| Francis Howell High School

Francis Howell High School is a four-year public high school located in St. Charles, 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. The school's mascot is Victor the Viking.

## History

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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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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".[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

## Athletics

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### Football

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The Vikings Football team won the Class 5 State Championship in 2022 with a 14-0 record.[2] This is the first championship they have won.

### Ice hockey

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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

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* Brett Norfleet (2023), college football tight end for the Missouri Tigers[3]
* Patrick Schulte (2019), professional soccer goalkeeper for Columbus Crew
* Sutton Smith (2015), professional football player for the Las Vegas Raiders
* Calvin Munson (2013), professional football player for the New England Patriots
* Brett Graves (2011),professional baseball pitcher
* Nate Orf (2008), professional baseball designated hitter
* Adam Long (2004), professional golfer
* Mark Parkinson (1991), former Missouri 105th (formerly known as 16th) district state representative
* Joe Smith (1991), former Missouri 14th district state representative
* Sammie Henson (1989), 2x NCAA wrestling champion, 1998 world champion, 2000 Olympic freestyle silver medalist
* Matt Dillahunty (1987), atheist activist[4]
* Jeff Hartwig (1985), pole vault American Indoor record holder, 1996 and 2008 US Olympic teams
* Dave Weckl (1978), jazz drummer
* Tricia Byrnes, politician[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "FRANCIS HOWELL HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
2. ^ "2022 State Football". Football State Championships. MSHSAA. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
3. ^ Warren, Peter (November 21, 2021). "2023 4-star Brett Norfleet commits to playing football, baseball at Missouri". On3.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
4. ^ "Matt Dillahunty in Exercise Dragon Hammer". Newspapers.com. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 12, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
5. ^ "Representative Tricia Byrnes". house.mo.gov. Retrieved July 28, 2024.

## External links

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* Frances Howell High School

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