Francis Howell North High School
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Francis Howell North High School is a secondary school located in St. Peters, Missouri. The school's mascot
is the knight
.
team, 1995 Varsity girls soccer team and 3 State titles in roller hockey. The high school's newspaper, The North Star, has also earned many national awards. The Knightpride Marching Band has also competed on a national level.
alone could no longer support the burgeoning population of its part of St. Charles County in 1983, Henderson Junior High School was built on Hackmann Road on the border of the cities of St. Charles and St. Peters. Henderson was eventually expanded and the name was changed to Francis Howell North High School and began taking high school students in 1986. A third high school (Francis Howell Central) was built in 1997.
The school is named after the early settler and militia leader Francis Howell
who moved to St. Charles in 1797. His son, Lewis Howell was recognized as being an advocate for education in the area.
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
is the knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
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Notable alumni
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Athletics and activities
The Francis Howell North Knights are home to a few official athletic team State Championships, including: the 1991 wrestlingScholastic wrestling
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team, 1995 Varsity girls soccer team and 3 State titles in roller hockey. The high school's newspaper, The North Star, has also earned many national awards. The Knightpride Marching Band has also competed on a national level.
History
After Francis Howell High SchoolFrancis Howell High School
Francis Howell High School is a four year public high school located in Weldon Spring, Missouri. Approximately 1800 students from Defiance, Foristell, New Melle, O'Fallon, Saint Peters, Saint Charles, Weldon Spring, and Wentzville attend school at Howell....
alone could no longer support the burgeoning population of its part of St. Charles County in 1983, Henderson Junior High School was built on Hackmann Road on the border of the cities of St. Charles and St. Peters. Henderson was eventually expanded and the name was changed to Francis Howell North High School and began taking high school students in 1986. A third high school (Francis Howell Central) was built in 1997.
The school is named after the early settler and militia leader Francis Howell
Francis Howell
-Life:Howell was born in Gwinear in Cornwall. He was White's Professor of Moral Philosophy between 1654 and 1657. He was a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford and was appointed to the position of Principal of Jesus College by Oliver Cromwell, in preference to Seth Ward, who was the choice of the...
who moved to St. Charles in 1797. His son, Lewis Howell was recognized as being an advocate for education in the area.