Friday, August 17, 2012
Eight men and four women to decide if Christopher Vaughn, an Oswego, IL, resident and Francis Howell High School graduate, murdered of his wife and three children in 2007.
JOLIET, IL--On the first day of jury selection, eight men and four women were chosen to decide whether Christopher Vaughn, a graduate from Francis Howell High School, walks free or spends the rest of his life behind bars. Vaughn has been locked up in the Will County jail since June 2007 on charges he murdered his wife and children. Vaughn, his wife Kimberly, 34, a 1991 graduate from St. Charles West High School and children Blake, 8, Cassandra, 11, and Abigayle, 12 were heading from their Oswego home to a Springfield waterpark when he pulled off Interstate 55 and stopped on the frontage road outside Channahon. Christopher Vaughn then gunned down his wife and children as they sat in the family's minivan, according to police and prosecutors…
Thursday, February 16, 2012
With a 6-1 vote, the Board grants funding to a $2.4 million athletic facility on the Howell High School campus.
Francis Howell High School will get a new on-campus athletic complex. After two meetings filled with lengthy discussions about the project, the Board of Education approved the complex with a 6-1 vote. Board Treasurer Mike Hoehn, an outspoken opponent of the project because of what he considered safety issues, was the lone dissenting vote. The new complex will contain two baseball fields (one for varsity and one for junior varsity), a softball field and a football practice field. Howell currently has just one field for all sports to use, which has made scheduling at the school a challenge. The projected cost of the complex comes in $2.4 million and will be paid with money the District received from a 2008 bond issue. Joining the fields on …
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Check out your team's standings for the week of Jan. 22.
Boys Basketball: Gateway Athletic Conference North Duchesne: Duchesne improved to 12-7 overall after a win against St. Charles West on Friday. Duchesne won 56-64. St. Charles: Pirates are 9-10 and are on a five game losing streak. The team lost to Howell Central on Friday, 48-59. Fort Zumwalt North: The team beat Hazelwood East on Tuesday but lost to Parkway North and Pattonville at Zumwalt North on Wednesday and Friday. The team is 9-9 on the season. Fort Zumwalt East: The Lions lost to Fort Zumwalt South on Sunday, 48-62. The team is 6-13 on the season. St. Charles West: The Warriors are 4-15 after a loss to Duchesne Friday, 56-64. Read a recap of the game on St. Charles Patch. Fort Zumwalt South: The Bulldogs are on a three game …
Friday, November 18, 2011
Francis Howell High School Junior Steven Smith performed Heimlich Maneuver on choking woman.
Junior Steven Smith, 17, called on his First Aid training through Boy Scouts to help save a choking woman's life in October. Smith was recognized for his efforts on Thursday by the Francis Howell Board of Education. Francis Howell principal Chris Greiner told the board that a woman was driving by Francis Howell High School on Oct. 20 and was eating her dinner when she suddenly began to choke. She pulled over into the school parking lot to try to get help. A girl who was a member of the color guard noticed the woman's distress but wasn't sure what to do, Greiner said. Smith was practicing nearby with the band and rushed over to help. "He dislodged whatever was choking her and basically saved her life," Greiner said. Smith has been a member …
Ray
12:09 pm on Friday, February 17, 2012
Actually, after speaking with Mr. Hoehn, he does stand up for the bus safety concerns at North it's just not mentioned in the article. Someone on this Board is actually concerned about student safety! more ›