Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Allie Hult of Holt High School reviews the Francis Howell North High production of 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' for the Cappies, the high school theater review program.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
It is 1937 and the world is coming apart at the seams—or at least Eugene’s world. His family is crumbling, his mindset is changing, and his love life is null. What can a boy do? Well, in Eugene’s case, write a memoir, which is exactly what he does in “Brighton Beach Memoirs”, a comedic play put on by Francis Howell North. In a classic coming-of-age story that brings both laughter and tears, Eugene Morris Jerome shares his unique take on life as he faces the daily shocks of family drama, puberty, and the looming World War. Opened in 1983, “Brighton Beach Memoirs” by Neil Simon has since won several Tony awards and been made into a movie, each rendition better depicting Eugene’s distinctive personality and dysfunctional family. Joe Henke as …
Monday, April 23, 2012
Show your school spirit by voting for your school's Patch Athlete of the Week.
The girls soccer season continues on in St. Charles County and several players had big weeks. Some starred with numerous goals, some just managed to score timely goals. For others it was all about goal prevention. Here are the nominees for the St. Charles County girls soccer player of the week for the week of April 16: Bridget and Shannon Stewart—Fort Zumwalt South: The Stewart sisters from Fort Zumwalt South had quite a productive week for the Bulldogs soccer team. So productive, in fact, that it's impossible to split up Bridget and Shannon. The Bulldogs went 3-0 last week with and scored a total 10 goals. The Stewarts combined for eight of the goals. Shannon had a three-game goal scoring streak and put up four goals (one game winner) …
Monday, April 16, 2012
Show your school spirit by voting for your school's Patch Athlete of the Week.
Rain may have washed away a few baseball games last week, but some action still managed to take place—and what action it was. All across St. Charles County great players played great games on the baseball field. Some did it better than others. Here are the nominees for the baseball player of the week for the week of April 9: Drew Quinones—Fort Zumwalt South: Fort Zumwalt South's Drew Quinones was a tough guy to retire in the Bulldogs' two games last week. Quinones picked up seven hits in nine at-bats for South—a .778 batting average. In a loss to Holt, Quinones went 2-4 with a run scored. The next day, on Tuesday, against St. Charles West, Quinones helped power the Bulldogs past the Warriors. In a 14-13 South win, Quinones was 5-for-5 …
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Francis Howell North's Braxton Martinez won the fan choice for Patch's Athlete of the Week.
Braxton Martinez has been punishing pitchers around St. Charles County this season. The Francis Howell North product is a hitting star this season for the Knights and the fans have taken notice. In our Athlete of the Week poll, Martinez was the top vote getter. With 48 of the 74 votes (64 percent), Martinez won the top honors in our fan's choice for best baseball player so far this season. Here's how the voting went down: Total votes: 74 votes Martinez, who will be attending Saint Louis University in the fall, has been tearing things up so far this season for the Knights. He's hitting .543 (19-for-35) with seven doubles, one homer and 16 RBIs. He's also scored 18 runs this season for the Howell North. *** Patch wants to thank everyone …
Friday, April 6, 2012
MSHSAA recently revealed a new football district format for the next two seasons.
District football is getting a new look around Missouri. The Missouri State High School Activities Association recently released District assignments for the 2012 and 2013 season. Under the old format, schools were placed in four or five-team districts and the last three to four weeks of the regular season became the de facto playoffs. A team that had a 0-7 record in the regular season could go 3-0 in districts and advance to the state tournament. For example, Duchesne started 2010 with a 0-7 record but won two of the three district games and advanced to the playoffs against Warrenton. That system has been scrapped. Now each school is in an eight-team district that places a higher emphasis on game play. According to MSHSAA, schools will …
Monday, April 2, 2012
Show your school spirit by voting for your school's Patch Athlete of the Week.
One of the sure-fire signs of spring, besides sneezing fits for those inflicted with seasonal allergies, is baseball. Diamonds all across St. Charles County has been busy in the early part of the high school baseball season. Even though the season is just two weeks old, plenty of action has taken place on the field. This week, we're asking you Patch readers to decide which baseball player around the County has had the biggest impact in the early part of the season. The nominees are: Ryan March—Fort Zumwalt East: The month of March was very good for Mr. March. Fort Zumwalt East's Ryan March excelled with the bat and on the mound for the Lions. While toeing the rubber, March compiled a 2-1 record with a sparkling 0.95 ERA—he's given up …
Monday, March 19, 2012
Show your school spirit by voting for your school's Patch Athlete of the Week!
At the end of the recent basketball season the GAC North and the GAC South named first-team all conference for boys and girls basketball. Ten players from the teams all around were chosen to be first-team all conference. We know want to know who you think is the best of the best. This week, we'll look at the boys. The candidates are: George Cater—Fort Zumwalt South: Cater led the Bulldogs in scoring with 13.8 points per game, including a team-high 65 made 3-pointers. Chaz Glotta—Fort Zumwalt North: Glotta was the top scorer for North with an average of 19.3 points per contest. Josh Ross—Fort Zumwalt East: Ross scored a team-high 15.9 points per game and added a team-best 2.41 assists per game for the Lions. Trevor Tune—Duchesne: Tune …
Saturday, March 17, 2012
The St. Charles Caucus was shut down after about a half hour of dispute. Two men were arrested and the status of the caucus is unknown.
Two men were arrested at the St. Charles County Caucus on Saturday at Francis Howell North High School. The St. Peters Police Department and other law enforcement agencies, including St. Peters Park Rangers, St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department, St. Charles Police Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol, responded to a disturbance call at Francis Howell North High School involving more than 2,500 people. The Republican Caucus was hosting an event at the school and hired two off-duty St. Peters Police Officers to work the event. At approximately 11 a.m., rules for the event were given to the crowd, which included no videotaping. The crowd became upset with the rules and started to become verbally aggressive with event organizers …
Monday, March 12, 2012
Show your school spirit by voting for your school's Patch Athlete of the Week!
At the end of the recent basketball season the GAC North and the GAC South named first-team all conference for boys and girls basketball. Ten players from the teams all around were chosen to be first-team all conference. We know want to know who you think is the best of the best. This week, we'll look at the girls. The candidates are: Melissa Eisenbath—Duchesne: Averaged 10.1 points and seven rebounds per game. Kacy Eschweieler—St. Charles West: Nearly averaged a double-double with 11.3 and 9.4 rebounds per game. Dana Heggemann—Warrenton: Led Warrenton with 12.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Olivia Hollander—St. Charles High School: Paced the Pirates with 12.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per contest. Alex Rohlfing—Duchesne: Led the …
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Brandon Bollig, a Francis Howell North graduate, fought the Blues' Ryan Reaves Tuesday evening in a losing effort.
St. Charles-native and Chicago Blackhawks winger Brandon Bollig wasted little time in making his presence felt during the St. Louis Blues' 5-1 win over the Hawks Tuesday evening. Bollig, a Francis Howell North graduate, and Blues right winger Ryan Reaves rekindled a past dispute and dropped their gloves less than four minutes into the game. Bollig landed more than a dozen punches on Reaves as the two batted in the eventual draw. The 25-year-old Bollig, who played for the Junior Blues as a teen, logged just more than five minutes on the ice and seven penalty minutes during the game. When all was said and done, he finished a minus-1 for the game. The Blackhawks signed Bollig April 3, 2010 to a minor league contract and recalled him to the …
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