during a girls basketball game between Francis Howell and Francis Howell Central, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at Francis Howell Central High School in Cottleville, Mo. Michael Gulledge, Special to the Post-Dispatch
Francis Howell Central opened in 1997 as the third high school in the Francis Howell School District in St. Charles County, Missouri.
When the school opened to freshman and sophomores on Aug. 21, 1997, there was no theater, library or stadium. Football games were played at Hollenbeck Middle School.
Francis Howell Central’s band performs during a girls basketball game between Francis Howell and Francis Howell Central, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at Francis Howell Central High School in Cottleville, Mo.
Michael Gulledge is a photojournalist and journalist based in the St. Louis area. He often strings photos for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @mgphoto314.