Francis Howell Wrestling

The School

Francis Howell High School is a four year High School located in the city of Weldon Spring, Missouri. Students from the St. Charles, Missouri county areas of Defiance, New Melle, Saint Charles, Wentzville and O'Fallon attend school at Howell.

Founded by Francis Howell in 1881, 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.

After building up the school district, the district finally became Francis Howell School Consolidated District Number 2. On September 28th, 1915, the Consolidated District Number 2 school board voted to name the new high school building "Francis Howell High School." On February 15th, 1916, the new Francis Howell High School was dedicated. The dedication included a prayer, speeches, a corn show and milk testing.

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 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. There are still army barracks buildings being used at the Francis Howell School District Administrative Annex, which adjoins Francis Howell High School to the west.

Francis Howell High School has an exceptional student population of approximately 1832, and has a dedicated staff of approximately 152 that provide a quality education to each student.

The staff believes that all students want to learn and can learn. Francis Howell High School provides each student with quality learning opportunities that will prepare each for their chosen career path after high school. Francis Howell High School is a community of learners-students and staff.

The Team

The Francis Howell Vikings provide high quality wrestling teams for Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshman competition. The program also is proud to include a Junior Wrestling team that gives young men from five to thirteen an opportunity to learn how to wrestle and compete against the best competition in the state.

The Vikings currently participate in the 4A division of Missouri High School Wrestling. Francis Howell has a long record of wrestling excellence. A list of their accomplishments can be found on the Records page of this site.

The Francis Howell Vikings wrestles in the GAC South Conference. The GAC is comprised of the following schools:
*Francis Howell Vikings
*Francis Howell North Knights
*Francis Howell Central Spartans
*Fort Zumwalt South Bulldogs
*Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars
*Wentzville Holt Indians
*Troy Trojans
Duchesne
Warrenton
Washington
St. Charles
Timberland
Ft. Zumwalt North
St. Charles West

*GAC South schools compete directly against Howell at Varsity GACs, both JV and Freshmen tournament is combined.

Howell will compete in Class 4 District 2 for MSHAA state qualification against:
Christian Brothers College High School
DeSmet High School
Francis Howell Central High School
Francis Howell High School
Francis Howell North High School
Ft. Zumwalt South High School
Hazelwood Central High School
Hazelwood East High School
Hazelwood West High School
McCluer High School
McCluer North High School
Pattonville High School
Ritenour High School
Riverview Gardens High School