Healthy Habits

Written by amani safadi

Newer, tougher snack regulations have students buzzing. Lawrence schools are no longer allowed to sell carbonated beverages or those with high sugar content before 2 p.m. This effects sales at the Bird’s Nest, lunchroom, or in any of the vending machines. As... Read more »

September 3, 2010 • 0 comments • Filed Under News, Top Stories, Uncategorized

Lost: Teachers

Written by emma machell

At the end of a school year more than just seniors will be leaving Free State. Teachers are leaving as well. Some are leaving due to district budget cuts, some are leaving because they have found new opportunities elsewhere.   Some Free State teachers... Read more »

May 18, 2010 • 0 comments • Filed Under News

Budget Breakdown

Written by miranda davis and amani safadi

The student body and faculty can all agree that this year has not been easy. You can see the stress of the budget situation reflected in teachers faces. Most everyone has had to make sacrifices, and do things they would not have done because of the budget... Read more »

April 2, 2010 • 0 comments • Filed Under Features, News, Top Stories

All Things New

Written by kim c

The applause was deafening. The teachers were cheering. The students were moaning. School had arrived. After last year’s budget cuts and class cuts, some departments found themselves a few staff members short. But the months of summer proved a sufficient... Read more »

September 1, 2010 • 0 comments • Filed Under Features

The Do’s and Don’t’s of Facebook

In this day and age, experts and adults alike say teenagers are losing their face-to-face communication skills because of Facebook and other social networking sites. Failure to communicate isn’t the only complaint, though. Fights are fought out via... Read more »

September 1, 2010 • 0 comments • Filed Under Features

FYI about FYI

Written by emma machell

“For your information” is probably what many students think of when they hear ‘FYI’ or maybe they think about Tony Shaloub’s line in ‘Galaxy Quest’ but that’s not what Free State FYI Club is about. FYI is a club that meets every Tuesday... Read more »

August 31, 2010 • 0 comments • Filed Under Features

Making More Than Players

Written by austin fisher

Drills and keep-away aren’t the only activities preparing soccer players for their time on the field. Kelly Barah, the new head coach of the soccer program, is making some important additions to what it means to be a soccer player at our school. Barah... Read more »

September 1, 2010 • 0 comments • Filed Under Sports, Top Stories

Field Frustration

Written by miranda davis

Spring sports are around the corner, and construction has been going on for a year and a half on Free State athletic fields. Yet not all sports have fields ready.   “The original completion date for all of the construction projects was October... Read more »

March 21, 2010 • 0 comments • Filed Under Sports

Bowling Over the Competition

Written by emma machell

“One year [the bowling team] is really hungry to win,” bowling coach Anita Carlson said. “the next year sometimes we come out a little bit flat.”  This year they are starving for those wins.   “[They are] bowling a little... Read more »

March 9, 2010 • 0 comments • Filed Under Sports, Top Stories

FJW- An Afternoon at the Doug. Co. Fair

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August 27, 2009 • 0 comments • Filed Under News, Photos

Protective Precautions

Written by miranda davis

About a year ago I saw a mole on my arm and I didn’t really pay any attention to it,” Attendance secretary Becky Browning said, “because it was very small and it didn’t have irregularities as far as I could tell.” Browning knows first hand what... Read more »

July 31, 2010 • 3 comments • Filed Under Health and Lifestyle, Top Stories

Staff Editorial: Sex

 A study that began during the 1994-95 academic year recently ended, finding that whil sexually active teens who have casual sex tend to do poorer in school, teens in committed relationships do no better or worse in school than those who don’t... Read more »

September 3, 2010 • 0 comments • Filed Under Opinion, Top Stories