Madison Boulten

Allison H
December 15, 2009

Madison Boulton is a fifteen year old sophomore at Free State High school. This is her second year being in public school after nine years of being home-schooled. She first started at West Junior High her ninth grade year. Public school overwhelmed her at first, but she enjoys it now. After two years... Read more »

Paws Pleas

ryan loecker
December 14, 2009

Starting a business in today’s economy is very risky, especially straight out of high school. But that didn’t stop Free State Graduate Lisa Willard. For about six months, Willard and her family have been working hard on the new business they call Paws Pleas. Despite having cerebral palsy,... Read more »

Academic Renaissance

December 14, 2009

The Students of Free State may soon experience a new found desire to do well in school.   The administration is currently considering a program in which students would receive rewards based on performance in school. Last week the Whatever It Takes faculty committee was asked by principal Ed West to... Read more »

1 in 1,000: Kainen Spooner, dynamic drummer

ryan loecker
December 4, 2009

While music plays an important role in most people’s lives, not very many people are as involved as sophomore Kainen Spooner. After trying the viola, then the guitar, Spooner has finally found his fit with the drums. In the one year he has had his drum set, he has played over 10 shows with two... Read more »

1 in 1,000: Jackie McCullough, fashionista

kim carter
December 2, 2009

Jackie McCullough is a 16-year-old junior. She is a member of the National Honor Society and works to keep a 4.0 GPA. She is a leader in the Social Awareness club at Free State and enjoys spending time with her two best friends. Jackie wishes to attend a New York college to become a doctor. She volunteers... Read more »

1 in 1,000: Jon Fitzgerald, musician

emma machell
December 1, 2009

Jon Fitzgerald was born on March 21, 1994. He is the second of three children. Despite being the middle child he does not fade into the background. He makes sure that the world knows who he is. Or at least, the world that is Free State. He not only plays electric bass in his band Pass-a-Fist, who are... Read more »

1 in 1,000: Josh May, family man

katherine corliss
December 1, 2009

Starting out at a new school is difficult enough, it’s even harder when it’s your first year at public school and your a foot taller than almost everyone else. Josh May moved to Lawrence from Derby, Kansas in the summer of 2009. After being homeschooled since kindergarten, Josh and his parents... Read more »

1 in 1,000: Erica Lignell, equestrian

miranda davis
December 1, 2009

Erica Lignell is a sophomore who has been riding horses since she was ten years old.  She took her experience with horses and used it as a way to give back. Spending time with people who have disabilities that she has met at Pathways Assisted Therapy has been an eye opening and moving experience for... Read more »