We’re Going To Need A Bigger Course
chris allmon
September 21, 2010
If there is strength in numbers, this year’s cross country team has strength in surplus. The Free State cross country team is the largest it’s ever been. With over 80 members, the team has more than doubled from its almost 40 runners last year. The cross country coaches have been trying to figure... Read more »
Open Lunch No More?
Kim C
September 21, 2010
The school day is long, we all know it. By the time fourth hour rolls around, the thirty minutes of lunch are our savior. Having the ability to leave the school to run home and eat or grab something we forgot is amazing as well. Soon this much needed break might be taken away. Even with the gain... Read more »
Behind The Walls
austin fisher, katherine corliss
September 21, 2010
As only a single part of the myriad people who have come and gone through the Free State doors for the past 13 years, one rarely stops to consider how each unseen element of our school comes together to form a unified body. The many components of Free State not seen by students consist of dark rooms,... Read more »
Healthy Habits
amani safadi
September 3, 2010
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 far as snacks, the school has to carry healthy... Read more »
Staff Editorial: Sex
September 3, 2010
A study that began during the 1994-95 academic year recently ended, finding that while 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 have sex. Now, the Free Press Staff faces off on... Read more »
A Lesson In Self Defense
September 2, 2010
All Things New
kim c
September 1, 2010
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 time to hire new staff members. In the... Read more »
The Do’s and Don’t's of Facebook
allison harwood
September 1, 2010
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 status’s so that all 986 Facebook friends know exactly... Read more »
Making More Than Players
austin fisher
September 1, 2010
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 started coaching to be a positive influence on... Read more »
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