How to Survive High School 101
emma machell
May 26, 2011
Every student has been there; new school, new teachers, new everything. Life at high school would have been so much better if there had just been a guide to help, a Virgil to teenage Dante if you get my drift. The staff of the Free Press has come together to create a high school survival guide to help... Read more »
Staff Editorial: Sexting
bailey schaumburg
May 26, 2011
In case you haven’t seen the ‘That ‘70s Show’ episode when Donna takes nude pictures to send to Eric, here’s a recap: Kitty finds the pictures in an envelope, Red finds them in a drawer, Hyde finds them in a newspaper and shows them to all of his friends, and so on. Keep in mind: these were... Read more »
Bailey’s Senior Column
bailey shaumburg
May 26, 2011
Senior Column: Quietus The finishing stroke On a day unforgettable Yet so similar to all the rest. Little ticks drone like a heartbeat, parallel Because when one dies The other sleeps, Imminent sleep, lurking In street alleys, faulty hearts and numbers. Finding imperfections in doctors, Lawyers and pastors, Worst... Read more »
High School Advice
miranda davis
May 26, 2011
The best advice I can give to incoming high schoolers is to get involved. Take classes that will challenge you and that you are passionate about. If you like math and science, take harder math and science classes. Pursue what you want to, not what your junior high friends are doing. I made my closest... Read more »
The Free Press Guide to the Hallway’s
miranda davis
May 26, 2011
Upper Left Classes in this hallway: math and science This hallway is full of future engineers and rocket scientists. It is known to have a distinct smell after an experiment conducted by the chemistry classes has gone awry or a particularly nasty animal dissection by the AP Biology students. This... Read more »
Skin Cancer
miranda davis
May 26, 2011
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 it’s like to discover skin cancer. Skin ... Read more »
Social Media
miranda davis
May 26, 2011
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past several years you probably know what facebook , twitter or myspace is. Teenagers use these social networking sites as a lifeline, even for their main tool of communication with friends. But it hasn’t occurred to many students to use these sites... Read more »
Katherine Corliss: Senior Column
Katherine Corliss
May 26, 2011
Next year I will be attending Baylor University with zero of my current classmates (although Mitch Todd is going there too, if any of you guys remember him). I’ll be in the land of Chick Fil-a cowboy hats and “y’all”. I could not be more excited; however, I decided to bring on the nostalgia... Read more »
Shadow for a Day: Hilary Morton
May 26, 2011
Like many Free State students, I’m quite involved in school activities. However, choir is not of them. This makes me a minority at this school. When I chose to shadow Hilary Morton, the choir director, all I knew about choir at Free State was that it was demanding but rewarding. After a day spent... Read more »
The Ultimate College Visit
miranda davis and allison morte
May 26, 2011
How to Plan the ultimate college visit: College is one of the most important decisions that high school students make. Which school to go to, or even to go at all are some of the many choices students have to make before the time they graduate. Visiting colleges, or doing college tours is part of... Read more »
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