The young ones #3- a sophomore’s survival guide to being on the bottom
sarah whipple, reporter
September 18, 2011
School is in full swing as teachers begin to assign projects and hand out tests. The weather acclimates into a cool breeze. And the football team settles their plays and starts to have more chemistry as a team. This can only mean one thing: Homecoming looms around the corner and some young ones may need... Read more »
Miranda’s Column
miranda davis, editor in chief
September 7, 2011
Dear Freshmen, I’m one of those seniors. The kind who will probably not like you. The type who will be irate if you go to prom. And may God help the freshmen that sits in front of me at a football game. Yep, I’m one of them. I’m sure plenty of you are really nice people but in all honesty I don’t... Read more »
The young ones #2- A sophomore’s survival guide to being on the bottom
sarah whipple, reporter
September 7, 2011
The first two weeks of high school passed by and Free State still looks like a maze to you. Every time you walk in the halls, you still see someone who you believe is brand new to the school. And even though there are hundreds of people eating lunch in the same block as you, finding a seat in which... Read more »
School Parking Frustration
September 6, 2011
Beads of sweat drip down the young man’s face as he grips the steering wheel with all his might. He wants to lay on his horn in frustration and scream because of all the time he’s wasted in this traffic jam day-after-day. This frustration is caused by the unaware, or maybe just uncaring, parents... Read more »
To the Freshman….
amani safadi, managing editor
August 26, 2011
For many seniors this isn’t the way they imagined their senior year would start. They may feel the freshman are ruining their senior year; a year that is supposed to be the best year of their lives. What I don’t understand is why they’re upset. I’m a senior and I do not blame the freshman for... Read more »
The young ones
sarah whipple, reporter
August 22, 2011
A sophomore’s survival guide to being at the bottom Admit it. Juniors, seniors and even some of the bigger sophomores frighten you. A brand new school crammed with 1000-plus students intimidates you. And the beginning of a transcript that could make or break your future keeps you up at night. But before... Read more »
T’RYAN #1: ACUPUNCTURE
ryan loecker, co-editor in chief
August 19, 2011
Over the summer I made sure to keep my eye out for interesting experiences I could include in my column. While downtown, a sign for Ad Astra Acupuncture caught my interest. For those who aren’t aware, acupuncture is basically the use of needles to poke pressure points in an attempt to alleviate pain.... 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 »
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 »
Welcome to the New Free Press… Well Kind of
miranda davis
May 26, 2011
In case you haven’t noticed, the Free Press has a new look. The front page is has a story on it , and there are new faces listed as editors and a slightly different overall feel to the paper. Why, you ask? This issue is a trial issue for the future newspaper staff. These are some of the changes... Read more »
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