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The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

Free Press Online

The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

Free Press Online

Jo Ball

logan brown, reporter May 21, 2013

According to Jo Ball, a great speaker “is someone who can communicate with the audience and adapt to the audience ”. According to Parker Hopkins, the way to become a great speaker is Ms. Ball. Hopkins...

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Brady Clements

hannah reussner, reporter May 14, 2013

Being goofy and outgoing doesn't always mean being popular. In fact, senior Brady Clements believes popularity isn’t everything. “I guess I don’t really care [about being popular] so that helps...

Gordon Berry

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief May 14, 2013

Despite having imperfect behavior in high school, substitute teacher Gordon Berry tries to make a positive impression on students. “... I wasn’t a good student in high school,” Berry said, “so...

Sam Skwarlo

Sam Skwarlo

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief May 14, 2013

Doing sports in high school is not uncommon among the student body; doing four, however, is. Freshman Sam Skwarlo competes in football, wrestling, track, and baseball throughout the course of the year. Skwarlo...

Matt Frost

Matt Frost

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief May 14, 2013

Social Studies teacher Matt Frost feels that as a teacher it is his duty not only to teach a subject, but to teach life skills that students will use even after high school. “It’s my responsibility...

Kelly Leatherman

Kelly Leatherman

sean chilcoat, reporter May 14, 2013

Contrary to popular belief that nice guys finish last, for Kelly Leatherman being nice doesn’t mean she finishes last. In fact, she was nominated for one of the most 50 influential people at Free State...

Sam Hay

Sam Hay

Maria Carrasco, Social Media Editor May 14, 2013

Known for his energetic personality and “Kelly Clarkson sass”, Sam Hay brightens the Free State hallways. Hay attributes his energetic personality to his seven years of acting, claiming that it helped...

Peggy Nelson

Peggy Nelson

sarah lieberman, reporter May 14, 2013

It’s hard to find a title endearing enough to describe Peggy Nelson.  Her official jobs are facilitating the chinese learning lab and being a prevention specialist, but her effect on Free State has...

Jacob Hood

Jacob Hood

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief May 14, 2013

As a cartoonist, Jacob Hood hopes that his artwork helps Free State students find humor in the often dull days of high school. “... I think that if I can give the school something that is carefree and...

Andrei Eliot

Andrei Eliot

sarah lieberman, reporter May 14, 2013

Chess players have senior Andrei Elliot to thank. Free State did not have a chess team Elliot’s sophomore year, so he re-organized the club.  The team made an amazing comeback, placing first this year...

Conner Thellman

Conner Thellman

hannah moran, copy editor May 14, 2013

In the football stadium, in the barn, or on a desk, senior Connor Thellman is in a drumming state of mind. “Really I think percussion is almost a way of thinking because it requires so much multitasking,”...

Creative Works That Change Lives

maria mckee, reporter December 14, 2012

Tegan and Sara "So Jealous Tegan and Sara’s “So Jealous” is the album that I can come closest to labeling as life-changing. The Canadian folk-rock sisters are able to embrace new-wave fusions...

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