Free Press – The School Newspaper of Lawrence Free State High School

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Furry Friends of Free State
May 17, 2019
Katie Diaz, Videographer

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Seniors Saying Goodbye: Life goals and travel plans after graduation
May 16, 2019
Alex Decker, Reporter
Jordan Hauber After taking Scott Smith’s multimedia production class his freshman year, senior Jordan Hauber has taken an interest in film and aspires to become a producer...

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Photo Gallery: Improv Night at the Black Box Theatre
May 16, 2019
Isis Norris, Photographer

School Redesign Part 3: Restorative practices predicted beneficial to students

May 17, 2019

When a student gets in trouble at Free State, teachers traditionally “write up” that student, and send them to the office where administrators will dole out their punishment. However, english teacher Kylee Wright sees this protocol as archaic and ineffective. Instead, Wright wants to incorporate restorative practices into the school’s procedures. Wright’s vision...

School Redesign Part 2: Teachers emphasize need for student feedback

Jack Bellemere, Reporter

May 17, 2019

“I don’t believe that teachers should have desks in their classroom,” said special education teacher Patrick Dipman. “I believe that what that creates is squatters rights.” Dipman is explaining one of his many ideas for the school redesign coming next school year, with suggestions such as mandatory community service for students. He especially stressed the...

School Redesign Part 1: Plan approved by staff, efforts begin

Jack Bellemere, Reporter

May 17, 2019

“We customize everything everything,” graphic design teacher Michelle Salmans said. “We customize our phones, our laptops [and] our clothing. Why can't we customize our education? Salmans is referring to the upcoming school redesign project, dubbed “Kansans Can School Redesign.” The project is set to begin during the 2019-2020 school year, and will feature...

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Teachers Sam Rabiola and Stuart Strecker bike to school

Daulton Meadows, Reporter

May 15, 2019

There are hundreds of ways to get to school, whether it’s driving, walking, or riding a bus. But there are two teachers who choose a different way. English teacher Sam Rabiola...

Student artists promote work on social media

Brooke Burgess, Reporter

March 29, 2019

Finding new ways to display content via social media, artists are able to share their creations more easily than ever. Instagram can be a useful tool for any artist, as it...

Siblings vs. Only Children

Walker Koberlein, Reporter

January 26, 2019

Big or small, each family is unique. Whether coming from a family with many siblings, or having lived their lives being an only child, each person’s home life affects their...

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Videos

Firebirds Care: The Sustainability Fair

Kameren Prather, Videographer

May 17, 2019

Dylan Reviews: Captain Marvel

Dylan Crawford, Videographer

May 16, 2019

Water Warriors 2019

Kameren Prather, Videographer

May 13, 2019

Free State’s New Poets

Cheyenne Fisher, Videographer

April 24, 2019

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Opinion

Movie Review: Detective Pikachu

May 17, 2019

Every year, there is a definitive movie seen as the start to summer. It always comes out in May, it is almost always an action or comedy film (however,...

Movie Review: Us

May 10, 2019

In 2017, Jordan Peele shocked the world with the film Get Out, which earned him an Oscar and instantaneous status as one of the most exciting new horror...

Album Review: “Origins” by Imagine Dragons

February 7, 2019

The newest Imagine Dragons album “Origins” is interesting, in that some may categorize it as a rock, but I think it fits more into an alternative category....

Album Review: “Among the Living” by Anthrax

December 2, 2018

The album “Among the Living” by Anthrax is absolutely amazing. I cannot describe how pure metal it is. One of the many things I truly love about this...

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Student Spotlight

Student Spotlight: Spencer Ware

Photo: Riley Boehle; Design: Emma Milburn

March 27, 2019

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Recent Sports Scores

Tuesday, May 7

Softball

Free State 11 - Shawnee Mission East 1
Saturday, May 4

Softball

Free State 7 - Lansing 0
Friday, May 3

Girls Soccer

Free State 5 - Lawrence High 6
Thursday, May 2

Softball

Free State 6 - Olathe North 2
Thursday, May 2

Girls Soccer

Free State 3 - Gardner-Edgerton 0

Photo Galleries

Photo Gallery: Girls Varsity Soccer

Isabel Janssen, Photographer

May 17, 2019

Photo Gallery: Improv Night at the Black Box Theatre

Isis Norris, Photographer

May 16, 2019

Photo Gallery: Mud Volleyball 2019

Baya Burgess, Photographer

May 13, 2019

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Infographics

StuCo Representatives 2019

Chloe Stafre, Designer

May 17, 2019

Photos by: Maya Pavlyak, Riley Boehle

Mini Profile: Theresa Martin

Chloe Stafre, Designer

May 10, 2019

Safe Binding

Bobbie Morrison, Designer

April 18, 2019

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Sports

‘Just treading water, dude’: Baseball ready to prove they deserve no. 1 ranking

May 16, 2019

At the Free State baseball alumni game earlier this season, former Sunflower League MVP Ryne Price brought one message to the Firebirds baseball team that...

Firebirds suffer season-ending loss in State basketball tournament

March 9, 2019

While maybe not as easily as in previous seasons, for the third consecutive year Coach Sam Stroh took his Firebirds to the state tournament, this time...

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