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

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

Free Press Online

Seniors TJ Everett (left) and Jake Rogers stand as they think about their future service careers.

You just got served: students plan to go into service after graduation

thomas riggs, reporter December 18, 2013

Free State senior Jake Rogers will be flying tankers after he graduates. While some students choose to attend college or join the workforce after graduation, Rogers, senior TJ Everett and senior Taylor...

photo by: kristina foster

Holiday Gifts Hometown Hub

hannah reussner, reporter December 16, 2013

Significant other: Maybe you’re stuck on what to give your significant other. Or maybe you’re broke. “52 reasons why I like you” is a great, intimate gift that your significant other will surely...

Embarrassing Stories

Embarrassing Stories

newspaper staff December 16, 2013

We’ve all had our share of embarrassing moments. Whether they were minor mishaps or major blunders, no one can deny that they have accidentally and, potentially hilariously, committed a social faux pas....

Common Courtesy

kyra haas, online co-editor-in-chief December 13, 2013

I don’t have my restricted driver’s license, and I am a junior in high school. Because I don’t have my own transportation, I spend a considerable amount of my time after school in the Commons, waiting...

Reporter Fiona McAllister reads a Simpson's comic book with freshman Benji Horton.

Happy helper

fiona mcallister, reporter December 13, 2013

Rather than spend the day going from class to class, freshman Benji Horton spends most of his day in the special education classroom. Horton has autism, a developmental disorder that affects his social...

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Movie Review

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Movie Review

Evan Frook, Reporter December 11, 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire attempts to enthrall viewers while setting up the story line's finale, but the actors aren't directed in a manner that encompasses the emotion of the Hunger Games books,...

Loaves of bread line the shelves at Wheatfields Bakery, located at 904 Vermont St.
Lawrence, Kan.  66044

Best of Lawrence: Sarah Whipple Edition

sarah whipple, design editor December 6, 2013

Best Store Cat- Sunfire Ceramics There’s usually a broad spectrum for store animals: they either love people and congregate where the customers go, or they try to stay as far away as possible in an...

Senior Madeline Chestnut balances an apple on her head during "The Pajama Game." Chestnut played the role of Babe Williams, the head of the Grievance Committee.

“The Pajama Game” review

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief December 5, 2013

As the lights dimmed in the auditorium, I thought, “This will probably be a cheesy play all about pajamas.” I soon found out that I was dead wrong. “The Pajama Game” was much more than a simple...

Debunking the Bacteria

Evan Frook, Reporter December 4, 2013

Jeff Vigneron and the rest of the custodial staff have to work exponentially harder every winter. The common cold spreads most rapidly during the winter months because it thrives in low humidity and because...

Girls’ sports

sarah lieberman, copy editor December 4, 2013

They don’t have stadiums, hundreds of screaming fans or televised events, but they do have state championships.  This season, the girl’s gymnastics and cross country teams each earned first place...

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