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Free Press Online

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

Archives 2013-2014

A cluster of students blur into a mass of excitement and fun during the Homecoming dance.

Homecoming Dance

nick popiel, photographer October 15, 2013

On Sept. 28, FYI Leadership Club hosted the Homecoming Dance. Featuring a live DJ, door prizes and bouncy houses, the Olympic theme permeated the small gym.

Mr. E the Motivator

Mr. E the Motivator

rosemary newsome, copy editor October 15, 2013

During Late Arrival on Thursday, Oct. 10, Mr. E the Motivator, an engagement specialist for students, parents, and teachers, came and spoke to Free State. Sponsored by Free State’s Can We Talk club and...

Madison Piper

Madison Piper

rosemary newsome, copy editor October 10, 2013

When freshman Madison Piper says she “looks up to her dad,” you may not know whether she is speaking literally or not. As a forward for the 1988 University of Kansas national championship team, Chris...

Students help disabled children at Camp Barnabas

October 10, 2013

Shooting rifles and zip-lining usually aren’t activities that a 10-year-old with microdeletion syndrome can participate in, but at Camp Barnabas, kids like junior Colton Stallard’s camper Will, are...

Students volunteer at Lawrence Memorial Hospital

kyra haas, co online editor in chief October 4, 2013

Even though he’s volunteered at Lawrence Memorial Hospital (LMH) for four years, senior Bryce Ridgway still doesn’t enjoy transporting warm, bloody placentas from room to room. “It’s in a container,”...

Fall Sports Captains

Fall Sports Captains

rosemary newsome, reporter September 30, 2013

As senior Grace Cairns prepares for a high school football game, she concerns herself not with what she looks like, but if her teammates’ outfits correspond and hairstyles match. Heeding these minute...

Volunteering as a Resume Builder

Evan Frook, Reporter September 30, 2013

To get into the University of California, an applicant must have “experiences that demonstrate unusual promise for leadership, such as significant community service.” Clearly, In this day and age,...

Boys Soccer vs Topeka High

September 29, 2013

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