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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

The Perks of being Certified

ciara sayler and hannah moran, reporter and editor in chief September 27, 2013

Two nights a week, senior Bret Watson gets out of school at 9:15 p.m. Bret, along with 14 other juniors and seniors, attends classes on Tuesday and Thursday nights with aspirations to one day become a...

Jared Schoeneberg spreads God’s love

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief September 27, 2013

Traveling the Midwest each year, sophomore Jared Schoeneberg performs God’s work via mission trips. “Basically we go around communities ... and we do service projects,” Schoeneberg said, “We share...

Four students turn down Homecoming nominations

hala hamid, reporter September 24, 2013

Being a part of Homecoming court can be an exciting event in one’s high school career, but for three seniors, walking onto the football field during the Homecoming game to find out who is going to be...

click on above image to view  details about the effects of volunteering on the brain.

Volunteering releases endorphins, creates “helper’s high”

becca moran, reporter September 23, 2013

Volunteering and drugs can be similar, at least according to multiple studies conducted around the world.   Volunteering can lead to a rush of euphoria and the release of endorphins--the body’s...

Students have differing summer health

becca moran, reporter September 23, 2013

For some, summer break is just that-- a break from the stress and pressure that goes along with school, sports, and responsibility.  For others, summer is a time to devote even more time and effort to...

Newsie tries sport

fiona mcallister, reporter September 19, 2013

Growing up, I always wished I was coordinated enough to play soccer. My sister played soccer, but somewhere along the way, the soccer gene was lost. So when I got the opportunity to practice with the boys’...

Horizon Award Presented to Rachel Downs

catherine prestoy, reporter September 19, 2013

After school on Tuesday, Sept. 3, Free State staff members sat at tables in the library, puzzled as to why a brief, general email from principal Ed West requested their attendance. Until the meeting...

Boys soccer vs. De Soto

September 17, 2013

Boys Soccer vs. Lansing

September 17, 2013

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