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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

German teenagers surround Samantha Grinage.

Instagram summer @samanthagrinage @alyssahicks

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief August 26, 2013

@samanthagrinage: Stepping off the plane in Germany, junior Samantha Grinage didn’t know what to expect. Upon arriving in Eutin, she was still unsure. “Eutin at first was really small,” Grinage...

Hard work yields high rewards

Hard work yields high rewards

morgan noll, reporter August 26, 2013

A hello is a nationally recognized greeting, but anything more than that, between a college coach and a high school player, is defined by the the NCAA as a “contact,” the first step of the chaotic...

Instagram summer @lawrencechen

kenneth palmer, reporter August 26, 2013

Senior Lawrence Chen travelled to Taiwan this summer, but not to revel in the scenic mountain views. He instead journeyed across the world to teach English. The small island off of mainland China mandates...

Instagram Summer @garrettfrank

Instagram Summer @garrettfrank

becca moran, reporter August 26, 2013

Beautiful and within driving distance, Colorado is a popular destination for many Kansans. On July 24, seniors Josh Hodge, Garrett Frank, Carl Hoppe and recently graduated Caleb Francis loaded up a car...

Buzz Beach Ball

Maria Carrasco, Social Media Editor August 24, 2013

This end of summer extravaganza includes Phoenix, Alt-J, Awolnation, Cage the Elephant, Daughter and Atlas Genius. This bash starts at 2:30 p.m. at Richard L. Berkley Riverfront Park on Sept. 27. If purchased...

Photo by John Prinzo, on www.suburbanapologist.com/

Best Coast

Maria Carrasco, Social Media Editor August 24, 2013

Los Angeles made, indie rock duo of Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno, performs at the Lawrence Granada on Sept 18, 2013. Touring with famed bands such as the Decemberists and Greenday,and with hits such...

Photo by Joe McCabe, heyreverb.com

Vampire Weekend

Maria Carrasco, Social Media Editor August 24, 2013

New York City’s own indie rock band takes the stage on Tuesday, Oct 8, at the Midland Theater with opening act, Sky Ferreira. Made up of lead singer Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Tomson and...

The qualifying few

sarah lieberman, copy editor August 23, 2013

This summer senior Alexa Harmon-Thomas hopped on a plane to Ukraine to do her own kind of flying-- on a track.  Harmon-Thomas made the World Youth track and field team by placing first in high jump and...

Franz Ferdinand

August 23, 2013

Granada, Oct. 8, $25, doors open at 7pm. An award-winning, platinum album selling indie-rock band from Scotland, Franz Ferdinand will tour the United States this fall and stop in Lawrence. “Right Thoughts,...

My Week in the Wilderness

sarah whipple, design editor August 23, 2013

Six months ago, I received a small forest of college mail, all advertising how the Princeton Review ranks their college as a top liberal arts school or how their 200-plus clubs make them have a diverse...

Beauty beyond the beds

fiona mcallister, reporter August 23, 2013

As students prepared for sunny vacations, rising temperatures and poolside afternoons this summer, swimsuit wearing, beach towel usage and overall happiness increased. However, with summer coming to an...

New math teachers learn the ropes from Department Chairs Kathy Wagner and Laura O'Neil

Nineteen new teachers enter Free State’s doors

kyra haas, online co-editor-in-chief August 23, 2013

A geometry and consumer math teacher who student taught at Free State last semester and graduated from the University of Kansas in May. An associate choir director with a masters degree in choral conducting...

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