Jay Wisler Written by Simon Williams Senior Jay Wisler plans to spend the 2025–2026 academic year working and managing his family's property before attending Johnson County Community College in Fall...

While football is typically thought of as a male dominated sport, flag football is quickly becoming a sanctioned high school sport for female athletics across the nation. Free State will be joining the...

Hey Firebirds! We are writing to you for the first time as the 2025-2026 editorial staff. While the seniors have been working diligently to publish the senior issue, we have been stepping into our new...

Student Frankie Fergus, 15, and his family have relied on the Home and Community Based Technology Assisted Waiver to qualify for Medicaid; however, a recently passed house budget resolution targets $880...

While listening to the announcer list the roster of the boys soccer team, none of us can recall a time when the boys’ team was referred to as the “Gentleman Firebirds.” The same cannot be said for...

Since President Donald J. Trump began enacting his discriminatory policies in February, Lawrence citizens have been protesting on Massachusetts Street against his administration. Despite high attendance,...

Free State alum of 2015 Ally Waller was recently featured in the trending music video “Anxiety” by Doechii as a backup dancer. Waller began competitive dance at age five, and she graduated from the...

Today, around 10:00 a.m., Free State High School entered a soft lock-in due to a potential threat near campus. Principal Amy McAnarney said Lawrence Police investigated a student report of seeing three...