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

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Archives 2024-2025

Posing, teacher Stuart Strecker stands with his bike. Most mornings, Strecker rides his bike to school. "Bikes are really good for people to get out, move, just self propel," Strecker said.

NEWS: Finishing The Loop

Morgan Sponholtz, Yearbook Managing Editor March 28, 2025

According to Patterson Legal Group, nearly 300 Kansans are injured in bicycle accidents each year, and 21% of those accidents are caused by failure to yield by motorists. To combat this, the City of Lawrence...

On stage, juniors Baila Love and Felix McGowan practice alongside their director senior Cooper Hefty for Black Box Theatre Festival.

FEATURE: Theater and Flicks

Baila Love, Online Managing Editor March 26, 2025

Straight from spring break, Black Box Theatre Festival is in its final week as the shows come closer and closer. BBTF is entirely student-made and directed in order to give students an opportunity to explore...

An illustration of how the blocking of gender affirming care affects the mental health of transgender minors. Digital illustration by Elle Bisby.

NEWS: Gender-Affirming Care Blocked

Meredith Shryock, Assistant News Copy Editor March 24, 2025

On Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Kansas Senate enacted Senate Bill 63, overriding Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto 85-34. Also known as the Help Not Harm Act, SB 63 seeks to prohibit the use of state funds to promote...

Girls Wrestling: Season in Review.

SEASON IN REVIEW: Girls Wrestling

Rakshan Ossen, Sports Editor March 21, 2025

SEASON IN REVIEW: Boys Wrestling

SEASON IN REVIEW: Boys Wrestling

Rakshan Ossen, Sports Editor March 18, 2025

 

67 games, one winner. Who ya got? Design by Baila Love.

SPORTS: March Madness Mania

Rakshan Ossen, Sports Editor March 17, 2025

Photos by Nathan Kramer, Nathan Friedman and Sydney Brozik. Design by Baila Love.

QUIZ: Which 2024-2025 Free State Journalism Editor-in-Chief Are You?

Baila Love, Online Managing Editor March 13, 2025

This year, our Editor-in-Chiefs here at Free State Journalism have worked hard to make our publication as amazing as possible. To find out which one of our lovely leaders you are, take the quiz below!

Posing, members of CanWeTalk sit on the learning stairs.

FEATURE: Let’s Talk

Arianna Waller, Yearbook Mods Editor March 12, 2025

  CanWeTalk is a student-led club aimed at giving a voice to students of color who feel unable to speak out against injustices in school. The group, which has been a club at Free State for 15 years,...

Sitting outside Free State, junior Alex Kerr thinks about his potential term as City Commissioner.

PROFILE: Kerr for Commission

Penny Coleman, Reporter March 12, 2025

Coming up on his final year in high school, junior Alex Kerr is running for a spot on Lawrence City Commission. Since childhood, Kerr has been interested in politics and now looks forward to possibly breaking...

Paddington Bear explores his original home of Peru. Digital illustration by Lucas Smith

REVIEW: Paddington in Peru

Elliot Skillman, News Copy Editor March 11, 2025

After a seven year hiatus, Paddington Brown, voiced by Ben Whishaw, has returned to theaters in time for Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. Following the same charming, marmalade-loving, fictional bear, “Paddington...

Senior Lily Dixon, senior Gillian Sellet and senior Lois Xie are all presidents of clubs at Free State. Photos by Eden Weber, design by Baila Love.

FEATURE: Girls Rule Free State

Evie Chancy, News Managing Editor March 11, 2025

According to the Free State Club Directory, over 60% of all clubs at Free State have women on their leadership board despite only 48% of students being women according to US News. Free State’s...

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