After the controversy last year, Student Council has made its transition from Stuco’s traditional role to its new, consolidated job which has changed how school activities are run and what Stuco has...

Over the past century, the structure of the average American family has drastically changed. Modern technology allows people to contact each other at almost any time or place, something once considered...

When students dive onto the computer they usually know what they want to do. Usually it’s entertainment, but more and more teachers are starting to ask their students to sign on for school. Although...

           Usually the start of the year involves new classes, new teachers, new school books, etc. but for some students that’s not all that’s new. They ready their house for the new school...

I love love. Really, I do. There are so many different types. Toddler love, bromance love, fresh out of the oven love...the list could go on forever. But there is one kind of love that should be banished...

“People tell me I’m weird.” For sophomore Braden Clements things have always been a little different. “I was three when I learned how to use the potty.” This, however, has not stopped him....

A lot of work went into developing the Free State Firebird that graces the front of yearbooks, t-shirts and our school today.  In February of 1996, a committee consisting of a Lawrence High student, junior...

During lunch, while most kids have the tough decision choosing between the chicken nuggets and the pepperoni pizza some kids can skip right to the pb&j sandwich and salad bar. But not every student...

Traditions are important to the high school experience. Yet every once in a while a tradition, even one as vital to high school as Homecoming, needs some alterations. During this year’s Homecoming nominations,...

Torn muscles, ripped ligaments, and dislocated appendages are only a few of the injuries Free State athletes have sustained mere weeks into the year. Junior Tim Turner re-injured his shoulder on September...