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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...

Monitoring the school, School Resource Officer Kasey Wiltz works in her office to help make Free State a safer place. Over the past four years as an SRO, Wiltz has discovered a passion for the work as well as the community. “Once I became a school resource officer, [I found my niche] and I didn't ever want to do anything different,” Wiltz said.

PROFILE: Law, Legacy and Lasting Relationships

Odelia Colvin, Reporter March 11, 2025

After four years of working as a Student Resource Officer, Corporal Kacey Wiltz is leaving at the end of this school year to work as Chief of College Police at Kansas City Kansas Community College. For...

Sitting in a chair, editor-in-chief Nick Sprecker poses in the library.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Nick Sprecker

Nick Sprecker, News Editor-in-Chief March 11, 2025

Hi Firebirds, Thanks for taking a look at Issue 6! Please know that what is inside is created and designed for you, and that you are placed at the forefront when we are considering what to cover. It...

Senior Hazel Powers stands in the patio of the nursing home where she uses her nurse aide certification to assist residents with various daily tasks.

FEATURE: Future Nurse at Work

Evie Chancy, News Managing Editor March 11, 2025

Every Wednesday and Sunday, senior Hazel Powers clocks into work like many other teenagers do throughout the week. For Powers, her job is more than just practice because as a certified nursing assistant,...

With Free State's 1,800 students, the parking lot remains full on any given day. Students can purchase a parking pass for their vehicle at the beginning of the school year or any time later in the finance office for $10.

NEWS: Pardoned Parking

Aleia Kemp, Reporter March 11, 2025

During the first semester, many students received tickets for one of three reasons: parking in a reserved area, parking without a visible permit or parking in an incorrect manner, such as pulling through....

A pile of fake IDs. Digital illustration by Neylana Haque

FEATURE: (Lie)censed to Purchase

Phoebe Morris, News Editor-in-Chief March 11, 2025

Editor's Note: Names are made up for the safety of students with fake IDs With a quick flash of a false identification card, minors nationwide can enter the college party scene. According to a study by...

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