Throughout the past quarter, students have been hard at work in their art classes. From ceramics with Jacob Lewis and Don Stevanov, photography with Sarah Podrasky, and drawing with Rachel Downs, many...

To continue their success from last year, the debate team plans their annual home tournament and prepares for one of the first national circuit tournaments of the year.   The home tournament, organized...

On Thursday, Sept. 21, Free State Theatre held their annual Black Box Theatre & Film Festival. Black Box Theatre is a showcase of student written and directed one-acts or short films. Students who...

After 4 years of forensics, senior Cella Allison won the KSHSAA Trueblue Student of the Week award. This award is given to students who go above and beyond in their preferred activity and are as involved...

The fall semester brings upon many important things for high school seniors, one of which being college applications. For those who intend to pursue a higher education in the form of college, deciding...

Alaska’s Katmai National Park has hosted an annual competition on their brown bear population's “fatness” since 2014. Katmai’s Fat Bear Week is not a scientific tournament -winners are decided...

After former band director Randall Fillmore announced his retirement last year, Eric Bradshaw was hired to take over the program. Since starting Free State, he has added newer music and marching patterns...

The almost 150 day long writers strike is coming to an end after the settlement agreement on Wednesday, Sept. 27.  The Writers Guild of America [WGA] boundary was seen outside of Paramount, CBS, Netflix...

For students around the globe, building a relationship with both their peers and teachers is an important aspect of developing as a person. According to their website, Character Strong wants to help with...

What would you do to get a glimpse of your favorite artist, athlete or public figure? Swifties around the country will do just about anything to see her. This was especially evident in Lawrence on Monday,...

The overwhelming number of clubs provided at school offers a variety of interests but it also can be stressful to look through. To help students looking for clubs to join, the annual club fair showcases...

Students have a number of resources offered to them at school, and a new addition to these resources is the school's therapy dog, Wayne. He first came to the school two years ago, and has been helping...