In response to overcrowding in 1997, a third of Lawrence High students transferred to the newly founded Free State High School. From then on out, Bob Billings Parkway would split Lawrence in half,...
On Nov. 2, voters went to the polls to choose their candidates in the USD 497 Board of Education election. Eleven candidates ran for three positions on the board, with Andrew Nussbuam,...
This year the library staff has gained a new face: Marisa Hegeman, a librarian and media specialist.
Previously, Hegeman was staffed at Cordley Elementary School as the school librarian. She also...
This year, Katie Brandau is welcomed as the new 9th grade counselor. Brandau moved from Durango, Colorado, where she was a high school counselor for five years.
Brandau said “[she] knew she always...
Joshua East is the latest addition to the fine arts program. Working beside Olivia Henning , East co-teaches the performance choirs and is the lead teacher for Chamber choir.
East started his career...
Jackson Barton, Online Editor in Chief
• February 6, 2018
Following rapturous cheers, the curtains open, revealing only a single grand piano stage left. For a drag competition, it’s a remarkably modest set. Immediately, assistant choral director Scott Ireland,...
Tyler Ruzich, a conservative Republican, is campaigning to bring new ideas into the state government.
“Those ideas are something that we really need right now,” Ruzich said. “We need cooperation...
Dominic Scavuzzo is a moderate Conservative running as a Republican.
“I believe that my message overall is creating better dynamic,” Scavuzzo said. “By creating a youthful point-of-view, I could...
Ethan Randleas is a Libertarian running on a Republican ticket.
“They call [my ideas] very ‘out there’,” Randleas said. “Not a lot of people are going to agree with me, and I am okay with...
Jack Bergerson is a liberal Democrat and points out his policies about his health care system and minimum wage.
“I'm sure a lot of Democrats agree, but no one ever talks about it,” Bergerson said.
While...
Unlike many other states, the Kansas Constitution does not have an age limit when it comes to running for governor. Ethan Randleas, Dominic Scavuzzo, Tyler Ruzich and Jack Bergerson, all 16 years old,...
Editor's’ Note: We have replaced the use of a racial slur in the following story.
Having a job is not unusual to a lot of students, but few expect to work under a supervisor who casually uses racial...
