Alumni attend Charlottesville vigil, show solidarity
Jackson Barton, Editor in Chief
August 16, 2017
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Responding to the “Unite the Right” protests and resulting clashes in Charlottesville, VA, over the weekend, The Resistance LFK organized an evening vigil to express solidarity with victims of hate and violence. Several Free State alumni were among the crowd, including Gabbi Dabney who graduated...
Spanish teacher selected for Bobs Award by Lawrence Schools Foundation
Maddy Johnson and Jackson Barton
May 16, 2017
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Spanish teacher Stuart Strecker was announced as the recipient of the 2017 Bobs Award on the morning of May 17 in front of a crowded gymnasium. The award is given every year by the Lawrence Schools Foundation and includes a $10,000 check to the recipient. An anonymous group called “The Bobs” ...
Superintendent to transfer to chief operations officer
Chris Pendry and Jackson Barton
May 12, 2017
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Superintendent Kyle Hayden will transfer to become chief operations officer effective July 1 after one year as superintendent. “I feel fortunate to have been able to contribute to significant facility improvements for all the elementary schools,” Hayden said in a news release, “and to have played...
Great Green Help builds awareness of community
Sam Mohanty, Reporter
May 12, 2017
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Walking out of the school, junior Cameron Hodge expected to learn something new during the day. Hodge and 90 other juniors went out to nine different locations to extend a helping hand to the communities in Lawrence that need assistance with keeping their surroundings clean and green. Great Green...
Student’s discovery leads to location of second largest Native American city
Jackson Barton, Editor in Chief
May 7, 2017
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“I never thought I would make archeological discoveries,” junior Adam Ziegler said. “Especially not when I was 15.” What Ziegler uncovered in April 2015 was the first evidence of the location of Etzanoa; a lost Native American city. Ziegler worked with Donald Blakeslee, an archaeological anthropolo...
Classic Toy Studios combines AV-programs, creates Prom video
Rowan Plinsky, Reporter
April 28, 2017
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Classic Toy Studios may just be getting started, but doesn’t appear to be going anywhere.
Read more »Interfaith group Justice Matters presents solutions to racial injustice in schools
Chris Pendry, Reporter
April 10, 2017
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Photos of tonight's meeting will be included as soon as they are available. On March 30, the Lied Center was packed with local religious leaders, churchgoers and curious students and adults, all for an activist organization called Justice Matters. The interfaith organization was formed in late 2014, consis...
LHS gender neutral bathroom sparks conversation across city
Rowan Plinsky, Reporter
April 7, 2017
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Loving is non-binary, they do not identify with either end of the traditional male to female gender spectrum. This is just one identity falling under the umbrella term of genderqueer, which applies to any gender that is not normative according to Loving. Loving prefers they/them pronouns, they do no...
Native American students reflect on experiences, mascots
Maddy Johnson, Reporter
March 31, 2017
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After recent controversy surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Shawnee Mission North mascot, the Native American has made it their goal to discuss these issues and make the experiences of Native Americans more well-known in the Free State community. Junior Ashley Giago, a club member, said that...
Clubs team up to fundraise for DAPL protestors
Maddy Johnson, Reporter
March 16, 2017
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The Environmental Club and Young Democrats Club have teamed up to spread awareness about the Dakota Access Pipeline and raise funds to help arrested protesters with legal aid. The pipeline was proposed by Energy Transfer Partners in 2014 and The New York Times reported that the underground pipeline w...
AP Environmental Science evaluated, Civics no longer required
Maddy Johnson, Reporter
March 7, 2017
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From offering reduced scheduling to underclassmen to new career pathways, many things are changing in USD 497 high schools. Starting next year, civics will not be a required course for freshmen; it will be an elective instead. One thing that is not changing, however, is the availability of the AP E...
KS Supreme Court rules school funding inadequate
Jake Clark and Darby Gilliland
March 3, 2017
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Yesterday, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that state funding to the district’s schools is inadequate and the Legislature must rework the s finance formula by June 30. “The state’s public financing system provided by the Legislature for grades K-12, through its structure and implementation, is n...