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The Dog Stick Library provides a unique and fun way to entertain Free State’s therapy dog Wayne. Along with leaving one, students can take a stick home for their dog or pet. With this library, students can have a smile and give their pets one too.

NEWS: Security Guard Starts New Stick Library

Maura Langland, Reporter January 24, 2024

A new feature has been placed at the security desk in the commons: a library of sticks for the school's therapy dog, Wayne. The idea behind the library is that people can leave sticks for Wayne and also...

In the 4-Speaker State Debate Tournament, Free State finished with a 9-5 record and in 3rd place. Pictured from left to right are the competitors: sophomore Oliver Fredrick, junior Cooper Hefty, senior Sophie Racy, senior Connor Brown, junior Gilly Falin, and sophomore Olive Minor.

NEWS: Debate Takes State

Corinne Kingsley, Reporter January 24, 2024

After a successful season, The Debate and Forensics team competed at the annual 6A Kansas State High School Activities Association Debate Tournament at Washburn Rural High School. The team worked together...

Photo illustration by Luna Hu.

NEWS: Construction on Sixth Street

Eli Roust, Yearbook Photo Editor January 24, 2024

Every day, more than 1,200 students get out of school at 3:10. By 3:30, hundreds of them are still sitting at stoplights or at a standstill in traffic. According to a poll sent out on the @fsjournalism...

Free State sits covered in snow. On Tuesday, Jan. 16, a snow day was called due to the extreme freezing temperatures.

NEWS BRIEF: School Buses Down

Maria Mosconi, News Planning Team January 17, 2024

On Tuesday Jan. 17, it was announced that there would be school the following day, however the school buses would not be in use. The buses were experiencing mechanical issues with fuel gelling that prohibited...

N.A.S.S.’s Miss Indian Youth of Lawrence isn’t a beauty pageant – it’s an event where we select the young Indigenous leaders who will encourage the continuation of Indigenous cultures and serve our students for the upcoming year.

NEWS: Lawson Garcia Awarded Miss Indian Youth of Lawrence

Simon Williams, Online Managing Editor January 17, 2024

Dec. 1 at Billy Mills Middle School, each candidate draws from a basket of questions. There are four questions, given at random, that the candidate for Miss Indian Youth of Lawrence could select. Senior...

Taking advantage of open lunch, sophomore Miles Beaty walks to Taco Bell. Taco Bell is a popular choice among students because it is close to the school and has reliably fast service. “I enjoy having the choice of open lunch because it is a nice opportunity for students to get some space and fresh air.” Beaty said.

NEWS: Clearing Up Open Lunch Rumors

Maria Mosconi, Reporter December 14, 2023

By now, videos of fights in the Starbucks parking lot have circulated through the student body several times. Everyone’s heard teachers’ lectures about habitual tardiness following lunch and reports...

Inside the buildings auditorium are the lines of poem commemorating the fallen soldiers who went to LMCMS during WWI. LMCMS, which was originally constructed as a memorial, will be turned into a magnet school in the fall of 2024.

NEWS: Central Middle School Curriculum Change

Maria Mosconi December 12, 2023

On Monday, Dec. 1, the USD497 Board of Education unanimously voted to make Liberty Memorial Central Middle School a 'magnet school,' or a public school with a unique curriculum. The accepted curriculum...

Collected by Geneva Sabatini.

NEWS: Wartime Doom Scrolling

Evie Chancy, Allison Mayhew, and Maria Mosconi December 12, 2023

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Yael Gillath’s brother was fighting in Israel. This article has been corrected online to reflect that Gillath’s cousins are...

On Friday, Dec 1, Free State administration sent the building into a soft lockdown, meaning teachers were told to lock their doors and continue teaching. For classes like choir, this posed a problem as the auditorium doors dont lock, so they were forced to move into the shop nearby.

NEWS BRIEF: Soft Lockdown

Lilly Wall and Allison Mayhew December 1, 2023

This morning at 10:26 a.m. the school entered an eight minute “soft lockdown” due to a potential security threat that was dismissed. According to Executive Director of Communications Julie Boyle, the...

NEWS: Beeline Solution? Not Quite

NEWS: Beeline Solution? Not Quite

Simon Williams November 30, 2023

What do you notice when you arrive at or leave campus? If you are a student, perhaps you are moving fast because you are tardy for the first hour, or perhaps you cannot wait to reach the confines of a...

Reaching out, a student is shown purchasing a breakfast bar from second chance breakfast. The newly implemented second chance breakfast program was put on hold for Nov. 10 and Nov. 13 after a physical altercation erupted during second chance breakfast.

NEWS: Second Chance Breakfast Paused

Elliot Skillman, Reporter November 28, 2023

In the morning of Thursday, Nov. 9, tensions erupted during second chance breakfast leading to a fight breaking out between students. As a result, some staff had to intervene in order to keep the altercation...

The franchise, Dirty Dough, made its opening on Nov 17. Off of Bob Billings, the business sits next to Subway. They offer many different flavors of warm, gooey cookies.

REVIEW: The Scoop on Dirty Dough

Maria Mosconi, Reporter November 27, 2023

Dirty Dough, an innovative cookie store on Wakarusa and Bob Billings, had its grand opening on Nov. 17. Since starting in 2020 in a college dorm, the franchise has opened 21 stores since. The franchise...

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