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Free Press Online

The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

Free Press Online

The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

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Alumni Marina Kimzey, Angel Waller and Alexa Beaty perform at half time during the 2022 football season. Past their high school career, the three have moved on to perform at a collegiate level.

NEWS: The Superbowl of the Dance Community – UDA Nationals

Arianna Waller and Corinne Kingsley January 24, 2024

During sporting events, we always see the usual. The players working hard and their fans cheering loud. But what if someone told you there is another team at almost every game that often goes unnoticed?  The...

Sitting in the corner of classrooms, some staff say their recycling bins go untouched by groundsmen.

EDITORIAL: Recycling System Reboot

Lilly Wall, News Editor-in-Chief January 24, 2024

In the corner of each classroom sits a blue bin, full of recyclables, waiting to be picked up. Some staff say their bins are left untouched, while others say groundsmen come to pick them up. The overall...

REVIEW: Percy Jackson TV Show

REVIEW: Percy Jackson TV Show

Eli Roust, Photo Editor January 24, 2024

A globally loved story, Rick Riordian’s “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” was first released as a fantasy book series in 2005. Since then, Riordian wrote five other series, along with having the...

Fans cheer on Kansas University football in their game against Texas Tech on Nov. 11.

NEWS: Raised Ticket Prices

Claire Heinritz and Evie Chancy January 24, 2024

When you walk into a University of Kansas game, you are smacked with a sea of red and blue and roaring cheers from every direction. For an increasing number of students, it’s becoming out of the budget...

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...

EDITORIAL: Grammy Nominations Lack Diversity

EDITORIAL: Grammy Nominations Lack Diversity

Phoebe Morris, Reporter January 24, 2024

With over 25 fields of music covered and 84 awards presented at the 2024 Grammys, the same demographic of artists continue to get nominated. Since the Grammy’s establishment back in 1959, only 11 Black...

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...

Smiling, senior Sophie Racy stands for a photo. Racy has competed as a member of the Speech and Debate team for 4 years, earning numerous medals along the way. “I think that these awards serve as a representation of the work Ive put into the activity and I was given them because the people around me in the community see that” Racy said.
(Caption by Gregory Mayhew)

FEATURE: Racy-ing to the Top

Claire Heinritz, Reporter January 23, 2024

Summing up her outstanding work for four straight years, star debater Sophie Racy’s high school career comes to a close being nationally recognized with the NSDA’s degree of premier distinction. The...

REVIEW: Quiet Up and Listen Down

REVIEW: Quiet Up and Listen Down

Ava Talbott, Reporter January 19, 2024

There’s no doubt that the fictional story “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl is a monumental piece of literature. Two movies have been made on the story, but recently, Hollywood...

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...

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