Skip to Main Content
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

Free Press Online

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

Free Press Online

Top Stories

Double Sided Coin of Abortion- Pro Life

ciara sayler, reporter September 13, 2012

I’m not religious. I don’t go to church, I don’t put my last five dollars in the collection plate on Sundays, nor do I have a Bible sitting on my nightstand. I do, however, hold a strong stance against...

photo by USDAgov

New Nutritional Guidelines

ryan liston, reporter August 17, 2012

On Thursday August 16 a new policy will be enacted at Free State High School and other public schools around the United States. Lunches purchased from the school cafeteria must include food items from...

Baskets of snack food, spa supplies and more are great for personalizing your senior's gift.

Gifts for Grads

sarah whipple and hannah moran, design editor, copy editor May 19, 2012

At this time of year, you’ll notice a dramatic increase in Facebook notifications. Three-hundred and fifty-eight seniors are graduating, which means it’s graduation party season. While there will...

photo by: focus features

LAWRENCE GUIDE (5/3/12)

ryan loecker April 24, 2012

POLYPHONIC SPREE 5/12 @ GRANADA (alternative) Even though they look like some sort of strange cult, the Polyphonic Spree will surely not be a concert to miss. If a bunch of hipsters banded together and...

Lawrence Guide: Spring Concert Edition

Lawrence Guide: Spring Concert Edition

sam boatright, reporter April 3, 2012

Ah, Spring. The birds are chirping, the bees are buzzing, the bands are rocking. The spring influx of bands touring through Lawrence has arrived, acting as the harbinger for, hopefully, a sonic summer...

Yoga Girl

Yoga Girl

kimberly messineo, reporter March 29, 2012

Crescent lunge, bird of paradise, flying crow, reverse warrior. These phrases that may sound strange to some people, are familiar phrases to others. While students attend Yoga Club just for fun on Wednesday...

The 100th Day Picture of junior Lexi Adam's Adam!!! At his Locker

ADAM!!! At his Locker

emma machell, social media editor February 20, 2012

With so much stress in high school, sometimes it seems like the only option is to lay down and take it, but that’s not what juniors Lexi Adams and Adam Fales think. “[ADAM!!! at his locker] is something...

Illustration by Ian Patterson

Writing on the Wall

katie guyot, reporter, copy editor February 9, 2012

Note: The writer herself did not enter any men’s rooms. Credit for information gathered in those restrooms goes to senior Andrew Roman. Bathroom stalls are like hotel guestbooks: patrons scribble...

Lawrence Guide 2/12

Lawrence Guide 2/12

sam boatright, reporter January 26, 2012

Dr. Dog Feb. 2 @ The Granada Whimsical folk-poppers Dr. Dog are a sight to be seen. Lucky for all of us, Pennsylvania’s best animal-named band is stopping by the Granada to charm concert-goers with...

Splashing Success

Splashing Success

hannah moran, reporter January 20, 2012

“When I’m on the blocks, I say, ‘It’s go time,’” sophomore Canaan Campbell said. “I just tell myself ‘I can do it!’ I’ve put in the effort. When the gun goes off, I react. I don’t...

Cost of College

Cost of College

amani safadi, emma machell, managing editor, social media editor January 19, 2012

Senior year begins and for many students it’s the time to start wondering where to attend college, what they want to study and of course the infamous paying for it. “I’m hoping to get scholarships,”...

Holiday Hoopla

Holiday Hoopla

Natalie Hiebert, Reporter November 7, 2011

It is that time of year again. The time of year when Christmas carols pollute the air waves with their holiday cheer and stores deck their halls with boughs of holly and greenery. But all of this pre-holiday...

Load More Stories