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1 in 1000: Ryan Henley

1 in 1000: Ryan Henley

allison morte October 27, 2011

When attending a football game a junior or senior might see a familiar face on the field. Former Free State football player Jake Henley graduated last year and this year it’s his sophomore brother, Ryan...

Kansas City's The Beast (above)

Lawrence Guide– Halloween Edition

Sam Boatright, Reporter September 29, 2011

Haunted Houses in KC Guaranteeing a spookifying, frightening, and terrifying time, Kansas City’s The Beast and The Edge of Hell hold a spot in the Top Ten Haunted Houses in the U.S. and for good reason....

Vintage Dress

Shopping Second-hand

sarah rohrschneider, reporter September 7, 2011

Rummaging through hundreds of pieces of clothing can be a pain. Looking for a simple t-shirt quickly turns into a chaotic two-hour ordeal of trying on colorful flannels and jeans that end up back...

Rewards in Store for Students who Soar

Rewards in Store for Students who Soar

miranda davis March 31, 2011

Seniors Kelly Phipps and Savannah Franz have spent the past three months writing a thirty page paper in their spare time. The paper is something they have chosen to do for DECA, a business club at school....

Hold the Phone

katie guyot February 23, 2011

The Hard Truth One of the tabs on English teacher Alice Karakas’s website reads “Awareness.” Just a click away from homework assignments and term paper due dates lie several  links leading to...

Rivalry Editorial

Rivalry Editorial

austin fisher February 9, 2011

In regards to sports rivalries, the behavior of high school students in Lawrence is an utter disgrace. No individual or group of individuals is entirely to blame; every person involved with sports...

If You Really Knew Me…

allison h and allison m November 9, 2010

From “Mean Girls” to “The Breakfast Club”, stereotypes are the backbone of almost every teen movie. For the most part, high school students in these movies fall into one stereotype, and they fulfill...

Can I Kick It?

Can I Kick It?

ryan loecker October 20, 2010

Amanda Moyer is not only cheering for Free State football, she is putting points on the scoreboard as well. After attending nine full practices; three in full gear and six without, Moyer has become the...

Courting Change

miranda davis September 23, 2010

Traditions are important to the high school experience. Yet every once in a while a tradition, even one as vital to high school as Homecoming, needs some alterations. During this year’s Homecoming nominations,...

Behind The Walls

austin fisher, katherine corliss September 21, 2010

As only a single part of the myriad people who have come and gone through the Free State doors for the past 13 years, one rarely stops to consider how each unseen element of our school comes together to...

Staff Editorial: Sex

September 3, 2010

 A study that began during the 1994-95 academic year recently ended, finding that while sexually active teens who have casual sex tend to do poorer in school, teens in committed relationships do no better...

Making More Than Players

austin fisher September 1, 2010

Drills and keep-away aren’t the only activities preparing soccer players for their time on the field. Kelly Barah, the new head coach of the soccer program, is making some important additions to what...

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