Baila is a senior and the Editor-in-Chief of the Free State Free Press Online. Her goals for the 2025-2026 school year are to make our content more interesting for our readers and to be an Online Pacemaker finalist. Outside of...

Evie is a senior and Editor-in-Chief of the Free State Free Press newsmagazine. When she's not in journalism, She's running her two clubs Fashion Club and Finer Things Club or helping Free State Theater as a short play director...

Katie is a senior and the Social Media Editor-in-Chief this year. This is her fourth year on journalism staff. Outside of journalism, she volunteers through the National Honor Society and the National Charity League. On the weekends,...

Avery is a senior and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Free State Talon. Her goals for the school year are to make a yearbook the whole school will love. Outside of journalism, she is involved in National Honor Society and Quill...

Odelia is a senior and a managing editor for the Free State Free Press Online. Outside of school, she enjoys dancing and reading.

Kinley Gigous is a junior and a Managing Editor for the Free State Free Press Online. She is also involved in theatre, cross country, Fashion Club and Finer Things Club. Outside of school, she enjoys hanging out with her friends.

Phoebe Morris is a 4-year journalism member and a Managing Editor of the Free State Free Press newsmagazine. In school, she is a Chamber Choir member, Project Pickup Co-President, NHS member and a NEHS officer. Even though she...

Rakshan is a senior and is a Managing Editor for the Free State Free Press newsmagazine. At school he is a member of the Track and Field program, Student Council, the Writing Center, LINK Crew, STEM Peer tutoring center, Project...

Claire is a senior and a Managing Editor for the Free State Talon. Outside of journalism, she is involved in golf, track and field, National Honor Society and Women in STEM. In her free time, Claire likes to read, bake and hang...

Lauren is a senior and a Copy Editor for the Free State Free Press. Outside of journalism, she is involved in soccer, Model United Nations and National Honor Society. In her free time, she likes work at Tous les Jours, go to the...

Meredith is a senior and a Copy Editor for the Free State Free Press. Outside of journalism, she is involved in NHS and Fashion Club. When she's not in school, you can find her spending time in nature, listening to music or doomscrolling...

Nathan is a senior and a Photo Editor of the Free State Free Press. He is a member of the Free State Color Guard and Symphonic Orchestra, and he serves coordinator of volunteer activities for NHS. Outside of FSJ, he is also a...

Julia is a senior and is a Photo Editor for the Free State Free Press. Her goals for the school year are to to have fun and to spread positivity throughout the school. Outside of journalism, she is involved Tri-M Music Honor Society,...

Anders is a senior and a Photo Editor for the Free State Talon. Outside of journalism, he is involved in marching band, wind ensemble, chamber choir, chamber singers, orchestra and musical theater. Outside of school, he enjoys...

Nathan is a senior and a Photo Editor for the Free State Talon. Outside of journalism, he is involved in theatre, drama club, baseball, swim and dive and National Honor Society. In his free time, Nathan likes to practice baseball...

Ceci is a junior and Captions Editor for Free State Journalism. Her goals for this year are to get better running endurance, improve her photo skills and learn as much as she can. Outside of journalism, she is a part of National...

Lucas is a senior and the Designer Editor for the Free State Free Press. His goals for the school year are to have fun and meet new people. Outside of journalism, he is a part of forensics. Outside of school, Lucas likes to cook...

Piper is a senior and the Business Editor for the Free State Free Press. Outside of journalism, she is involved in theatre and is the Director of Communications for National Honor Society. In her free time, Piper likes to bake,...

Emi is a senior and a Podcast Editor for Free State Journalism's Talon Talk. Her goals for the school year are to keep students informed and connected through Free State Journalism!. Outside of journalism, she is a part of theatre,...

Penny is a sophomore and is a reporter for Free State Journalism. Outside of journalism, she is involved in Tennis and Speech and Debate. Outside of school, Penny likes to spend time with her friends and scroll on Pinterest.

Ari is a senior and a reporter for the Free State Free Press. Her goals for the school year are to prepare for college and make the most out of her final year in high school. Outside of journalism, she is a part of the Free State...

Aleia is a senior and a reporter for Free State Journalism. Outside of journalism, she is involved in cross country, track and field, National Honor Society, Choir and Student Council. In her free time, Aleia enjoys crocheting...

Rae is a sophomore and a reporter for Free State Journalism. Her goals for the school year are to explore more opportunities Free State offers. Outside of journalism, she involved in theater, choir and National English Honor Society....

Sydney is a sophomore and a reporter for Free State Journalism. Outside of journalism, she is a member of the Artemis Choir. In her free time, Sydney loves to dance.

Lucas is a junior and a reporter for Free State Journalism. His goals for the shcool year are to become a better public speaker and create better time management habits. In his free time, Lucas focuses on his competitive swim...

Dylan is a sophomore and a reporter for Free State Journalism. Outside of journalism, she participates in cross country, track and field, swim and dive and is a Sophomore Class Representative for Student Council. Outside of school,...

Jonah Frye is a senior  a third year reporter for Free State Journalismn. Outside of school, he spends the majority of his time pursuing his dreams in the sport of track and cross-country. However, when he isn’t running, Jonah...

Michael is a junior and a reporter for Free State Journalism. Outside of journalism, he is a member of the Free State Boys Volleyball Team. In his free state, Michael likes to bake and get tan.

Om is a sophomore and a reporter for Free State Journalism. Outside of journalism, he is involved in Model United Nationals and Team STEAM. In his free time, Om likes to play golf, cook excellent meals and practice his coding.

Grace is a sophomore and a reporter for Free State Journalism. Outside of journalism, she is involved in soccer. In her free time, she likes to read and take acting classes.

Kyla Meikle is a sophomore and a reporter for Free State Journalism. Outside of journalism, she is involved in Free State Choir, Free State Track & Field, National English Honor Society and Sending Luv Club. In her free time,...

Morgan is a senior and a reporter for Free State Journalism. Outside of journalism, she is involved in National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, choir, theatre, Tri-M Music Honor Society and is a Kansas State Thespian...

Stella is a sophomore and a reporter for Free State Journalism. Her goals for the school year are to meet new people and try new things. Outside of journalism, she is a part of the swim team, choir, theatre, National English Honor...

Eula is a junior and a reporter for Free State Journalism. Her goals for the school year are to write meaningful stories for FSJ and to enjoy time with her friends and family. Outside of journalism, she volunteers with the National...

Griffin is a sophomore and is entering his second year on staff as a reporter. Outside of journalism, he plays basketball for Free State and enjoys watching sports. Outside of school, he loves hanging out with family and friends.

Sydney is a senior and a photographer for Free State Journalism. Her goals for the school year are to continue practicing and learning more about photography. Outside of journalism, she is involved in volleyball and track and...

Liam is a junior and a photographer for Free State Journalism. His goals for the school year are to save up his money to buy a fancy, new lens. Outside of school, Liam likes to make crafts, play board games and create art.

Miles is a senior and a photographer for Free State Journalism. Outside of journalism, he is involved in orchestra, band and theatre. In his free time, Miles likes to attend concerts, go to as many photo events as possible and...

Leona is a sophomore and photographer for Free State Journalism. Outside of journalism, she is a member of Free State Orchestra. In her free time, Leona enjoys reading.

Nate is a sophomore and a photographer for Free State Journalism. Outside of journalism, he is a member of the Drum Line in the Marching Band. In his free time, Nate likes to cook!

Carter is a sophomore and a photographer for Free State Journalism. His goals for the school year are to get fantastic photos for our publication. Outside of journalism, he is a member of the Free State Swim and Dive team. Outside...

Nora is a sophomore and a photographer for Free State Journalism. Her goals for the school year are to make jazz band and make the varsity bowling team. Outside of journalism, she is involved in band and bowling. Outside of school,...

Eden is a senior and is a photographer for Free State Journalism. Outside of journalism, she is involved in the Philharmonic Orchestra, Tri-M Music Honor Society, National Honor Society and Fashion Club. Outside of school she...

Addison is a junior and a photographer for Free State Journalism. Her goal for the school year is to be more involved with the journalism program. Outside of journalism, she is involved in choir and too many clubs to name. Outside...

Owen is a senior and a videographer for Free State Journalism. Outside of Journalism, he is involved in Chamber Choir, Chamber Singers, theatre, varsity improv and is a manager for the football team. In his spare time, Owen likes...

Charlie is a senior and a videographer for Free State Journalism. His goals for the school year are to be more present and seek more opportunities. Outside of journalism, he plays for the tennis team. Outside of school, Charlie...

Ava is a senior and a designer for Free State Journalism. She is excited this year to work on designs and illustrations for the yearbook. Outside of journalism, she participates in choir and theatre. In her free time, she likes...

Joshua is a sophomore and a designer for the Free State Free Press and FSJournalism social media pages. Outside of journalism, he is involved in soccer, National English Honor Society, theatre and Student Council. In his free...

Abbie is a junior and a designer for the Free State Free Press. Outside of journalism, she is a member of the girls soccer team. In her free time, Abbie likes to draw, sew and hang out with her friends.

Elizabeth is a junior and a designer for the Free State Free Press. Outside of journalism, she is a member of National Honor Society. In her free time, Elizabeth likes to travel and read.

Ariza is a junior and a designer for the Free State Free Press. She loves crafting, gaming and baking.

Allison is a junior and a designer for the Free State Free Press. Outside of journalism, she is involved in cross country, track and field, choir and National Honor Society. In her free time, Allison likes to do puzzles, run and...

Maya is a sophomore and a designer for Free State Journalism. Outside of journalism, she is involved in softball, wrestling and tennis. In her free time, Maya likes to hang out with her friends and family.

Celeste is a sophomore and a designer for the Free State Free Press. Her goals for the school year are to maintain good grades and branch out of her comfort zone. Outside of journalism, she is involved in Students Demand Action...

Harper is a junior and is a designer for the Free State Free Press. Her goals for the school year are to participate in competitions to liven the journalism spirit at Free State. Outside of journalism, she is involved in theatre,...

Zoe is a junior and a designer for Free State Journalism. Outside of journalism, she is involved in National Honor Society, National English Honor Society and is a member of the preprofessional ballet company, Lawrence Ballet...

Micah is a junior and a designer for the Free State Talon. Outside of journalism, he is involved in soccer, football and National Honor Society.

Liam Smith is a senior and designer for the Free State Talon. His goals for the school year are to have straight A's and get money. Outside of journalism, he is on the video team for Free State Football. In his free time, Liam...

Emily is a senior and a designer for the Free State Talon. Outside of journalism, she is involved in tennis, walking club, pickleball Ccub, LINK Crew, National Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars and is the...

Julia is a sophomore and a designer for the Free State Talon, Outside of journalism, she is involved in National English Honor Society, Key Club and Sending Luv Club. In her free time, Julia enjoys watercoloring, reading and spending...

Gabi is a senior and a designer for the Free State Talon. Her goals for the school year are to make some new friends and make an incredible yearbook. Outside of journalism, she is a part of the tennis team and the bowling team....

Annika is a senior and is a part of the Business Team for Free State Journalism. Outside of journalism, she participates in Volleyball, Student Council, National Honor Society, Link Crew, Pickleball Club, Project Pick up, Sending...