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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

Free Press Online
Evie Chancy

Evie Chancy, News Editor-in-Chief

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 or hair and makeup designer. If she’s not busy with those, she’s probably scrolling on Pinterest.

All content by Evie Chancy
Design by Bella Lylo

NEWS: Schedule Switch Up

Evie Chancy and Baila Love
September 26, 2025
Design by Abbie Veeder.

NEWS: Frozen with Fear

Maria Mosconi and Evie Chancy
September 26, 2025
Digital illustration by Lucas Smith.

FREE PRESS NEWSMAGAZINE: Edition 29, Issue 1

Evie Chancy and Maria Mosconi
September 26, 2025
Design by Baila Love. Photos by Miles Beaty, Kinley Gigous, Nathan Kramer, Baila Love, Julia Velasco and Eden Weber.

PACKAGE: Summer Through Our Eyes

Baila Love, Evie Chancy, and Maria Mosconi
August 18, 2025
Displayed in the window sill, senior Evie Chancy's polaroids from Jayhawk Media Workshop stay in her dorm.

FEATURE: Birds To Hawks

Evie Chancy and Baila Love
June 30, 2025
Photos by Nathan Friedman, Nathan Kramer and Sydney Brozik.

FREE PRESS NEWSMAGAZINE: Edition 28, Issue 8

Evie Chancy and Maria Mosconi
May 20, 2025
Design by Allison McCall

OPINION: Glam or Gimmick?

Evie Chancy and Baila Love
May 20, 2025
The Forensics State team poses with the state championship trophy. Photo collected by Eli Roust

NEWS: Six Tournaments of Success

Evie Chancy, News Managing Editor
May 19, 2025
Standing together, the 2025-2026 news editor staff, Nathan Kramer, Maria Mosconi, Phoebe Morris, Rakshan Ossen, Evie Chancy, Lauren Jackson, Cecilia Bennett, Lucas Smith, Julia Velasco, and Meredith Shryock, welcome you to their first issue.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: News Editors

Nathan Kramer, Maria Mosconi, Phoebe Morris, Rakshan Ossen, Evie Chancy, Lauren Jackson, Ceci Bennett, Lucas Smith, Julia Velasco, and Meredith Shryock
May 19, 2025
Cleaning out a raised bed at the West Middle School garden, junior Felix Mueller, senior Elinor Russo and junior Annah Steele complete one of the various garden preparation tasks at Growing Food Growing Health on March 10.

FEATURE: Rooted in Health

Evie Chancy, News Managing Editor
April 25, 2025
Photo illustration by Zoe Kaul.

NEWS: Kansan Faces Budget Cuts

Evie Chancy, News Managing Editor
April 24, 2025
Students hobbies laid out. Photo by Nathan Kramer and Mallory Thompson.

FEATURE: Breaking The Mold

Arianna Waller, Meredith Shryock, Maria Mosconi, Lauren Jackson, Evie Chancy, and Ember Klein
April 8, 2025
Strumming on her guitar, musical therapist Tonya Wahl plays the "Welcome Song."

[Photo] FEATURE: Music Therapy Harmonizes Education

Phoebe Morris and Maria Mosconi
April 3, 2025
Standing with his award, journalism advisor Jared Shuff is congratulated for his efforts.

BREAKING NEWS: Shuff Success

Evie Chancy, News Managing Editor
April 3, 2025
Senior Lily Dixon, senior Gillian Sellet and senior Lois Xie are all presidents of clubs at Free State. Photos by Eden Weber, design by Baila Love.

FEATURE: Girls Rule Free State

Evie Chancy, News Managing Editor
March 11, 2025
Senior Hazel Powers stands in the patio of the nursing home where she uses her nurse aide certification to assist residents with various daily tasks.

FEATURE: Future Nurse at Work

Evie Chancy, News Managing Editor
March 11, 2025
Collected by Evie Chancy

[Photo] OPINION: Selling Addictions

Maria Mosconi and Phoebe Morris
February 4, 2025
NEWS: Lawrence Opens Doors for Winter

NEWS: Lawrence Opens Doors for Winter

Evie Chancy, News Managing Editor
January 9, 2025
Waiting for students, a bus is parked outside of Free State.

FEATURE: Round and Round

Evie Chancy, News Managing Editor
December 3, 2024
Graphic designed by Zoe Kaul.

ELECTION COVERAGE: Presidential Election

Evie Chancy, Lilly Wall, and Simon Williams
November 5, 2024
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[Photo] INFOGRAPHIC: Meaning of the Semicolon

Eula Heriford, Reporter
September 30, 2024
REVIEW: Short n' Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter

REVIEW: Short n’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter

Evie Chancy and Meredith Shryock
September 20, 2024
Cover of Charli XCX's new album, "brat."

REVIEW: Brat by Charli XCX

Evie Chancy and Baila Love
August 23, 2024
FEATURE: Cheating Culture

FEATURE: Cheating Culture

Lauren Jackson and Evie Chancy
August 15, 2024
By the office, students can see the attendance leaderboard hanging on the wall. As the school year comes to an end there has been a decrease in seniors attending their classes.

NEWS: Senior Slump

Evie Chancy, News Planning Team
April 22, 2024
Illustration by Geneva Sabatini.

EDITORIAL: Age Cutoff for Political Office

Evie Chancy, Phoebe Morris, and Maria Mosconi
March 29, 2024
Illustration by Kouri Demelash

FEATURE: Look into Kitchen Staff’s Routine

Evie Chancy, News Planning Team
March 28, 2024
Schedule that was sent out to teachers this morning on March 7. Teachers were informed of the schedule change at 10:52 p.m. March 6.

BREAKING NEWS: Schedule Change

Evie Chancy and Maria Mosconi
March 7, 2024
Photo illustration by Allison Mayhew.

NEWS: Businesses Sue City

Evie Chancy, News Planning Team
February 29, 2024
NEWS BRIEF: Shooting During Chiefs Parade

NEWS BRIEF: Shooting During Chiefs Parade

Evie Chancy, News Planning Team
February 14, 2024
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
Bowing a bass, senior Sawyer Janssen practices for all-state auditions. Getting the results back, Janssen placed 6th in the state on double bass. “I really enjoy playing music,” Janssen said. “I love the sound of string instruments and classical music.”

FEATURE: Schedule-Maxing

Evie Chancy, News Planning Team
January 17, 2024
Collected by Geneva Sabatini.

NEWS: Wartime Doom Scrolling

Evie Chancy, Allison Mayhew, and Maria Mosconi
December 12, 2023
Laughing, senior Elliot Storm plays the cello with the rest of the chamber orchestra at the fall concert. Photo Courtesy of Cooper Stone.

NEWS: Orchestra Sweeps Districts

Evie Chancy, Reporter
November 28, 2023
REVIEW: The Eras Tour Movie

REVIEW: The Eras Tour Movie

Evie Chancy
November 8, 2023
Taped on the window at a polling place in Rock Chalk Park, a sample ballot is displayed for people to preview before they place their votes in the booth.

NEWS: Local Elections Results

Evie Chancy and Maria Mosconi
November 8, 2023
Students are faced with new policies and consequences related to being tardy or absent to class. These policies were put in place by the district in an attempt to reduce tardies and absences.

NEWS: Passing Period Rush

Evie Chancy
October 26, 2023
Evie Chancy, and her friends, Baila Love, Megan Green, and Claire Heinritz shared the experience of viewing “Barbie'' in theaters for the first time. This movie has united women all around the world, whether it may be just dressing up in pink, or wearing something that nurtures self-expression, or just overall embracing one’s inner “girlhood”. Photo collected from Evie Chancy.

FEATURE: Students Can’t Get Kenough of Barbie

Evie Chancy, Reporter
September 11, 2023
Senior Caroline Börk smiles as she works on one of her art pieces on display at the Lawrence Arts Center. Börk began her art journey at a young age by taking classes at the Arts Center Preschool. “Funny enough, that is where the [previous] exhibition was held...so, I both started and ended my Lawrence artist journey at the arts center,” Bork said.

FEATURE: Lawrence Schools Held Annual District Art Show at Lawrence Art Center

Evie Chancy
May 12, 2023
The Scholar’s Bowl team shows off their fourth place medals at the state competition on Feb. 11. As coach of the team, Oather Strawderman enjoyed seeing the students be successful and take pride in their accomplishments. “They should be really proud of themselves because the 6A Scholar’s Bowl is a really tough, competitive environment,” Strawderman said. “They did really well.”

FEATURE: Scholars Bowl Soars to State

Evie Chancy
March 7, 2023
On Feb. 7, 2023, Free State High School’s Chamber Choir and Lawrence High School Concert Choir sang at the annual All-City Choir Concert. Students from both high schools and middle schools put months of dedication into the concert. Among the songs they learned and performed, Alleluia by Jake Runestad was an audience favorite.

FEATURE: All City Choir Inspires With Song

Evie Chancy
February 18, 2023
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