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Participants in Lawrences Rally for Kansas Schools hold signs in protest of recent legislation, such as the block-funding grant, which will cut an estimated $1.98 million from the Lawrence school district. I think this has been really great to spread awareness, Johnson County resident Erin Heger said.

March, South Park Rally advocate for public education

April 28, 2015
Editor recounts bittersweet acquaintance

Editor recounts bittersweet acquaintance

March 8, 2015
President Barack Obama addresses the audience. Obama spoke at the University of Kansas in Anschutz Sports Pavilion on Jan. 22.

President Obama speaks at Kansas University

February 18, 2015
Editor encourages realistic approach, chocolate

Editor encourages realistic approach, chocolate

February 8, 2015
Junior Donovan Young and sophomore Arlo March, students selected to be in the Ambassador Program, get to know their business partners before the start of the programss second meeting. The students were selected based on counselor recommendations.

Male students, community leaders partner in pilot program

February 7, 2015
At the beginning of the semester, the administration divided two freshman English classes into three single-gender classes. In January, the ACLU questioned the change, and the classes were promptly rearranged to be coeducational. It [was] kind of different, I know that, but it [was] fun because it [was] with my friends and everything, freshman Tannner Cobb said.

Single-gender English 9 classes result in ACLU intervention

February 7, 2015

Free State, LHS Editors in Chief discuss joint newspaper issue

January 30, 2015
KU junior Miranda Davis smiles after a long day covering President Barack Obamas speech at KU. Davis is the News Editor for the Daily Kansan and was in charge of four staff members covering the event. Obama spoke in Anschutz Sports Pavilion on Jan. 22.

#BarackChalk: President Obama speaks at Anschutz Sports Pavilion

January 22, 2015

‘Glee’king Out

November 27, 2014

Let’s take a couple selfies

November 4, 2014

Journey, Not Destination

October 15, 2014

Coming Full Circle

September 3, 2014

Unsocial Butterflies: A look at how teens react to neurological social disorders

May 6, 2014
Sophomore Josh Eisenhauer plays a teen addicted to his phone in the comedy Dependence.

Black Box Theater Festival directors scrutinize scripts

April 24, 2014
Junior Anthony Hummel, on right, squares off against an opponent during a Midwest High School Hockey League game in 2013. Hummel is one of the four student hockey players the Free Press found.

4 in 1500

January 30, 2014

Common Courtesy

December 13, 2013

Newsie goes gluten-free

November 12, 2013
Secular Alliance Club officers juniors Kenneth Palmer and Brendan Phillips lead group discussion during a Secular Alliance Club meeting. The club meets in Room 144 after school on Mondays.

Secular Student Alliance Club

November 8, 2013
After school on Oct. 16, debate and forensics trophies predating 2011, excluding 1st place varsity awards and regional, state and NFL awards, were given away to students. Those that were not claimed were thrown away.

Debate coach gives away older trophies

October 17, 2013
New debate coach Jason Moore smiles as he holds open the door for junior Lexci Kimball. He was hired three weeks into the season after the departure of Patty Newkirk.

Free State hires new debate coach after coach’s midyear departure

October 17, 2013

Students volunteer at Lawrence Memorial Hospital

October 4, 2013
New math teachers learn the ropes from Department Chairs Kathy Wagner and Laura ONeil

Nineteen new teachers enter Free State’s doors

August 23, 2013

Headlines of Summer

August 22, 2013

AP Test Scores

August 7, 2013
Swimming her way to the top of the class

Eliza Anderson

May 14, 2013
Katie Guyot

Katie Guyot

May 14, 2013
India Taylor

India Taylor

May 14, 2013

Supreme Court: DOMA and Proposition 8

April 29, 2013
Check Yourself Before You Rec Yourself

Check Yourself Before You Rec Yourself

April 1, 2013

Double Personality Profile: Pro Sex or No Sex

February 25, 2013
Tumblr, along with many social media sites, is unable to be accessed on district computers

Reasoning Behind USD 497’s Blocked Websites Revealed

January 25, 2013

The Life and Times of Title IX

December 10, 2012
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