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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

Singing “I’m Free,” senior Colby Stutler dances with fellow seniors and Free State alumni Vivi Riffel and Liv Brown during the “Footloose”

FEATURE: The Winner Takes It All

Morgan Sponholtz, Reporter September 26, 2025

During a staff meeting on Aug. 13, the Kansas State High School Activities Association Executive Director, Bill Faflick and Assistant Executive Director, Megan Hagaman, joined administration for a surprise...

Digital illustration by Willow Marable

FEATURE: Art Blooms

Claire Heinritz, Yearbook Managing Editor October 3, 2024

The popular Lawrence tradition of Art in the Park, dating back to 1964, lives on this year with an expected 20,000 visitors. It not only brings together the community of Lawrence but also supports the...

FEATURE: Hang12 Brings Art to the Community

FEATURE: Hang12 Brings Art to the Community

Maria Mosconi, Reporter November 28, 2023

This year, Hang12, a teen curatorial board, gave art accessibility and youth perspective to their art shows and other events. Throughout the year, the teens worked with emerging artists to put on shows...

The Art of Aversion — Blow-off Classes

Evan Frook, Reporter February 2, 2014

According to a sample group, two thirds of Free State students recognize the existence of blow-off classes. In an anonymous student survey, 66 percent said Physical Education or art classes were the easiest...

Sophomore Raegan Koenig feels that she fits in with Lawrence's culture.

Raegan Koenig

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief January 31, 2014

Although it’s not sophomore Raegan Koenig’s first time visiting Lawrence, it is her first time attending school here. During winter break, Raegan moved from Seneca, Kan., where she attended Nemaha...

Jacob Hood

Jacob Hood

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief May 14, 2013

As a cartoonist, Jacob Hood hopes that his artwork helps Free State students find humor in the often dull days of high school. “... I think that if I can give the school something that is carefree and...

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