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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

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

15 years ago, Growing Food Growing Health was established by Nancy O’Connor with the goal of strengthening the community and empowering young people through a local garden at West Middle School with...

Monarchs preparing for migration. Digital illustration by Lucas Smith

NEWS: Monarch Watch

Phoebe Morris, News Editor-in-Chief April 25, 2025

Beginning around the second week of September, hundreds of monarch butterflies from Canada will migrate through Kansas to Mexico during the winter months. Monarch Watch, a local migration biology program,...

Photo by Elinor Russo. Design by Bella Lylo.

NEWS: Federal Land Workers Experience Extensive Staffing Cuts

Jonah Frye, Reporter April 25, 2025

On Feb. 14, as part of an extensive budget cut, the Trump Administration directed numerous layoffs in the National Parks Service and US Forest Service. According to The Guardian, 3,400 U.S. Forest Service...

The carbon footprint of AI. Digital Illustration by Harper Finck

EDITORIAL: Generative AI’s Environmental Footprint

Nick Sprecker, News Editor-in-Chief April 25, 2025

The introduction and advancements of AI have undeniably arrived, as it’s stationed a foothold in the door of the world. ChatGPT has 300 million users worldwide, and there are no signs of slowing down...

Smiling for the camera, future environmentalist and sophomore Sofia del Valle sits on a bench.

FEATURE: Down In The Dirt

Elle Bisby, Reporter April 25, 2025

Sophomore Sofia del Valle was first introduced to her love for ecology through her childhood TV screen, watching shows like National Geographic, Wild Kratts and Octonauts, which would all eventually influence...

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