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The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

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The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

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Instructing the fifth graders, orchestra teacher Ms. Herron plays the violin.

FEATURE: Fifth Grade Strings

Collette Colvin, Reporter April 13, 2026

Beginning this year, Free State Orchestra founded the Fifth Grade Strings program, which teaches orchestra to fifth graders at Langston Hughes Elementary School. Around 40 fifth-grade students meet with...

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

  As each year of high school is finished and more credits are completed, students are left with an increasing amount of freedom in how they fill those empty spaces in their schedule. Seniors,...

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