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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

Holding a Centegix badge, journalism advisor Jared Shuff displays the new process.

NEWS: New Centegix System In Use

Elliot Skillman, News Copy Editor April 18, 2025

USD 497 is currently implementing the Centegix CrisisAlert System. With the goal to increase safety measures, the district has agreed to a five-year agreement with an annual recurring fee of $49,200 to...

On Friday, Dec 1, Free State administration sent the building into a "soft lockdown," meaning teachers were told to lock their doors and continue teaching. For classes like choir, this posed a problem as the auditorium doors don't lock, so they were forced to move into the shop nearby.

NEWS BRIEF: Soft Lockdown

Lilly Wall and Allison Mayhew December 1, 2023

This morning at 10:26 a.m. the school entered an eight minute “soft lockdown” due to a potential security threat that was dismissed. According to Executive Director of Communications Julie Boyle, the...

Freshman Phoebe Morris

Safety in State: Free State Increases Security Presence to Tighten Measures

Gabriella Kellison and Stella Mosier September 21, 2022

Since the beginning of the school year, the security team, Student Resource Officers [SRO], and administration have been implementing numerous new surveillance measures and precautions. These include...

Security guard Charles Thomas leads group discussion.

Can We Talk

ciara sayler, reporter October 29, 2013

After spending 20 years serving in the military and supervising Lansing Correctional Facility, law enforcement is security guard Charles Thomas’ forte; however, he possesses another skillset: leading...

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