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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

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NEWS: Summer Lunch Program Reduction

Odelia Colvin, Online Managing Editor August 18, 2025

This year free lunch was only offered three days of the week at Woodlawn Elementary School. In previous years, free lunch was offered at multiple locations (Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence Arts Center,...

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FEATURE: Scouts to Counselors

Odelia Colvin, Reporter May 19, 2025

After growing out of the Lawrence Hidden Valley Girl Scout camp’s younger camper program, junior Megan Green decided to return to work with the younger girls. Responsibilities as an aide at Girl Scout...

Singing Let it Go to the crowd, Free State alumnus Elizabeth Heinz performs as Elsa in the Penguin Project’s production of Frozen Jr.

FEATURE: Penguin Project Performs Frozen Jr.

Jonah Frye, Reporter August 27, 2024

The Penguin Project started five years ago in Lawrence and is a part of over 50 chapters nationwide. The project aims to allow neurodiverse kids to participate in theatre and express themselves within...

Senior Ben Williams and Keith Popiel are going to be working in the pool cleaning business once again this summer. After Popiel joined his family's pool cleaning business he invited Williams along the way.

FEATURE: Students Prepare for Summer Job

Emi Stone May 17, 2023

When nice weather comes out and pools open up, seniors Keith Popiel and Ben Williams come in. For the past four years, Popiel has been working for a family pool business and invited Williams along the...

Sophomore Jeremiah Jones works hard while mowing lawns to make money for the summer. “Mowing lawns is a great and easy summer job for high school students,” Jones said.

FEATURE: Cutting Edge Mowers

Maeve Nichols May 17, 2023

As summer is starting and classes are coming to an end, students are searching for ways to make some cash. For sophomore Spencer Wheat, mowing lawns has been a big part of his life for eight years now....

How "Kim Kardashian: Hollywood" ruined my life

How “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood” ruined my life

Maddie Birchfield, Reporter October 16, 2014

I had a fairly busy summer, working at my part-time job, nannying on the side and trying to make time for friends, but one thing took precedence: “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood.” The game is simple...

Senior Elyse Boxberger perches at her post as a lifeguard at the Lawrence Outdoor Pool.

Summer jobs made students money, friends and life skills

Lauren Brittain and Hala Hamid September 2, 2014
When she isn’t flipping chicken nuggets or taking orders at Wendy’s, junior Maame Britwuum tends to her least favorite part of work, cleaning the bathrooms. “You’ve never felt real pain until you have to clean the men’s bathroom after lunch rush with a bunch of construction workers,” Britwuum said...

Athletes spend their summers on the field and in the gym

hannah reussner, copy editor August 26, 2013

Spending hours under the beating sun with forty-plus teammates, sweating uncontrollably, and trying  to stay healthy occupied many athletes’ schedules this past summer. Depending on the sport, teams...

German teenagers surround Samantha Grinage.

Instagram summer @samanthagrinage @alyssahicks

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief August 26, 2013

@samanthagrinage: Stepping off the plane in Germany, junior Samantha Grinage didn’t know what to expect. Upon arriving in Eutin, she was still unsure. “Eutin at first was really small,” Grinage...

Instagram Summer @garrettfrank

Instagram Summer @garrettfrank

becca moran, reporter August 26, 2013

Beautiful and within driving distance, Colorado is a popular destination for many Kansans. On July 24, seniors Josh Hodge, Garrett Frank, Carl Hoppe and recently graduated Caleb Francis loaded up a car...

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