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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

Archives 2009-2010

Protective Precautions

miranda davis July 31, 2010

About a year ago I saw a mole on my arm and I didn’t really pay any attention to it,” Attendance secretary Becky Browning said, “because it was very small and it didn’t have irregularities as far...

Lost: Teachers

emma machell May 18, 2010

At the end of a school year more than just seniors will be leaving Free State. Teachers are leaving as well. Some are leaving due to district budget cuts, some are leaving because they have found new opportunities...

Summer Music Festivals

ryan loecker May 14, 2010

Pitchfork Music Festival - July 16-18 @ Chicago, IL bands you may know: Pavement*, Big Boi (OutKast), Panda Bear (Animal Collective), LCD Soundsystem recommended bands: jj, Washed Out, Best Coast, Smith...

Prom Candidate Profiles!

Kim Carter, Katherine Corliss April 27, 2010

Prom King Candidates: Jesse Clayton Involved in soccer, swimming, social awareness, Freddie's Friends Favorite Jimmy John's Sandwhich: "I don't eat there." Why should I be Prom King?: I don't even...

Brogan Sievers: Focused on Film

ryan loecker April 27, 2010

Ever since sophomore Brogan Sievers saw Steven Speilberg's E.T., he knew he wanted to make movies. "I was in sixth grade when I started making movies with just a home camcorder," Sievers said. Since...

No More Nasty

amani safadi April 27, 2010

Aside from the exceptional academic, musical, athletic and theatrical success, this is a high school and there are inevitably some pretty disgusting things that go on in a building full of teenagers. Though...

Students Become the Teachers

Students Become the Teachers

allison morte April 27, 2010

In a few short weeks the student teachers will be leaving classrooms for good; some students are looking forward to that day and will be grateful to have regular teachers back while others will dearly...

Wayward Students Dread Skyward

Bailey Schaumburg April 7, 2010

There was a time when I would sit anxiously in front of the window and wait for the mailman to deliver the most formidable of all adversaries: my report card.   My efforts to avoid its wrath were pointless...

Budget Breakdown

miranda davis and amani safadi April 2, 2010

The student body and faculty can all agree that this year has not been easy. You can see the stress of the budget situation reflected in teachers faces. Most everyone has had to make sacrifices, and do...

15th Street Rivalry

allison harwood April 2, 2010

"You're just jealous money can't buy tradition."   At the most recent LHS vs. Free State basketball game LHS proudly displayed a large banner reading those exact words. A saying such as this is typical...

Lawrence Guide

ryan loecker March 30, 2010

Record Store Day - April 17 One of my favorite holidays, Record Store Day, is an event in which artists release special LPs, EPs, 7"s etc. just for this one day. This event is like an awesome garage sale...

Board of Education Meeting: March 8

amani safadi March 22, 2010

Finalized Cuts: 1. Raise the student- teacher ratio by one student across the district: $1.1 million. One student can make a huge impact on a teachers classroom. Plus it would be harder for us to...

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