ryan liston, co-online editor in chief
• January 31, 2014
Although it’s not sophomore Raegan Koenig’s first time visiting Lawrence, it is her first time attending school here.
During winter break, Raegan moved from Seneca, Kan., where she attended Nemaha...
We’ve all seen the magazines, the motivational posters on Pinterest and the emails from various gyms, claiming that with the new year can come a new person. It seems that everyone these days wants to...
Twenty years ago on Nov. 4, 1994, the citizens of Lawrence voted on whether or not the city needed a second high school. The majority of the city voted yes.
In 1994, Lawrence High School was the only...
While most of the nation sees Kansas as 82,277 flat square miles of “fly over state”, this stretch of land is more than just the setting for “The Wizard of Oz.” Not much more, but it works in a...
kyra haas, online co-editor-in-chief
• January 30, 2014
Out of the approximately 1,558 Free State students, the Free Press found only four who play hockey.
According to The United States of Hockey website, Kansas had only 314 players registered with USA...
According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, alcohol continues to be the most-consumed drug among teeangers, surpassing marijuana and even tobacco. In any given Monday, one can hear a chorus...
On Dec. 5, Freshman Rowan Plinsky got up in front of more than 200 people and read poetry.
Can We Talk recently coordinated the first Free State talent show. It was hosted by Kelly Barah and featured...
Keep it classy, Free State.
When it comes to clothing in schools, some find certain clothing inappropriate and disruptive that others may see simply as a display of the first amendment. Freedom of expression...
Free State senior Jake Rogers will be flying tankers after he graduates.
While some students choose to attend college or join the workforce after graduation, Rogers, senior TJ Everett and senior Taylor...
Significant other:
Maybe you’re stuck on what to give your significant other. Or maybe you’re broke. “52 reasons why I like you” is a great, intimate gift that your significant other will surely...
We’ve all had our share of embarrassing moments. Whether they were minor mishaps or major blunders, no one can deny that they have accidentally and, potentially hilariously, committed a social faux pas....
kyra haas, online co-editor-in-chief
• December 13, 2013
I don’t have my restricted driver’s license, and I am a junior in high school.
Because I don’t have my own transportation, I spend a considerable amount of my time after school in the Commons, waiting...
