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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 2014-2015

Decemeber Concert Schedule

juliana hill, reporter November 30, 2014

Yelawolf Nov. 25 8 p.m $32   For $32, you can see hip-hop artist Yelawolf at the Granada Theatre on Nov. 25. His claim to fame was his appearance on UPN Network’s “The Road to Stardom...

Photo courtesy of Jhon Ahmad

Review: Gone Girl

Catherine Prestoy, Online Managing Editor November 30, 2014

Do not go and see "Gone Girl" with your mother. Heed my advice. I speak from experience. I made the terrible mistake of going to see "Gone Girl" with my mother. "Gone Girl"—based off of Gillian Flynn’s...

Lawrence, Free State SAT scores higher than national average

Ryan Liston, Online Editor in Chief November 29, 2014

Fidgeting with No. 2 pencils and calculators, 64 Free State and 44 LHS students sat down to take the SAT this past year. According to the College Board, the average scores from Lawrence and Kansas high...

Infographic: How to apply to college

Ryan Liston, Online Editor in Chief November 28, 2014

Students open up about mental illness

Kenneth Palmer and Libby Stanford November 27, 2014

A year ago, senior Kayla Clark felt inexplicably sad. Every day something seemed wrong, but she thought she was simply overreacting. Her situation progressed to the point of suicidal thoughts and self-harm,...

Athletic advisory committee formed; students represent athletic programs

Maddie Birchfield, reporter November 27, 2014

Athletic director Mike Hill sits at his desk, looking over files for new athletic facilities, students in need of guidance and the usual jumble of school administrator necessities. One of Hill’s main...

‘Glee’king Out

Kyra Haas, Editor in Chief November 27, 2014

On a Tuesday morning in September, senior Jake Landgrebe fumbles for his ID at the gates of Paramount Pictures Studios. After the guard buzzes him in and hands him a ticket, Landgrebe enters a lot currently...

Sport’s Score

November 24, 2014

Editor recounts battle with depression

Fiona McAllister, reporter November 23, 2014

“What happened to your leg?” asks a senior girl, now a former student. I quickly throw out a lie and say I slipped while shaving. She doesn’t press the issue, believing me. This is the first of many...

Review: Eleanor & Park

Maria Carrasco, Print Managing Editor November 20, 2014

At a camp I went to this year, someone posed the question: “Who is your fictional dream boy?” Girls around me screamed, “Augustus Waters!” or, “Edward Cullen!” I replied with “Holden Caulfield.” See,...

Sport’s Score

November 17, 2014

Later School Start Times Prove Beneficial

Maria Carrasco, Managing Print Editor November 15, 2014

It’s midnight and I’m writing a Common App essay, reading Hamlet, taking AP Government notes and studying for an AP Statistics test while brewing another cup of coffee. Because school starts at...

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