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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 2015-2016

Bullying is redefined by students, faculty

Bullying is redefined by students, faculty

Mariah Houston April 7, 2016

Teachers expressing their intolerance for bullying has been routine starting as long ago as elementary school. Through anti-bullying assemblies, students were taught to treat others the way...

Athletes Prepare for Spring Season

Reagan Sullivan, Reporter April 7, 2016

Tennis This year's tennis team looks forward to the upcoming season, with the goals already set in stone. Tennis coach Keith Pipkin has high hopes for his team.   “My goal for the team...

Performing “One for the Record Books,” an original play by senior Nat Hoopes, junior Ryan Leibold, sophomore Chris Pendry and sophomore Orson Becker participate in 2015’s Black Box Theater Festival.

Students write plays for Black Box Theater Festival

Juna Murao April 6, 2016

Experiencing writer's block, directing a show and casting his peers have been some of sophomore Christopher Pendry’s first steps as one of the playwrights for this year’s Black Box Theater Festival...

Vegetarians Trenna Soderling and Sydney Gard pose with tofu.

Editors in chief discuss animal rights; soy-based foods

Sydney Gard and Trenna Soderling April 5, 2016

Sydney Gard Since the day I was born, I've never purposely eaten meat. Yes, I once accidentally took a bite of my beef taco that was supposed to be bean, but I didn't swallow it, and Taco...

Girls Swim

April 5, 2016

Boys Golf

April 5, 2016

Two girls basketball players reach 1,000 points

Two girls basketball players reach 1,000 points

Hala Hamid, Copy Editor April 3, 2016

Every hook shot, free throw and three-pointer they made this season helped junior Madison Piper and senior Caiti Schlesener reach a milestone previously only one other girls basketball player in school...

Planting in the greenhouse, members of Environmental Club, senior Christina Craig, junior Nyla Chaudhry and sophomore Carly Oliver, start lettuce, broccoli and kale seeds for Liberty Memorial Central Middle School’s garden.

Club’s projects make an impact on the Earth

Mariah Houston April 2, 2016

Handfuls of worms squirm throughout a plastic container full of compost in Julie Schwarting's science classroom. These squiggly workers break down waste from the cafeteria, turning it into nutrient-rich...

Juna Murao is a sophomore and an avid member in the Environmental Club. Next year she’ll become one of the copy editors for the journalism staff. She’s mainly interested in environmental science, writing and art history.

Future copy editor describes experience of being biracial

Juna Murao April 1, 2016

No matter where I am, what I am wearing or what I’m doing people always ask me, “What are you?” Just like any hafu, the Japanese word for biracial, I became familiar with the question so...

Girls Soccer

March 29, 2016

Journalism editors visit new family entertainment center

Elizabeth Patton March 29, 2016

As my middle school friends and I walked to and from Juice Stop, terrorized Dillons and hung out for hours in the booths of McDonald’s, our conversations always touched on the fact that Lawrence...

Reminiscing about past brings back elementary, middle school memories

Sydney Gard and Trenna Soderling March 29, 2016

On the playground of Deerfield Elementary School, a third grader stood dressed in knee high socks and a tutu. After surveying the scene, she noticed a fellow classmate and decided to bite her. From...

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