In the district, hundreds of staff members from teachers to paraeducators to administrators work daily to contribute to student success. To uplift those that aren't regularly, this collection aims to feature...
Walking through the fair grounds, attendees are surrounded by fairies, knights in shining armor, and crowds of hoop skirts. Each festival is a trip back in time and encourages people to embrace an older...
Restorative practices attempt to avoid unnecessary punishment by strengthening community relationships and fostering conversations on harmful incidents. The University of Chicago Education Lab found that...
The popular Lawrence tradition of Art in the Park, dating back to 1964, lives on this year with an expected 20,000 visitors. It not only brings together the community of Lawrence but also supports the...
Nick Sprecker, News Editor-in-Chief
• September 30, 2024
Rim Rock Farm, sitting amongst the most revered cross-country courses in America per NCAA, is soaked in history and tradition. The Kansas Jayhawks' home course captivates spectators and runners alike with...
Phoebe Morris, News Editor-in-Chief
• September 30, 2024
The month of September marks National Suicide Prevention Month — a time to mourn lives lost to suicide, support peers who have struggled with suicidal thoughts and recognize the importance the month...
As the sun set into the horizon at Rim Rock Farm on Sept. 6, life at the farm was at its high as coach Steve Heffernan and his cross country team held their annual overnight campout — a tradition that...
Delaney Bayliss, Assistant Social Media Editor
• September 26, 2024
Dee Kemp, a sponsor of multiple support groups and a security guard at Free State, is also among a group of successful Lawrence community and business leaders recently recognized in the annual Best of...
Suicide prevention month draws attention to mental health, suicide survivors and the question of how to stay safe and support those around you. Reaching out might seem scary, and having resources created...
Imagine a class where math crosses with real world situations, not only solving for X, but creating it too. Requested by woodworking teacher Amanda Torbett and backed by math teacher Laura O’Neil, a...
After three teachers in three years, the Orchestra program looks toward the future with their newest teacher, Dawn Herron. This is Herron’s 17th year teaching and first time teaching in Kansas. Previously,...
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...
![During the cross country campout, senior Greta Barnett runs the Rim Rock Course. Every year the cross country team travels to Rim Rock to run the course and promote team bonding. “The campout is such a great way to start the season and first build the [Free State Cross Country] community,” Barnett said.](https://www.fsfreepressonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Velasco_XCcampout_9_06.jpg-18-1200x620.jpg)
![Working on a project, sophomore Skyler Hansen examines one of the walls. Hansen explained that Geometry and Construction is usually divided up between two periods. “You do an hour of either geometry or construction, depending on what the teachers want to do at the beginning. Then the next hour, you do whatever you didn’t do in the first hour,” Hansen said. “In geometry, you’ll learn a specific set of [information], and in construction, you use that after you learn the geometry.”](https://www.fsfreepressonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Roust_GeoinCon8_27_24-3-1200x800.jpg)
![Playing the violin, Ms. Herron, the new orchestra teacher, demonstrates to her class how to play a piece. “I was a little nervous going into [the first day], of course, but it was just so much fun and so welcoming from the students,” Herron said.](https://www.fsfreepressonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-06-at-3.03.28 PM-1200x800.png)
