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The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

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The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

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In South Park, we see a zombie bride come alive.

FEATURE: 15 Years of The Undead

Becky Coston October 27, 2022

Marching from South Park, up Massachusetts Street and back, the annual Lawrence Zombie Walk trudges through downtown Lawrence for the 15th year. Hosting food vendors, makeup and bloodbath stations, and...

SPORTS: KU Legend Sherron Collins Takes Over FS Basketball

SPORTS: KU Legend Sherron Collins Takes Over FS Basketball

Maura Langland September 29, 2022

Former NBA player and Kansas University [KU] alumnus Sherron Collins is taking on the position of boy’s head basketball coach this year.  Collins played for KU from 2006-2010, before going on to...

NEWS: Where’s Wayne? Without Official Training, School's Favorite Dog Not Allowed On Campus

NEWS: Where’s Wayne? Without Official Training, School’s Favorite Dog Not Allowed On Campus

Stella Mosier September 25, 2022

Two days into the school year, students were shocked to learn that Wayne, security guard Demetrius “Dee” Kemp ’s beloved dog, is no longer allowed inside the school. Previously, Wayne had been...

Infographic: Voter Registration

Infographic: Voter Registration

Amy Bontrager, designer September 23, 2022

StuCo Ends Homecoming Week with Groovy Dance

StuCo Ends Homecoming Week with Groovy Dance

Lilly Wall September 23, 2022

Bringing Homecoming week to a groovy end, Student Council [StuCo] hosted a disco themed Homecoming dance Saturday, Sept. 10.  After an eventful week of powderpuff, Voll-He-Ball, the  Homecoming...

Shaw Fills Athletic Director Position After Experience at Leavenworth High

Shaw Fills Athletic Director Position After Experience at Leavenworth High

Jake Hedges, Copy Editor September 16, 2022

Filling the shoes of last year's athletic director, while also taking on the role of assistant principal, Jered Shaw takes on the challenge of juggling both roles with excitement and ambition as a new...

Interview with USD497 Lawrence Public Schools Board of Education President Shannon Kimball

Interview with USD497 Lawrence Public Schools Board of Education President Shannon Kimball

Alicia Narum, Copy Editor September 15, 2022

On Aug. 31, senior reporter Alicia Narum spoke to the USD497 Lawrence Public Schools Board of Education President Shannon Kimball about issues regarding the district and the board’s plan of action....

Moving from assistant to head principal at Free State, Mrs. Amy McAnarney is excited for her 8th year in the building.

New Leadership: Amy McAnarney Moves Into Head Principal Role at Free State

Alicia Narum September 7, 2022

Free State’s new Principal, Amy McAnarney, is fired up for this school year. After Myron Graber’s retirement last year, former Vice-Principal McAnarney was selected to become the school's Principal....

Junior Soledad Edison wins 2022 Princeton Prize

Junior Soledad Edison wins 2022 Princeton Prize

Nisa Khosh April 14, 2022

Winner of the Princeton Prize in Race Relations, junior Soledad Edison has taken their activism to the next level. The mission of the award is “to identify and recognize high school-age students who...

The Origin of Free State’s name

Allison Mayhew February 23, 2022

Once the center of Kansas’s anti-slavery movement, Lawrence now honors its history through Free State High School’s namesake. The movement in Lawrence is separated from other anti-slavery...

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