Olivia Koh seems to have friends everywhere, always waving and smiling in the halls.
Koh juggles a hectic schedule everyday with Chamber Choir, orchestra, StuCo, dancing, as well as volunteering with...
kyra haas, online co-managing editor
• May 14, 2013
Ever since her parents enrolled her in lessons as a small child, sophomore Eliza Anderson has loved and excelled at swimming. Anderson was only nine years old when her swimming instructor suggested she...
Assistant Principal, Athletics Director and baseball coach Mike Hill has an influence on Free State that far outreaches his official titles. Hill handles discipline for a portion of students, is in charge...
It’s hard to find a title endearing enough to describe Peggy Nelson. Her official jobs are facilitating the chinese learning lab and being a prevention specialist, but her effect on Free State has...
ryan liston, co-online editor in chief
• May 14, 2013
As a cartoonist, Jacob Hood hopes that his artwork helps Free State students find humor in the often dull days of high school.
“... I think that if I can give the school something that is carefree and...
kyra haas, online co-managing editor
• May 14, 2013
Juggling orchestra, the position of Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Free Press, a pet rabbit, the position of activity director of National Honor Society, Writer’s Club, seven pet cats and three AP classes,...
kyra haas, online co-managing editor
• May 14, 2013
Known for her love of tickling people and her overwhelmingly positive attitude, junior India Taylor has spent her days at Free State trying to bring out the best in people by being the best she can be.
“I...
Popularity can be gained overnight in the wild ride of high school: the game winning shot in a basketball game, being elected as Student Council president, or being that one guy that always has a joke...
In the football stadium, in the barn, or on a desk, senior Connor Thellman is in a drumming state of mind.
“Really I think percussion is almost a way of thinking because it requires so much multitasking,”...
Brad and Aaron Simon have more in common than most father-son duos. They both spend their days at Free State--Brad as a teacher and Aaron as a student--and they share a unique title: state chess champions.
“We...
Kenneth Palmer is indisputably the single most genuinely kind person in the halls.
“Kindness is recognizing that everyone deserves kindness and respect even if they are not showing the best of themselves,”...
It’s hard to believe that distinguished English teacher Mr. Rabiola, who has instilled fear through his daunting term papers and immense reading assignments, had an unsure start to his career.
A change...
