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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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The Spotlight

#bombthreatthursday

katie guyot and miranda davis December 4, 2011

Students arrived at school Thursday morning on an assembly schedule, only to be sent home before the first bell rang. At approximately 7:58 a.m. Dec. 1, the school was evacuated due to a bomb threat....

Fuzzy’s Tacos

hannah moran, reporter December 2, 2011

Don’t worry, the tacos at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop aren’t actually fuzzy. Located at 1115 Massachusetts street, Fuzzy’s is a new addition to Lawrence’s dining scene. In order to get a good taste...

Mojo Hand Zine

Mojo Hand Zine

sarah rohrschneider, reporter December 1, 2011

A zine: a small, xeroxed, do-it-yourself magazine, containing a compilation of unconventional subject matter sometimes based on a theme. Ruby Love, the online-schooled creator of Mojo Hand Zine, shows...

Abstinence Club

Abstinence Club

amani safadi November 11, 2011

Abstinent is a term that everyone knows and hears multiple times throughout their lives. If it’s not from their parents, it’s from health classes in junior high. Now, however, it is the subject of...

Turkey Day Without Turkey

katie guyot, copy editor November 10, 2011

Vegan and vegetarian students eat unique Thanksgiving meals Thanksgiving of 1621 starred fresh venison, New England shellfish and heaps of roasted meat, with turkey filling in the gaps. The evolution...

Peggy Nelson, Dancing her way across the country

emma machell, social media editor November 10, 2011

Peggy Nelson is involved in many different things. She’s the sponsor of five different clubs and she also administers the Mandarin Chinese class. However, there is more than meets the eye when it comes...

Holiday Hoopla

Holiday Hoopla

Natalie Hiebert, Reporter November 7, 2011

It is that time of year again. The time of year when Christmas carols pollute the air waves with their holiday cheer and stores deck their halls with boughs of holly and greenery. But all of this pre-holiday...

1 in 1000: Ryan Henley

1 in 1000: Ryan Henley

allison morte October 27, 2011

When attending a football game a junior or senior might see a familiar face on the field. Former Free State football player Jake Henley graduated last year and this year it’s his sophomore brother, Ryan...

Jana Mackey's mother, Christie Brungardt, speaks at the lecture held on October 24.

Two women. Countless acts of courage

sarah whipple, reporter October 24, 2011

Jana Mackey was known by her friends as a 25 year-old law student at the University of Kansas. She was known for her fun, “party-girl personality” and had many friends. Two years ago, she was a college...

New Technology Taking Over

kimberly messineo, reporter October 20, 2011

From typewriters to computers, tape players to iTunes and postage mail to instant messages, the world has made many advancements in technology. Even in a school community, the technology advancements...

Exchange students from Eutin, Germany

From Eutin, Germany to Lawrence, Kansas

hannah moran and sarah rohrschneider, Reporters October 6, 2011

“Your school here is like a second home,” Mattis Mock said. “To us, school is more like a nasty thing we have to do and we are very happy when it’s over.” About four thousand seven hundred...

Homecoming 2011 Slideshow

September 29, 2011

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