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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

The Spotlight

The Great Outdoors

emma machell March 16, 2011
"Its the perfect time to take advantage of what Mother Nature has to offer.

1 in 1000: Erin Ice

March 3, 2011

The college search is an interesting process.  Often students want to be challenged and broaden their horizons, but also want to find comfort in familiarity.  Senior Erin Ice set out looking for a university...

What I wish I had known…

bailey shaumburg and emma machell March 3, 2011

From learning how to open a locker to sneaking away to take a quick dip in the pool the lessons learned at school are not all learned from textbooks and teachers. Seniors planning to graduate in a few...

GOIN’ GREEN

ryan loecker February 28, 2011

As if the freshmen weren’t enough, we have another addition to our school for next year. Except this one has benefits. Free State’s community and learning garden was approved at a recent school board...

Tuning In

Caitlin Laird Caitlin Lairds taste in music may not be the same as many teenagers. Her favorite music ranges anywhere from classic rock to popular music. Her favorite artist is John Denver and she got...

How To Plan The Ultimate College Visit

miranda davis and allison morte February 28, 2011

College is one of the most important decisions that high school students make. Which school to go to, or even to go at all are some of the many choices students have to make before the time they graduate....

Sign Club

chris allmon February 28, 2011

Being foreign isn’t the only thing that can cause a language barrier. Hearing impairments  can entirely change the way people communicate. Sign Language Club, led by social studies teacher Ron Swall,...

Hold the Phone

katie guyot February 23, 2011

The Hard Truth One of the tabs on English teacher Alice Karakas’s website reads “Awareness.” Just a click away from homework assignments and term paper due dates lie several  links leading to...

To Tweet or Not to Tweet?

allison harwood February 22, 2011

On August 14, 2009 Ashton Kutcher beat news anchor Larry King in a race to have one million followers on Twitter. Most students had not even hear about Twitter at this point. Twitter’s popularity originated...

1 in 1000: Haylo Pierciey

February 14, 2011
“Here I am.”

Valentine’s Day Special

February 9, 2011

 Do’s for guys: DO have flowers delivered to your girlfriend’s house DO ask her friends for advice about gift ideas DO take your girlfriend out to a nice place. No, McDonald’s is not nice. Don’ts...

Sing Out Loud

Sing Out Loud

allison morte February 9, 2011

From the choir member who participates in several Encore groups to those non-vocal students who just attend Encore or hear about it constantly from their choir friends, Encore is a big part of the Free...

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