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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

Four Square Club reaches high numbers with inclusive attitude

Kaya Shafer, Copy Editor February 15, 2016

Although senior Mary Krieger didn’t start Four Square Club, she did manage to make it one of the most well-known clubs in the school. Four Square Club is exactly what it sounds like, a club in which...

Making music, sophomore Teagan Ryan plays his cello alongside his classmates. Ryan is in concert orchestra, under the direction of one of the new music teachers, Mr. Shaw. "It's a lot of fun, he's really nice," Ryan said.

Musicians prepare for district and state competitions

Mariah Houston, Reporter February 4, 2016

Every school day, students bustle through the halls with their earbuds blasting, completely captivated by their choice of music. If at any given moment every song playing were suddenly exposed, it is highly...

Students can communicate online using a variety of devices. Whether they use phones, computers or tablets, students access social media throughout the school day.

Constant communication affects students, teachers in different ways

Madi Engnehl-Thomas, Sydney Gard, and Hala Hamid January 29, 2016

Cropping, editing and adding filter to her mirror selfies and singing videos, senior Marcya Floyd takes pride in her Instagram with over 25,000 followers. While social media, such as Twitter,...

The end of the semester can feel overwhelming as workloads increase.

Middle of school year affects students in different ways

Sydney Gard and Darby Gilliland January 23, 2016

As the first semester draws to a close, students and teachers can feel stuck in the middle. While many feel stuck in Kansas, some appreciate its simplicity. Others are somewhere between a friendship and...

Nontraditional areas on political spectrum put students ‘in the middle’

Sydney Gard, Editor January 23, 2016

As the first semester draws to a close, students and teachers can feel stuck in the middle. While many feel stuck in Kansas, some appreciate its simplicity. Others are somewhere between a friendship...

Senior Carlyn Hartsock, sophomore Maleena Hatfield and senior Jalen Galloway understand the pain of being middle children.

Middle children discuss birth order stereotypes

Darby Gilliland, Reporter January 23, 2016

As the first semester draws to a close, students and teachers can feel stuck in the middle. While many feel stuck in Kansas, some appreciate its simplicity. Others are somewhere between a friendship...

Dating has changed a lot since the Gen X generation. “People don’t really go on dates anymore,” senior Ethan Kallenberger said.

Students discuss the new theme in today’s relationships

Elizabeth Patton, Social Media Editor January 23, 2016

As the first semester draws to a close, students and teachers can feel stuck in the middle. While many feel stuck in Kansas, some appreciate its simplicity. Others are somewhere between a friendship and...

Stuck in the middle: students discuss being at a midpoint

Elizabeth Patton, Darby Gilliland, and Sydney Gard January 23, 2016

As the first semester draws to a close, students and teachers can feel stuck in the middle. While many feel stuck in Kansas, some appreciate its simplicity. Others are somewhere between a friendship...

Concealed carry on campus raises concern

Mariah Houston, Reporter January 6, 2016

News of mass shootings has dominated the media for years. According to a news company called NowThis, 280,024 Americans have died due to gun violence in the last decade, and Kansas regents plan to attempt...

Basketball coach and social studies teacher, Sam Stroh, won the opportunity to meet President Obama and Michael Jordan.

Basketball coach meets Michael Jordan and President Obama

Maya Hodison, Reporter December 11, 2015

As social studies teacher Sam Stroh scrolled through his Twitter feed one August day, he came across a tweet on the presidential election account. To win a dinner with President Barack Obama and Michael...

Promoting Free State's Gay-Straight Alliance, junior Will Lenz waves the pride flag during the Club Fair on August 31. GSA has been a club since 2005.

Free State GSA club seeks to promote an accepting environment

Kaya Shafer, Copy Editor October 30, 2015

Junior Stephanie Haverkamp joined Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) last year to find a way to come out as bisexual to her family. At the first meeting she attended, it was only her and junior Lane Weis. After...

In promotion of LGBT+, students come together and support the community by holding hands in front of the rainbow flag. There have been many great strides for the community so far in 2015: the legalization of gay marriage, having both names of a same sex couple written on children's birth certificates, support through social districts, pride parades, awareness days, books being published and much more.

LGBT+ students discuss what it means to be different

Lauren Brittain, Mariah Houston, and Trenna Soderling October 29, 2015

Source: International Spectrum presented by University of Michigan Most people wouldn’t picture “The Goonies” when they consider sexuality and identity. However, for senior Ellie Houston, sweaty...

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