Jackson Barton, Online Editor in Chief
• January 19, 2018
Around 50 students, parents, teachers and staff packed the auditorium at the Lawrence Public Library on Dec. 14 for a Community Conversation. It was the second of two opportunities for community members...
Over the past summer, senior Ascent club president Sandhya Ravikumar had an idea to build a wind turbine.
The Ascent club is new to Free State this year. The club is an outreach program for underrepresented...
Marching into band class, junior Gabriel Leverette had no idea it was one of the last times he would play his old trumpet, the instrument he started with and played for the past five years.
“I never...
On Monday October 23, Free State opened the first multi-stall gender neutral bathroom. The bathroom is a converted girl's restroom because of the stalls that provide privacy.
While there were already...
Beginning in 2019, Free State will undergo a $15 million renovation.
The proposed renovations include adding of at least seven classrooms, expanding the library, building new facilities for the growing...
The Free State Art Club launched a donation drive and fundraiser on November 16 for the Lawrence Humane Society.
The club is selling handmade buttons in efforts to raise money for the non-profit shelter....
Dominic Scavuzzo is a moderate Conservative running as a Republican.
“I believe that my message overall is creating better dynamic,” Scavuzzo said. “By creating a youthful point-of-view, I could...
With a single email, senior Jackson "King Jamz" Mason was instantaneously elevated from the status of SoundCloud rapper to opening act. Mason, along with senior Paul Jesse and three other performers, will...
Editor's’ Note: We have replaced the use of a racial slur in the following story.
Having a job is not unusual to a lot of students, but few expect to work under a supervisor who casually uses racial...
“When my family in Texas went to go grocery shopping, it took them hours to get there and back,” senior Genevieve Gilbert-Cavender said. “All they could buy from the store were some grapes,...
Ericka Waller, the new theater teacher, is now in her tenth year of teaching. Waller knew she wanted to teach after connecting with her theater teacher in high school.
“He inspired me, so I went on...
As President Donald Trump plans to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, many young immigrants who have been here for a large majority of their life, but remain undocumented,...
