For some, coming to school high is an unimaginable taboo. For others, it is a regular occurrence.
Red eyes, lethargy and apathy are just a few indicators teachers use to determine whether or not...
On a daily basis, the cafeteria workers arrive at 6:30 a.m. to satisfy the breakfast crowd with huge grins, open arms and ample pumpkin muffins.
After 8:05 a.m., the lunchroom still hasn’t taken...
Kyra Haas, Online Co Editor in Chief
• November 8, 2013
When club officers juniors Kenneth Palmer, Lorel Rodgers and Brendan Phillips arrived at Room 144 to hold the Secular Student Alliance’s first meeting, they were met with a Bible in front of the door,...
“Apartheid” means “to keep apart.” For decades, South Africa’s dominating politcal party enforced this policy of racial segregation, a policy equivalent to American slavery in the early 1800s....
Kyra Haas, Online Co-Editor in Chief
• October 17, 2013
On Oct. 16, a debate participant tweeted, “Want a free trophy? Stop by the debate room today after school.” The tweet featured a photo of a cart full of debate and forensics plaques, trophies and various...
kyra haas, online co editor in chief
• October 17, 2013
Compiling the time he devotes in class, after school and as an aide, junior Parker Hopkins estimates that he is in Room 151, the debate room, about 323 hours a semester, finding evidence, polishing speaking...
During Late Arrival on Thursday, Oct. 10, Mr. E the Motivator, an engagement specialist for students, parents, and teachers, came and spoke to Free State. Sponsored by Free State’s Can We Talk club and...
Shooting rifles and zip-lining usually aren’t activities that a 10-year-old with microdeletion syndrome can participate in, but at Camp Barnabas, kids like junior Colton Stallard’s camper Will, are...
Two nights a week, senior Bret Watson gets out of school at 9:15 p.m. Bret, along with 14 other juniors and seniors, attends classes on Tuesday and Thursday nights with aspirations to one day become a...
Volunteering and drugs can be similar, at least according to multiple studies conducted around the world.
Volunteering can lead to a rush of euphoria and the release of endorphins--the body’s...
For some, summer break is just that-- a break from the stress and pressure that goes along with school, sports, and responsibility. For others, summer is a time to devote even more time and effort to...
After school on Tuesday, Sept. 3, Free State staff members sat at tables in the library, puzzled as to why a brief, general email from principal Ed West requested their attendance. Until the meeting...
