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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

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Bailey’s Senior Column

bailey shaumburg May 26, 2011

Senior Column: Quietus The finishing stroke On a day unforgettable Yet so similar to all the rest. Little ticks drone like a heartbeat, parallel Because when one dies The other sleeps, Imminent...

The Ultimate College Visit

miranda davis May 26, 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....

Quick Reads: Top 10 List

allison harwood May 25, 2011

top 10 things you never wanted to know about your teachers 10) That their ring-tone is “Loveshack” 9) Any story already repeated more than twice 8) Who they are dating 7) How things were ‘back...

Staying Between the Lanes

katie guyot May 10, 2011

  The pool churns like a foamy tornado behind legs ferociously but deliberately kicking the icy blue water. A hand slices through the surface until the palm slaps flat against the wall, and a face...

Rewards in Store for Students who Soar

Rewards in Store for Students who Soar

miranda davis March 31, 2011

Seniors Kelly Phipps and Savannah Franz have spent the past three months writing a thirty page paper in their spare time. The paper is something they have chosen to do for DECA, a business club at school....

It’s All About Perspective

March 31, 2011

I recently finished reading a book called The Poisonwood Bible (which, by the way, is GREAT in case you’re looking for a good book to read), and it really got me thinking. The story follows a woman...

Golf

Golf

allison harwood March 31, 2011

Junior Lee York has pictures of himself wearing a diaper and holding a golf club. “My dad always played, and seeing him riding around on a golf cart made me want to play,” York said. York’s team...

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...

Rhodes Show

December 6, 2010

Severely Multiply Handicapped, or SMH, teacher Robert Rhodes spends his days teaching about fractions, baking pies and playing dominoes; or at least that is what he was doing on November 21. Rhodes works...

Rena what?

chris allmon November 9, 2010

Everyone has seen the effects, but very few actually know the cause. Student of the week, student of the month, the neon sign hanging in the commons; all fruits of the Renaissance program. The Renaissance...

Can I Kick It?

Can I Kick It?

ryan loecker October 20, 2010

Amanda Moyer is not only cheering for Free State football, she is putting points on the scoreboard as well. After attending nine full practices; three in full gear and six without, Moyer has become the...

Parental Persistance

Over the past century, the structure of the average American family has drastically changed. Modern technology allows people to contact each other at almost any time or place, something once considered...

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