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 Usually turning to her water bottle, senior, Brianna Adams, takes a reluctant sip out of the school drinking fountain. Students have been questioning the school's water quality. "It's not convent. One time it was cloudy and foggy," Adams said.

Clear reason exists for cloudy fountain water

Evan Frook, Reporter February 9, 2015

Junior Hayley Boden listens to her chemistry teacher mention suspicious water coming from the drinking fountain, and, a short time later, she notices it herself. The water trickling out of the fountain...

Bird’s Word: AP approach and single-gender classrooms

Maria Carrasco, Print Managing Editor February 6, 2015
Students' reactions to AP classes and single-gendered classrooms
Sitting at his desk during his drafting I class, freshman William Orr watches Mr. Williams as he goes over parts of a drafting pencil. Students spent the first couple weeks of the semester with substitutes while the school looked for a permanent replacement for Don Clancy, the previous instructor. "I heard people talk [about Clancy's retirement], but I didn't find out until the beginning of the semester," Orr said.

Administration finds replacement for drafting teacher

Kellie Stofac, Reporter January 31, 2015

As weeks passed by at the beginning of quarter three, students fed up with watching pointless videos contemplated switching out of Drafting I. However, after three substitutes and much confusion, the administration...

(From right) Senior AJ Zarnoweic and juniors Sydney Gard and Christina Craig play their saxophones. This year, Dr. Albert Miller took over as the new jazz band director.

New director brings passion to jazz band

Erin Friedrichsen, Reporter January 26, 2015

Trombone in hand, junior Steele Jacobs works to keep up with new Jazz Band Director Dr. Albert Miller. Playing every note with confidence as Miller preaches about swinging eighth notes, Jacobs can see...

USD 497 implements delayed start policy

USD 497 implements delayed start policy

Hala Hamid, Reporter January 19, 2015
Last year, USD 497 called off four days of school due to inclement weather, and only one of those days had to be made up by adding two minutes on to every class. This year, however, there are no snow days built into the calendar. The school district will do their best to avoid cancelling a full day of school. A new Two-Hour Delayed Start policy has been implemented. When unsafe weather conditions occur, the district will delay school start time for two hours. Delayed Start is meant to allow dangerous weather conditions to pass, sidewalks and roads to be cleared and cold temperatures to warm...

Senior discusses college application process

Ryan Liston, Online Editor in Chief January 16, 2015

As seniors start to narrow down their college decisions and prepare for next year, I sat down with senior Wynn Feddema to talk about his college application process. *Photo by Mary Brady

Birds Word: Winter Formal

Maddie Birchfield, Reporter December 10, 2014

"We are going to the Oread and eating dinner. Then, taking pictures there and going to formal." - freshman Chloe Holland   "I'm not going to Winter Formal. I'll be Indianapolis, hanging out...

Student Finley White Starts Rowing Club After Moving From New Zealand

Evan Frook, Reporter December 1, 2014

Sophomore Finley White has lived in four continents and five countries, having moved five times in her life. Where are you from? White: “I was born in South Africa, then I moved to England …...

Photo courtesy of Jhon Ahmad

Review: Gone Girl

Catherine Prestoy, Online Managing Editor November 30, 2014

Do not go and see "Gone Girl" with your mother. Heed my advice. I speak from experience. I made the terrible mistake of going to see "Gone Girl" with my mother. "Gone Girl"—based off of Gillian Flynn’s...

Lawrence, Free State SAT scores higher than national average

Ryan Liston, Online Editor in Chief November 29, 2014

Fidgeting with No. 2 pencils and calculators, 64 Free State and 44 LHS students sat down to take the SAT this past year. According to the College Board, the average scores from Lawrence and Kansas high...

Infographic: How to apply to college

Ryan Liston, Online Editor in Chief November 28, 2014

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