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Leah Wethington, Grace Patchen, Kate Odgers, Isabel Carey, Maggie Ziegler, Erin Cushing, Kylie Hawkins, Sydni Beeley and Caroline Kirk pose for a team photo. The junior team claimed victory after the sophomore team forfeited.

Powder Puff Football dominated by junior team

October 4, 2016

Hoards of girls huddle around their classmates. They are preparing to get down and destroy a game of football. For the first time in three years, StuCo has organized Powder Puff Football during Homecoming...

Senior Isabelle Krones displays their word, "Inspired"

Art installation describes students in one word

Maya Hodison, Online Editor October 4, 2016

As junior Kade Traffas and senior Kalena Nichol sat in their second hour class one late August morning, they tuned into their AP Biology teacher. Little did they know, they would soon be asked to do...

Eli Bork, Anna Bial, Chris Pendry, Morgan McReynolds, Ilya Schaeffer, Calliope Taylor, Rheanne Walton, Anina Supernaw, Helena All, Eliza Hasse-Divine hold signs and cheer towards spectators during the homecoming parade. There were hundreds of spectators during this years parade.

Thespian float makes spectators fall in love

Chris Pendry, Reporter October 3, 2016

Last year, Thespian Club was awarded best float.  This year did not disappoint. “Since the theme is the year of love, which is the theme for all out shows this year, we decided to decorate our float...

The varsity soccer team performs their ceremonial huddle after a home game. Fans and parents were encouraged to join.

Team traditions uphold unity

Chris Pendry, Reporter September 30, 2016

A team, be it sports or clubs, is considered a family to those involved, and with family comes tradition. Traditions unite, motivate and aid a team in their journey towards success. Sports teams practice...

Online Editor-in-Chief Jackson Barton mourns over his spilled mug of pens. The 5.4 magnitude earthquake occurred around 7:30 am on Saturday, September 3rd.

Earthquake sways student body, community

Jackson Barton, Online Editor-in-Chief September 28, 2016

“I’m speechless. I can’t believe it. It was such an ordeal, and I don’t think I’ll ever be able to forget it in my whole life,” an anonymous sophomore said. Many students can recall the...

"Don't Breathe" earned a total of 107 million USD at the box office. The movies entire budget was only 9.9 million USD.

Review: “Don’t Breathe”

Jake Clark, Reporter September 26, 2016

Horror and thriller films in the past few years have been infamous for their bad performances, predictability and disconnected characters. The recent film release “Don’t Breathe” is no different....

Core classes like Kristen Diefendorf's Math 101 are at capacity.  The 2016 freshmen class was the largest the school has seen, "The ideal situations would be less students...we kinda know how some things work, we don't always agree with the ways things been done," Mr. Mellen spoke on the topic said.

Higher enrollment pressures counselors, teachers

Juna Murao, Reporter September 23, 2016

Cramming through the walls of people, students try to get to their lockers or class before the bell rings. Juniors and seniors might notice the growing population of the other grades this year.   Counselors...

National Merit Semifinalist seniors, Erin Schel, Lane Weis, Abena Peasah, Hazel Scott, Calvin Yost-Wolff, Sayuz Thapa, Mary Reed-Weston, Tarini Singh, Ian Putz-Earl, Cailyn Zicker, Sarah Mechem, Adelaide Wendell, Jialun Wang, Paige Lawrence, Katie Lane, Jonathan Leslie, Charlotte Crandall, and Michael Braman gather to recognize their achievements. Free State had its largest number of National Merit Semifinalist 17 students in total. “I figured we would have a good number (…) it’s nice to see the kids you work with succeed,” Advisor Larry Wolf said.

Record number of Free State National Merit Semifinalists announced

Jackson Barton, Online Editor-in-Chief September 14, 2016

“I was so excited, like not just for myself, but for everyone, I was so excited for my friends that got in, I was so excited to see them come into the room,” semifinalist Erin Scherl said. “Like,...

Booster Club disbands, clubs lose funding

Rowan Plinsky, Reporter September 12, 2016

After twenty years of supporting StuCo, the whole Free State faculty and many other groups, the Booster Club has decided to disperse due to the lack of parental involvement. The Booster Club began when...

Sophomore Bayn Schrader consults his teammate Jacob Appleman during a drill. All soccer players started conditioning only two weeks after school ended in May.

Soccer D team aims for player development

Juna Murao, Copy Editor September 12, 2016

Trading their vacation time for push-ups and sore muscles, the boys soccer D team trained at 3:30 p.m. every day over summer break to improve their soccer skills with the rest of the soccer teams. The...

Long awaited after the release of his 2012 album, Ocean released Blonde exclusively on Apple Music on August 20, 2016.

Modern R&B icon Frank Ocean stuns listeners with first album in four years

Sam Spencer, Online Editor-in-Chief September 10, 2016
“Blonde” opens in a dream state. It feels simplistic, calm, like you are listening from the bottom of a swimming pool. Somewhere between the start of the album and the end of the second track, “Ivy”
Pokemon GO players plan trips downtown to catch pocket monsters and battle other trainers. “There were groups of fifty people at each intersection at 3 a.m. after the bars let out," Frager said.

Pokemon GO catches attention of students, community

Jackson Barton, Online Editor-in-Chief September 7, 2016
Over the summer, the nation was suddenly engulfed by the largest “Pokémania” since 1999. The international phenomena to “catch ‘em all” reached students and teachers alike.
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