For many students, school sports are a central source of stability and a safe space to feel valued among peers. On April 5, Kansas legislature voted to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of House Bill...
Free State’s new Principal, Amy McAnarney, is fired up for this school year. After Myron Graber’s retirement last year, former Vice-Principal McAnarney was selected to become the school's Principal....
On August 30, Ronald “GR” Gordon-Ross was elected by the Lawrence Board of Education to fill Andrew Nussbaum’s vacant spot. Gordon-Ross was one of three finalists out of the 13 applicants.
“One...
During tonight’s USD 497 Board of Education meeting, members announced that closing schools for the upcoming school year will not be a consideration.
"The proposals in front of us are not the right...
The FireLions gymnastics team is in danger of being shut down, according to executive director of communications Julie Boyle. The proposal is in part to make up for the district’s $2 million budget...
Mary Kate Shultz, senior
What’s the title of your show? What’s it about?
“My play is titled jackpot, it takes place in a small town. The protagonist is a teenager who works...
Prom is one of those memorable, once in a lifetime moments that seniors experience in high school. Due to COVID-19, prom was canceled last year. Student Council recently released news that this year, prom...
Zanna Ingram, Online Copy Editor
• October 9, 2020
The gay and trans panic defense is used in courtrooms to defend those accused of violent crimes against members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Junior Hays Hummel wants to put an end to that practice.
Hummel...
As sexual assault allegations are surfacing against prominent men in our society, rape culture has become a frequently discussed topic. Since the public's attention has become focused on the issue of sexual...
Anonymous
“I was with someone for a long time, for like a year. We broke up in September and that was kind of hard on me. I just felt really stuck, so I turned to drinking on the weekends and parties...
![Student poses with a transgender flag during a student-organized walkout. Students from across the district walked out from class on March 28 to voice their opinions on the introduction of anti-trans bills in Kansas. ““[Trans] rights should be like anybody else’s rights: being protected, and being valued, because they are human rights, obviously,” event organizer junior Adriana Cazares said.](https://www.fsfreepressonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thompson.Wlakout-11-1-900x600.jpg)
