Security guard Charles Thomas passed away on April 30, 2021, leaving behind a legacy as the head sponsor of Can We Talk, a program which works to help students of color achieve their goals by pairing them...
Isis Norris, Free Press Editor-in-Chief
• April 13, 2021
During a year filled with fallout from the pandemic and political uprisings, some Kansas legislators have focused their attention on other matters: transgender youth.
A History of anti-LGBTQ legislation
Kansas...
During her high school career, junior Madyson Gray has never lost a match in girls wrestling. In fact, Gray has never lost a state championship she has qualified for.
Gray first went out for the middle...
A bill that would prevent transgender students from participating in women's sports is currently being debated in the Kansas State Legislature.
The bill states that due to the biological advantage of...
In an email sent to district personnel on Feb. 24, Superintendent Anthony Lewis announced that all staff members will be required to return to the building by March 15.
If a staff member would like...
6-12 grade students will be able to return to full time in-person learning on March 29, according to plans announced by Superintendent Anthony Lewis.
The announcement came as the USD 497 Board of...
Students will get two more days of winter break than expected, following last night’s school board meeting.
Classes will resume on Jan. 7 instead of Jan. 5. Those two extra days will be used for...
Sports and music activities will continue with mitigation measures, following Thursday’s special school board meeting. The board also approved new district gating criteria that will potentially allow...
USD 497’s school board discussed using new metrics for reopening schools and planning for the winter sports season during its Monday meeting.
The board narrowly declined to adopt Lawrence Douglas...
Emma Holsclaw, Talon Co-Editor in Chief
• November 17, 2020
Junior Addy Meadows doesn’t remember why she was in the hospital the first day of spring break, but she does remember filming a TikTok to Ke$ha’s “Cannibal” out of boredom from her hospital bed.
Meadows’...
