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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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Rumor has it that Free State was originally designed to be a jail. This is untrue. The building above is a jail designed by the architect who also designed Free State.

Story behind the state

fiona mcallister, reporter January 31, 2014

Twenty years ago on Nov. 4, 1994, the citizens of Lawrence voted on whether or not the city needed a second high school. The majority of the city voted yes. In 1994, Lawrence High School was the only...

Butterfly Garden in the Botanica Gardens in Wichita, Kan. Photo courtesy of Botanica Gardens website

HomeSTATE Hub

hala hamid, gavin spence, reporter January 31, 2014

While most of the nation sees Kansas as 82,277 flat square miles of “fly over state”, this stretch of land is more than just the setting for “The Wizard of Oz.” Not much more, but it works in a...

photo by: kristina foster

Holiday Gifts Hometown Hub

hannah reussner, reporter December 16, 2013

Significant other: Maybe you’re stuck on what to give your significant other. Or maybe you’re broke. “52 reasons why I like you” is a great, intimate gift that your significant other will surely...

Embarrassing Stories

Embarrassing Stories

newspaper staff December 16, 2013

We’ve all had our share of embarrassing moments. Whether they were minor mishaps or major blunders, no one can deny that they have accidentally and, potentially hilariously, committed a social faux pas....

Reporter Fiona McAllister reads a Simpson's comic book with freshman Benji Horton.

Happy helper

fiona mcallister, reporter December 13, 2013

Rather than spend the day going from class to class, freshman Benji Horton spends most of his day in the special education classroom. Horton has autism, a developmental disorder that affects his social...

Loaves of bread line the shelves at Wheatfields Bakery, located at 904 Vermont St.
Lawrence, Kan.  66044

Best of Lawrence: Sarah Whipple Edition

sarah whipple, design editor December 6, 2013

Best Store Cat- Sunfire Ceramics There’s usually a broad spectrum for store animals: they either love people and congregate where the customers go, or they try to stay as far away as possible in an...

Senior Madeline Chestnut balances an apple on her head during "The Pajama Game." Chestnut played the role of Babe Williams, the head of the Grievance Committee.

“The Pajama Game” review

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief December 5, 2013

As the lights dimmed in the auditorium, I thought, “This will probably be a cheesy play all about pajamas.” I soon found out that I was dead wrong. “The Pajama Game” was much more than a simple...

photo by:  Abee5

Lawrence Public Library cancels its fall book sale due to bed bug infestation

hannah reussner, reporter November 14, 2013

While bed bugs usually feed strictly on blood, the ones in Lawrence have taken a new dietary interest: library book donations. A sign reading “we are not yet accepting donations” is posted on Lawrence...

A Different Perspective on Free State Culinary Courses

Kenneth Palmer, Reporter November 12, 2013

 The smells of baked goods and desserts waft through the air as students wander past culinary teacher Kerri Hess’s classroom, a place that many speculate to be filled to the brim with incessant snacking...

Behind the Doors of In School Suspension

Kenneth Palmer, Reporter November 12, 2013

The idea of in school suspension may not seem appealing, but for ISS officer Danny Speicher, it is an opportunity to enrich the kids who have to be there for the day. “My thing in here is academics...

What happens to high students

What happens to high students

becca moran November 12, 2013

For some, coming to school high is an unimaginable taboo. For others, it is a regular occurrence.   Red eyes, lethargy and apathy are just a few indicators teachers use to determine whether or not...

Behind the Meals

Behind the Meals

gavin spence and becca moran November 11, 2013

On a daily basis, the cafeteria  workers arrive at  6:30 a.m. to satisfy the breakfast crowd with huge grins, open arms and ample pumpkin muffins. After 8:05 a.m., the lunchroom still hasn’t taken...

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