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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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Social Media's Effects on Food

Social Media’s Effects on Food

rosemary newsome, copy editor November 11, 2013

Don’t let social media posts fool you: we girls like to eat just as much as guys do. To all the girls who only instagram pictures of their salad: we know your guilty pleasure is chocolate ice cream....

Parking Lot Probs

Parking Lot Probs

staff editorial November 11, 2013

Don’t be fooled by the aggressive honks, reckless swerving or the hostility and impatience that fills the parking lots and side streets, we are only “creating a safe, positive learning environment.” Every...

Secular Alliance Club officers juniors Kenneth Palmer and Brendan Phillips lead group discussion during a Secular Alliance Club meeting. The club meets in Room 144 after school on Mondays.

Secular Student Alliance Club

Kyra Haas, Online Co Editor in Chief November 8, 2013

When club officers juniors Kenneth Palmer, Lorel Rodgers and Brendan Phillips arrived at Room 144 to hold the Secular Student Alliance’s first meeting, they were met with a Bible in front of the door,...

Junior Austin Welborn sits in the back hallway.

Austin Welborn

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief November 8, 2013

Every morning, junior Austin Welborn wakes up and plans on having a bad day. “I expect the worst and hope for the best,” Welborn said. Welborn has been bullied and abused since he was around...

Comfortable seating and other accommodations are available to students at Anschutz Library.

Lawrence Study Locations

kenneth palmer, reporter October 31, 2013

Security guard Charles Thomas leads group discussion.

Can We Talk

ciara sayler, reporter October 29, 2013

After spending 20 years serving in the military and supervising Lansing Correctional Facility, law enforcement is security guard Charles Thomas’ forte; however, he possesses another skillset: leading...

Extreme Drug Use

Extreme Drug Use

rosemary newsome and fiona mcallister, copy editor and reporter October 24, 2013

A WAY OUT Not many things warrant a serious offense in cross country, but smoking an e-cigarette on the bus ride back from a meet can. Sophomore Nick Jacobs was borrowing the e-cigarette from his friend,...

Extreme Parenting

Extreme Parenting

morgan noll, reporter October 22, 2013

     Whether it’s finding the best way to sneak out of the house without making a noise or deleting every text message before a daily parental phone check, certain kids are well experienced in the...

Junior Brandon Wilson chants through his megaphone during a Friday night football game.

Brandon Wilson

Evan Frook, reporter October 22, 2013

Choruses of “L-F-S! L-F-S!” ring out across the football field every Friday night. But amidst the shrill chanting, one voice stands out as two octaves lower than the rest. That voice belongs to junior...

After school on Oct. 16, debate and forensics trophies predating 2011, excluding 1st place varsity awards and regional, state and NFL awards, were given away to students. Those that were not claimed were thrown away.

Debate coach gives away older trophies

Kyra Haas, Online Co-Editor in Chief October 17, 2013

On Oct. 16, a debate participant tweeted, “Want a free trophy? Stop by the debate room today after school.” The tweet featured a photo of a cart full of debate and forensics plaques, trophies and various...

New debate coach Jason Moore smiles as he holds open the door for junior Lexci Kimball. He was hired three weeks into the season after the departure of Patty Newkirk.

Free State hires new debate coach after coach’s midyear departure

kyra haas, online co editor in chief October 17, 2013

Compiling the time he devotes in class, after school and as an aide, junior Parker Hopkins estimates that he is in Room 151, the debate room, about 323 hours a semester, finding evidence, polishing speaking...

Mr. E the Motivator

Mr. E the Motivator

rosemary newsome, copy editor October 15, 2013

During Late Arrival on Thursday, Oct. 10, Mr. E the Motivator, an engagement specialist for students, parents, and teachers, came and spoke to Free State. Sponsored by Free State’s Can We Talk club and...

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