September 30, 2024
Eula Heriford, Reporter- Exploring the significance and history of Rim Rock Farm and what makes it a bucket list cross-country course
September 30, 2024
Nick Sprecker, News Editor-in-Chief - Senior newsmagazine editor-in-chief reflects on suicide prevent month
September 30, 2024
Lilly Wall, News Editor-in-Chief - Green Team garden gets mowed down during the summer
September 30, 2024
Ember Klein, Online Editor-In-Chief - How judging political identity based on sociocultural background drives political polarization in America
September 17, 2024
Simon Williams, Co-Online Editor-in-Chief
![Checking the X page, a student looks at the Lawrence Police Scanner. Due to the Lawrence Police Department encrypting their radio station, the Police Scanner is now nonfunctioning.](https://www.fsfreepressonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Beaty_PoliceScanner_10_1-1200x667.jpg)
On Oct. 1, the Douglas County Sheriff's Department announced that area law enforcement radios will no longer alert emergency radios, including...
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![Visitors stroll through decked out buildings in a variety of costumes. Since the festival’s beginnings, everyone was encouraged to dress up for the weekend’s theme. “I like walking and looking at people’s outfits,” sophomore Emmett Henry said, “it feels like in modern day, we don’t get to experiment as much with older styles of dressing”.](https://www.fsfreepressonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hegeman_Ren_Faire_10_01_2024-2-1200x659.jpg)
Walking through the fair grounds, attendees are surrounded by fairies, knights in shining armor, and crowds of hoop skirts. Each festival is...
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STUCO hosted Powderpuff Football on Sept. 25, 2024. In the final round, the juniors beat the seniors 12-6.
![During the cross country campout, senior Greta Barnett runs the Rim Rock Course. Every year the cross country team travels to Rim Rock to run the course and promote team bonding. “The campout is such a great way to start the season and first build the [Free State Cross Country] community,” Barnett said.](https://www.fsfreepressonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Velasco_XCcampout_9_06.jpg-18-1200x620.jpg)
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Dear Reader, As the first issue of the year lands at the end of September, it arguably hits the busiest month of the school year. The first...
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