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The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

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The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

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Ashanti Riccardo

Ashanti Riccardo, Photographer

Ashanti Riccardo is a senior and a Photographer for Free State Journalism. She does track which she has been doing since her sophomore year. She is a manager for the football team and is a LINK Crew leader. Ashanti enjoys spending time with the people she loves and traveling.

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Alumni Marina Kimzey, Angel Waller and Alexa Beaty perform at half time during the 2022 football season. Past their high school career, the three have moved on to perform at a collegiate level.

[Photo] NEWS: The Superbowl of the Dance Community – UDA Nationals

Arianna Waller and Corinne Kingsley
January 24, 2024
On top of extracurriculars, work and activities, students are feeling overwhelmed by their academic demands. Junior Rachel Bruffett sometimes feels overworked when having to do loads of homework and study for upcoming tests. “I feel like during the week it's just really fast paced and I only get to recover over the weekend, then do it all over again,” Bruffett said.

[Photo] FEATURE: Turns out to be Burnout

Phoebe Morris
April 28, 2023
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Junior Nomso Enyinnaya reads through a per-test packet for the ACT exam. Enyinnaya had taken a class during her first and now second semester that helped her to study and be prepared for the ACT. “The ACT is practically a reflection on how you're doing in school, it can really help the teachers with placing you in classes with people on the same level as you so you don't feel "out of place.” Enyinnaya said.

Junior Madysen Stanford had taken the ACT exam on February 28th. Stanford took the ACT because she wanted to increase her chances of going to a University that has a good program for what she wants to major in. “I think students should take the ACT or the SAT because it makes you visible to more colleges, and increases your chance to get in.

Freshman Corinne Kingsley said Xello can be beneficial, but also feels more like an assignment that she has to do than something that would really help her in school. “It’s a great way to find a career fit to you and figure out how you learn best; Students would be more likely to focus on the lessons if they weren’t as long though,” Kingsley said.

[Photo] FEATURE: Say Hello to Xello

Allison Mayhew, Online Managing Editor
March 22, 2023
Members of the Robotics Team come together from Free State and Lawrence High to collaborate at the College and Career Center on how they can improve their coding skills.

[Photo] FEATURE: Team STEAM Competition Season

Arianna Waller
February 18, 2023
Juniors Peter Burdick from Free State and Sophomore Sean Dixon from Lawrence High, members of the technical team on Team STEAM 5119, test their robot to see if it can pick up a traffic cone.

[Photo] FEATURE: Team STEAM Prepares For Their Competition Season

Arianna Waller
February 10, 2023
Senior Julia Ruddy flips her hair enthusiastically while acting in a scene. Ruddy preformed as Evil Tina in the 2021-2022 school year spring production of She Kills Monsters. "Being a villain takes more effort because you have to empathize with them as a character and truly believe you are justified being an awful person," Ruddy said.

[Photo] FEATURE: Student Actors Manage Careers

Becky Coston
December 12, 2022
A couple of the The Honor Moon members meet up to discuss how to bring in more donations to help out other students who may be in need of period products.

[Photo] FEATURE: Honor Moon: How Far They Have Come

Elizabeth Hare
November 29, 2022
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