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Free Press Online

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

Free Press Online

Letter from the editor re: 50 most influential

hannah moran, copy editor May 16, 2013

Student body-- It has come to our attention that a few members of the student body and faculty have been less than satisfied with the most recent issue of the Free Press. Last summer, the four editors...

Ellie Houston

Ellie Houston

hannah moran, reporter May 14, 2013

One evening every month, freshman Ellie Houston heads to the fire station with her father to contra dance. One evening every week, Houston heads to the school to practice and perform with jazz band. Another...

Asa Ortega

Asa Ortega

hannah moran, copy editor May 14, 2013

Asa Ortega is handy with an ink pen. Aside from playing video games--some of which he recently sold to Game Guy for lunch money--Ortega is an avid comic book artist. On December 11, 2006, Ortega...

Olivia Koh

Olivia Koh

Maria Carrasco, Social Media Editor May 14, 2013

Olivia Koh seems to have friends everywhere, always waving and smiling in the halls. Koh juggles a hectic schedule everyday with Chamber Choir, orchestra, StuCo, dancing, as well as volunteering with...

Mike Hill

sarah lieberman, reporter May 14, 2013

Assistant Principal, Athletics Director and baseball coach Mike Hill has an influence on Free State that far outreaches his official titles. Hill handles discipline for a portion of students, is in charge...

Laurie Folsom

Laurie Folsom

sarah whipple, design editor May 14, 2013

One of the first rules in journalism is to not just praise your friends, family and politicians. Instead, reporters are encouraged to share the stories of those unheard, hidden gems that provide a new...

Reid Williams Performing at Encore

Reid Williams

Jake Stegall, Reporter May 14, 2013

Popularity can be gained overnight in the wild ride of high school: the game winning shot in a basketball game, being elected as Student Council president, or being that one guy that always has a joke...

Conner Thellman

Conner Thellman

hannah moran, copy editor May 14, 2013

In the football stadium, in the barn, or on a desk, senior Connor Thellman is in a drumming state of mind. “Really I think percussion is almost a way of thinking because it requires so much multitasking,”...

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