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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

Diversity vs Discrimination

Diversity vs Discrimination

kimberly messineo, reporter November 8, 2012

For most, college is the time of their lives. It’s where they begin the path of being an adult. Many students have dream schools where they would like to see themselves pursuing a degree of their choice. However,...

Creative Arts Fair

hannah moran, copy editor October 10, 2012

Artists don’t have to starve. At least, the 34 comic book illustrators, tattoo artists, graphic designers, and journalists who presented at the Creative Arts Career Fair seemed decently well-fed. High...

SAM Talks--Identity

SAM Talks–Identity

sam boatright, co-editor May 17, 2012

*In my column, I will be examining and commenting on relevant and often controversial topics. Whether the topics have been recently wracking my brain or brought up by peers, you can bet that the words...

Cost of College

Cost of College

amani safadi, emma machell, managing editor, social media editor January 19, 2012

Senior year begins and for many students it’s the time to start wondering where to attend college, what they want to study and of course the infamous paying for it. “I’m hoping to get scholarships,”...

Audrey Lamborn: Paramedic in Training

Natalie Hiebert, Reporter November 11, 2011

While most teenagers spent last summer catching up on the latest TV shows or spending lazy days beside the pool, Free State senior Audrey Lamborn was taking summer classes about how to save lives. “I...

Seniors Moving Out….

amani safadi, managing editor October 27, 2011

The major things on many high school students’ minds are school, after-school activities, friends and family, while certain students are now starting to think about paying for rent, getting jobs to...

Living the College Life

Natalie Hiebert and Kim Messineo, Reporters September 19, 2011

College applications, test scores and transcripts are some of the main concerns on seniors’ minds while enjoying their last year in high school. But there are other important necessities that have...

The Ultimate College Visit

How to Plan the ultimate college visit: College is one of the most important decisions that high school students make. Which school to go to, or even to go at all are some of the many choices students...

The Ultimate College Visit

miranda davis May 26, 2011

College is one of the most important decisions that high school students make. Which school to go to, or even to go at all are some of the many choices students have to make before the time they graduate....

1 in 1000: Erin Ice

March 3, 2011

The college search is an interesting process.  Often students want to be challenged and broaden their horizons, but also want to find comfort in familiarity.  Senior Erin Ice set out looking for a university...

Preparing for the Test

miranda davis January 18, 2011

36, 2,400 and 240. These numbers may seem meaningless, but inside the walls of any high school, they on the minds of many students. These number describe the top scores on the ACT, SAT and PSAT, respectably....

ACT/College Preparation

amani safadi January 20, 2010

Among college bound students the ACT and SAT are a source of great stress. Many students, like junior Liesel Reussner, are studying hard and paying a ton of money to pass one important test.     "I...

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