Prom is one of those memorable, once in a lifetime moments that seniors experience in high school. Due to COVID-19, prom was canceled last year. Student Council recently released news that this year, prom...
In an email sent to district personnel on Feb. 24, Superintendent Anthony Lewis announced that all staff members will be required to return to the building by March 15.
If a staff member would like...
6-12 grade students will be able to return to full time in-person learning on March 29, according to plans announced by Superintendent Anthony Lewis.
The announcement came as the USD 497 Board of...
Sports and music activities will continue with mitigation measures, following Thursday’s special school board meeting. The board also approved new district gating criteria that will potentially allow...
Emma Holsclaw, Talon Co-Editor in Chief
• October 12, 2020
For the first time in school history, a Free State debate team is headed to the Tournament of Champions in April.
Juniors Serena Rupp and John Marshall will join other top debate teams in the nation...
The Paraeducators Association of Lawrence, PAL-CWA, hosted a teach-in outside of the USD 497 District Office on Monday, Oct. 5, as a form of protest against the Board of Education’s recent decision to...
Isis Norris, Print Editor in Chief
• September 29, 2020
Lawrence Public Schools students will soon have the option to attend in-person classes through a hybrid learning model — returning to the classroom for the first time since March.
After an intense...
Isis Norris, Print Editor in Chief
• August 18, 2020
On Sunday, Aug. 16 the Free State football team posted a photo through the @freestatefootball Instagram account. The photo featured 29 players standing shoulder-to-shoulder without masks or social distancing...
Isis Norris, Print Editor in Chief
• July 14, 2020
On Monday night, the USD 497 School Board held a meeting to discuss how the district will adapt the 2020-21 school year to the current COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the newly-established Kansas for a...
Lilly is a senior at Free State and an Editor-In-Chief of the Free Press News Magazine. Outside of journalism, she is involved in volleyball, StuCo, the Free State Writing Center, Honor Moon Foundation,...
