During April, 855 pounds of leftover lunch food from both public high schools were repurposed to feed the community through just one partnership. Starting in the fall of 2022, USD 497 looked locally to...
Jackson Barton, Online Editor in Chief
• February 6, 2018
Following rapturous cheers, the curtains open, revealing only a single grand piano stage left. For a drag competition, it’s a remarkably modest set. Immediately, assistant choral director Scott Ireland,...
From “The Ugly Duckling” to “The History of Hip-Hop,” the Lied Center has brought free performances to elementary school children for many years. However, a similar program did not exist for older...
The crowds are uncontrollable as they prepare to watch robots, created by high schoolers from around the country, hash it out in the ring at the First Kansas City Regional competition.
The victorious...
Physical Education teacher Nancy Hopkins hopes to encourage students to get fit and increase enrollment in P.E. classes with the creation of a new individual fitness class this year. Hopkins has been...
![Monitoring the school, School Resource Officer Kasey Wiltz works in her office to help make Free State a safer place. Over the past four years as an SRO, Wiltz has discovered a passion for the work as well as the community. “Once I became a school resource officer, [I found my niche] and I didn't ever want to do anything different,” Wiltz said.](https://www.fsfreepressonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Butler_2_11_2025_Casey-Wiltz-2-copy-1200x801.jpg)
