Imagine being told to “put your weave back on” in front of the entire school just because that is a stereotype for your race. Imagine being told you don't belong in the United States because you weren't...
Facing a pool of clear blue water, sophomore Ethan Kallenberger appears deadly calm.
In the moments leading up to swim meets, Kallenberger does his best to get his mind off the race and relax.
“I try...
ryan liston, co-online editor in chief
• March 1, 2014
Scoring 12 unanswered points to start off the game, the Free State girls basketball team beat cross-town rival Lawrence High School 60-51 Friday, Feb. 28. The Firebirds led by around 10 points most of...
Twenty years ago on Nov. 4, 1994, the citizens of Lawrence voted on whether or not the city needed a second high school. The majority of the city voted yes.
In 1994, Lawrence High School was the only...
kyra haas, online co-editor-in-chief
• December 13, 2013
I don’t have my restricted driver’s license, and I am a junior in high school.
Because I don’t have my own transportation, I spend a considerable amount of my time after school in the Commons, waiting...
ryan liston, co-online editor in chief
• December 5, 2013
As the lights dimmed in the auditorium, I thought, “This will probably be a cheesy play all about pajamas.”
I soon found out that I was dead wrong.
“The Pajama Game” was much more than a simple...
The smells of baked goods and desserts waft through the air as students wander past culinary teacher Kerri Hess’s classroom, a place that many speculate to be filled to the brim with incessant snacking...
The idea of in school suspension may not seem appealing, but for ISS officer Danny Speicher, it is an opportunity to enrich the kids who have to be there for the day.
“My thing in here is academics...
During Late Arrival on Thursday, Oct. 10, Mr. E the Motivator, an engagement specialist for students, parents, and teachers, came and spoke to Free State. Sponsored by Free State’s Can We Talk club and...
The day begins as students file into Room 115 for their first hour yearbook class. Chatter bounces around the room like a dodgeball while the voices of Carrie Underwood and Justin Timberlake buzz in the...
