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The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

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The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

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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...

Clean Living: Day 6

Clean Living: Day 6

March 8, 2013

I am going to run a marathon. Not all at once, of course. I’m not suicidal. But today as I laced up my sneakers, I mentally added my miles up in my head. Since Sunday, I had run 18 miles. “Well,”...

Clean Living: Day 4

Clean Living: Day 4

March 6, 2013

When I returned home from school today, my body moved toward the pan of chocolate chip cookie bars. My hand reached for the foil and removed it. My nose sniffed what remained of the thick, gooey dessert...

Clean Living: Day 2

Clean Living: Day 2

March 4, 2013

There’s nothing like one of Leochner’s freshly baked cookies at 8:34 in the morning. My jeopardy team worked hard to emerge with the win in 1920s bingo last week, and we were to be rewarded for...

The Drive to Drink

hannah moran, sarah rohrschneider, reporters April 2, 2012

“Don’t drink.” Ever since we were old enough to understand the concept of alcohol, they’ve drilled it into our heads. Elementary school guidance counselors, freshmen health teachers, Red Ribbon...

Keeping healthy in flu season

ciara sayler, reporter January 20, 2012

With flu season finally here, many people are coming down with the horrible symptoms that are common this time of year. No matter what,  everyone is going to come in contact with some kind of germs....

The Healthy Option

amani safadi, managing editor September 7, 2011

 Healthier options fill up the birds nest. Last year, Lawrence schools weren’t allowed to sell students carbonated beverages or those with high sugar content, but this year the district is tightening...

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