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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

Lawrence Guide

ryan loecker August 31, 2010

Banff Mountain Film Festival - September 10 & 11 @ Liberty Hall Don’t you just love outdoor activities such as rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding and white water rafting? And don’t you just love...

Summer Music Festivals

ryan loecker May 14, 2010

Pitchfork Music Festival - July 16-18 @ Chicago, IL bands you may know: Pavement*, Big Boi (OutKast), Panda Bear (Animal Collective), LCD Soundsystem recommended bands: jj, Washed Out, Best Coast, Smith...

Brogan Sievers: Focused on Film

ryan loecker April 27, 2010

Ever since sophomore Brogan Sievers saw Steven Speilberg's E.T., he knew he wanted to make movies. "I was in sixth grade when I started making movies with just a home camcorder," Sievers said. Since...

Lawrence Guide

ryan loecker March 30, 2010

Record Store Day - April 17 One of my favorite holidays, Record Store Day, is an event in which artists release special LPs, EPs, 7"s etc. just for this one day. This event is like an awesome garage sale...

“It takes a lot of numbers to add up to four million.”

ryan loecker February 17, 2010

Even though we are already seeing some effects of budget cuts, "The worst of the decisions are being made now, but the impact won't be felt until next year," according to principal West. While the board...

Paws Pleas

ryan loecker December 14, 2009

Starting a business in today's economy is very risky, especially straight out of high school. But that didn't stop Free State Graduate Lisa Willard. For about six months, Willard and her family have been...

Academic Renaissance

December 14, 2009

The Students of Free State may soon experience a new found desire to do well in school.   The administration is currently considering a program in which students would receive rewards based on performance...

1 in 1,000: Kainen Spooner, dynamic drummer

ryan loecker December 4, 2009

While music plays an important role in most people's lives, not very many people are as involved as sophomore Kainen Spooner. After trying the viola, then the guitar, Spooner has finally found his fit...

From Storage to Spinning

ryan loecker, reporter October 28, 2009

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...

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