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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

A member of KNEA holds up a sign during a protest at the capitol in Topeka. Sam Brownback's plan to cut school funding resulted in marches and protests.

Brownback’s order sparks discord, protest follows

Darby Gilliland, Reporter March 9, 2015

Sophomore Eli Jost arrived at the state Capitol on Feb. 14 with one goal in mind: change. Standing among a crowd of determined citizens who shared his goal, he and others carry signs, chanted and waved...

Sam Skwarlo

Sam Skwarlo

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief May 14, 2013

Doing sports in high school is not uncommon among the student body; doing four, however, is. Freshman Sam Skwarlo competes in football, wrestling, track, and baseball throughout the course of the year. Skwarlo...

Sam Hay

Sam Hay

Maria Carrasco, Social Media Editor May 14, 2013

Known for his energetic personality and “Kelly Clarkson sass”, Sam Hay brightens the Free State hallways. Hay attributes his energetic personality to his seven years of acting, claiming that it helped...

photo credit to Darian Koenig

Sam Rabiola

rosemary newsome, reporter May 13, 2013

It’s hard to believe that distinguished English teacher Mr. Rabiola, who has instilled fear through his daunting term papers and immense reading assignments, had an unsure start to his career. A change...

Batter Up

Batter Up

ryan liston, reporter April 30, 2013

Eleven straight wins is always better than six straight losses. This season, the baseball team started off with an 11-game winning streak--a significant improvement from last year’s six-game losing...

photo credit to Rosaura Ochoa

Week Without Technology: Sam–Day 1

sam boatright, co-editor-in-chief January 14, 2013

Let's ignore the irony that I am blogging my week without technology on a computer: we'll pretend I'm begrudgingly typing on a typewriter or scribbling with that old-fashioned tool (a pencil?). To be...

SAM Talks--Identity

SAM Talks–Identity

sam boatright, co-editor May 17, 2012

*In my column, I will be examining and commenting on relevant and often controversial topics. Whether the topics have been recently wracking my brain or brought up by peers, you can bet that the words...

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