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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

NEWS: Canning for Madness

Conrad Hill, Reporter April 16, 2024

Student Council, in collaboration with Just Food, hosted a food drive just before March Madness. To add a fun twist, STUCO members decided to combine the participation of March Madness with the food drive. “Everyone's...

Photo submitted by Evan White. Seniors Alyx Wood, Evan White, Londyn Miller and Mingda Zhang pose with cast member Goofy.

FEATURE: Student Council Trip to Disney

Maria Mosconi February 6, 2023

A few weeks ago, members of Student Council [StuCo] took a trip to the happiest place on earth: Disney World. At Disney World, Disney staff and cast members challenged StuCo members with activities to...

NEWS: New Year, New Advisor: Wells Fills StuCo Role

NEWS: New Year, New Advisor: Wells Fills StuCo Role

Maura Langland September 30, 2022

This year physical education teacher, Sara Wells, is stepping into the position of Student Council [StuCo] advisor after last year's advisor stepped down. Over the summer Wells volunteered for the position...

6 Feet Apart Under the Stars

Nisa Khosh, Reporter April 16, 2021

Prom is one of those memorable, once in a lifetime moments that seniors experience in high school. Due to COVID-19, prom was canceled last year. Student Council recently released news that this year, prom...

Photo Gallery: Pep Assembly

Photo Gallery: Pep Assembly

Isabel Janssen, Photographer March 3, 2020

StuCo Representatives 2019

StuCo Representatives 2019

Chloe Stafre, Designer May 17, 2019

Photos by: Maya Pavlyak, Riley Boehle

Student Council brings awareness to eating disorders within the school

Student Council brings awareness to eating disorders within the school

Brooke Burgess, Reporter March 19, 2019

In an effort to raise awareness for eating disorders, Student Council gave out purple ribbons at lunch during the last week of February. They encouraged everyone to wear purple on Thursday, February...

Student council strives to be more inclusive

Student council strives to be more inclusive

Corinne Scales, Reporter October 25, 2018

If senior co-presidents Ruth Gathunguri and Seth Williams have their way, school will be more of a family this year and include all students with different interests. Instead of exclusively celebrating...

Dancing to the Cha Cha Slide, students filled the gym for a thrilling bookend to Homecoming week.

Ready, Set, GLOW!

Jori Rudisell, Reporter October 3, 2017

Walking into the “Glow with the Flow” Homecoming dance was quite the scene. Neon shirts radiating, faces illuminated by fluorescent paint, and glow-in-the-dark sticks broken and splattered across...

Shoveling mulch, junior Piper Rogers fills up wheel barrells to be carried to flower beds. Around 100 juniors volunteered for Great Green Help. “My favorite part was seeing all of the smiles and hard work that people put in despite the rain,” Rogers said.

Great Green Help builds awareness of community

Sam Mohanty, Reporter May 12, 2017

Walking out of the school, junior Cameron Hodge expected to learn something new during the day. Hodge and 90 other juniors went out to nine different locations to extend a helping hand to the communities...

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