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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

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Holding a sign, senior Michelle Kirkpatrick chants at the ICE protest on Feb. 24.
PHOTO GALLERY: Protest against ICE
Baila Love and Evie Chancy • February 25, 2026
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Grace Mosconi, News Planning Team • February 25, 2026
Digital illustration by Hannah Billen
FEATURE: Fan of the Fake Tan?
Phoebe Morris, News Managing Editor • February 25, 2026
Digital illustration by Harper Finck.
NEWS: Absolute Resolve
Jonah Frye, Reporter • February 24, 2026
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NEWS: Absolute Resolve
Jonah Frye, Reporter • February 24, 2026

Tensions between the United States and Venezuela recently escalated on Jan. 3 when the U.S. government forcibly removed President Nicolas Maduro...

Digital illustration by Ariza Noscal.
NEWS: College Cram
February 23, 2026
The Midwest iced over. Digital illustration by Kinley Gigous.
NEWS: Freezing Midwest
February 23, 2026
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NEWS: Can They Graduate?
February 22, 2026
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Digital illustration by Celeste Jenkins
FEATURE: Teaching the Whole History
Grace Mosconi, News Planning Team • February 25, 2026

February was first officially recognized as Black History Month by President Gerald Ford in 1976. Black History Month has become a recurring...

Digital illustration by Hannah Billen
FEATURE: Fan of the Fake Tan?
February 25, 2026
Standing alone, the firebird statue sits in the cold after school was canceled on Jan. 26 because of cold weather and lingering snow. Digital illustration by Allison McCall.
FEATURE: Inclement Weather Policy
February 22, 2026
Digital illustration by Jaime Stone
FEATURE: Rhythm of the Legacy
February 20, 2026
Sports
During a time out, a referee consults a playback at the Free State vs. Lawrence High rivalry game on Oct. 23, 2025.
SPORTS: Shortage of Stripes
Griffin McDonnell, Sports Editor • February 20, 2026

Kansas and the local surrounding areas have been dealing with a lack of officials for both youth and high school sports. The Kansas State High...

Digital illustration by Baila Love.
SPORTS: Club Scene
February 19, 2026
The Firebird statue stands tall outside of Free State. Digital illustration by Baila Love.
SPORTS: Seahawks Soar
February 12, 2026
A Kansas City Chiefs jersey hangs over the "Welcome to Kansas" sign. Digital illustration by Kouri Demelash
SPORTS: New Home in Kansas
February 9, 2026
Opinion
A tax form and a microphone next to each other to represent the Minnesota fraud case. Digital illustration by Micah Jones.
OPINION: Accuracy or Attention
Kyla Meikle, News Planning Team • January 28, 2026

In 31 days, a man named Nick Shirley went from a YouTuber cracking an approximate monthly average of 500, 000 views to 3.8 million views and...

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REVIEW: “Five Nights At Freddy’s 2”
December 19, 2025
After a tackle, University of Kansas running back Leshon Williams and the rest of the Jayhawks celebrate during a football game against Iowa State on Nov. 22. The Jayhawks lost 38-14.
OPINION: Hawk Highlights
December 16, 2025
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REVIEW: Stranger Than Ever
December 16, 2025
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Holding a sign, senior Michelle Kirkpatrick chants at the ICE protest on Feb. 24.
Looking at the sky, senior Baila Love and freshman Izzy Hoskinson play the game Freeze.
Breathing out, senior Dane Carlson lifts weights in the gym to prepare for the spring track season.
The sisters, played by Rachel Packard (left) and Charlotte Lamb, observe mappings of constellations in a glass plate.
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FREE PRESS NEWSMAGAZINE: Edition 29, Issue 5
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Embracing one another, freshman Mary Swartzlander and sophomore Genevieve Williams pose as Strawberry leads in the “Nutcracker, A Kansas Ballet” production at the Lawrence Arts Center annual holiday performance held on Dec. 12, 13 and 14. The classical ballet is focused on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s original story and set in Kansas during the Civil War. Flip to page 8-9 to read more about Free State students’ involved in the “Nutcracker’s” production.
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