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Free State wins state debate title
Free State High School claimed the 6A four-speaker state title over the weekend, besting some of the top debaters in the state for the Firebirds’ first debate state championship since 2019.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence High band director honored with award from music educator colleagues
Mike Jones, Lawrence High School band director, has earned the 2024 Outstanding Band Director Award from the Northeast Kansas Music Educators Association.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Musicians from Lawrence middle schools, KU join for Brassmas holiday show
Low brass musicians from across Lawrence filled the Lied Center stage Friday to perform holiday classics.
Andrew Beaven
Southwest Middle School band teacher honored with Dedication to Education award
Deborah Woodall Routledge, band director at Southwest Middle School, was honored Wednesday with the annual Dedication to Education award from the Lawrence Schools Foundation.
Student musicians from Lawrence middle schools and KU to perform in combined holiday concert
Band students from Lawrence middle schools and KU will join onstage Friday for a holiday concert, “Brassmas.”
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
KU students to pay homage to ‘Honk for Hemp’ activist, old wren sculptures in new Watkins Museum exhibitions
KU museum studies students will soon debut new exhibitions at the Watkins Museum telling the stories of two legendary Lawrence figures.
Lawrence High School student artists earn national recognition
Two Lawrence High School students have earned national YoungArts awards, acknowledging them as promising creatives of their generation.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Free State High School student given award for saving teacher’s life
Lucas Fearn, a senior at Free State High School, was recognized Wednesday with a high honor from the American Red Cross: the organization’s Lifesaving Award.
‘Good Morning Indian Country’ to receive media development training through $100K grant
A news program led by Native American students attending Haskell and KU has been awarded with a grant to propel the students’ professional careers.
Lawrence student journalists recognized for fighting district’s use of AI surveillance
Four student journalists have been recognized for their courage in defending freedom of the press during their senior year at Lawrence High School.
KU doctoral candidate earns award to study women’s resiliency in Tanzania
Alicia Houser, a KU doctoral candidate studying history, has received an award that will allow her to spend a year abroad researching how women have transformed the city of Moshi, Tanzania.
Douglas County schools celebrate National Merit Semifinalists
Lawrence Public Schools are celebrating eight students who qualified as National Merit Semifinalists this year, and Eudora Schools are celebrating one senior who qualified.
Julie Boyle / Contributed photo
Free State High School teacher earns Outstanding Kansas Biology Teacher of the Year award
Free State High School biology teacher Julie Schwarting has earned a Kansas biology teacher of the year award from a cohort in her field who commended her community-based environmentalism.
Second-year Lawrence teachers given Horizon Awards for outstanding work
The Lawrence school district has recognized two new Lawrence teachers for their exemplary work with students.
Lawrence Virtual School team wins national STEM competition
A team of three Lawrence Virtual School students has won the eighth grade division of the eCYBERMISSION National Judging and Educational Event, each student earning a $10,000 savings bond.
