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Arts & Events April 23, 2021 - 11:59 am

Lawrence 2nd-graders share feelings about pandemic through portraits

by Tricia Masenthin

The Lawrence Times asked art teachers in the Lawrence school district to share some of their students’ work reflecting on the pandemic. In this gallery, second-graders show off their skills in portrait-making.

Kelly Thompson
Education April 20, 2021 - 2:40 pm

Free State juniors take debate program to new competitive heights, break records

by Mackenzie Clark

Serena Rupp and John Marshall were the first Lawrence school district team to ever qualify for the Tournament of Champions, according to their debate coach.

Michelle Cadue
Education April 19, 2021 - 3:35 pm

Lawrence High student activist lobbies for laws to protect Indigenous people

by Tricia Masenthin

If you’ve ever visited the Kansas Capitol building, you might have assumed the adolescents you encountered were taking a field trip or paging for a state legislator. Georgia Blackwood, a Lawrence High School junior, crushes that presumption.

Lawrence Public Schools
Education April 14, 2021 - 5:00 pm

Quail Run, Lawrence High faculty members honored with annual awards

by Lawrence Times

The Lawrence school district on Wednesday surprised two of its faculty members as winners of annual honors.

Kansas Debate/@KansasDebate
Education April 13, 2021 - 11:18 am

KU debate student, assistant coach win national awards

by Conner Mitchell

It’s been a season full of hardware for University of Kansas junior Azja Butler and […]

Courtesy of Kansas Debate/@KansasDebate
Education March 30, 2021 - 3:43 pm

KU Debate falls just short of national championship; top team finishes with 10-1 record

by Conner Mitchell

Pitted against the University of Michigan in the semifinals of the National Debate Tournament, the […]

Courtesy of Kansas Debate/@KansasDebate
Education March 29, 2021 - 11:14 am

3 KU students win individual speaker awards at national debate tournament

by Conner Mitchell

The University of Kansas for the next year will boast the top two collegiate debate […]

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