Four KU students nominated for Goldwater Scholarships
KU has nominated four juniors for a prestigious scholarship that recognizes their academic excellence and undergraduate research in STEM.
KU has nominated four juniors for a prestigious scholarship that recognizes their academic excellence and undergraduate research in STEM.
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Dozens of Lawrence school district students took to the Lied Center stage Sunday for the annual Ovation! talent show.
Several Lawrence High School student artists earned awards at a regional competition, including seven whose works were selected in the top 1% of all submissions.
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Arabella Gipp has been declared the 2025 Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence Youth of the Year — the third time she’s earned the honor during her high school career.
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A new namesake award will honor people who embody a KU administrator’s advocacy for Native American students.
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Lawrence students will perform on aerial silks, sing barbershop tunes, Irish step dance and more at the Ovation! talent show on Sunday.
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.
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Mike Jones, Lawrence High School band director, has earned the 2024 Outstanding Band Director Award from the Northeast Kansas Music Educators Association.
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Low brass musicians from across Lawrence filled the Lied Center stage Friday to perform holiday classics.
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Deborah Woodall Routledge, band director at Southwest Middle School, was honored Wednesday with the annual Dedication to Education award from the Lawrence Schools Foundation.
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