Sophie Racy and Connor Brown placed third in the nation in policy debate and Free State was named a top-20 school nationwide at the National Speech and Debate Tournament, closing out coach Kelly Thompson’s teaching career.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
”This was my dream job.”
A handful of outgoing teachers shared their reasons for leaving Lawrence Public Schools. Some plan to continue teaching in a new environment; others are leaving education altogether.
Pancho Metz/Lawrence Times
Ava Rivera started writing her graduation speech while crying on her bedroom floor. But she made it — to graduation and to the lectern. She said her story was similar to many of her fellow Free State graduates.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Gratefulness was the theme Friday as families, teachers, paras and students celebrated this year’s group of C-Tran and secondary therapeutic classroom graduates from Community Connections at Pinckney.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Lawrence middle school students put their imaginations to use Friday, working in teams to craft solutions for the future at the Alternative Futures for Kansas Workshop.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
KU students took the second day of their pro-Palestine protest to the front door of Chancellor Douglas Girod’s office. Lawrence High School students also walked out to join the movement.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
More than 100 pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside Fraser Hall for 17-plus hours Wednesday, calling on KU to disclose and divest any financial connections with Israel amid monthslong violence in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands of people.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Lawrence and Douglas County elected officials made pledges to support initiatives aimed at boosting the elder care workforce and abating chronic homelessness Sunday at the annual Justice Matters Action Assembly.
Bryndal Hoover / LHS Budget
Journalism students at Lawrence High School have convinced the school district to remove their files from the purview of a controversial artificial intelligence surveillance system after months of debate with administrators.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Work has begun on a long-planned development that aims to offer a handful of food and retail options at the corner of Clinton Parkway and Inverness Drive starting later this year.
