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.
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.
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.
Members of the Lawrence school district’s committee working on high school boundaries decided Wednesday they need more data from a consultant before presenting their ideas to the community.
The Lawrence Public Schools Boundary Advisory Committee on Wednesday discussed three maps creating new high school boundaries in an effort to even enrollment between the two schools.
After postponing its first planned meeting, the Lawrence school district’s Boundary Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday to begin evaluating high school boundaries.
Lawrence Public Schools are celebrating eight students who qualified as National Merit Semifinalists this year, and Eudora Schools are celebrating one senior who qualified.
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.
Multiple instances of mowing and other damage to Free State High School’s outdoor learning space is giving educators in that space the impression that the Lawrence school district is prioritizing looks over learning.
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.
Lawrence High School’s enrollment is dangerously declining, putting it at a “low risk – but certainly a consideration” to be reclassified from a 6A school to a 5A school, the Lawrence school board president said Monday.
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