WOYM: Would you rather attend FS or LHS?
September 25, 2009
Filed under Features
Students provide reasons for enjoying LHS Read More →
Meet LHS’ 2009 National Merit Semifinalists
September 25, 2009 • Samantha Schwartz, Online Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Student Life, Web Exclusive
Meet the LHS National Merit Semifinalists, then see how they did on the Online Budget’s Super-Quiz. Roy Wedge How he studied for the PSAT: Online, over a long period of time Number of colleges applying to: About 10 Top college choice(s): Washington University in St. Louis Desired major: Computer... Read more »
National Merit Semifinalists take on the Budget’s Super-Quiz
September 25, 2009 • Samantha Schwartz, Online Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Student Life, Web Exclusive
Take this challenging quiz and see you how stack up against LHS’ National Merit Semifinalists. Budget Online’s National Merit Super-Quiz Write down your answers, compare them with the Semifinalists and then click here for the correct answers. 1) Prove your intelligence in one sentence. Roy... Read more »
National Merit Super-Quiz: The answers
September 25, 2009 • Samantha Schwartz, Online Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Student Life, Web Exclusive
Here are the answers to our challenging quiz. 1) Prove your intelligence in one sentence. (Open ended) 2) What does lucubrate mean? to read by lamplight 3) Why does Swiss cheese have holes? Swiss cheese has holes because of the fermentation process it goes through. It is made by putting bacteria in... Read more »
KU Band Day, Jamboree cancelations disappoint band
September 24, 2009 • Nikki Carmody, Staff Writer
Filed under News
The Jamboree and the KU Band Day Parade, two major fall events, have been the earliest performances for the Lawrence High Band. This year, however, neither event took place. The cancellation of the Jamboree was due to incomplete construction work on the LHS stadium; the City of Lawrence would not... Read more »
Zero Tolerance: A policy of black and white
September 24, 2009 • Kimi Brickey, Staff Writer
Filed under News
A nine-year-old boy at Tonganoxie Elementary School was found with a BB gun in his backpack on July 31. Because of the incident, Leavenworth County made a request for a hearing at the District Court. The gun was found without ammunition, and the child did not appear to be a threat. Regardless, the... Read more »
Fast Five: 9/23/09
September 24, 2009 • John Pollock, Staff Writer
Filed under News
At 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, the sophomore football team will play Shawnee Mission East High School. The game will be played on the LHS football field. At 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, the LHS orchestra concerto will hold auditions at Free State High School. Saturday, Sept. 26, the LHS Band will head... Read more »
Budget investigation: In school suspension
September 24, 2009 • Jake Mather, News Editor
Filed under Opinion
A student walks through the doorway, an escort follows suit. The student walks over to a desk and sits down, quietly waiting for the escort to finish speaking with ISS supervisor Navonne Easter. “What did you do to get into ISS?” Easter asks. The escort leaves as Easter asks the student to... Read more »
Uncle Sam wants you, but you don’t need him
September 24, 2009 • Chloe Sheridan, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinion
Military recruiters travel throughout the United States, going from school to school recruiting impressionable students to join their forces. They fill young minds with glorified thoughts of fighting for their country. Recruiters lure them with a chance to receive a free college education. ... Read more »
Firebird for a day: Budget staffer Jon Cohen investigates
September 24, 2009 • Jon Cohen, Print Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Opinion
As I walked into Free State High School on Friday, Sept. 12, I imagined myself as a European settler, leaving the mother country and setting foot on new soil in America. I was an ambassadors of an old culture, rich in tradition and set in its ways, experiencing for the first time something new—a culture... Read more »
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