Fast Five 12/16/09

December 18, 2009 • Chloe Sheridan, Staff Writer  
Filed under News

Semester finals run from 8:40 a.m. to 12 p.m. tomorrow and Friday. On Thursday students will take finals in their first three classes. Friday’s finals cover 4th through 6th hours. Lawrence High Chorale group will be singing from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Dec. 17. at the Eldridge Hotel, 701 Massachusetts... Read more »

Educational budget takes another hit

December 18, 2009 • Jon Cohen, Print Editor-in-Chief  
Filed under Top Stories

The worst of times just got worse for Kansas schools. On Nov. 23, Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson released his budget, which called for $36 million in cuts to K-12 education. In Lawrence, the cuts amount to $3.3 million.   The new budget sent school districts across the state reeling. In western Kansas,... Read more »

Post Secret gives students and teachers a chance to spill anonymously

December 18, 2009 • Emily Donnell, A&E Editor  
Filed under Features

Students and staff members at Lawrence High can put their most embarrassing, horrible or hilarious secrets anonymously into locker 505A in the English hallway until the end of this semester.    Students involved in Graffiti magazine, sponsored by Bill Patterson, put on the Post Secret program this... Read more »

Students dressed as elves volunteer at Art Center Holiday Shop

December 18, 2009 • Emma Marshall, Staff Writer  
Filed under Features

On Dec. 11 and 12, the Lawrence Art Center, 940 New Hampshire St., was filled with kids with money in their pockets and smiles on their faces. On those two days, hundreds of kids filled the Art Center in hopes of finding the perfect gifts. The Art Center held their annual Children Holiday Shop. The shop... Read more »

Debate hosts final tournament of season at LHS

December 18, 2009 • Jake Mather, Opinion Editor  
Filed under Top Stories

After competing in 17 tournaments, the Lawrence High debate squad compiled a 390-286 record. An 18th tournament remained, but this time, the debaters hosted the event.    Junior chairman Paul Meissbach and senior judge’s chairman Jordan Payne were given the monumental task of organizing over 300... Read more »

Foreign Language classes celebrate with cultural food before finals

December 16, 2009  
Filed under Student Life

Check out this slideshow of Ms. Hyde’s Spanish class and Mr. Lichte’s Latin class trying Spanish and Latin cuisines. On Dec. 14, Lichte hosted a Latin feast for his classes during lunch. On Dec. 15 and 16, Ms. Hyde fried sopapillas for her spanish classes.  Read More →

Slice of Nice: How to choose a charity to give to this season

December 16, 2009 • Samantha Schwartz, Online editor  
Filed under A slice of nice, Blogs

If you are exhanging gifts with people this year, and you don’t want to buy or receive more “stuff”, consider giving to a charity. It’s best to research before you commit to a charity so your money is going to the right place. Sites like charitynavigator.org can aid your search.  Charity... Read more »

Lions win dual versus No. 7 team

December 11, 2009 • Patrick Naughton, Wrestling coach  
Filed under Sports, Web Exclusive

Thursday night, No.10 Lawrence High Lions took on the No. 7 Mustangs of Blue Valley North. The Mustangs took the early lead as Lawrence was open at the 103 lbs. class. Then the Lions roared off three straight pins by freshmen Hunter Haralson and Marshall Bonham, and junior Caleb Torneden, giving the... Read more »

Slice of Nice: Facebook statuses used to calculate Gross National Happiness

December 7, 2009 • Samantha Schwartz, Online Editor-in-Chief  
Filed under A slice of nice, Blogs

While perusing Facebook the other day, I found something REALLY cool. It’s called the Gross National Happiness (GNP) calculator. It uses a computer to detect positive and negative words in Facebook statuses to determine the happiness level of Facebook users in the United States. It calculates the... Read more »

Music educators Dirks and Jordan take Adopt A Family to new level

December 7, 2009 • Samantha Schwartz, Online Editor-in-Chief  
Filed under Top Stories

Adopt A Family has been a tradition at Lawrence High for many years, but in a time of economic turmoil, sometimes those asked to make donations need the donations themselves. Sophomore Orchestra teacher Rachel Dirks and Men’s Choir choral pianist Joyce Jordan put quality over quantity by deciding... Read more »