Junior Swimmer Emma Reaney reflects on the sport that has shaped her life
April 30, 2010 • Emily Donnell, Features Editor
Filed under Sports
She started to shake, frozen with nothing to say. Nerves filled the body of junior breaststroker Emma Reaney even as she tried not to psych herself out. Reaney stretched each leg on the block, put her goggles on when the swimmer before her had 50 yards to go and then hit the block like a drum roll. Reaney... Read more »
Teachers should not intervene in StuCo Elections
April 29, 2010 • Nikki Carmody, News Editor
Filed under Opinion
As Student Council elections come to an end, the school prepares for new leaders at the start of next school year. Hopefully, students have made the right decision on their newly elected candidates. Not only do students run Student Council (hence “Student” council), they also elect their... Read more »
Average kids deserve attention
April 29, 2010 • Zach Carnahan, Sports Editor
Filed under Opinion
With the end of the year coming, it is almost impossible not to notice all of the awards and scholarships that are being given out to the top-of-the-line kids in the school. Since I would consider myself just an ordinary, average, normal kid, none of these huge scholarships will be coming my way. ... Read more »
BB gun found on HS campus, administration reacts
April 29, 2010 • Jake Mather, A&E Editor
Filed under News
At 3 p.m. Friday, April 2, USD497 was notified by the Lawrence Police Department that a student had an unloaded firearm in a vehicle parked on the LHS campus earlier in the day. Several zero-tolerance policies regarding firearms on school campuses have been implemented within recent years... Read more »
End of LHS career may be near for Prevention Specialist Diane Ash
April 29, 2010 • Jon Cohen, Print Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Top Stories
Prevention specialist Diane Ash arrived at Lawrence High in August 1991, facing a daunting task. She had to create a culture—a culture in which high school students could openly discuss problems ranging from drugs and alcohol to bullying and relationships. The first few years were difficult... Read more »
An epic battle to the finish
April 21, 2010 • Jon Cohen, Editor in Chief
Filed under Student Life
New competitor, new competition, same result. After school Friday, April 9, over 30 students crammed into Calculus teacher Pam Fangohr’s room to witness a much-anticipated integration competition. The contest was a rematch of November’s derivative duel between heavily-favored Fangohr and... Read more »
Did you see that? Salary crunch
April 9, 2010 • Zach Carnahan, Sports Editor
Filed under Student Life
Every year the best athletes are signing bigger and bigger contracts, and sometimes I don’t think people realize how much they really make. Well thanks to some of the people at ESPN you can now track your salary with some of the top profile professional athletes to find out what it takes for... Read more »
School board works to cut budgets efficiently
April 8, 2010 • Jessie Freeman, Staff Writer
Filed under News
With the budget being as tight as it is, the school board has had no choice but to make budget cuts. It was a very lengthy process with a lot of information to take in, along with the politics of public opinion. The board decided to cut teachers and counselors and raised lunch prices 12 cents. ... Read more »
LHS adjusts to budget cuts
April 8, 2010 • Jon Cohen, Print Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Top Stories
After a wearisome two months of budget cuts, the school board announced its balanced budget March 9. The decision calls for a $4.66 million budget reduction, the effects of which will be felt throughout the Lawrence school system. “It’s a relief to be done,” School Board President... Read more »
State legislature poised to cut school budget again
April 8, 2010 • Jon Cohen, Online Editor-in-Chief
Filed under News
Is the storm over, or are we simply in the eye of hurricane? That is the question district administrators and staff are left to ponder after the latest deluge of budget cuts on March 9. The school board struck $4.66 million from the district budget, but with the state legislature posturing at another... Read more »
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