Interest in improving athlete safety growing

April 15, 2011 • Samantha Sherman  
Filed under Sports, Top Stories

Attention to athlete safety is increasing in the wake of the high-profile deaths of athletes in Kansas and beyond. The attention extends from the field where coaches take precautions to ensure athletes are hydrated and doctors orders are followed to the Kansas Legislature where lawmakers this year have... Read more »

Students protest elimination of Kansas Arts Commission

April 15, 2011 • Yu-Kyung Lee  
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories

Lawrence High School students made the case for fine arts to state lawmakers when they traveled to Topeka March 16. Students were fighting proposed cuts to the Kansas Arts Commission (KAC). “We went down to the capital with signs we made ourselves, and we protested on the steps,” senior Kelly Thompson... Read more »

Ideas become prom reality

April 15, 2011 • Lily Abromeit  
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories

Fancy dresses, expensive dinners and the senior class: it can add up to one great night. But prom would not be what it is without an amazing setting. While attendees may be in awe of the decorations,  most do not think about how they got there. They do not think about the time, money and energy put... Read more »

Expensive goodbye to school

April 15, 2011 • Mackenzie Breithaupt  
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories

Prom — that enchanting night when a girl can feel like she’s in Cinderella’s glass slippers. On May 7, Lawrence High School will host its 2011 prom. Students will have a choice to base their appearance on the prom theme “Out Of This World.” Senior Kianti Vann hasn’t chosen her dress yet but... Read more »

Prom theme ‘Out of this World’ falls short on important night

April 15, 2011 • Jessica Sewing  
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories

With the days of school narrowing down, as seniors, we begin to get antsy in anticipation of graduation and ending this chapter in our lives. We start to look forward to those final and lasting memories of high school: avoiding finals, graduating and most importantly, going to prom. For most of us, a... Read more »

Sugared soda over demonized by schools

April 15, 2011 • Taylor Kidder  
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories

Student health has long been at the forefront of debate. Parents worry their kids are not getting enough of one thing or too much of another, and the lunch services desperately try to comply. A commonly demonized entity has been sugar, and specifically the sodas that contain it. They are banned from... Read more »

Teens balance difficult life between school, parenting

April 15, 2011 • Anessea Anderson  
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories

The gentle fuss of crying cuts into quiet study time. An infant awakes from a nap that should have lasted all night. It’s time to put down the math book and try to get the baby back to sleep. After years of declines, teen parents have become an increasing statistic. The Kansas Department of Health... Read more »

Clothing costs expected to start springing up in stores

April 15, 2011 • Alice Barnes  
Filed under News, Top Stories

Students planning on purchasing a new spring wardrobe better watch out. Clothing prices are expected to rise 10 percent starting this spring. The economy is recovering and the demand for goods is rising — both good things. But a rise in the cost of labor and raw materials is squeezing the money out... Read more »

Disaster strikes Japan, effects hit close to home

April 15, 2011 • Bailey Vincent  
Filed under News, Top Stories

March 11 — A massive magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit the Japanese coast outside of Sendai. The earthquake and its magnitude 6.9 aftershock as well as the tsunami caused by the original quake devastated the country. Thoughts in Lawrence turned to Hiratsuka, a city south of the quake’s epicenter. Lawrence’s... Read more »

Student Plays Carnegie Hall

April 15, 2011 • Lily Abromeit  
Filed under Features, Top Stories

Yoonji Seo has been in love with the piano since she first heard her brother play. Seo immediately started taking lessons. She was four at the time and her love hasn’t faded one bit since. Seo has amazing dedication, usually practicing four hours a day. “I finish practicing at ten and start my... Read more »