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LHS graduate thriving entrepreneur
May 14, 2010 • Jake Mather, A&E Editor
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At a disadvantage from birth with epilepsy and global developmental delay, fourth grader Anthony Schwager wanted a bee hive. Alarmed, his parents said no, but they eventually gave in. After having two hives die during the first winter, Anthony restarted his dream with four additional hives the following... Read more »
Showtime! Crispinology: The decision making process
April 30, 2010 • Natalie Wilkins, staff writer
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Every year around this time, choir students scramble to put together numbers for Showtime. This is not only a stressful time for these students but also for choir director Cathy Crispino. Along with three other judges, she listened to all the auditions and determined who got to be a part of... Read more »
Talent keeps Showtime A-listers returning
April 29, 2010
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Showtime! Light and crew students work behind the scenes
April 29, 2010 • Jessi Freeman, staff writer
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Lights, camera, action. When the performer gets onstage, the music starts and that one single spot light hits center stage, that is all the work done by the light crew. Every show the light crew has to make preparations days prior to make sure every thing stays consistent and working. They have a lot... Read more »
Trips around the world
April 1, 2010 • Emily Donnell, features editor
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Riding donkeys on the edge of a mountain is not a typical Lawrence activity, but in Santorini, Greece, it is. Senior Jasmyn Turner got to do just that last summer. On one side, Turner could take in the view of the white Mediterranean-style houses, and the other side: the Mediterranean Sea itself. There... Read more »
Forget About Me, I Love You
April 1, 2010 • Nikki Carmody, staff writer
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It started as an accident. Senior Olivia Johnson and junior Kendyll Severa were at a Showtime rehearsal for one of their numbers. They needed a book for one of their props, so Severa picked up a book of Johnson’s. This book contained Bible verses, and the two started talking. Before they... Read more »
Diverse experiences around the world: Program helps students make America home
March 22, 2010 • Jon Cohen
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Program helps students make America home He was seven but had never seen snow before. Junior Julio Salazar-Lopez remembers the feeling as the snow began to fall. It was his first winter in his new home in Lawrence, and the year’s first flakes marked yet another not-in-Kansas-anymore moment for... Read more »
Diverse experiences around the world: Students have a chance to earn a trip to Eutin
March 10, 2010 • Jessi Freeman, reporter
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Students have change to earn trip to Eutin Senior Brendan Golledge came into a foreign country expecting a different world thousands of miles away from home, but he came to realize that Germany and America are not that different. Like most people, he felt out of place but determined to overcome that... Read more »
Diverse experiences around the world: Students utilize more than one language
March 8, 2010 • Blake Hocking, reporter
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It can take years to become a polyglot and have the ability to speak or write several languages. Although a difficult task to many, some students here have been able to accomplish this feat. Coming to America in August from her native France was a life-changing event for sophomore Noemie Forestier.... Read more »
Long time teacher at LHS will be missed
March 1, 2010 • Martha Allen, staff writer
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Long time teacher Michael Ortmann announced to his classes last week that he will be retiring after this year. He has been teaching in the social studies department at Lawrence High for 16 years. Ortmann can often be seen during classes greeting students in the hallway outside his room. “I think... Read more »
