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Fire sparks concern over school’s preparedness
May 12, 2010 • Jon Cohen, Print Editor in Chief
Filed under News
It was quiet. Too quiet. In fact, one could say it was dangerously quiet at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 28 as red and orange flames leaped from vents in Mark Rickabaugh’s room 153. Putrid fumes filled the hall, students were evacuated, security guards ran in with fire extinguishers, and yet…... Read more »
Teachers, administrators to depart from LHS at year’s end
May 3, 2010 • Jon Cohen, Print Editor-in-Chief
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The year was 1976, the president was Jimmy Carter and a young Jan Leonard was beginning her teaching career as a junior high language arts instructor in Topeka. Now, some 34 years later, Leonard is ready to start something new. “I just need to take a step back and reevaluate where I’ve... Read more »
BB gun found on HS campus, administration reacts
April 29, 2010 • Jake Mather, A&E Editor
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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 »
School board works to cut budgets efficiently
April 8, 2010 • Jessie Freeman, Staff Writer
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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 »
State legislature poised to cut school budget again
April 8, 2010 • Jon Cohen, Online Editor-in-Chief
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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 »
Fast Five 4/7/10
April 8, 2010 • Jon Cohen, Online Editor-in-Chief
Filed under News
Lawrence High will offer the ACT test 8 a.m. Saturday, April 10. Test takers will need to bring test registration forms and photo ID to the door. Counselors also advise students to arrive half an hour early. The boys varsity tennis squad will play twice in three days. First, the team hosts the Lawrence... Read more »
Fast Five 3/8/10
March 8, 2010 • Natalie Wilkins, Staff Writer
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On Friday, Feb. 26, physics teacher Andy Bricker earned the Kansas State Department of Education’s Horizon Award as an exemplary novice educator. Choir Director Cathy Crispino was presented the District Secondary Education Teacher of the Year Award by Superintendent Rick Doll, Monday, March 1. Students... Read more »
Lip Dub Controversy
March 8, 2010 • Martha Allen, staff writer
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Each year, the film media students at Lawrence High create a video that introduces the Winter Court candidates to their school. Usually this involves some ridiculous costuming and hard-core lip synching. This year, the Lawrence High film students created a new type of video for Winter Court: a ‘lip-dub’. ... Read more »
Working overtime: Night school gives students a second chance
March 1, 2010 • Kimi Brickey, staff writer
Filed under News, Top Stories
After a frustrating semester in Astronomy, senior Alexandria Kile realized that she would not be able to graduate with her senior class of 2010. The news was frustrating, frightening and disappointing, but that all changed when she was told that she would be a part of night school and given an opportunity... Read more »
Five journalists place at KSPA Regionals
February 26, 2010
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Twelve Lawrence High journalism students competed in Regional journalism competition on Friday at the University of Kansas. Five placed: Jon Cohen – Newspaper sportswriting, 2nd Emily Donnell – Cutline writing, honorable mention Jake Mather – Newswriting, honorable mention Samantha... Read more »
