Keep freshman in junior high sports
February 28, 2010 • Emily Donnell, features editor
Filed under Opinion
Due to budget cuts, the district ponders the idea of freshmen coming up to each high school in Lawrence to create a 9-12 high school, but before this happens, the district wants to move up all ninth grade freshmen up for athletics. In the past, some sports have allowed this, such as soccer,... Read more »
Seminar passing period times need revision
February 22, 2010 • Zach Carnahan, Sports Editor
Filed under Opinion
The current seminar system needs some construction to make it more effective. Under the current system students are only allowed two chances to visit teachers each day. In order to allow students to travel between more than two teachers per seminar, there should be passing periods during... Read more »
Face off: Teacher-student communication on Facebook is a bad idea
February 15, 2010 • Taylor Kidder, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinion
Even teachers have picked up on the social networking fad: Facebook. Naturally, being the crazed friend-finders students are, they pounce on this opportunity to fill up their friends list. Students friend this new demographic of users, who then return the favor. Although it may seem that these two groups... Read more »
Face off: Teacher-student Facebook communication is fine
February 15, 2010 • Jake Mather, News Editor
Filed under Opinion
With the emergence of prominent social networking sites such as Myspace and Facebook, students need to face a reality: adults, and more specifically teachers, are going to have profiles as well. Now, whether or not students choose to ‘friend’ their teachers on Facebook is an entirely different... Read more »
Senior finals exemption policy needs revision
January 15, 2010 • Samantha Schwartz, Online Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Opinion
Being exempt from senior finals is a privilege, and we appreciate it. However, aspects of the policy could use revision. First, absences due to illness should not be part of the formula. While being sick can definitely cause a student to fall behind, a good student can often recover his/her grade and... Read more »
Kansas calls for electronic transcripts
November 18, 2009 • Nikki Carmody, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinion
As senior year flies by, college stress sets in. Fear follows seniors as they question whether their transcript will be sent to the correct schools. Soon, there will be no need for worry. Within two years, Kansas schools will submit electronic transcripts to colleges; now is the perfect time to do so. ... Read more »
Face off: Dress code too stringent
November 18, 2009 • Kimi Brickey, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinion
Check out Face off: Dress code too lenient to hear the other side of the story. Self-expression is defined as expression of one’s own personality, feelings or ideas, as through speech or art. LHS is a school filled with many types of people. There are the skaters, cheerleaders, band geeks, jocks, scene... Read more »
Face off: Dress code too lenient
November 18, 2009 • Cait Belt, Features Editor
Filed under Opinion
Check out Face off: Dress code too strigent for the other side of the story. Any given person who has walked through the halls of Lawrence High has seen numerous examples of inappropriate dress. Due to global warming, students are dressing as if trying to prepare their bodies for the extreme heat... Read more »
Religious discrimination targets students
November 8, 2009 • Nikki Carmody, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinion
Jesus Freak. Borat’s interpretation of a Jew. Bald-headed Monks. Common labels are stuck on students if they openly show interest in religion. Society has shaped our generation so that many of us reject religion. It is considered “prude.” Our generation has developed negative stereotypes regarding... Read more »
Skimpy Halloween costumes miss the mark
October 30, 2009 • Samantha Schwartz, Online Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Opinion
Scan the aisles of Spirit or Party America, and you’ll find plenty of skimpy costumes for teens and preteens. Unless one is content with dressing as a witch or, heaven forbid, a nun, there is not much in store. Storybook characters like Goldilocks have been transformed into scantily clad costumes.... Read more »
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