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In the face of two wars, students in Geary County try to overcome anxiety in the classroom.

The way it is

In the face of two wars, students in Geary County try to overcome anxiety in the classroom.

Lawrence schools preparing for another round of budget cuts
November 18, 2009
The Lawrence school district is preparing for two more rounds of cuts from the state in coming months that could bring the total budget shortfall to 10 percent of its operating budget.
Class acts: Free State junior shares work behind ‘Pippin’
November 16, 2009
With a cast and a tech crew of more than 60 talented members, we truly are presenting our own piece of magic at Free State High School; and just as our first chorus of the musical states, “It’s all for you.”
Sunflower School educator chosen as Lawrence Master Teacher
November 11, 2009
First-grade teacher Kassie Shook walked into the library at Sunflower School on Wednesday for what she thought was a collaboration meeting with the entire teaching staff.
Education officials see more cuts coming
November 10, 2009
Deputy Education Commissioner Dale Dennis said public schools will see a $150 per student decrease in spending immediately because education costs have gone up and state leaders have said they will not make up the difference.
Free State donation breaks board rules
District accepts soccer shelters even though equity with LHS ‘out of whack’
November 10, 2009
The Lawrence school board accepted a donation at its meeting Monday night that included materials and labor to construct soccer shelters at Free State High School.
Lawrence elementary school lunches
November 9, 2009
Donor wants to fund Free State soccer shelters
November 9, 2009
Another anonymous donation could be on its way to Free State High School if the Lawrence school board accepts the proposal to build soccer shelters at the site.
Preserving penmanship in the Computer Age
Teachers afraid cursive might become a lost art
November 7, 2009
Susan Niedenthal has taught third grade for 15 years at Deerfield School.
Kansas father, son bring good behavior program to Lawrence junior high school
South Junior High pupils listen to music, watch videos of prisoners
November 5, 2009
Tom Bevard and his son, Randy, started the Road To Freedom program. They travel to Kansas middle schools and junior highs to talk to students about staying out of trouble.
Young students help battle cancer after classmate with leukemia dies
November 3, 2009
Elijah Cullison was diagnosed with leukemia in June. And now, his desk at Prairie Park School sits empty.
Lawrence elementary school lunches
November 2, 2009
Good timing
Academic factors should be the prime mover of any decision to change the configuration of Lawrence schools.
October 28, 2009
Moving ninth-graders into Lawrence’s two high schools may or may not be a good idea, but there’s no time like the present to take a serious look at this proposal.
Engineering competition may help students chart future course
This year’s challenge: Design a self-propelled boat built for speed, endurance
October 28, 2009
Making a boat from empty water bottles and rat traps doesn’t seem like an idea that would stay afloat. Hundreds of area high school students, however, took on this challenge.
More information on high school reconfiguration sought
October 27, 2009
The Lawrence school district will continue looking into the logistics of moving ninth-graders to high school buildings as part of a potential school reconfiguration.
Lawrence Public Schools Elementary Lunch Menu
October 26, 2009

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