“We learned about Quantrill's Raid, the reasons it happened and the events that followed.”

— Cole Carter, ninth-grader, Southwest Junior High School

“I guess not much besides a little about John Brown and the Kansas-Nebraska Act.”

— Tara Bryant, ninth-grader, SWJHS

“I've learned a lot about the Border War between Kansas and Missouri and the role it played in the Civil War.”

— Noah Nunn, seventh-grader, SWJHS

“I've pretty much just learned about all the state symbols and song, and why they were chosen.”

— Myra Zuniga, ninth-grader, SWJHS

“I just moved from Florida, so this is my first year here, but the main thing I've learned is that we hate Missouri. And now after living here, I too, have come to hate Missouri.”

— Devante Green, ninth-grader, Lawrence

“I'm sure I've learned quite a bit about it, but I'm not sure I remember much of it. I do remember learning all about the raid and touring places in Lawrence that survived it.”

— Alycia Griffin, ninth-grader, SWJHS

“We learned about Quantrill's Raid and Bleeding Kansas; mostly Civil War era history.”

— Matt Zabel, ninth-grader, SWJHS

“I've recently learned a lot about Haskell ... It started out as an Indian boarding school and the students originally brought there were treated really poorly.”

— Sarah Shin, eighth-grader, SWJHS