photo by: Mark Fagan

Josh Davis, a member of the Central and East Lawrence Consolidation Working Group, categorizes condensed options previously forwarded by representatives from six schools identified as candidates for potential consolidation: Cordley, Hillcrest, Kennedy, New York, Pinckney and Sunset Hill. Davis, a representative from New York School, was among more than two dozen group members who met Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Lawrence school district headquarters, 110 McDonald Drive.

Gary Crain, of Overland Park and a volunteer with Operation Wildlife, rescues an injured snowy owl Monday afternoon at the Jayhawk Station post office, 1901 W. 31st St.

photo by: Kevin Anderson

Jen Frazier is a dogwalker, sitter and trainer for pets. She also has an English bulldog named Tyson.

photo by: John Young

New mother Dana Cummins holds her newborn daughter Claire Jamison Cummins Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Born at 6:23 a.m., Claire was the first baby born this year Lawrence.

photo by: Kevin Anderson

Cate Dyer is the first sixth-generation Jayhawk. Three of the six generations are, from left, David Dyer, class of 1989 in medicine; Cate, a freshman; and Jim Burrow, class of 1956 in architecture.