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Staff writer George Diepenbrock can be reached at 832-7144.

Recent stories

Field upgrades may not start soon: By George Diepenbrock; May 10, 2008; Two Lawrence school board members say the district likely will need to use Haskell Stadium for some football games this fall based on the tight timeline for possible renovations to fields at both high schools.
Parents call for environmental charter school: By George Diepenbrock; May 10, 2008; A group of Lawrence parents want to establish a charter elementary school that would focus on environmental education and require parents to help in the classroom.
Stadiums, new turf on drawing board: By George Diepenbrock; May 9, 2008; Lawrence could have two high school football stadiums with artificial turf as early as next year under a plan for a $2.8 million project that emerged Thursday. “This isn’t just about one sport. This is really more about the total system and the total program,” Superintendent Randy Weseman said.
Proposal could move high school games from Haskell Stadium: By George Diepenbrock; 05:08 p.m., May 8, 2008 Updated 05:46 p.m.; Lawrence school board members on Monday will consider a variety of options for improving outdoor athletic facilities, including — possibly as early as next season — playing home football games at each high school.
Search begins for new principal at Central: By George Diepenbrock; May 7, 2008; The search is on for a new Central Junior High School principal. Lawrence school district administrators want to see who might emerge in the next two weeks, but they say it’s possible they’ll appoint an interim principal.
Graduates again have ticket to ride at annual party: By George Diepenbrock; May 7, 2008; The prize list for the annual Lawrence graduation party keeps growing. As of this week, donations include a Nintendo Wii, a PlayStation 3, a laptop computer, a Global Positioning System device, a digital camera, a MiniDV camcorder, a 15-inch flat-panel LCD HDTV and a portable DVD player.
Congress again recognizes LHS artist: By George Diepenbrock; May 6, 2008; For the second time in his Lawrence High School career, senior Alex Kim has won a Congressional Art Competition.
Lawrence district to begin search for new Central Junior High principal: By George Diepenbrock; May 5, 2008; Because it is so late in the school year, Superintendent Randy Weseman was considering whether to start looking for a new Central Junior High principal — or appoint an interim principal and start the search next school year.
Storm blows through area: Tornado, winds cause damage, several close calls; By George Diepenbrock; May 3, 2008; Tina McIver ducked under a love seat in her living room around 1:30 a.m. Friday as the wind howled outside. “It was just a big roar, and the whole house shook,” she said. At the home west of Clinton Lake, McIver, her roommate, Brenna Muntzert, Muntzert’s two children and their dog took shelter from a storm that rocked parts of Douglas County.
6News video: Areas west of Lawrence also terrorized by storms: By George Diepenbrock; May 2, 2008; Areas west of Lawrence also faced the task of digging through debris after severe storms ripped through the region.

Recent photos

Grace Clark, from left, Grace Bova, Nora Byers, Sophie Tate and Sophie Laufer, all Central Junior High School students, have qualified to compete in the National History Day competition June 15-19 at the University of Maryland in College Park. The students earned the trip after they entered history projects at the Kansas History Day competition last weekend in Topeka.

Gilbert Reese, left, his wife, Lou, and Don Schawang, Bishop Seabury Academy’s head of school, walk away from a Friday morning groundbreaking for a new campus building, Reese Hall, to house the arts at the private school. Grandparents of two Seabury students, the Reeses are from Granville, Ohio, and had agreed to match grants for the capital campaign up to $500,000. School leaders hope the building will be ready this spring.

Bishop Seabury Academy seventh-graders Santi Martinez-Sosa, left, and Frank Brou hold signs of appreciation for donors and trustees Friday morning during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new arts building on the campus, 4120 Clinton Parkway.

Raymond Schwab, left, and Elliott Nesch stand outside their recreational vehicle Tuesday in Lawrence. They are walking from Denver to Washington, D.C., in protest of the Iraq war.

Christine Bial, of Lawrence, looks at some clothes with her daughters, Annie, 6, and Emily, 4, Saturday morning at the Downtown Lawrence Farmers Holiday Market at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2206 E. 23rd St.

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