Lawrence Free State High School are known as the "Firebirds". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs. Lawrence Free State was established in 1997 in response to overcrowding at Lawrence High School, the only public high school in Lawrence at the time. The College Board recognized Free State High with the 2007-08 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement participation and performance. One high school in each state receives this honor and a $1,000 grant for math and science education. The Firebirds compete in the Sunflower League and are classified as a 6A school, the largest classification in Kansas
North Sunflower Academy North Sunflower Academy North Sunflower Academy is a private school in unincorporated Sunflower County, Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta area, between Ruleville and Drew. The school has grades Kindergarten through 12. As of 2002, the school draws students from Doddsville, Drew, Merigold, Ruleville, Schlater, Tutwiler, and Webb. In the 2015-16 school year, two black children were enrolled in grades 1-12. The school originated as a segregation academy. After the Drew School District was desegregated, white residents of Drew enrolled their children in North Sunflower Academy. In 1969 the State of Mississippi passed a law written by Ruleville-based state senator Robert