Artwork by Mrs. Melissa Panter's 3rd grade art classes at Eldridge Park School (EP) is on display at the Lawrence Branch of the Mercer County Library for the month of December. Students created Pennsylvania Dutch barn designs using primary and secondary triad color schemes and radial symmetry.

Fifteen third-grade students at Slackwood Elementary School were selected as Peer Mediators for the 2013-14 school year. Dedicated to helping others solve problems, the mediators give up one recess period each week to learn skills needed to perform mediations at school.

The selection process began with interested students receiving applications in a guidance class introducing conflict resolution to all third graders. They had one week to complete the application with their parents and return it to Melanie Seaman, school counselor. Once all applications were received and reviewed, the mediators were selected.

Front row, L to R: Hayden Clark, Shania Santiago, Nathalie DelCid Gonzales and Kayla Dobrzyn

Middle row, L to R: Kailah Pyron, Bisola Oluyomi, Gianna Moore, Helios Gayibor and Evan Carter

Back row, L to R: Brittany Sanders, Manav Murali Krishnan, Saketh Bireddy and Siani Saunders.  Other mediators not listed by parental request.

Nine Lawrence High School (LHS) seniors were named Commended Students in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended students are those who placed among the top five percent of students who entered the competition by taking the 2012 PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test). The students are:

Metodi Balev, Cassandra Bentivegna, Daniel Green, Pratyush Hiremath, Noah Hotz, Viktor Krapivin, Dylan Mann, Tithi Patel, and Andrew Takasugi.

In addition, two LHS seniors were selected as candidates for the 2014 National Merit Special Scholarship, sponsored by corporate or business organizations.  Students are: 

Noah Hotz - AmerisourceBergen Corporation

Samantha Paradee - Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc
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LHS Career Academy Students Get Glimpse of Career Paths

Students from all over Mercer County, including Lawrence High School (LHS) Career Academy students, attended Mercer County Community College's first Youth Symposium on October 8. The Symposium was presented by the Youth Investment Council of the Workforce Investment Board.

Representatives from seven different industries were present to inform students about their fields. The symposium gave students an opportunity to expand their thinking and learn about different career paths.

Maurice Coleman, New York City market executive at Bank of America, delivered the keynote speech setting the tone for the rest of the day. His inspiring story taught the importance of hard work, discipline, and dedication. Padma Arvind, director of the New Jersey Health Care Talent Network, gave a follow-up presentation about careers in health care.

Afterwards, students split into groups to listen to the other Talent Network Coordinators speak about advanced manufacturing; financial services, transportation, logistics, and distribution; technology and entrepreneurship; retail, hospitality, and tourism; and life sciences.