The next Board of Education meeting is Wednesday, February 12 at 7PM in the Lawrence High library.
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Green Named National Achievement Scholarship Finalist
Lawrence High School senior Daniel A. Green has been named a 2014 National Achievement Scholarship Finalist. This was based on his PSAT score from his junior year as well as his continued excellence in the classroom. The scholarship winners will be notified later this month.
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O'Rourke Breaks Meet Records Swimming to County Titles
LHS senior Katie O'Rourke continued to make history in her swimming career as she broke two records at the Mercer County
Swimming Tournament on February 1, as well as being named the Most Valuable Swimmer of the meet for the third year in a row. She's the Mercer County Champion in both the 50-meter freestyle with a meet record of 26.46 and the 100-meter freestyle with a meet record of 57.89. Katie was also named a 2012-2013 United States Swimming Scholastic All-American. Freshman Gwyneth Lavery won a 5th place medal in the 100 breaststroke while junior Maeve Humphreys took 6th place in both the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly events. The Lawrence girls' relays placed 2nd in the 200 medley and 200 freestyle. The team came in 5th place overall in a field of 13 teams. Senior Patrick Lavery received a 3rd place medal for the 400 meter freestyle and 4th place for the 200 freestyle events. The boys' relays came in 4th, 5th, and 6th in the 200 medley and 200 and 400 freestyles. The Lawrence boys' team placed 4th out of 13 teams competing.
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Jennings & Wolf Repeat as Mercer County Wrestling Champs - Schenck Wins Sportsmanship Award
LHS seniors Michael Jennings and Gordon Wolf both placed first in their respective weight classes at the Mercer County Wrestling Tournament on February 1. This is the 4th consecutive county title for Jennings and the 3rd for Wolf. Senior Georgy Joachim took 2nd place in the 160 lb. weight class.
Senior Gavin Schenck won the 2014 Mercer County Wrestling Tournament Sportsmanship award, an honor that is voted on by all of the coaches in the county.
Photos clockwise below:
Michael Jennings and Gordon Wolf, Gavin Schenck, Georgy Joachim
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LMS Wrestlers Finish Strong at Mercer County Middle School Tournament
Lawrence Middle School (LMS) Junior Varsity and Varsity wrestlers had strong individual showings at the recent Mercer County Middle School Wrestling Tournament. Jeff Rick, Business Education teacher at LHS, is the Middle School wrestling coach.
Junior Varsity:
Dawson Aime, Anarbold Ganbold, Alex Marion, and Juan Ordonez - 1st Place
Connor Verga and Ahronn Sokham - 2nd Place
Ryan Sullivan and Mehdi Raza - 3rd Place
Varsity:
Zion Ojibway-Marshall and Zaire Smith - 3rd Place
Efrain De Leon - 4th Place
Ryan Kaelblein, Jake Dembowski, and Brandon West - 5th Place
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