In This Issue
Wolf is Region V Wrestling Champ
O'Rourke Earns Place among State's Top Swimmers
8th Grade Art Displayed at Lawrence Library
Guest Reader Kicks Off Read Across America

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QuickNews
March 6, 2014
Greetings!


 Top Stories from LTPS

Middle School Drama Club Presents "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"

Come see Lawrence Middle School students perform "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" by Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice, a musical about friendship and forgiveness. Also featured is a children's chorus comprised of children from all four of our elementary schools. Students have dedicated countless hours towards this production and you will be singing and dancing by its conclusion!

 

Performances in Lawrence Middle School auditorium:

Friday, March 7- 7PM

Saturday, March 8- 1PM & 7PM

Tickets:  Adults $7 & Students $5

 

LHS Theater Troupe Presents "Legally Blonde"

 

Come see Lawrence High theater company's production of "Legally Blonde" on March 13, 14 or 15 at 7PM in the Lawrence High auditorium.

 

Legally Blonde is a musical based on a novel by Amanda Brown. The production follows the story of sorority president Elle Woods who attends Harvard Law School on a mission to find love. She discovers how the law can help others and uses her new found knowledge to defend workout queen Brooke Wyndham in a murder trial.

 

Lorie Baldwin, Lawrence High theater director, leads the troupe.

 

 Here's a sneak peek.

 

Wolf is Region V Wrestling Champion

Senior wrestler Gordon Wolf (on right) took the 138-pound weight class title at the NJSIAA Region V Wrestling Tournament this past Saturday, earning him the No. 1 seed going into the State Tournament beginning Friday, March 7 in Atlantic City. Read more in Times of Trenton article

 

Photo credit: Mark Fontes/The Times

March 1, 2014

O'Rourke Earns Place among State's Top Swimmers

Senior swimmer Kate O'Rourke placed in the state's elite top eight in both the 50 and 100 yard freestyle events at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on March 2. Kate placed 2nd in the 50 free with a time of 23.43 and 4th in the 100 free with 51.26. Kate will be swimming for Columbia University in the fall.

 

Photo credit: Martin Griff/The Times

January 20, 2014

8th Grade Art Displayed at Lawrence Library

Fifty 8th graders from Jennifer Skorupa's art classes at Lawrence Middle School (LMS) were selected to have their clay coil vase pieces photographed and displayed at the Lawrence Library for the month of March. Students were taught the coiling technique and were instructed to create a vase that was 5 inches or taller and able to hold at least an inch of water as part of their functional art unit. 

Guest Reader Kicks Off Read Across America at LES
Mr. Miller reads to first graders
in the LES library.

Lawrenceville Elementary School (LES) first graders welcomed guest reader, Rick Miller, to kick off the NEA's annual Read Across America Day. Read Across America Day is a nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually on March 2, Dr. Seuss's birthday. Mr. Miller, the Deputy Administrator for Finance and Administration for the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission and LES parent, read two books to the students. 

Other LTPS News to Know

BF PTO Applebee's Flapjack Fundraiser

Enjoy a flapjack breakfast at Applebee's in Lawrenceville on Saturday, March 22 from 8-10AM and help support the Ben Franklin Elementary School (BF) PTO. See flyer.

LES Sponsors Blood Drive

Lawrence Elementary School (LES) in cooperation with the Community Blood Council of New Jersey (CBCNJ) will hold it bi-annual blood drive on Thursday, April 10 from 2:30-7:30 p.m. The CBCNJ Blood Mobile will be parked outside the main entrance of LES at 40 Craven Lane in Lawrenceville.

 

One pint saves up to three lives and takes less than 10 minutes to give. For every pint received, CBCNJ will donate $10 toward maintaining the award-winning student garden at LES. If you cannot attend on April 10, please consider donating at the CBCNJ located at 1410 Parkside Avenue in Ewing Township. Be sure to mention the LES Blood Drive. For more information or to make an appointment to donate, please contact LES School Nurse, Karen Sine at (609) 671-5573 or ksine@ltps.org.

LTPS-TV This Weekend

This Saturday & Sunday, March 8-9, LTPS-TV will broadcast two new programs on Comcast Channel 19 and Verizon Channel 37 in Lawrence Township:

 

LHS Student of the Month recorded 2/27/14 (approximately 1 hour)

8:30AM, 11AM, 4PM, 6:30PM & 11PM

Lawrence High School honors some of its high achievers in a combination January (due to snow) and February recognition program.

 

LHS Black History Celebration recorded 2/28/14 (approximately 1 hour 24 minutes)

7AM, 9:30AM, 12PM, 5PM & 8:30PM

Lawrence High School hosts a celebration of Black History Month with help from the community and the LHS Gospel Choir.


Missed a program on LTPS-TV? Many of our recent programs can be seen on YouTube at the LTPSRewind channel.

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Lawrence Township Education Foundation

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