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Vargas Wins State Poetry Recitation
 Contest...headed for nationals Lawrence High School (LHS) senior Natasha Vargas won the state Poetry Out Loud contest today at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. She now will represent New Jersey and LHS next month in the final round of the national recitation contest presented by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation in Washington, D.C. Learn more about today's victory. |
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2014-2015 Proposed Budget
Business Administrator Tom Eldridge shared information about next year's proposed budget with the Board of Education (BOE) and public at the March 12th BOE meeting.
Next steps are to:
- Submit the budget to the Mercer County Department of Education for review
- Hold a public hearing on May 7, 2014 at 7PM in the Lawrence High library
- Make any budget changes by May 14, 2014.
Superintendent Crystal Edwards and Tom Eldridge will be available beginning at 6PM on May 7, prior to the start of the public hearing, for anyone having questions about the budget. Additionally, you may contact Tom Eldridge at teldridge@ltps.org or (609) 671-5420 with questions.
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Governor's Teacher Recognition Awards
LTPS is proud to announce this year's honorees for the 2014 Governor's Teacher Recognition Program:
Elizabeth Conover--Ben Franklin
Jennifer Barrett--Eldridge Park
Karen Sine--Lawrenceville
Patricia Finn--Slackwood
Joseph Jamison--Intermediate School
Margaret DiTommaso--Middle School
Timothy Scott--High School
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LTEF Funds Phase II of LHS Library Makeover
 The Lawrence Township Education Foundation (LTEF), represented by Paul Schindel, LTEF president, and Ivy Cohen, LTEF executive director, presented the Lawrence Township Public Schools with a $50,000 grant at the March 12, 2014 Board of Education (BOE) meeting. The award is for Phase II of the Lawrence High School (LHS) library renovation and is the second of the Foundation's three annual grant cycles. What plans does Phase II include? What was covered in Phase I? What benefits of the restoration has Ms. Gonzalez observed? Find out here. Photo L to R: Ivy Cohen, Carina Gonzalez, Superintendent Crystal Edwards, BOE President Kevin Van Hise, Paul Schindel |
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Science and Engineering Fair Winners Share Top Projects with BOE
 The 2014 Science and Engineering Fair winners presented to the Board of Education BOE at their March 12th meeting. Grade level winners and their projects are: 4th grade - Garrett Durso-Finley and Harrison Bohra Impact of wheel size on Lego car speed 5th grade - Kaia Dyckman 3-D printing strength test--compare strength of two materials 6th grade - Andrew Krapivin Computer program to simulate radioactive decay 7th grade - Abhyan Jaikishen (not present) Robot solves Rubik's cube 8th grade - Ethan Wild Effects of cold temperature exposure on systolic and diastolic blood pressure in human subjects Photo L to R: Garrett Durso-Finley; Harrison Bohra; Jessica Heller, Lawrence Intermediate (LIS) gifted and talented teacher; Kaia Dyckman; Andrew Krapivin; Ethan Wild; Dave Adam, LIS principal |
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Mahadevan's Work Published in Celebrating Art
 Ben Franklin 2nd grader Sandhya Mahadevan's art entry into the "Celebrating Art" contest earned an Honorable Mention in the High Merit category, falling within the top 5% of entries submitted. Her piece entitled "The 'Fowl' Play" is published in the Fall 2013 edition of "Celebrating Art." |
O'Rourke is Swimmer of the Year Times Two 
Senior Kate O'Rourke was named 2014 Colonial Valley Conference (CVC) Girls' Swimmer of the Year by the both The Times of Trenton and The Trentonian. Read the full articles here:
Lawrence's Kate O'Rourke collects second Swimmer of the Year |
