As of March 5th, LTPS schools have closed three days during this school year due to inclement weather. Make-up dates for these closures are May 22, June 5, and June 12.  School will be in session on these days.  

A revised calendar is posted on the district website.

Order your tickets online at www.showtix4u.com for Lawrence Middle School's (LMS) musical production of "The Wizard of Oz" on March 6 and March 8. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. 

 

*Tickets for the Saturday, March 7 performance  are no longer available online.  They can ONLY be purchased at the door.

 

Please note: Due to inclement weather on Thursday, March 5, that night's performance was rescheduled for Sunday, March 8 at 3PM. If you purchased tickets for Thursday evening, they were automatically transferred to Sunday. If you haven't purchased tickets yet, Sunday ticket sales are open online.

Lawrence High School DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America, Inc.) chapter members recently excelled at the 2015 NJ State Leadership Conference, winning numerous medals in various categories and qualifying eighteen students to compete at the International Career Development Conference in Orlando, Florida in April. See the list of winners here.

The LHS Business and International Studies Academy recently hosted Debbie Schaeffer, owner of Mrs. G's appliance store, as the latest in a series of "Lunch with a Professional." Ms. Schaeffer shared her experiences from school to career. The upperclassmen in attendance learned how vital the business skills they are acquiring can be as Ms. Schaeffer extolled their importance in allowing her to shift her path from engineer to entrepreneur to owner of a large and successful business. Mrs. G's will serve as one of the sponsors for the Business Academy's Shark Tank Competition on May 1.

 

Photo: (front L-R) Jalyn Fleming, Andreina Nicasio, Caleb Vinch, DJ Peters, Josh Coronado; (back L-R) Jailine Minera, Academy Leader Mick Cimorelli, Grace Xu, Stefanie Hernandez-Mendez, Matt Torres, Kush Patel, Shak Yoosuf, and Debbie Schaeffer

Meet Lawrence High School (LHS) senior Jennifer Mendez, a member of Lawrence High's Operation Smile chapter, and a pre-surgical patient Jennifer met on her mission to Mexico. What is Operation Smile? On what other missions have LHS students gone this school year? What missions are upcoming? Learn more and view slideshow and video here.

Earlier in February Eldridge Park School (EPS) Latinos Unidos students shared an exciting evening with their parents. Students listened to stories read to them by kindergarten teacher, Lisa Adams. Teacher Eileen Bright (photo, right) worked with the students as they made sticker charts for their parents to encourage parents to read to them.  The parents listened to a guest speaker from PEI Kids who shared information about community resources. The evening ended with students choosing two books, provided by an NJEA grant, to take home.

 

Latinos Unidos evenings, which occur four times a year, are an opportunity for EPS staff and volunteers to provide additional resources to Eldridge Park Latino parents and students to guide them towards success.  ESL teacher Angeline Sturgis planned and organized this fun, informative evening.

Simon Cull, 7th grader at Lawrence Middle School (LMS), was notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinalists---the first ever from LMS---eligible to compete in the 2015 New Jersey National Geographic State Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. The contest will be held at Rowan University on March 27.

 

This is the second level of the National Geographic Bee competition, which is now in its 27th year. School Bees were held in schools with fourth- through eighth-grade students throughout the state to determine each school champion. School champions then took a qualifying test, which they submitted to the National Geographic Society. The National Geographic Society has invited up to 100 of the top-scoring students in each of the 50 states, District of Columbia, Department of Defense Dependents Schools and U.S. territories to compete in the state Bees. Read more here.

The Lawrence High School (LHS) theater troupe will perform Disney's Beauty and the Beast on March 19, 20 & 21 at 7PM in the LHS auditorium.  Tickets are $6 for students and $8 for adults and can be purchased at the door.  

 

LHS theater teacher Lorie Baldwin leads the theater company.

'Tis the season for musicals and a Lawrence Intermediate School (LIS) production is no exception. The LIS spring musical is "The Little Mermaid Jr." on March 26, 27, and 28 at 7PM at LIS. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for adults and are available for purchase at www.showtix4u.com - click on Buy Tickets and enter Lawrence Intermediate School in the search bar.

Ms. Pileggi's 1st grade class at Lawrenceville Elementary School (LES) presents the 2015 Great Kindness Challenge.

The Lawrenceville Elementary School (LES) PTO will hold its semi-annual Kids' Used Toys and Clothing Sale on March 7 from 8AM-12PM indoors at LES. See news release for more information.

Go ahead - step up and shave your head! Sign up to be a shavee on March 14 at Amalfi's Restaurant and help fund childhood cancer research through the St. Baldrick's Foundation. See flyer to find out how to participate, volunteer or donate.

 

The annual Bicycle Safety Rodeo and Safe Kids Day at St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center is scheduled for May 9. Kids must pre-register for the bike rodeo to receive a free helmet and bike inspection. 

See flyer for details.