Alana Pahade, 4th grader in Ms. Kochis' class at Lawrence Intermediate School (LIS), was recently named as the 2015 Distinguished Student by the New Jersey Association fro Gifted Children (NJAGC). The NJAGC recognizes one child annually who made a difference in his/her community and who excels in academics. 

 

Alana is a student leader involved in raising community awareness for a variety of charities. She and her sister started their own charity, "Better World Cupcakes," which bakes and sells themed cupcakes, with the proceeds going to charity. In addition, Alana started a new charity called "Leaf Foundation, Creating Greener Gardens" - the goal is to plant trees and preserve natural gardens. 

Twenty-four Lawrence Middle School (LMS) students qualified to compete at the New Jersey National History Day (NHD) State Competition in May when they attended the Regional Competition on March 7. This year's NHD theme is Leadership and Legacy in History. Each year more than half a million students participate in regional competitions. Students choose a historical topic related to the annual theme, conduct primary and secondary research, and then present their work in one of five ways: as a paper, exhibit, performance, documentary, or website. See who qualified here.

Lawrence High School (LHS) junior Rebecca Altman attended "The International Rhythm of Words" at Rider University on March 10, where she performed her original Spanish/English poem, "Translation." Read the transcript of her poem, or better yet, view this video of her performance. Rebecca is a student in Alyssa Katz's Spanish 3 class.

 

Remember Lawrence High's Adam LeCompte who earned first place in the Mercer County Diving Championships and advanced to State competition?  He claimed 5th at States...as a freshman!  Keep your eye on him!

Congratulations to Cliff Williams, Assistant Principal at Lawrence High School (LHS), for being named County Administrator of the Year by the Mercer County Guidance Counselors Association. The award recognizes significant contributions made by a school administrator in support of school counseling programs and school counselors by promoting innovative programs and encouraging school-wide counseling activities.

 

Athletics and turf will be the focus of a "Turf 'n Talk" to continue our Community Conversation on Wednesday, March 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the Lawrence High School library. We're in the planning stages of adding turf to our LHS/LMS campus and would like your input. Please RSVP to lmueller@ltps.org.  Hope to see you there!

Register now for "Smart Parenting for Smart Kids," a free seminar on March 23 at 7:00 p.m. at Lawrence High School (LHS). Free childcare is available. See flyer or register online. This workshop is funded through a grant from the Lawrence Township Education Foundation (LTEF).

 

Board Meeting Audio

Audio from the February 11 Board of Education meeting is available on the LTPS district website. Go to www.ltps.org/BOEAUDIO and the most recent audio is at the top.

 

LTPS-TV This Weekend

Register online now for Lawrence Hamnett spring soccer programs for boys and girls currently in grades Pre-K to 8. We are offering league-based play on Saturday mornings as well as a separate technical training program on Monday evenings. For more information and to register, please visit www.lawrencehamnett.com.

The Lawrence Township Human Relations Committee invites you to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Diversity/Culture Day on May 3 from 12-4PM at Lawrence High School. See flyer.

Thank a teacher with an A.P.P.L.E. from the Lawrence Township Education Foundation (LTEF) at www.ltefnj.org.

See what's happening at the Lawrence Township Recreation Department.

Check out what's coming up at Lawrenceville Main Street.