By Eli Lacey ’25

Eli Lacey ’25 is this year’s Lawrenceville School President. He is a captain of the Big Red varsity football team, co-founder of the Mixed Martial Arts Club, writer for The Lawrence, varsity wrestler, and has performed in Periwig Club productions for three years.

As Tsai Field House began to open up last spring, my friends and I would often roam the new facility. While we admired the new architecture and cutting-edge sports facilities, there was a sense of excitement amongst all of us. This growing sense of excitement wasn’t just felt between my friends and I, instead it was a shared feeling all throughout campus.

Today, Lawrentians gathered at the School Peace Pole to remember those who perished in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pa.

When Emilie Kosoff added “Inciting Joy” to her summer reading list, she found inspiration in its pages – and ways to rethink Lawrenceville’s annual Orientation Week. “What incites joy?” and “What does joy incite?” are questions author Ross Gay asks his readers to consider in his book. Kosoff, Lawrenceville’s acting co-head of school, was intrigued, and brought those queries to a retreat for Student Council members and Prefects.

The Lawrenceville School has donated $15,000, proceeds from its 21^st annual Big Red Race, to HomeWorks Trenton, a free, community-based, after-school residential program equipping the next generation of community leaders and embracing the goal of "changing the world, one girl at a time." The 5K race was held on May 5 both on The Lawrenceville School campus (Lawrenceville, N.J.) and virtually.

Welcome to our digest of some of the exciting accomplishments of Lawrenceville’s outstanding students. Please email future suggestions to lgillard@lawrenceville.org.

By Big Red Farm Intern Gabriel Vermut ’27

Every morning, just as the sun starts to rise, I head to the Lawrenceville Big Red Farm with four other Big Red Farm student interns. Eager for another day of farm life, we usually begin with the discovery that a few chickens have escaped from their coop. Taking care of them is a big job, but it's been one of the most rewarding parts of my time at the Farm.

Sitting in on Ash Shah’s “Case Studies in International Policy and Strategy” class is akin to having a front seat for the critical questions of modern geopolitical history.