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Life at Lawrenceville
Every day will challenge and transform you.
House, Harkness, & Heart
Through House and Harkness, Lawrenceville fosters a unique sense of belonging, gathering talented young people from far and wide to learn with and from each other. Students thrive on rigorous, creative engagement with exceptional teachers who inspire confidence, instill initiative, and spark a sense of optimism and purpose. Students discover who they are and what they stand for, strive to support a School culture of belonging, and contribute their unique intellect, passion, and drive to a strong and ever-evolving community.
Student Life
At Lawrenceville, every moment is an opportunity to unleash your potential and find your path to excellence. From a rigorous academic schedule, to competitive sports and clubs, to theater rehearsals and community service — your busy days at Lawrenceville will pave the way to the person you will become.
Harkness Learning
Harkness learning means forming your own opinions, recognizing the value of your peers’ viewpoints, and begining to understand the world from multiple perspectives.
Community
We are committed to nurturing a welcoming and inclusive community. Developing cultural competency is an integral part of life and learning at Lawrenceville. From the classroom to clubs and social events, and from diversity, equity, and inclusion programs to service efforts, there are myriad opportunities for personal and community enrichment.
Lawrenceville School News
![Lawrenceville School Continues Support of Lawrence Township Education Foundation]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1696363634/lawrencevilleorg/xmrjuiqd6s6ujxuibano/LawrencevilleSchoolContinuesSupportofLawrenceTownshipEducationFoundation.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1696363634/lawrencevilleorg/xmrjuiqd6s6ujxuibano/LawrencevilleSchoolContinuesSupportofLawrenceTownshipEducationFoundation.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1696363634/lawrencevilleorg/xmrjuiqd6s6ujxuibano/LawrencevilleSchoolContinuesSupportofLawrenceTownshipEducationFoundation.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1696363634/lawrencevilleorg/xmrjuiqd6s6ujxuibano/LawrencevilleSchoolContinuesSupportofLawrenceTownshipEducationFoundation.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1696363634/lawrencevilleorg/xmrjuiqd6s6ujxuibano/LawrencevilleSchoolContinuesSupportofLawrenceTownshipEducationFoundation.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1696363634/lawrencevilleorg/xmrjuiqd6s6ujxuibano/LawrencevilleSchoolContinuesSupportofLawrenceTownshipEducationFoundation.jpg","width":2200}])
On October 3, 2023, Lawrenceville School Head of School Steve Murray presented $80,000 to the Lawrence Township Education Foundation (LTEF) to support student programs at local public schools.
![Jamie Greenfield at Hutchins Galleries]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1696266722/lawrencevilleorg/y3zgcroiygm9xrkf3ez1/GreenfieldExhibitThree-PartInventions.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1696266722/lawrencevilleorg/y3zgcroiygm9xrkf3ez1/GreenfieldExhibitThree-PartInventions.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1696266722/lawrencevilleorg/y3zgcroiygm9xrkf3ez1/GreenfieldExhibitThree-PartInventions.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1696266722/lawrencevilleorg/y3zgcroiygm9xrkf3ez1/GreenfieldExhibitThree-PartInventions.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1696266722/lawrencevilleorg/y3zgcroiygm9xrkf3ez1/GreenfieldExhibitThree-PartInventions.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1696266722/lawrencevilleorg/y3zgcroiygm9xrkf3ez1/GreenfieldExhibitThree-PartInventions.jpg","width":2200}])
Lawrenceville welcomes back former faculty member Jamie Greenfield, whose work will be on exhibit in the School’s Hutchins Galleries from October 13-November 11. A gallery reception with the artist will take place on October 19 beginning at 6:30 p.m. Greenfield, who taught studio art and art history at Lawrenceville from 1988-2016, is a past director of the Hutchins Galleries.
![Angel Xin '26]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695823771/lawrencevilleorg/cxpphhc3cpn58clrqnfi/AngelXin.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695823771/lawrencevilleorg/cxpphhc3cpn58clrqnfi/AngelXin.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1695823771/lawrencevilleorg/cxpphhc3cpn58clrqnfi/AngelXin.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1695823771/lawrencevilleorg/cxpphhc3cpn58clrqnfi/AngelXin.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1695823771/lawrencevilleorg/cxpphhc3cpn58clrqnfi/AngelXin.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1695823771/lawrencevilleorg/cxpphhc3cpn58clrqnfi/AngelXin.jpg","width":1863}])
What does Angel Xin ’26 love about the House system? What’s the best part of Harkness learning? Who inspires her? Find out this and more in 5 Questions 4, the School’s sometimes serious, sometimes funny, quick take interview with Lawrenceville students and faculty.
![Anna Hoover & Chloe Babich, Class of 2024 Field Hockey Captains]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695820356/lawrencevilleorg/cte6fp0lvksqf8tmbfv5/HooverandBabich.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695820356/lawrencevilleorg/cte6fp0lvksqf8tmbfv5/HooverandBabich.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1695820356/lawrencevilleorg/cte6fp0lvksqf8tmbfv5/HooverandBabich.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1695820356/lawrencevilleorg/cte6fp0lvksqf8tmbfv5/HooverandBabich.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1695820356/lawrencevilleorg/cte6fp0lvksqf8tmbfv5/HooverandBabich.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1695820356/lawrencevilleorg/cte6fp0lvksqf8tmbfv5/HooverandBabich.jpg","width":1973}])
By Sofia Bonilla ‘24
Co-captains of Lawrenceville’s varsity field hockey team, Fifth Formers Anna Hoover and Chloe Babich have been playing field hockey since elementary school and have competed on Lawrenceville’s varsity squad since they were Second Formers.
![Girls’ WaPo Wins Beast of the East Flight II]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695666265/lawrencevilleorg/kgvpjpz2yjm2ms9ttxdl/GVWPwinsBoE-A.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695666265/lawrencevilleorg/kgvpjpz2yjm2ms9ttxdl/GVWPwinsBoE-A.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1695666265/lawrencevilleorg/kgvpjpz2yjm2ms9ttxdl/GVWPwinsBoE-A.jpg","width":610}])
Big Red sank the competition at the Beast of the East tournament last weekend, winning the Flight II championship.
![Amelia Jerge '24]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695392467/lawrencevilleorg/xtkstpouoduyla63fr18/AmeliaJerge24.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695392467/lawrencevilleorg/xtkstpouoduyla63fr18/AmeliaJerge24.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1695392467/lawrencevilleorg/xtkstpouoduyla63fr18/AmeliaJerge24.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1695392467/lawrencevilleorg/xtkstpouoduyla63fr18/AmeliaJerge24.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1695392467/lawrencevilleorg/xtkstpouoduyla63fr18/AmeliaJerge24.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1695392467/lawrencevilleorg/xtkstpouoduyla63fr18/AmeliaJerge24.jpg","width":2200}])
By Luke Puricelli ‘25
Big Red Sports Reporter Luke Puricelli ‘25 recently sat down with Amelia Jerge ‘24 to talk about her role as captain of the Big Red girls’ varsity soccer team.
![Voting Rights Exhibit on Display in Noyes History Center]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695390185/lawrencevilleorg/w2ifgeupbue46olmmsfz/VotingRightsExhibitonDisplayinNoyesHistoryCenterA.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695390185/lawrencevilleorg/w2ifgeupbue46olmmsfz/VotingRightsExhibitonDisplayinNoyesHistoryCenterA.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1695390185/lawrencevilleorg/w2ifgeupbue46olmmsfz/VotingRightsExhibitonDisplayinNoyesHistoryCenterA.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1695390185/lawrencevilleorg/w2ifgeupbue46olmmsfz/VotingRightsExhibitonDisplayinNoyesHistoryCenterA.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1695390185/lawrencevilleorg/w2ifgeupbue46olmmsfz/VotingRightsExhibitonDisplayinNoyesHistoryCenterA.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1695390185/lawrencevilleorg/w2ifgeupbue46olmmsfz/VotingRightsExhibitonDisplayinNoyesHistoryCenterA.jpg","width":2200}])
A seven-panel exhibit on voting rights spanning from 1787 to the modern day is on loan to the Lawrenceville School. The travelling display, created with resources from the Gilder Lerhman Institute of American History by high school and college history teachers (including Lawrenceville’s Jenn Parnell) will be on display in the Noyes History Lobby through mid-October.
![Hispanic Heritage Month Latinos Unidos]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695325188/lawrencevilleorg/fqxhx4dgfxhu9bscvsmb/heritagemonthwebstory3_2format.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695325188/lawrencevilleorg/fqxhx4dgfxhu9bscvsmb/heritagemonthwebstory3_2format.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1695325188/lawrencevilleorg/fqxhx4dgfxhu9bscvsmb/heritagemonthwebstory3_2format.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1695325188/lawrencevilleorg/fqxhx4dgfxhu9bscvsmb/heritagemonthwebstory3_2format.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1695325188/lawrencevilleorg/fqxhx4dgfxhu9bscvsmb/heritagemonthwebstory3_2format.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1695325188/lawrencevilleorg/fqxhx4dgfxhu9bscvsmb/heritagemonthwebstory3_2format.jpg","width":2200}])
At their September 21 all-School meeting, Lawrentians welcomed Marissa Gutierrez-Vicario, founder and executive director of ARTE (Art and Resistance Through Education).
![Girls' varsity tennis wins 2023 Mercer County Tournament]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695303817/lawrencevilleorg/xzxrukr2ptrm63skth5z/GVTWinsMCT.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695303817/lawrencevilleorg/xzxrukr2ptrm63skth5z/GVTWinsMCT.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1695303817/lawrencevilleorg/xzxrukr2ptrm63skth5z/GVTWinsMCT.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1695303817/lawrencevilleorg/xzxrukr2ptrm63skth5z/GVTWinsMCT.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1695303817/lawrencevilleorg/xzxrukr2ptrm63skth5z/GVTWinsMCT.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1695303817/lawrencevilleorg/xzxrukr2ptrm63skth5z/GVTWinsMCT.jpg","width":2200}])
In only their second official contest of the season, girls’ varsity tennis brought home some hardware from the Mercer County Tournament yesterday.
![Taksh Gupta '25]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695136088/lawrencevilleorg/lrsqxvij266y2ynxymfa/TakshGupta25.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695136088/lawrencevilleorg/lrsqxvij266y2ynxymfa/TakshGupta25.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1695136088/lawrencevilleorg/lrsqxvij266y2ynxymfa/TakshGupta25.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1695136088/lawrencevilleorg/lrsqxvij266y2ynxymfa/TakshGupta25.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1695136088/lawrencevilleorg/lrsqxvij266y2ynxymfa/TakshGupta25.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1695136088/lawrencevilleorg/lrsqxvij266y2ynxymfa/TakshGupta25.jpg","width":2200}])
By William Huang ‘24
High school teams are often led by their most experienced student-athletes, but Lawrenceville’s boys’ cross country squad decided to honor two Fourth Formers this year, co-captains Taksh Gupta and Luke Pometti. Big Red Sports Reporter William Huang ’24 profiles Gupta for this story.
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Campus and Location
Life at Lawrenceville means more than just having access to inspiring people, invaluable resources, and beautiful facilities. It means having access to some of the top historic and cultural destinations in the world. Situated near New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C., Lawrenceville offers a wealth of learning experiences beyond the classroom.
