Disturbed by inequities in the college admission process for under-resourced students that she saw before coming to Lawrenceville, history teacher Vielka Hoy decided to do something about it.

When Glenn Hutchins, a member of the Lawrenceville class of 1973, and his wife, Debbie, established the Hutchins Scholars in Science in 2010, the goal was to provide real-life research experiences that would interest top science students in careers in the field. 

He’s back! Matthew Schorr, Class of 2009, has returned to Lawrenceville as a teacher of mathematics. How does he feel that being a teacher, coach, and part of a House advisory team benefits Lawrentians? What does he love about the House system? And what superpower would he choose? All this and more in 5 Questions 4, the School’s sometimes serious, sometimes funny, quick take interview with Lawrenceville students and faculty. 

While many gardeners and groundskeepers spend countless hours and dollars to eradicate invasive species from their land, artist Eileen Ferara finds them fascinating. She focuses on these “real survivors” in her upcoming exhibit, “Uneasy Balance,” on display in Lawrenceville’s Hutchins Galleries November 27, 2023 – December 17, 2024. An opening reception with the artist will be held November 30 at 6:30 p.m.

Lawrenceville began its Veterans Day celebrations early this year, first welcoming Col. Jen Steele ’91 to address students at all-School meeting, met with a group of student leaders, and attended the Language of Leadership class. Today, the School held a ceremony at the Lawrenceville flagpole to honor current employees who have served in the U.S. military.

Big Red is sending the best of the best off to the NCAA! Today, Lawrenceville celebrates members of the Class of 2024 who have signed official NCAA National Letters of Intent and will  continue their careers as student-athletes next year at some of the nation’s finest colleges and universities.

Religion and Philosophy teacher Emma-Claire Sunday is new to Lawrenceville this year, but she’s already excited to be immersed in her student’s lives. What courses would she take if she were a Lawrentian? What would she like every prospective student to know about Lawrenceville? Find out this and more in 5 Questions 4, the School’s sometimes serious, sometimes funny, quick take interview with Lawrenceville students and faculty.

A popular 1970s sitcom featured a hapless teacher returning to his former high school to lead a remedial class dubbed the “Sweathogs.” “Welcome Back, Kotter” gave John Travolta his breakout role – before “Saturday Night Fever” – and it highlighted the difference a committed, caring teacher can make in students’ lives.

In the 2023 “Changemaker” Challenge, KidsMates Inc., a non-profit organization co-founded by Ava Martoma '25 and her brothers David and Joshua, achieved recognition as Grand Prize winner. The competition, sponsored by T-Mobile, the T-Mobile Foundation, and Ashoka, seeks initiatives driving positive change. KidsMates was selected as the "Equity in Action" category winner and will receive $15,000 in seed funding to support their efforts to facilitate communication between incarcerated parents and their families, as well as advance their advocacy work.

By Sofia Bonilla ‘24

Girls’ cross country captains, Fifth Formers Keira Lehman and Nishka Malik, have led Big Red to an impressive season this year, winning the MAPL, placing second in the NJISAA, and fourth at the Mercer County Tournament.

Doug Davis wears a lot of important hats at Lawrenceville -  he’s the Assistant Dean of Students, a history teacher, and head coach of the boys’ varsity basketball team. How do all of those roles combine to help him make the Lawrenceville experience better for students? How does Harkness enhance his teaching? And which three historical figures would he select for a Harkness discussion? Find out this and more in 5 Questions 4, the School’s sometimes serious, sometimes funny, quick take interview with Lawrenceville students and faculty.

Honors Latin students Conan Chen and Ian Lee, both Fifth Formers, presented research papers at the Classical Association of the Atlantic States (CAAS) conference earlier this month.

Mathematics Department Chair Melissa Clore is an expert with figures but not, she said, with figure drawing. What Lawrenceville class would she most like to take? How does she feel Harkness style teaching enhances her own work as an educator? And what never fails to make her laugh? Find out this and more in 5 Questions 4, the School’s sometimes serious, sometimes funny, quick take interview with Lawrenceville students and faculty.

In his second year at Lawrenceville, Latin teacher Adam Stokes is impressed by the dedication of his fellow teachers and excited about Harkness teaching. What’s his advice for prospective students? What movie character inspired him to become a Latin teacher? All this and more in 5 Questions 4 the School’s sometimes serious, sometimes funny, quick take interview with Lawrenceville students and faculty.

By Danny Concepcion ‘02

In this edition of Villeage Voices, science teacher and alum Danny Concepcion ‘02 illustrates how each of his Lawrenceville roles prepared him for the next (including fatherhood) and offers words of wisdom for new Lawrenceville families.

The Lawrenceville Performing Arts Department and the Periwig Club kick off their 131st season with this year’s fall musical, Amélie.

Students in Jennifer Mayr’s Honors Environmental Science class recently got hands-on or rather, feet-in experience, studying the sunfish population in the School’s pond.

Why was “A History of Democracy in Cases” such an important class for Avianna Zampardi ’24? What book has inspired her to step out of her comfort zone? Find out this and more in 5 Questions 4, the School’s sometimes serious, sometimes funny, quick take interview with Lawrenceville students and faculty.

Working over summer breaks, Megan Kumar ’24 created an AI program to help doctors effectively triage patients with gastrointestinal bleeding.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Big Red sank the competition at the Beast of the East tournament last weekend, winning the Flight II championship.

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.

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. 

At their September 21 all-School meeting, Lawrentians welcomed Marissa Gutierrez-Vicario, founder and executive director of ARTE (Art and Resistance Through Education).

In only their second official contest of the season, girls’ varsity tennis brought home some hardware from the Mercer County Tournament yesterday.

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.

A century ago, environmentalist Aldo Leopold (Lawrenceville School Class of 1905) walked the School’s campus and surrounding areas, carefully documenting in letters to his family home in Iowa what he found.

By Anthony Sapp Guadarrama ’25

Lawrenceville’s varsity water polo captains Sneha Kumar ’24 and Vivian Teeley '24 are said to be exemplary role models by their teammates, putting up a good fight against any competing schools.

By Sofia Bonilla ‘24

The Big Red girls’ varsity volleyball team is off to a strong start, already boasting a 2-1 record with most of the season left to excel. Big Red Sports Reporter Sofia Bonilla ‘24 spoke with head coach Katey O’Malley about her career and season predictions.

Executive Director of the Hutchins Institute for Social Justice Zaheer Ali recently attended the annual Hutchins Forum, which brings together luminaries in the social justice realm to delve into thoughtful inquiry on topics of urgency and relevance. This 2023 Forum was presented on August 17 by Glenn ’73 and Debbie Hutchins (founders of the Hutchins Family Foundation) and award-winning educator, filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, and cultural critic Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in Edgartown, Mass.

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.

In this edition of Villeage Voices, Bryce Langdon '24 addresses the importance of leaving a Lawrenceville legacy. Langdon is School President, a Hutchins Scholar in Social Justice, Co-President of the Lawrenceville Business Club, and Co-President of The Black and Asian Alliance. He is also captain of the boys’ varsity tennis team.

Lawrenceville School English teacher Maggie Ray has joined the ranks of some of the world’s most respected writers – her poem, “Bertrande de Rols: A poem for Sunday” has been published in The Atlantic.

Four new University of Pennsylvania Independent School Teaching Residency Fellows will join the Lawrenceville faculty this fall. These aspiring and early teachers are earning their master’s degrees in education while completing an intensive, two-year teaching fellowship at Lawrenceville.

The Lawrenceville School is pleased to welcome new full-time teachers to its faculty. They come from around the globe with public and private school teaching expertise in fields ranging from the arts to religion, science to Spanish, social work to political science – and so much more. One even has a parasite species named after her!

When Salzburg Global Seminar convened educators and policymakers from around the world in May 2022 to prepare a report on “The Case for Education Transformation” for the UN General Assembly, Dean of Academics Bernadette Teeley was among the participants.

Congratulations to Spanish teacher Eli Montes and Bunn Library staff member Tyler Durso-Finley ‘13, who earned top finishes at the 2023 U.S. National Championship, sponsored by the World Tang Soo Do Association, July 28-29 in Schaumburg, Ill.

“A Brush with Reality: The Mundane and Disturbing but with Hope,” an exhibit by ShinYoung An, will be on display at The Lawrenceville School’s Hutchins Galleries from September 1-October 7. A gallery reception with the artist will take place on September 14 beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Rising Fifth Formers Anabel Guerreiro, Krish Meta, and Emily Piggee are participating in a four-week resident research program in Dublin, Ireland.

Miranda DeOlden ’26, a member of the Big Red girls’ varsity soccer team, combined her passions for soccer and service to create Into the Net Soccer program, which recently won the Volunteer Service Award through IMPACT Youth Club.

By Shrikar Gopinath ’26

Shrikar Gopinath ’26 shares his experience as a 2023 Lawrenceville Restoration Ecology intern. Through this program, Lawrentians work to restore, over six days in July, the ecosystem of certain undeveloped pars of the Lawrenceville campus.

Emerge Transformed: The Campaign for Lawrenceville raised $475.7 million for School programs and priorities, making it the most successful fundraising campaign ever conducted by an independent school.