Year-End Events
Celebrating the Class of 2025
Photos of year-end events will be available on the School’s Flickr page, and several events will be live streamed.
Induction and Pinning Ceremony
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
5:00 p.m.
Kirby Arts Center
Reception will Follow Ceremony
The Lawrenceville Alumni Association will induct its newest members – the Class of 2025 – at the Fifth Form Pinning Ceremony, where leaders of the Alumni Council will address the Fifth Form and formally welcome them to the alumni community. This tradition symbolizes the transition for Lawrentians from students to alumni. Fifth Formers will each invite an alum or faculty member who was formative in their Lawrenceville experience to be their "pinner." At the Pinning, the alumni and faculty pinners will present their Fifth Formers with the traditional black and red rosette. Fifth Formers and their pinners are invited to enjoy refreshments on the KAC steps after the ceremony. Fifth Form attendance is required.
Prom
Thursday, May 22, 2025
An evening of dinner and dancing for our Fifth Form students.
Pre-Prom
5 - 6:30 p.m.
Kirby Arts Center
Parents are invited to photograph their students as they arrive for Prom.
Watch the Red Carpet Live Stream
Post Pre-Prom Parent Reception
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Abbott Dining Hall
Prom
6:30 p.m. - 3:00 a.m.
Hoboken, NJ and NYC Harbor
Sailing from 9 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Fifth Form students and their guests only.
Fifth Form Prize Ceremony and Baccalaureate
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Fifth Form Prize Ceremony
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Kirby Arts Center
The School honors select Fifth Formers for distinguished excellence in academics, athletics, leadership, service, and other areas of School life. A reception in the Kirby Art Center lobby will follow from 3:30-4:40 p.m.
Fifth Form students and their guests are welcome. View the live stream via this link. The live stream will also be shown in person in the Heely Room in Woods Memorial Hall.
Baccalaureate
5 - 6 p.m.
Edith Memorial Chapel
At Baccalaureate ("crowns with laurels"), Lawrenceville celebrates Fifth Formers for the many ways they have shaped the School community. Traditionally a religious service, there are readings and prayers from various faith traditions. The Head of School addresses the graduating class and The Lawrentians (Lawrenceville's select choir) sing "Omnia Sol" to complete the ceremony.
Fifth Form students only. View the live stream via this link. The live stream will also be shown in person in the Heely Room in Woods Memorial Hall.
Buffet Dinner
6 - 7 p.m.
Abbott Dining Hall
Fifth Form students, their guests, and faculty are welcome. RSVP required by May 15.
Rose Ceremony
9 - 9:30 a.m.
Kirby Math and Science Center Patio
Immediately prior to Commencement, each member of the graduating class receives a rose from their Fifth Form, Circle, or Crescent Head of House. This is a special moment for faculty and students to show their appreciation for each other before beginning Commencement ceremonies.
Fifth Form students only. Professional photos will be shared.
Commencement
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
The Bowl
The Lawrenceville School will celebrate the Class of 2025 during its 215th Commencement. Lawrentians return to the area on campus where most began their Lawrenceville careers - the Bowl - to receive their diplomas from Head of School Steve Murray and congratulations from Jonathan G. Weiss '75, president of the School's Board of Trustees. Two of Lawrenceville's highest honors are awarded: The Edward Sutliffe Brainard Prize (is given annually by the faculty to the Fifth Form student whom the faculty holds in the highest esteem) and The Trustees' Cup (awarded annually by the Head of School on behalf of the Board of Trustees to that student who has most influenced the School for good). Commencement is also the time when students hear from their Class Valedictorian, who addresses the graduates, their families, and friends.
Fifth Form students, their guests (up to 12 guests per student), faculty, staff, and Underformers are welcome. View the live stream via this link. The live stream will also be shown in person in the Kirby Arts Center theater.
Commencement Lunch
12 p.m.
The Grove
Fifth Form students, their guests, and faculty are welcome.
Click here to download a PDF copy of the commencement invitation that was sent by mail.