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Year-End Events
Celebrating the Class of 2024
Pinning Ceremony
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
5:00 p.m.
Kirby Arts Center
The Lawrenceville Alumni Association will welcome its newest members – the Class of 2024 – at the Induction and Pinning Ceremony. The Fifth Form will hear from the Alumni Association Executive Leadership. Fifth Formers will be pinned with a black and red rosette by either an alum or a member of the faculty or staff who was formative in their Lawrenceville experience. This event symbolizes the transition for Lawrentians from students to alumni.
Prom
Thursday, May 23, 2024
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 and to attend a small reception as they depart campus. The reception will be hosted from 6:45 - 8 p.m. on the Abbott Dining Hall patio.
Watch the Red Carpet Live Stream
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 25, 2024
Fifth Form Prize Ceremony
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
The Bowl Tent
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 Kirby Arts Center theater.
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 Kirby Arts Center theater. View the service program here.
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 2024 during its 214th 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. View the event program here.
Commencement Lunch
12 p.m.
The Grove
Fifth Form students, their guests, and faculty are welcome.