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Jane Ferguson ’04 discussed her career as a multi-award winning journalist with Lawrentians as part of the School’s Capstone Lecture Series.

The latest installment of the “Senior Share” panel, which gives Fifth Form Lawrentians a chance to share their life experiences, was held on May 7.

Congratulations to Lawrenceville’s newest Heely Scholars!

Dean of Academics David Laws was the latest speaker in the “What Matters to Me and Why?” series sponsored by the Religious Life Council.

On April 24, Lawrentians Laila Bell ’21, Kelsie Choi ’22, Thalia Honorat ‘24, Kyle Mayers ‘23 Maryam Mian ‘24, and William Murray ’21 attended (virtually) the first New Jersey Students of Color Conference.

Today, Lawrenceville launches the largest fundraising campaign in its history, Emerge Transformed: The Campaign for Lawrenceville.

If you’re ever going to be shipwrecked on the proverbial desert island, Alex Liang ’21 may be the guy you want with you.

Congratulations to John Weaver ’21, selected by his classmates as the 2021 Aurelian Speaker. The honor is given to a student of “sterling character, high scholarship, and forceful leadership” whom Lawrentians hold in “the highest regard.”

The Class of 2021 has selected English teacher Pier Kooistra as its Faculty Speaker.

The Lawrenceville School is pleased to announce the 2021-22 Joshua L. Miner Ropes Course Instructors.

The team is playing in honor of Lawrenceville School nurses Beth Cicchino, R.N., and Amy Larson, R.N.

What advice would Kristin Li ’21 offer her pre-pandemic self? What superpower would she like to have?

Ingrid Guo ’21 founded the Women in Business at Lawrenceville Club (WIB@L) only two years ago and it and has since grown to be one of Lawrenceville’s largest student organizations, and the biggest all-female club on campus.

Last week, Lawrenceville students visited local nonprofit HomeFront to help sort and stock diapers for the organization's 2021 Diaper Challenge.

In a highly competitive April 22 match, the Stanley and combined Carter/Stephens handball teams tied seven-all in a House matchup.

At The Lawrenceville School, students find that they can create meaningful change at any age and in any way they can imagine.

What would Paschal Nwako ’24 want with him if he found himself shipwrecked on a desert island? What never fails to make him laugh?

Lawrenceville wraps up its Pride Week celebration today with two events.

On a Monday evening during a regular school year, the McClellan House porch would be mobbed with students dancing to music, tossing a frisbee, and sipping on delicious McClellan Milkshakes which raised money for SEGA (Secondary Education for Girls’ Advancement) in Tanzania.

Charlotte Bednar ’22 blasted a 15:52.10 in the 5K, lowering her own New Jersey state record and moving into the top five all-time nationally for high school girls.

Earlier this month, 18 members of the Lawrenceville Model United Nations (MUN) team debated solutions to various global issues at an online conference called Dartmouth Model United Nations.

Earlier today, The Lawrenceville School announced a series of Community Conversations to provide a dedicated space for students to process current events both within and outside Lawrenceville.

Congratulations to Fifth Formers Danica Bajaj and Zack Finacchio, both selected to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program, which recognizes students who have demonstrated outstanding potential to become great leaders in college and beyond.

Lawrenceville’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) leads the School’s annual celebration of Pride Week beginning today.

This week, Lawrentians gathered to engage in emotional support around recent traumatic and tragic events.

Masks on and legs firing, Lawrenceville’s track and field team raced, relayed, and long-jumped into their first interscholastic competition against the Hill School on April 8.

What Lawrenceville class does Merrill Scholar Christine Cheng ’21 name has her favorite?

Every year, to celebrate the life and work of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Lawrentians take a day off from the academic school day to engage with their community in different ways.

On April 7, the Big Red varsity softball team defeated Blair Academy 7-0 at home, breaking Lawrenceville’s nine game losing streak against Bucs.

On Monday, April 5th, renowned journalist and author Fareed Zakaria delivered the first talk of Lawrenceville’s annual Capstone Lecture series.

On April 9, Fifth Formers shared their Lawrenceville experience with the community as a part of this spring’s Senior Stories series.

Congratulations to Fourth Former Annie Katz, elected by the student body as the next Lawrenceville School President.

The Lawrenceville School will soon be expanding student outdoor learning opportunities through a new land stewardship plan.

Who does Andrew Boanoh ’23 want to meet around a Harkness table? What’s his favorite book? And why is he taking Latin?

Congratulations to Kylan Tatum ’21, recipient of the Mercer Street Friends Generational Leadership Award.

Claire Robbins ’24 has a book she can’t put down – what is it?

Ready, set, go … register for the annual Big Red Race!

Fourth Former Kiera Duffy's time of 5:05.79 set a new School record in the girls’ outdoor one mile run.

The Lawrenceville School has appointed Emilie Davis Kosoff, who currently serves as the School’s associate dean of students, as its dean of faculty effective July 1, 2021.

When the pandemic began a year ago, many of us hit the “pause” button on our lives as we tried to figure out how to stay safe and adapt to a new normal. Not Drew Pagilia ’22 and his sister, Heather!

If Dhruv Khurjekar ’22 could travel back in time, where would he go? (Hint: He’ll need some polyester pants, earth shoes, and maybe a mood ring.)

Lawrenceville’s sixth annual BioBlitz is on!

Legendary CBS Evening News Anchor Walter Cronkite once said, “Journalism is what we need to make democracy work.” But what, exactly, is journalism in 2021?

Kudos to Connor King ’22, who has achieved the Boy Scouts of America’s highest rank, Eagle Scout.

What’s the goal for Lawrenceville’s 2021 girls’ varsity golf team?

As Lawrentians gathered for the first School Meeting after spring break on March 17, Head of School Steve Murray and School President Soleil Saint-Cyr shared messages denouncing violence against members of the Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander communities.

Who are the two “superwomen” in Fifth Former Chelsea Wang’s life? What message would she give her pre-pandemic self?

Buy us some peanuts and cracker jacks – Lawrenceville softball is finally back!

Congratulations to Alper Canberk ’21 and Areeq Hasan ’20, members of team that placed first among undergraduate university students at the New York University-IBM Qiskit Hackathon on Quantum Computing.

What should fans expect this spring from the boys' varsity track & field squad?

Lawrentians Andrew Noviello '23 and Alex Xia '23 have received Gold One ratings for their performances in the Inaugural New Jersey State Solo & Ensemble Festival.

Big Red boys’ varsity golf is ready to tee off the 2021 season!

Big Red Sports Network Reporter Jupiter Huang ’21 finds out how the boys’ varsity tennis team plans to ace the 2021 season.

Take us out to the ballgame!

Today, Lawrenceville is extending an invitation to an extraordinary group of applicants that the School looks forward to welcoming as Lawrentians in the fall.

What’s the best Lawrenceville class Avigna Ramachandram ’21 has taken?

Learn all about squash sensation Isabelle Tilney-Sandberg '21!

Congratulations to science teacher John L. Clark on his collaborative publication, "Gesneriaceae of the Pichincha Province of Ecuador."

Fifth Former Aidan Jalili has been a talented member of the Lawrenceville swim team since his Second Form year and is now a team captain.

Lawrenceville offers classes in a number of languages, including Chinese, French, Greek, Latin, Python, Spanish … Python?

Fourth Formers Charlotte Bednar, Kiera Duffy, and Allison Haworth joined hundreds of runners from around the country to participate in the Adidas Indoor Nationals.

The Lawrenceville School has appointed Devondra McMillan as its Dean of Students effective July 1, 2021.

Members of Lawrenceville’s staff are known for their dedication to making the School welcoming, safe, beautiful, and effective learning environment for all community members.

Does Roddy Atwood ’22 have the best answer ever to our “shipwrecked” question?

Kylan Tatum '21, Lauren Zhang '22, and Sophia Sachar '22 organized and hosted Lawrenceville's third annual TEDxLawrencevilleSchool event, titled "Embracing Authenticity."

Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills, co-authors of “If These Stones Could Talk: African American Presence in the Hopewell Valley, Sourland Mountain and Surrounding Areas of New Jersey” recently spoke with Lawrentians.

The Lawrenceville School has named Alison Easterling as its Dean of Academics, effective July 1, 2021.

Michael Yu ’21 is a three-year varsity football player who played the corner back position for Big Red.

Lawrenceville’s squash program welcomed a special guest speaker, Becca Thomas, a mental conditioning coach at IMG Academy, via Zoom on Feb 9, 2021.

Gia Massari ‘21 and Sydney McCormack ‘21 have stepped up to the challenge of leading the Big Red girls’ varsity ice hockey team in a fully virtual setting.

The fabulous annual Trashion Show challenges students and their respective Houses to plan and assemble an outfit…..made entirely from trash!

The Lawrentian, Lawrenceville’s quarterly alumni magazine, was honored with a 2021 CASE District II Accolades Grand Gold Award in profile writing.

WinterFest, Lawrenceville’s student-directed performing arts festival, begins tonight!

Ian August (Bunn Library Outreach Services Assistant and Lawrenceville School Student Activities Assistant Coordinator) is a recipient of a 2021 Playwriting Fellowship.

Lawrenceville’s track and field coaching staff met with Harvard Coach Marc Mangiacotti to discuss the principles behind the 400-meter race.

Once the pandemic is over, where would Kajal Dongre ’22 like to travel?

Big Red is sending the best of the best off to the NCAA!

With theatres shuttered around the globe and artists looking for ways to present their work, Emily Hammond ’23 is ahead of the curve.

From January 21 to 24, 11 members of Lawrenceville’s Model United Nations team attended the annual Yale Model UN Conference.

Last month, Periwig presented its second play of the new Jean S. Stephens Play Reading Series, “This is a Test” by Stephen Gregg.

The Lawrenceville School has scheduled a host of Black History Month celebrations – and more are to come!

Marcia Ojo ‘21 has been a passionate and hard-working soccer player since she first began the sport many years ago.

*Update: Read more about Saint-Cyr in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, and New Jersey 101.5

What advice would Scarlett Turnbull ’23 give her pre-pandemic self?

It’s no surprise that, even at age 12, Steve Laubach (Director of Sustainability/science teacher) was already thinking about the environment.

Big Red Sports Network reporter Maggie Blundin ’24 sat down (via Zoom) with Daphne Volpp ’24.

Register today for History teacher Erik Chaput’s virtual talk on the Thomas Wilson Door and the 1842 rebellion that bears his name.

What’s it like to be captain of the Big Red boys’ varsity hockey team?

Construction on the new Tsai Field House continues on schedule!

Will we see English teacher Sujin Seo moonwalking through Mem when we return to campus?

If you could spend a summer pursuing any academic interest – anywhere in the world – what would you study and where would you go?

Lawrenceville mathematics teacher and Assistant Head of Hamill House George Negroponte shares his thoughts on being a Big Red wrestling coach.

The Society for Science has announced that Michael Zhang ’21 is among the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2021.

Director of Teaching, Learning, and External Partnerships Dana Kooistra coaches one of the most popular extracurriculars for the winter term: yoga.

Mathematics teacher. Kennedy Assistant Head of House. Assistant Indoor Track Coach. Ian Mook has a very busy Lawrenceville schedule! Has the pandemic taught him anything about time management? Who would he most like to switch lives with for a day? This and more in this week’s 5 Questions 4.

Amelia Devine ‘21 has been a spirited and tenacious member of the Lawrenceville swim team since she joined the community as a Third Former.

Hutchins Scholar Lauren Zhang ’22 has been selected as the youngest speaker to present research at the international TechConnect World Innovation Conference.