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On November 7 at School meeting, U.S. Marine veteran, business owner and member of the Council of Foreign Relations Mansoor Shams addressed the Lawrenceville community on his work combating bigotry and Islamophobia.

The 2019 Weeden Lecture, delivered by Joanne B. Freeman, the Class of 1954 Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University, reminded Lawrentians that matters in Congress could always be worse.

Lawrenceville is pleased to present its 2019 Report of Giving, which recognizes the generosity of alumni, parents, grandparents, faculty, staff and friends during the 2018-2019 fiscal year.

Read about new faculty and staff, Lawrenceville's new alumni network and more in the Virtus Semper Viridis Fall 2019 Issue, an electronic newsletter from Lawrenceville’s Alumni and Development Office.

 

Jasmine Barco ’20, Lawrenceville’s girls’ varsity soccer team goalie, talks about how she started playing the sport and what she looks forward to this season.

Congratulations to Fifth Formers Shriya Annamaneni, Miranda Cai, Praneel Chakraborty, Aileen Cui, Ashley Duraiswamy, Vincent Huang, Dami Kim, Deven Kinney, Liana Raguso, and Nicholas Zhou.

Head Master Steve Murray addressed Lawrentians, encouraging them to embrace opportunities to “test [their] mettle.”

Head Master Steve Murray announced the School’s top House prizes yesterday at Lawrenceville’s 2019 Convocation ceremony.

Congratulations to Amy Aririguzoh ’20, who placed fourth in the AAU Junior Olympic Games girls’ high jump competition. Aririguzoh reached 5’7” in the 17-18 girls’ final, where she faced off against 50 competitors.

If Ben Hammond, Lawrenceville’s chief financial officer and secretary to the Board of Trustees, could meet any fictional character, who would it be? What super power would he like to have? Find out this and more in 5 Questions 4.

Christmas in July? Sure, why not? 

Eye opening. Mind-blowing. Really cool. Are Lawrentians talking about the latest “Spiderman” movie? No – they’re that enthusiastic about the 2019 New Jersey Scholars Program (NJSP).

Can Andrew Lau ’21 get his final paper done in just a few hours? Watch his humorous look at a surprise exam in “The Assignment,” created in Lawrenceville’s Film class.

Listen (and watch) “The Sound of Work,” a one-minute look at homework procrastination by Ricky Alzati Amano ’21, created in Lawrenceville’s Film class.

Enjoy this performance of “Stone Cold” by Haaris Mian ’19.

Can you sum up an entire “Day in the Life of a Lawrenceville Student” in only a minute? Kate Reilly ’21 did – check out her video, created in Lawrenceville’s Film class.

The balls and bats are packed away. The pitchers mound is empty. But Big Red baseball is still swinging!

We’re kicking off Film Fridays with this one minute piece, “Never Mistake Motion for Action,” created by Thacher Smith ’20 in Lawrenceville’s Film class.

The School is pleased to honor members of the Class of 2019 who will continue their careers as student-athletes at some of the nation's best colleges and universities.

It’s official! Introducing the 2019-20 Lawrenceville School Student Council!

And the 2019 Lawrenceville BioBlitz winner is … Brandon Li ’19! A three-time winner (2016, 2017, and 2019), Li identified 652 species in the 2019 competition.

She’s usually behind the scenes of Periwig productions, but we’re putting her in the spotlight today! Meet Anushka Agarawala ‘20, newly selected to the Tour Guide Council, and find out why she loves tech crew, what musician she’ll recommend if you ask, and where she’d love to travel. All this and more in this week’s 5 Questions 4.

Photography and collaborative research by Science Master John Clark have made the cover of the May issue of the International Journal of Plant Sciences.

Aidan Kane ‘20 talks about Lawrenceville’s boys’ varsity team baseball team, his love of the New York Yankees, and what pro player he tries to emulate.

Even before she began matriculating at The Lawrenceville School, Hilary Cronheim ’03 knew she loved museums. As a Lawrenceville student she spent weekends wandering through the nearby Princeton Art Museum, and she wrote a student’s gallery guide to the museum as a Fourth Former. Now Cronheim is at the helm of the oldest sports museum in the country, the United States Golf Association’s (USGA) Golf Museum.

Congratulations to Fifth Formers Kevin Xiao and Dev Chhokra, selected as Lawrenceville’s 2019 Valedictorian and Aurelian Speaker, respectively. Read more about both of these outstanding students in stories from The Lawrence.

Second Former Lina Olazabal has already made her mark on Lawrenceville girls’ varsity golf team, where she is currently ranked second on the squad.

Lindsay Kucker ’19, co-captain of the girls’ varsity softball team, tells us about her athletic career and goals she has for the team this year.

Fourth Formers Jimmy Chen and Stephanie Owusu came to today’s School Meeting expecting to be informed and entertained. They didn’t anticipate receiving one of Lawrenceville’s most prestigious awards.

As Editor-in-Chief of The Lawrence, what journalist would Jefferey Cai ’20 most like to emulate? Who does he really want to interview? Find out this and more in 5 Questions 4.

On May 4, Lawrenceville commemorated the 23rd anniversary of the presentation of the Masters Awards with tributes to three former masters.

History and Religion Master Robert C. Ainspac H’76 P’77 ’85 (posthumously), English Master Joel Greenberg H’77 ’13 P’93 and Mathematics and Science Master Colonel David E. Schorr H’88 ’97 ’02 P’80 ’82 ’88 GP’97 ’09 ’12 ’17 joined the ranks of 49 faculty colleagues who have been similarly recognized since the awards were first presented in 1996.

Meet Lara Hensler’ 22, goalie for the girls’ junior varsity lacrosse team. Hensler has been playing lax since she was a kindergarten student, moving into goal as a seventh grader.

Jasmine Zhang is a Fourth Former who has played on the Lawrenceville girls’ varsity golf team since her freshman year. She loves the team atmosphere and hopes to use her experience to guide her younger teammates.

Tash Wray ’19 has one of the toughest jobs on the Student Council: Vice President for Honor and Discipline. What has she learned from being a part of the Disciplinary Committee? Who has had the biggest impact on her life? And what magic spell would she love to learn? All this and more in 5 Questions 4.

Anika Bagaria’s ’20 stories about why she created Prevention by Attention (PBA) are hard - but important - to hear.

Ten years after starting Tour de Force at Lawrenceville, Katya Danko ’09 has launched her own dance company.

Five Big Red varsity baseball players graduated last year, but the team’s younger athletes are stepping up to the plate. Team Captain Kenneth Garcia ’19 is leading the charge.

Lawrenceville’s boys and girls relay runners have earned spots in the prestigious Penn and New Balance Outdoor Nationals, respectively.

Serena Chen ‘19, captain of the girls’ varsity golf team, is on a mission to reclaim Big Red’s status as both MAPL and Mercer County Tournament champion this year.

Prefect, team captain, singer … Cameron Desnoes ’19 does it all at Lawrenceville. But what talent does he wish he had? Find out this and more in this week’s 5 Questions 4.

Elizabeth Denny ’02 hosts an exhibition by Luke Diiorio ’02 at her gallery in New York City.

Darling served in the Marines for more than two decades and is the author of “24 Hours inside the President’s Bunker.”

Petra Kovács ’21 recently represented her native Hungary, then a Hungarian-based nonprofit, The Hero Square Initiative, at two international summits.

The season’s over, but the honors keep rolling in for the Big Red boys’ varsity ice hockey team.

Lawrenceville has earned charter membership, the highest honor a school can achieve, as part of the National Speech and Debate Association.

. Counselors for the annual Lawrenceville Performing Arts Camp (LPAC) have been selected and are eager to get started – even if they do need to wait until July.

The 138^th Board of The Lawrence is pleased to announce the selection of the 139^th Board, which will begin its tenure in the spring term.

Lawrenceville girls finished first and the boys second at the 2019 Prep Fencing Championships, held Feb. 13 at The Hun School.

Barnes is among only 50 New Jerseyans recognized on Max N.J. Regional First and Second Teams for her outstanding field hockey play.

Pack up your shoes, Christian Louboutin. Put those Oscar-nominated costumes back in the warehouse, Ruth E. Carter. Lawrenceville’s fashion designers have got you beat with clothing that’s both gorgeous and sustainable.

Lawrenceville's is hosting it's annual fundraiser for the St. Baldrick's Foundation on Thursday, February 21^st – and you can help.

As part of Lawrenceville’s celebration of Black History Month, the School’s student Hallelujah! worship group will welcome the Rev. Violet L. D. Lee to campus on February 10, 5:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend this service in the Edith Memorial Chapel.

Four of the 12 articles in the winter issue of the VSV online newsletter pay tribute to veteran or new faculty and administrators.

Documentaries by two Fifth Formers have been accepted for screening at prestigious film festivals.

Congratulations to the latest members of the Class of 2019 who have announced they will continue their careers as student-athletes at some of the world’s finest colleges and universities!

Lawrenceville scored in 11 of 13 contested events, defeating competitors from 12 other high schools.

Parents of all current Lawrenceville students: Please join English Master Bill Williams for a discussion of “Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do,” by Claude M. Steele.

Kate Monihan ’19 earned a silver medal competing for Team USA at the U18 International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championships in Obihiro, Japan.