Tag: Lawrence High School
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MCT Diving Championship: Lawver wins second boys diving championship; Williamson becomes new girls diving champion
Hun School senior Rowland Lawver repeated as boys diving champion and Notre Dame High School sophomore Violet Williamson became the newest girls diving champion when the Mercer County Tournament (MCT) returned for its 52nd year. In 2021, the County Dive Championship meet did not take place. The 2022 MCT Dive Championship, which occurred at The…
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Superintendent provides continued updates about handgun incident at high school
Aiming to squash rumors about the Dec. 8 incident in which a Lawrence High School student brought a loaded handgun to school, school district officials have reached out to parents to outline the steps that are being taken to protect students and staff. In a Dec. 14 letter to the school community, Superintendent of Schools…
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Lawrence school district officials rule out installing metal detectors at schools
Lawrence Township public school district officials have ruled out installing metal detectors at the schools, in the wake of the arrest of a 15-year-old Lawrence High School student who brought a loaded handgun into school on Dec. 8. Superintendent of Schools Ross Kasun said that “as may be expected,” he received a few emails requesting…
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Opinion: Safe Storage of Guns bill is needed in New Jersey
The news that a 15-year-old brought a loaded gun on Dec. 8 to Lawrence High School is a wakeup call that mass shootings like the recent one in Michigan are also a real danger here. Iām relieved that the gun and student were quickly removed from school, preventing a potential mass shooting. However, we need…
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Lawrence High School student faces charge of bringing gun into school
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP – A 15-year-old male Lawrence High School student who allegedly brought a loaded handgun to school was apprehended today, Dec. 8, and is facing weapons offenses, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. School administrators were alerted at about 8:30 a.m. that a student may have been in possession of a weapon, police…
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Among accomplishments of Lawrence High jazz student is performing at Monterey Jazz Festival
Laura-Simone Martin is making her mark nationally on the string bass. A junior at Lawrence High School, Laura was set to perform at the Monterey Jazz Festival in Monterey, California, on Sept. 26 with the 2021 Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo, a national competition featuring six students ā one on each instrument. Her talent…
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Lawrence High School seniors adapt to change and leave ‘the nest’
Childhood’s end came on a warm, summer afternoon for the Lawrence High School Class of 2021, when the seniors came together for one last time as a class on June 16. The nearly 300 seniors gathered on the baseball diamond at Arm & Hammer Park in Trenton to mark Lawrence High School’s 53rd graduation ceremony.…
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Student launches letter-writing campaign against block scheduling at Lawrence High, citing students’ short attention spans
Concerned that block scheduling may be implemented at Lawrence High School for the 2021-22 school year, a Lawrence High School junior has launched a letter-writing campaign in opposition to it. If school district officials approve the switch to block scheduling, it would mean 90-minute classes for high school students, according to the letter that is…
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Lawrence Memorial Day parade will ‘reclaim’ ‘normalcy’
Lawrence Township’s annual Memorial Day parade is on, according to Lawrence Township officials. The parade was canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Parade marchers will step off at 10 a.m. May 29 from the Lawrence High School parking lot, then wind their way onto Darrah Lane to Birchwood Knoll and then onto Berwyn…
