LHS Students Accepted to Urban Teacher Academy

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Two Lawrence High School Students Accepted to Urban Teacher Academy 

Lawrence High School juniors Jordyn Jelstrom and Aleya Nelson were accepted to attend the 2012 Urban Teacher Academy at The College of New Jersey. The Urban Teacher Academy is an intensive, two-week summer program designed to attract students to teaching in high poverty schools and/or high shortage subject areas through exposure to a curriculum and practicum experiences that focus on teaching in these environments. Fifty-one students from over 20 area schools were selected to attend. Admission is based on GPA, essays, and teacher recommendations.

Published Author Visits Eldridge Park Elementary School

Kaia Dyckman, Eldridge Park Elementary School student, and school librarian Michele Immordino invited Kaia's mother, Ame Dyckman, to speak to second- and third-graders about her love for writing, her new book, and becoming a published author. The visit tied into Mrs. Immordino's library lessons.

Ms. Dyckman's book “Boy and Bot” was recently by published by Random House, with illustrations by Dan Yaccarino, an acclaimed author and illustrator himself. “Boy and Bot” is a charming story about the friendship that sparks between a boy and a robot. Their adventures help them to realize that despite their similarities and differences, they can still remain good friends.

Ms. Dyckman also signed books purchased by the students and distributed “Boy and Bot” wristbands to the whole school. The book is available for purchase at your favorite bookseller.

Lawrence High School Students Qualify for National Merit Scholarship Program

Lawrence High School's Michael Baicker, Rithvick Bhagwati, Irene Connelly, Frank DiMartino, Joseph Donoghue, Daniel Green, Richard Liu, Rebecca Masih, Jan-Lucas Ott, Jeremy Savarin, and Darius Teng met the requirements to enter the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. With a Selection Index score of 200 or above, each of these students is among the 50,000 highest-scoring participants of 1.5 million program entrants. Of the 50,000 students recognized at this level, 16,000 will be named National Merit Program semifinalists and approximately 34,000 will be named Commended Scholars.

Jeremy Savarin Selected for Boys State Program

Jeremy Savarin was selected by the local American Legion post to participate as a delegate in the Boys State program for one week at Rider University this summer. As one of 850 delegates, Jeremy, , will learn about various aspects of the political process including: the political units of government and their function; the branches of government and their jurisdictions, and the functions of political parties and their role in the political process.

Lawrence High School Students “Get Real”

In May Lawrence High School students in business education classes attended a "Reality Fair" in the LHS library. Hopewell and Ewing students also participated in the program at LHS, made possible, at no charge, by New Jersey Credit Unions. The fair gave hands-on experience in which students, after identifying their career choice and starting salaries, were provided a budget sheet requiring them to live within their monthly salary while paying for basics such as housing, utilities, transportation, clothing, and food. Of course, there were many temptations for additional spending and students needed to learn to balance their wants and needs to live on their own. After students visited all the booths, they balanced their budget and then sat down with a financial counselor to review their standing (see photo in the media box above). This was a unique opportunity for each student to experience some of the financial challenges they will face when they start life on their own.

Lawrence Intermediate School Students Featured in "Beyond Recycling" Video

Click here to watch the “Beyond Recycling” video that was taped by Classroom Close-Up in Lawrence Intermediate School showing students in Jessica Heller's classroom working with Maureen Huffernan, director of arts and education for Young Audiences New Jersey.

Attention Upcoming Seventh Grade Parents

Mark these dates on your calendar now:

• June 8 - Parent Orientation 10 to 11:15 a.m.
• August 28 - Student Orientation 9 to 11:30 a.m.
• August 28 - Parent Orientation 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• Back-to-School Nights: Sept. 12 and Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.