Wednesday, March 29
The Lawrenceville School's weekly newspaper.
Features
The Revival of Robotics
It’s 3:26 AM in the morning. Today is February 12. Today is the day the team finds out if we qualify for states. I can’t sleep. Not even a year...
Sentimental Reflections on a Mound of Dirt
Every day, hordes of Lawrentians embark on the two-way trek across the mud-ridden swamp between the Bunn Library and the Kirby Math and Science Center (KMSC). Why? Whether their stampede...
Meet Lawrenceville's Most Outdoorsy Guy: A Profile on John Hughes
Do you ever wonder who advises the Ropes Course Instructors, or who manages the Harkness Travel Programs? What about who oversees Lawrenceville’s School Camp (or “SCAMP”) every summer? One faculty...
Backstage With the Periwig Tech Crew
Before every theatrical production, Lawrenceville’s tech crew prepares the set, props, lights, sound, and cues for every shift happening behind the scenes weeks before opening night, ensuring that everything runs...
Get Into a Top Notch College: What, Like It's Hard?
The key to getting into college is simple: You just have to be the best at everything. What? You dare scoff at me, child? It’s not the easiest task! If...
From Korea to Ohio: Celebrating Family Across the World
Lawrenceville’s diverse student body and individuals’ unique perspectives are one of the best aspects of our community; and with this variety of backgrounds comes a variety of unique ways to...
The Dos and Don'ts of Social Media at Lawrenceville
In 2022, social media has a large role in everyday life. Its great impact on society changes the ways people interact with each other and adds many unwritten rules that...
Patients of the Office: The Trainer's Community
All of a sudden, you feel the pain. Your lunge was stretched too far. Your overhead catch landed funny. Your chronic study hall slouch starts to catch up on you....
How to Succeed: Mind and Body
Succeeding at Lawrenceville takes a certain kind of mindset. After a year and a half at the School, I'm still spending an hour each Sunday trying to decide on which...
Uncovering Traditions of Old and New Hill Day
Pepsi and Coca-Cola,; the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics,; Ford and Ferrari. None of these rivalries have lasted as long as the one between Lawrenceville and Hill. Dating...
Lawrenceville’s Rumor Mill: Untangling the Grapevine
Arya Vishwakarma ’25 and Harini Venkatesh ’25
In a school community as tightly-knit as Lawrenceville’s, information spreads like wildfire. Rumors spread during nights at the House, in passing conversations, or in between classes, making their way across...
Healthy Eating Habits to Fuel Your Body at Lawrenceville
Amidst Lawrentians’ busy routines of academics, athletics, and extracurriculars, it is so important to get enough food to nourish and energize ourselves for the school day. Coming back to boarding...
It’s Not Summer Anymore: How to Fall at Lawrenceville
The air smells of pumpkin spice and everything nice. The leaves crunch under your feet as you step over dying flower beds. A chill is in the air and everyone...
Seeing Double: The Twins of Lawrenceville
Angel Xin ’26 and Stephanie Schloss ’26
Are twins naturally drawn to Lawrenceville? It may seem so, as there are more than 10 pairs on campus. Twins do a lot of sharing, bringing up some interesting questions:...
What "I'm So Stressed" Looks Like Across The Forms
Students at Lawrenceville have the tough task of juggling a rigorous course load alongside significant athletic commitments and extracurricular involvement. How does this balancing act change and evolve over the...
The Untold Story of Lawrenceville’s Second Head of School
Built in 1814 on land purchased for $25, the Hamill House is the oldest building on campus. In 1885, the building was renamed after Samuel McClintock Hamill, the longest-serving Head...
Checking on Mental Health: Managing Stress at Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville, as an academically rigorous and socially demanding school, can often induce stress for many students on campus. Whether it’s an important paper, a difficult test, or a sticky social...
Haunted Harkness Hallucinations
A student is woken by silence. The eerie quietness of her room shoots fear into her veins, pumping sensation through her blood and into her shaking hands. Goosebumps race down...
How To: Weekend At Lawrenceville
Weekends at Lawrenceville tend to provide a pause from the frantic energy produced in a six-day week. While many day students venture home to have a day of normalcy, boarders...
Lawrentians’ Coming Out Stories
In honor of National Coming Out Day, observed every October 11, The Lawrence is publishing several Lawrenceville students’ coming out stories, some named and others anonymous. While we typically do...
Catching Campus’s Most Famous Critters
The black squirrels commonly found around campus may not actually be as much of an enigma as they seem. These are actually eastern gray squirrels with a genetic condition that...
Ropes Course Instructors: What it Takes to Don the Yellow Shirt
With their yellow shirts and unrelenting positivity at dawn on a Sunday morning, the Ropes Course Instructors (RCIs) spearhead a number of important social activities throughout the school year. Leading...
Unraveling The Expansive Career of Gus Hedberg
The 2022-2023 school year marks Gus Hedberg’s H’03 P’96 ’00 31st year at The Lawrenceville School. From his rendezvous as a faculty advisor for The Lawrence to his “humiliating” downfall...
Best V Form Electives: From Baseball to Flies
Doing Philosophy with the Movie • Doing Philosophy with the Movies, taught by English Teacher Maggie Ray, is a highly requested V Form English elective which landed first on many ...
School Supplies: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
School shopping—one of the most important reasons to go to Target—often gets forgotten until late in the summer; some students will even resort to last minute purchases at the Jigger...
Nothing Drowsy About This Year's Drowsy Chaperone
Long before the curtain rises, the cast and crew of the Periwig Club have been giving their all to put on a truly magical performance. On October 20 and 21,...
Dining Hall Debate: The Best Place to Grub
From the V Form’s Abbott Dining Roomthat resembles Hogwarts’ Great Hall to the sequestered strobe-lit cafeteria where II Formers make first introductions and friendships, Lawrentians have various eating spaces to...
The Mysterious Life of a Fac-Brat
Roaming around campus, in the midst of boarders from afar and day students from but a short drive away, there exists a special group of students: the faculty kids. Although...
A First Look at The Frosh: Get to Know the Class of ’26
Etna Morita-Priola Etna Morita-Priola ’26 is a boarder from Greenwich Village, New York City. In addition to being fluent in Italian, Japanese, and English, she is currently learning Spanish. Morita-Priola...
Finding a Home in Your House
Two summers before a pandemic swept the world off its feet, two summers before we experienced the unprecedented, two summers before I came to Lawrenceville in the wild throes of...
Club Spotlight: What Does it Take to Run a Club?
With over 200 student-led clubs on campus, extracurricular life is a vital aspect of the Lawrenceville experience. Whether it be a publication, community service initiative, or an affinity group, there...
Picture Perfect Pumpkin Pastries
As students begin to ease into the new school year, dropping temperatures and a change of seasons indicate one of the most important events at Lawrenceville: the release of fall-flavored...
The Principles of the Principal Expectations
The 2022-23 school year at Lawrenceville has marked significant new changes to school policy and the Disciplinary Committee (DC) process, as the School hopes to make trust, communication, and support...
The Oyster of Our Eye: Reintroducing Pearl
Hey there Lawrenceville, Long time no see. You may be surprised to hear from me again considering my farewell letter last year, but you will be happy to know that...
Your First Look at the Class of ’23's New Prefects
By the time this year’s Underformers had arrived on campus, roughly 60 V Formers had already spent a weekend at the School preparing for their upcoming duties.Playing an imperative role...
The Beginning of the End: The Last First Day
Ashley Wang ’23 and Kelly Lu ’23
As I awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, I found myself transformed in my bed into some indescribable, alien creature. I tried to put a name to my new exoskeleton—the...
Looking Forward: The New Year's New Dreams
As the new school year kicks into gear, there’s plenty to look forward to. We finally get to wave goodbye to COVID-19 guidelines and move on to a more normal...
Summer Spotlight: From Hutchins to Machu Picchu
One of my goals this past summer was to reset and find a healthy balance between challenging myself and relaxation. I had the opportunity to participate in the Hutchins Scholars...
Summer Spotlight: Immersion Learning in France
Immersing yourself in a different culture teaches you more about a language than any four-walled classroom ever could. This past summer, I had the opportunity to travel to France with...
Lawrentians Tour the World: 2022 Spring Harkness Travels
Elisabeth Clements ’22, Kyle Baek ’22, and Andrew Chen ’23
Sardinia, Italy Elisabeth Clements ’22 Over spring break, I had the privilege of traveling around Italy and learning about the slow food movement. The trip was the perfect balance of...
Spring Has Sprung: Sports, Social life, & So Much More
Jackie Williams ’24 and Jane Rubenstein ’24
After enduring another brutal winter, Lawrentians are excited to make the drastic shift into the Spring Term and leave the frigid days behind. With beloved campus-wide events coming up, everyone...