Saturday, December 21
The Lawrenceville School's weekly newspaper.
Features
Chill Fashion: Tips from the Pros
With the weather beginning to drop in Lawrenceville, a fashionable sense of style has become more difficult to sustain as our outfits increasingly consist of puffer jackets and out-of- dress-code...
Sundays @ Lawrenceville
At Lawrenceville, where everyone has classes at least five days a week and many have athletic commitments on Saturdays, Sundays are the only day of rest. Whether they be sleeping...
Dia de Los Muertos: A Celebration of the Dead
On November 2, Latinos Unidos, a Latino student affinity group, hosted a sugar-skull-making exploration in celebration of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Similar to various other...
Little Women Adaptations and American Feminism
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women has been massively successful since its publication in the late 1860s. The book follows the four March sisters (Amy, Beth, Jo, and Meg) from childhood...
Making the Most of Consultation
Consultation allows students to fit in last-minute study sessions and ask questions about a post-lab report. Knowing how to manage the fleeting 35 minutes can be a difficult task to...
Behind the Scenes of School Meeting Performances
Lawrenceville's sprawling campus, with its many academic buildings and dormitories, often means that students are scattered throughout the day. It’s rare for the entire student body to come together outside...
A Deli-cious Tale: The Lawrenceville Sandwich Co.
The new face on Main Street, The Lawrenceville Sandwich Company, has caused much a stir among students and locals alike. Opened on October 9, the...
Saturday Socializing: Invite-A-Houses
With the transition away from Saturday school, the proliferation of Invite-a-Houses has resurfaced in every III and IV Form student’s agenda. From poker to speed-dating, Invite-a-House events offer students the...
Breaking Out Of Routine
Before arriving at Lawrenceville, I craved ‘excitement.’ Every day was a new opportunity to explore passions and venture into social gatherings, and I would constantly rely on that instigation of...
Seasonal Lawrenceville: All Things Fall
Isabelle Lee ’27 and Esha Desai ’28
As the leaves turn from shades of green to hues of red and orange, the chilly breeze of the fall season has slowly overcome the warm summer air at Lawrenceville. ...
Lawrenceville's Busiest Bees
Home to some of the world’s most studious students, fervent athletes, and dedicated club leaders, Lawrenceville has some busy bees. Even after class ends, if you take a stroll around...
College Visit Conundrum
With Fall Term comes pumpkin-spiced everything, new students, as well as incredible stress for the V Form class. That’s right—it’s college application season. As students...
Highlights from this Year’s Welles Award Projects
Created in memory of William Bouton Welles ’71, the William Welles Award is one of Lawrenceville’s many opportunities for students to pursue their passion and direct an independent study in...
Spotlight On: 2024-2025 Prefects
Dorothy Lee ’26 and Vivian Blessing ’27
Vivian Blessing '27 Maddie McIntyre ’25 is a day student prefect in the Dawes House. Since August, she has embraced this new role and told...
New Faces at the 'ville: Karen Hinkley
As we kick off the new school year, we welcome some new faces to campus. Many are new students, but several new faculty members, such...
Lawrenceville’s Mighty Mascot: Larrie the Bulldog
Before this year, Lawrenceville’s school spirit revolved around the concept of “Big Red,” a slogan that had no mascot to embody our school. Just recently, Tripp Welbourne H’58 P’21 ’24...
Orientation Reflections
Last Saturday, the 2024 orientation concluded with a victory for the Boys’ Varsity Football team—and Lawrenceville as a whole. Every member of the Lawrenceville community had...
To: Mrs. Buckles, From: The Lawrence CXLIII & CXLIV
If one person could embody liveliness and spirit, it would be Mrs. Buckles. For the past four years, Mrs. Buckles has been both the heart...
Faculty Tribute: David Laws
Najja King ’25 and Tenjiwe Sithole ’25
Where do I begin? The man, the myth, the legend: Dr. Laws. At first glance, Dr. Laws may appear to be an ordinary scientist; however, when...
Mindful Shopping at Valentina
Light pours in through the wide front windows, adding a glimmer to the shiny, gold-clasped vintage bags hanging from every other corner. Flowers lie in...
Faculty Tribute: Isaiah Chery
Jackson Dancy ’24 and Hunter Cassidy ’24
We vividly remember arriving on the first day of preseason, which started with a team meeting to introduce the new staff. Although Mr. Chery, later...
Faculty Tribute: Elizabeth Buckles
I first met Mrs. Buckles through Zoom in the fall of 2020. Seven months into the pandemic, I had grown accustomed to the monotonous nature...
Faculty Tribute: Greg Buckles
Leo De Giorgi ’24 and Nicole Halucka ’26
Having spent countless hours in the Mackenzie Administration Building, I have come to know Dean Buckles as a beacon of positivity and warm energy. Many...
Faculty Tribute: Champ Atlee
Mr. Atlee is a living legend. For over six decades, Atlee’s presence has graced our school, leaving an indelible mark as the Head Baseball Coach,...
Faculty Tribute: Ben Wright
To me and all of my teammates, Mr. Wright is much more than a coach. He’s a mentor, teacher, motivator, and someone we all look...
Faculty Tribute: Curtis Phillips
Mr. Phillips has been my biggest inspiration this year. As my advisor, he always pushed me to put my best foot forward every day by...
Faculty Tribute: Gabrielle Lescadre
From the moment I met Ms. Lescadre, I knew I wanted to become best friends. From our silly conversations about Harry Potter and Periwig, to...
Faculty Tribute: Jason Leong
During his time at Lawrenceville, Mr. Leong was one of the greatest teachers and advisors a student could come across. It was evident that he...
A Day for Community Bonding
On Wednesday, May 8, Lawrenceville held its annual Community Day, an opportunity for current students and alumni to come together over the theme, “Life Stories:...
Field Trips: A Unique Way to Learn
In most American elementary and middle schools, field trips are a staple of every year. They bring the excitement of leaving the classroom and exploring a...
Senior Profile: Ava Jahn '24
A leader, mentor, athlete, and scholar: V Former Ava Jahn embodies the Lawrenceville spirit as a pivotal member of the community who inspires others to...
Rhythms of Concentration
Angel Xin ’26 and Celestine Sutter ’27
Picture this: a silent library, scattered with laser-focused students and homework galore. But on further inspection, what do you see? That’s right, a passel of...
The House Decision Experience
As the school year winds down, rising III Formers anxiously wait to find out which House they will call home for the next two (or even...
Detention...Dread?
To many, Saturday night detention sounds dreadful. For others, the night spent chipping away at assignments presents itself as an “inconvenient” study hall as opposed...
A History of Lawrenceville’s Academic Schedules
Lawrenceville has been growing and changing ever since its establishment in 1810. One of the most important aspects of the institution’s day-to-day functions is its...
Bridging Education and Farming at the Big Red Farm
Picture the juicy tomatoes and crispy lettuce on your paninis and the sweet maple syrup drizzling your french toast at the dining hall—these are only...
Culture Shock: The International Student Experience
Catarina Correa ’26 and Suzie Nguyen ’26
The boarding school experience for international students at Lawrenceville felt like a dream straight out of an Enid Blyton book. With our friends and family,...
Senior Profile: Henry Metz '24
When the percussion set is on the School Meeting stage, every Lawrentian knows to look forward to Henry Metz ’24 playing an electric beat. With...
A Guide to Ace Your AP Exams
Advanced Placement (AP) exams are college-level standardized exams designed to measure one’s mastery of the content and skills related to the tested subject. Although not...
Blossoming Joy: The Magic of Spring
The English language has a plethora of idioms anticipating the arrival of spring, from “spring has sprung” to “March goes in like a lion and...
Flavorful Zen: Ooika Matcha
“Irasshaimase!” the barista exclaims to every customer as they step in the door. This greeting, which means “welcome to our store” is a trademark of...
Senior Profile: Garrett Heffern '24
Garrett Heffern ’24 is a versatile individual: an Opinions Editor of the 143rd Lawrence Board, a Merrill Scholar, and a Woodhull House prefect. Describing campus...
Navigating Scheduling Day
Scheduling Day is a hectic time; picking classes that are rigorous enough and fitting while also managing a healthy work-play balance can be difficult for students....
From Passion to Action: Behind the Scenes of LCAPs
Before graduating, every Lawrentian must complete a set of community service requirements, which include one Lawrenceville Community Action Project, otherwise known as an LCAP. Of...
Leading the Boat with the Teeleys
Crew is notoriously a difficult sport, but how does one’s experience change when their coach is also their mom? The Teeleys, an elite mother-daughter...
Senior Profile: Jane Atkinson '24
“Caring, friendly, and thoughtful.” These are the words II Formers Rory Laubach and Selena Yu used to describe Jane Atkinson ’24, a Dawes House prefect...
Learning from the Legacy: Younger Siblings at Lawrenceville
“Always go to consultation. Take advantage of the Bowl. Join clubs early. And please, don’t be annoying in Harkness.” These are just a fraction of...
Hearing from Harkness Travel Trips
Italy: STEM and Design During the days leading up to spring break, Annabelle Yao ’26 could not wait for her Harkness Trip to Italy. This...
Your Guide to Effective Time Management
Under the intense pressure of extracurricular activities at Lawrenceville, it is undoubtedly every Lawrentian’s worst nightmare to return to their House at night with no...
Senior Profile: Sonia Singhal '24
As Spring Term commences, Lawrenceville begins to bid farewell to its V Form class. Each V Former has contributed something special to Lawrenceville during their...
Behind the Tsai Field House
The goal of building the Tsai Field House is not simply to renovate Lawrenceville’s dining and athletic facilities or updating old structures—the project is also...
Finding Wellness in Winter Wonderland
It is no surprise to anyone that Lawrenceville is a rigorous school. Students are held to high standards in all respects of life, but the...
Sick with Senioritis
Every year, thousands of seniors across the United States contract “senioritis”—if feelings of decreased motivation and vanished discipline plague students during their final year at...
Lawrenceville’s Senior Day Send-Off Spectacle
As their final year at Lawrenceville nears the end, V Formers slowly say goodbye to the communities they have helped build and maintain at school....
Cross-Culture Learning: Keio School Exchange
Each year, Lawrenceville hosts a number of students from Japan through the Keio School Exchange Scholarship. These students spend a portion of their winter learning...
Lawrenceville’s Lunar New Year
Originating from China’s Shang Dynasty, Lunar New Year (LNY) is widely celebrated throughout East and Southeast Asia and has been brought to America. Lunar New...
Inside Kennedy’s Rent-a-Friend
Each House at Lawrenceville has many special traditions, yet one that stands out among all is the Kennedy House’s annual Rent-a-Friend in January. The program...
Electives Centered Around Black History
Reclaiming the Black Body Taught by Stuart Robertson ’11 H’18 & Cameron Brickhouse A popular interdisciplinary course, “Reclaiming the Black Body: A Cultural History on...
The History Behind House Olympics
Ellie Turchetta ’25 and Clementine Sutter ’25
When asked about their favorite Lawrenceville tradition, most Lawrentians immediately jump to House Olympics: Images of their first Saturday back on campus, filled with house...
Faculty Profile: Max Maxwell
Less than 60 years ago, Lawrenceville’s first Black teacher arrived on campus. Roland Hence, a teacher who previously worked at Trenton Junior High, worked in...
The Lawrenceville School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
The Lawrenceville School of Witchcraft and Wizardry—known as the most prestigious school for wizards and witches in North America—rivals Hogwarts, its British counterpart. Even as a...
Lawrenceville School’s Ancient Wonders
On the hallowed grounds of the Lawrenceville School, where students have trod since the dawn of time in 1810, there are certain relics on campus...
A Tourist’s Guide to Princeton
Princeton University students bustle down the streets, shoppers lug their bags onto their shoulders to make it to their next destination, restaurants diverse in flavor...
Sustainability Internships
With paid internships at the Big Red Farm or through Restoration Ecology, opportunities to support Lawrenceville sustainability are very accessible to students. The Big Red...
Inside BRSN
The Big Red Sports Network (BRSN) is a Lawrenceville co-curricular that allows students to report on sports teams and highlight athletic events. BRSN allows athletes...
The Luxury of Seniority
Being a V Former comes with lots of freedom and new privileges. After being set free from stricter underformer rules, V Formers have less structure...
Starbucks: A Winter Wonderland
Main Street has been covered by heavy coatings of snow for the past week—with possibly the highest local snowfall seen in the past two years....
To Snow or Not to Snow
Winter Term at Lawrenceville tends to feel like a hectic and overloaded few months—often seeming to be a never-ending trickling stream of major assignments. When...
The Top Five Tips for Mastering Wok-Making
The wok station—an arena of Tsai where chefs of various abilities create sizzling symphonies of flavors and practice their culinary prowess dancing with the fiery...
From Dawn to Dusk: Day in the Life of Head of School Murray
Everyone at Lawrenceville knows him—Steve Murray H ’54’ 55’ 63’ 65’ 16’ P’16’22. No one else can imagine taking on the role of Head of...
The Transition into the College Counseling Journey
As college application season comes close to an end for the V Formers, the process has just begun for the Class of 2025. The starting...
Empowering Students: Eduardo Hernández’s Approach to Advising
At Lawrenceville, the role of an advisor is not solely about academic guidance, but is rather about forming an close relationship with their advisees that...
A Behind-the-Scenes Look into Smeeting
Every Thursday, Lawrentians file into the Kirby Arts Center for School Meeting, or more informally, “Smeeting,” but very few understand all the time and effort...
Running Strong: Lawrenceville’s Girls’ Indoor Track and Field 4x400 Meter Relay Team
After the December 2023 New Balance Nationals, the Girls’ Indoor Track and Field 4x400 Meter Relay Team ranked second in the nation and first in...
Pizza and Connection at TJ’s Pizza & Pasta
Luke Puricelli ’25 and Bunny Henault-Bassett ’26
TJ’s Pizza & Pasta, commonly abbreviated as TJ’s, is a casual Italian restaurant on Main Street right across from Lawrenceville. For as long as members...
Learning Across the Globe: Lawrenceville’s 2024 Harkness Travel Programming
Mia Masserio ’25 and Helen Chang ’26
During the spring and summer breaks, the Lawrenceville School coordinates trips all over the world for students with special focuses such as cultural appreciation, service...
Hallway Rules at The Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville can be quite difficult to navigate. Not academically. Not socially. Literally. Walking from class to class presents a set of challenges that every Lawrentian must pass before graduating. Never...
The Dynamics of Stress Strains
Returning students waste no time explaining to new students the horrors of the academically infamous Turkey Term: back-to-back major assignments and winter sports pick up...
A Reflection of the Lawrenceville Experience
As the holiday season begins, a feeling of nostalgia and recollection has dawned on campus. For the V Formers, this marks the start of their many “lasts” at Lawrenceville. Reflecting...
Boarders vs. Day Students
The Lawrenceville School, the place we call home, is not everyone’s actual home. We are a boarding and day preparatory school, so there are about...
Champ Atlee: A Legacy of Poetry and Teaching
Not many at Lawrenceville have seen the School through its ups, downs, and roundabouts—one individual who can undoubtedly claim this honor is Champ Atlee ’62 H...
Conquering the Hill: Hill Day 2023
This past Saturday on November 4, Lawrenceville athletes and students alike boarded buses headed for Pottstown, Pennsylvania, where the infamous Hill School sits atop a hill...
II Formers Learned to Climb the Hill
This past Saturday, the school community traveled to Pottstown, Pennsylvania to watch Big Red’s sports teams participate in Hill Day, a core Lawrenceville tradition dating...
Counting Sheep or Counting A’s at Lawrenceville
Sleep is one of the most important bodily functions—a known fact from childhood, perpetually ingrained into our heads by parents, guardians, and teachers hoping to...
A Look into Spirit Week
Sophie Cheng ’24 and Charles Potter ’25
Last week, Lawrentians showed their excitement for Hill Day through Spirit Week, where students were encouraged to wear themed outfits to classes. Student Council picked a...
Celebrating the Festival of Lights
On Monday, November 6, the Hindu Students Organization (HSO) hosted a Diwali celebration in front of the Edith Memorial Chapel. Diwali is a five-day Hindu celebration...
Zaheer Ali Interviewed for PBS Documentary
Lawrenceville’s commitment to social justice and its vibrant landscape is once again being featured on the big screen. Partially filmed on the School’s picturesque campus,...
A Summer of Scholars
The Lawrenceville School offers four exciting academic scholars programs that students may apply for each summer. These scholarly programs include: the Heely Scholars (Historical Research),...
Math Club Calculates the Formula for Success
Throughout the course of the year, Lawrenceville’s Math Club participates in a wide array of math competitions. On Tuesday, October 17, V Former Alec Wang...
Character and Community at The Island School
As a respected international research and education organization, The Island School is an institution known by many students on Lawrenceville’s campus. Students undergo a transformative...
Reigniting Tradition & Building Community with Latinos Unidos
A leading presence on the Lawrenceville campus celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month is Latinos Unidos. Co-advised by Josefina Ayllón-Ayllón and Laura Noboa-Berman, Latinos Unidos is an...
Alumni Reflection
Lawrenceville taught me to find creative ways to celebrate and share my culture with others. Being a Latina at Lawrenceville, a predominantly white institution, taught me...
Sushi Live at the Bathhouse
Deb sends the all-school email. The clock strikes noon. The mad dash begins. Every Thursday, countless students flee from their E-period class, arriving at the...
Electivos Latinos
Lawrenceville offers a wide array of electives for students to explore Latin American or Hispanic heritage and politics. Ally Calderon ’24, president of Latinos Unidos,...
Addressing the Dress Code
Lawrenceville is filled with diverse students who express themselves in distinct ways across all aspects of school life: through the art they create, the poetry they write, the stories they...
Inside Report: Acacia Resturant on Main Street
Main Street and its lively business are a vital part of the Lawrenceville campus and community. From Starbucks to The Gingered Peach, each business has something unique to offer. The...
Operation Varsity Blues & Supreme Court Decision
For decades, the United States has been acclaimed for holding the most elite system of higher education schools? institutions? in the world. Looking at global university rankings alone, the United...
Inside the World of Fac-Brats
Amidst the diverse student population of The Lawrenceville School hailing from near and far, there exists a small but special population of faculty children. You...