Wednesday, March 29
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A Reflection on Winter Gathering
Winter Gathering is the most awaited long weekend during the Winter Term and is when parents come to campus to meet their students’ advisors, as well as attend sessions hosted...
Faculty Profile: Katherine O’Malley
Sophie Cheng ’24 and Charles Potter ’25
20 years ago, Lawrenceville welcomed Katherine O’Malley H’07 onto its campus, and she has made an impact on hundreds of students since. O’Malley teaches II Form English, multiple V Form...
Eric LeGrand Speaks at Smeeting
Nichole Jin ’24 and Helena Chen ’24
Last Thursday, Lawrenceville hosted former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand, who is now an author, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker. Having become paralyzed while making a tackle in a 2010 college...
Farewell Irwin...We'll Miss You...
Louis Park ’26, Aki Li ’25, and Charles Potter ’25
The Tsai Field House was officially opened to the Lawrenceville community on September 22, 2022. Incidentally, the date also marked the final day of operation for the Jane W. Irwin...
Faculty Profile: Rozek Takes the Stage
This year, Lawrenceville welcomed Stephen Rozek as its new Director of Instrumental Studies. Apart from working in the music department, Rozek also has also served on the duty team in...
Faculty Profile: Dr. Barnard
Nichole Jin ’24 and Helena Chen ’24
Scott Barnard has been teaching Latin at Lawrenceville since 2016. In addition to his role in the classroom, Barnard is also one of the Heads of Upper House and the...
The Hopes of Homecoming
This upcoming Saturday, November 5, members of the Lawrenceville community will attend the annual Homecoming Dance after a day of many different sports events against our rival institution, The Hill...
1619 Matters Welcome Dr. Stacey Patton to Campus
On October 13, students in English Teacher Enithie Hunter’s V Form English class, 1619 Matters: Slavery and American literature, had the opportunity to listen to Dr. Stacy Patton ’96 during...
Lawrenceville Alumni Panel: Careers in STEM
Last Friday, Lawrenceville students participated in the first iteration of the Career Series, a once-a-term program dedicated to giving students a fuller exposure to different potential career fields. The theme...
Lunch with Latinos Unidos
Lawrenceville’s Latinos Unidos club hosts weekly meetings to provide Latinx students, as well as those who take Spanish, an opportunity to practice their language and express their own culture. Co-Presidents...
Friday Afternoon Big Red Farm Markets Return
Nichole Jin ’24 and Helena Chen ’24
Each Friday, the Big Red Farm organizes a farmer’s market in front of the Kirby Arts Center where they sell their goods and produce including hot sauce, fresh vegetables, and...
National Merit Scholar Semifinalists Honored
Nichole Jin ’24 and Helena Chen ’24
Congratulations to V Formers Ben Cavanagh, Praachi Chakraborty, Julia Chiang, Satvik Dasariraju, David Gao, Alistair Lam, Andrew Noviello, Grant Shueh, Tristan Wan, Ashley Wang, and Jeb Williams on becoming Semifinalists...
Student Spotlight: Ely Hahami ’23 Published in Journal
Over the summer, Ely Hahami ’23 published an economics research paper in the International Journal of High School Research (IJHSR). Hahami shared that being recognized on the international stage was...
Slay Sarcoma Research Institute Hosts 5K Run
Nichole Jin ’24 and Helena Chen ’24
Founded by Ava Noorchashm ’23 and her family in 2012, the Slay Sarcoma Research Initiative is an organization that raises awareness and funds for research that can cure leiomyosarcoma. On...
French Club Says "Bonjour" at Mealtime Tables
On September 27, the first French lunch table was held in the Hyatt Room of the Abbott Dining Room. Hosted by the French Club, the meeting was an hour-long lunch...
Say Cheese: All School Photograph Moves to the Bowl
A picture is worth a thousand words. Photography documents the most cherished moments in a person’s life and can reproduce those moments vividly, as if entering a time machine at...
Wildlife On Campus: Eyes of Wild Comes to Lawrenceville
On September 24, members of the Lawrenceville community gathered at the Eyes of the Wild event in the Gruss Center for Art and Design. The Sustainability Council invited Eyes of...
Battle of the DJs
On Saturday, September 24, Student Council Vice President of Social Life Akeil Smith ’23 hosted the “Battle of the DJs” competition. Usually accustomed to the dances hosted in the Kirby...
Freshmen Take on the Tsai Ice Rink!
Jael Gaines ’26 and Clare Reif ’26
This past Saturday, II Formers enjoyed an evening of skating at the Second Form Skate in the new Tsai Field House Rink. The brand new skating rink is wonderful, to...
Lawrenceville Hosts First-ever Day Student Open House
Nichole Jin ’24 and Helena Chen ’24
On September 24, the Admissions Office hosted its first Day Student Open House. The event, consisting of both student-led tours and a student panel, offered potential students in the area...
Summer Belongs to Stevefest!
This past Saturday, the Stephens House hosted this year’s End of Summer Festival, led by House President Malia Zovich ’24 and Social Representative Grace Chu ’24. The festival consisted of...
A Thespian Check-in with the Periwig Club
Nichole Jin ’24 and Helena Chen ’24
The Periwig Club aims to encourage Lawrenceville students to participate in theatre and foster a passion for drama. The group is run by Co-Presidents Jack Chou ’23 and Stephanie Xu...
2022 House Olympics: And the Winner is...
Mia Kincade ’25 and Sophie Cheng ’24
On September 4, Lawrentians participated in the 19th annual House Olympics. To gain points for their House, students competed in a variety of different events, ranging from the tricycle race...
Head of School Bikes for Cancer Research
Helena Chen ’24 and Angel Xin ’26
Over the summer, Head of School Stephen Murray H’54 ’55 ’65 ’16 P’16 ’21 participated in the Pan-Mass Challenge, one of the largest athletic fundraisers in the country, for the...
Introducing Lawrenceville's New Penn Teaching Fellows
Helena Chen ’24, Sofia Bonilla ’25, and Clementine Sutter ’25
This fall, along with three other students at the University of Pennsylvania’s Independent School Teaching Residency, Jason Leong joined the Lawrenceville community, serving as a History Teaching Fellow and crew...
Tsai-Di Says Hi
Ever since the construction team arrived on the Lawrenceville campus back in Spring 2020, students and faculty alike have been anticipating the opening of the new Tsai Field House. With...
Lawrenceville Brings LPAC Back to Campus
On August 8, a group of Lawrentians returned to campus as counselors for the Lawrenceville Performing Arts Camp (LPAC), following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. An effort...
Murray Delivers Speech "On Faith"
One gray morning on the outskirts of the town of Killarney, in County Kerry, Ireland, as I stood by the side of the road with my thumb out, the skies...
Teacher Profile: Alexander Kocar
Lawrenceville welcomed Alexander Kocar this year as a new member of the history department. Kocar currently teaches Bioethics and Humanities - Cultural Studies, and he taught the elective Plato’s Republic...
Student Spotlight: Alistair Lam ’23
Alistair Lam ’23’s neuro cancer research poster was recently selected for display at the 18th Multidisciplinary Meeting for Nervous System Diseases, also known as the BRAIN 2022 Conference. Organized by...
Wonderful Wok: The Return of the Wok Bar
For those who have somehow managed to miss it, the wok bar has returned to the dining halls. The wok bar is a station in the dining halls that allows...