The Breen PK students have been learning about “light” and its various forms.  As a culminating activity, they created luminaries and we set them up around the school as a “luminary path” and students and teachers walked the path together.

Teammates celebrate a great play as our Lawrence Lancer Boys Basketball Team moves on in Playoffs to the Round of 8. In a game where scoring stayed close all night, they defeated local rival Central Catholic 55-53 to get the victory. Congratulations to the team, and good luck in the next round. 

Lancers play next at Babson College in Wellesley, MA against Catholic Memorial this Friday, March 8 at 6:30pm. 

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In collaboration between Merrimack College and our 6th grade staff, the Bruce School hosted its first “LEAP into STEM” night for our 6th grade students and families last Thursday.

The fifth grade students at the Alexander B. Bruce had an exciting visit to our local Concord Museum in Concord, MA to examine colonial American artifacts and learn about early colonial life.

Hennessey School students learned about and created their own communities during February Acceleration Academy. During Art class they are having fun painting and decorating the Box City buildings.

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Hillary MacDonald, a first year wrestler and Sophomore beat the #1 seed at 165lbs to become the 1st Lawrence Lancer Girls Wrestler to capture an All State title.  Hillary beat Earlyn Figueroa of East Longmeadow in the finals by a pin in 44 seconds in the first period to capture the win at the Girls All State Wrestling Tournament. She is also the first D1 Girls Champ in that weight class for Lawrence.  
  
Daniela Garcia, a first year freshman, took 5th overall at 126lbs.  She qualified by earning 2nd place in the earlier D1 event.
  
Katelyn Belanger, also a first year wrestler and 9th grader in Abbott, also won the D1 championship in the 145 pound class.

Lots of training and hard work paid off for these girls! Congratulations to all!

Good luck to Hillary as she continues on to the New Englands in Providence next weekend.

During the February Acceleration Academy, students in 10GA created projects based on one of three books they read. Projects ranged from slide presentations to relevant song playlists and boardgames about the characters and books. 

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Fifth Grade students at Oliver Elementary spent the week traveling back in time to 1912 to research and study the Lawrence Textile Mill Strike. Through reading Bread and Roses, Too and analyzing primary sources from the Public Library and the Heritage State Park, students learned the impact the strike had on the community. As a culmination of their learning students wrote narratives from different perspectives of the strike and made loaves of bread. 

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Gear Up hosted the annual Trade and Career Fair for students at Lawrence High School. Thirty training schools and employers participated by sharing information about many careers such as HVAC, Electrician, Plumbing, Healthcare, Manufacgturing and more.

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South Lawrence East Elementary school danced the night away on Friday, February 9th. Happy Valentine's Day!