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Lawrence High School
Address
Map
2 Reilly Road

Cedarhurst Long Island
,
NY

USA
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoEducation for the New Millennium
School districtLawrence Public Schools
PrincipalGeoffrey Touretz
Faculty100.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,014 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.4[1]
Color(s)Gold and Royal Blue
NicknameTornados
NewspaperMental Pabulum
YearbookLawrencian
Information516-295-8007
WebsiteSchool website

Lawrence High School is a four-year public high school located in Cedarhurst on Long Island in New York, United States. It is a part of the Lawrence Public Schools, and is the district's only public high school.

Details

Work study programs are available as well as an Outward Bound program affiliated with Hofstra University. Students can earn college credit by taking college level courses in conjunction with C.W. Post College and Syracuse University. The New York State Education Commissioner has recognized the library as an "Electronic Doorway Library," one of the first libraries in the state officially designed for its pioneering use of computers and telecommunications technology.

The School mascot is the Golden Tornado. The school colors are Blue and Gold (royal blue and gold). The yearbook is called Lawrencian and the student newspaper is called Mental Pabulum. The school motto is "Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum" (lit. I never retrace my steps, i.e., "No Stepping Back").

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,014 students and 100 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 10.4.[1]

Sports

Lawrence High School won the 2012 Long Island Class II Football championship by defeating Sayville, 21-20, avenging 2011's championship game loss to the same team in a record-setting 78-61 result.

Lawrence High School won the Long Island Class II Football championship, defeating heavily favored Bellport High School 28-27 at Stony Brook University on November 25, 2006.[2] See Long Island varsity football championship team picture or this link for pictures of the championship team.

Lawrence High School's bowling team won the Conference 5 Title in the 2006 season. Lawrence High School's varsity Gymnastics team also won a conference title in 2003.

The team won the Long Island Football Championships in 1995 and 2006. In 2011 it lost a record setting 78-61 non-overtime championship game to Sayville High School. It was also runner up in the game in 1997, 2007 and 2009.

The 2011 Comedy Win Win, starring Paul Giamatti, was filmed in the Lawrence High School wrestling room.

Administration

  • Dr. Jennifer M. Lagnado - Principal
  • Roseann Epp - Assistant Principal (alumna Lawrence High School Class of 1977)
  • Sean Coffin - Assistant Principal

Notable alumni

David A. Adler (born 1947) class of 1964, author of more than 200 books including the Cam Jansen Mysteries, www.DavidAAdler.com and www.CamJansen.com.

Notable faculty

References

  1. ^ a b c d Lawrence High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 4, 2007.
  2. ^ Lawrence stuns Bellport, Newsday, November 25, 2006
  3. ^ Not the size of the dog in the fight, ESPN.com, accessed December 10, 2006
  4. ^ [1] VMware Office of the CTO Community web site.
  5. ^ [2] Brian Madden interview with Scott Davis, February 2010.
  6. ^ [3] Virtual Iron Best of Show award, Demo@15 conference 2005.
  7. ^ Marc Stuart Dreier
  8. ^ [4]
  9. ^ Richter, Allan. "MUSIC; He Found His Muse at Lawrence High School", The New York Times, August 3, 2003. Accessed March 29, 2008. " Although Mr. Hart, 59, was born in Brooklyn, he spent his teenage years in Inwood, attending Lawrence High School"
  10. ^ Marks, Peter. " AT WORK WITH: Wendy Kaufman; Snapple! Cackle! Pop! A Star Is Born", The New York Times, January 4, 1995. Accessed March 29, 2008. "That Ms. Kaufman would go says as much about her as about her devotion to Snapple. The letter, she said, took her back to the time of her own prom athe best lawrence (L.I.) High School, where, dateless, she asked her best platonic male friend to escort her."
  11. ^ Kelly, Kevin. "THE CURIOUS CAREER OF ARTHUR KOPIT", The Boston Globe, February 22, 1987. Accessed July 10, 2008.
  12. ^ Berkman, Johanna. "Steve Madden: Crisis of the Sole", New York (magazine), February 26, 2001. Accessed April 23, 2008.
  13. ^ [5]
  14. ^ Shane Olivea player profile, San Diego Chargers. Accessed June 22, 2007. "honorable mention All-America by USA Today and all-state as senior at Lawrence High School in Cedarhurst, N.Y...."
  15. ^ "Long Island Journal", New York Times, January 16, 1994, section 13LI, page 3. Accessed March 29, 2008.

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