The Lawrence
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | The Lawrenceville School |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Headquarters | Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Website | www.thelawrence.org |
The Lawrence, founded 1881, is the third oldest high school newspaper in America[citation needed] and the newspaper of The Lawrenceville School. Published weekly, The Lawrence acts as a forum for the school community, both on and off-campus. It consists of 5 sections: news, opinions, arts, features, and sports, along with a weekly editorial.
Honors and awards
The Lawrence has won numerous awards over the years, including the Columbia Journalism Award in many consecutive years.[1] In 2019, the Lawrence also won an editorial award from Youth Journalism International.[2]
Recent Leadership
| Year | Board | Editor-in-Chief | Managing Editor | News Editor(s) | Opinions Editor(s) | Sports Editor(s) | Arts Editor(s) | Features Editor(s) | Web Editor(s) | Graphics Editor | Photo Editor(s) | Associate Editor | Copy Editors | Other | Faculty Advisors |
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| 2020 | 140 | Isabelle Lee | Eric Morais | Christine Cheng | Jupiter Huang and Lucia Wetherill | Gabriel Gaw and Jack Hallinan | Angel Zhang | Avigna Ramachandran | Alper Canberk | Min Kim | Ankita Suri | Grayson Miller | Josh Cigoianu and Carina Li | Mr. David Figueroa-Ortiz and Dr. Marta Napiorkowska | |
| 2019 | 139 | Jefferey Cai | Shriya Annamaneni | Anika Bagaria | Eric Zhu | Gabriel Gaw and Eric Morais | Deven Kinney | Shreya Kumar | Areeq Hasan | Jeffrey Tao | Divya Sammeta | Deven Kinney | Avigna Ramachandran and Jasmine Zhang | Mr. David Figueroa-Ortiz and Dr. Marta Napiorkowska | |
| 2018 | 138 | Linda Li | Ivy Zhang | Eden Fesseha | Katherine Xiong and Kate Liu | Nico Ellis | Sean Lee | Scarlet Au | Kevin Shao | Brandon Li | Alex Baker | Hunter Korn | Anika Bagaria and Allison Chou | Jillian Medina- Spotlight Editor | Mr. David Figueroa-Ortiz and Dr. Marta Napiorkowska |
| 2017 | 137 | James Wellemeyer | Tiffany Thomas | Hadley Copeland | Grace Blaxill and Isabel Karohl | Alex Yang | Adrian Schwalbe | Bianca Mangravite | Alexander Sukach and Kevin Shao | Alvaro Barrera | Vanya Tandon | Tiffany Thomas | Ivy Zhang, Katherine Xiong, and Sonia Shah | Bianca Mangravite-Spilled Milk Editor
and Fiona Gould-Head Artist |
Mr. David Figueroa-Ortiz and Dr. Marta Napiorkowska |
| 2016 | 136 | Michael Zhao | Panos Vandris | Emily Galvin | Maia Johngren and Brian Li | Arjun Balaraman | Amulya Tadimety | Yiannis Vandris | Michael Man | Sasha Syunkova | Lisa Kim | Chisom Illogu | Ricky Williams and Grace Aaronson | Mr. David Figueroa-Ortiz and Dr. Marta Napiorkowska | |
| 2015 | 135 | Keera Annamaneni | Akash Bagaria | Trisha Mukherjee | Richard Wang | Vincent Li | Anna Milliken | James Stevenson | Kyle Fram | Charlie Han | Clarice Lee | Amelia Smith | Jinwan Cho and Michael Zhao | A.J. Ryan-Business Manager | Mr. David Figueroa-Ortiz and Dr. Marta Napiorkowska |
| 2014 | 134 | Sammy Bhatia | Neil Menghani | Jason Zhang | Anuj Krishnamurthy | Nick Wey | Veena Bhagavathi | Elizabeth Beckman | Eric Chen | Lily Kwon | Esther Baek | David Xin | Dennis Duan Aulden Foltz | George Lankas-Business Manager
and Clarice Lee-Head Photographer |
Mr. David Figueroa-Ortiz and Dr. Marta Napiorkowska |
| 2013 | 133 | Tresa Joseph | Shubhankar Chhokra (Executive Editor) | Jonathan R. Marrow | Andreas Vandris | Madison Ochs | Yasmeen Mahayni | Carla Tuan | Rosa Lee | Clara Lee | Ashely Suan | Kyle D’Souza and Mark D. Scerbo | Mr. Lawrence Filippone and Mrs. Debra Larson |
Notable alumni
- Peter Elkind '76, editor-at-large at Fortune Magazine, author of The Smartest Guys in the Room[3]
- Bob Ryan '64, sportswriter for the Boston Globe and ESPN contributor[4]
- Marcus Mabry '85, International business editor for The New York Times[5]
- Scott Wilson, deputy national editor for the Washington Post, former Chief White House Correspondent.[6]
- Nicholas Nehamas '07, investigative reporter for The Miami Herald, part of the team of Miami Herald investigative reporters that was awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting, former Lawrence opinion editor. [7]
- Joseph Tsai '82, Taiwanese-Canadian billionaire businessman, co-founder and executive vice chairman of Alibaba Group; former sports editor of The Lawrence.
See also
References
- ^ "Student Clubs at Lawrenceville". lawrenceville.org. The Lawrenceville School. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "2014 YJI Contest Winners". youthjournalism.org. Youth Journalism International. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Bio of Elkind Peter". aeispeakers.com. American Entertainment International Speakers Bureau. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ Zhang, Karen. "Q and A with Sports Writer Bob Ryan '62". thelawrence.org. The Lawrence. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Masthead". digitalarchives.lawrenceville.org. The Lawrenceville School. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Scott Willson: About". www.washingtonpost.com. Washington Post. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Nick Nehamas '07 wins Pulitzer for Panama Papers reporting". Retrieved 8 May 2017.