Lawrence High School (New Jersey)
Lawrence High School is a four-year public high school in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, serving grades 9-12 as part of the Lawrence Township Public Schools. The high school is a collection of very diverse students and was has been ranked in the top 75 high schools in New Jersey. It was built in the early 1960s. The school currently ranks number 62 in the state out of over 300 public high schools.
The school colors are Red and white. The school mascot is the Spread eagle.
A major renonvation project of LHS was begun in June 2004 These renovations include a new cafeteria, new state of the art music facilities, several new science labs & classrooms, and a new media center. The addition to LHS is scheduled to be completed in 2007.
Despite this fact, Lawrence has been overcrowded as of late with students from other townships. During a transition between periods, the halls of the school are often packed to the point of students having to force their way through the crowds in order to make class on time. A recent addition to the school with a whole new wing and a cafeteria due to open late 2006, as well as trailers placed temporarily outside the building, has eased the population a bit.
Curriculum
Lawrence High School offers numerous honors and Advanced Placement classes including AP U.S. History, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Music Theory, AP English, AP Calculus, AP European History and AP Government and Politics. The High School also offers Cisco I and II, a certified networking course from Cisco Systems.
Extracurricular activities
The school has a very strong athletics program that includes some very successful teams. Lawrence High's most successful teams are: Football, Field Hockey, Track, Basketball, Swimming, Tennis and Golf. Lawrence High also features many successful clubs, such as Drama, Newspaper, OP Smile, and Mock Trial. The High School is also home to a Science Olympiad team, which has proceeded to the State level the past two years. Lawrence High School has a superb performing arts department. The music program at Lawrence High School has been ranked as one of the top 100 music communities in America. The music program includes numerous instrumental and choral groups. Among the most popular instrumental groups is the Red Scare which is a unorthodox marching band.
Administration
- Principal - Mr. Donald Proffit
- Assistant Principal - Mr. Dave Milinowicz
- Assistant Principal - Ms. Mindy Milavsky
- Assistant Principal - Mr. Jonathan Dauber
- Director of Athletics - Mr. Ken Mason
- Main Nurse:Terra Dichoff
"Red Scare" marching band
The Lawrence High School "Red Scare" Marching Band is the school's marching band. The non-traditional marching band provides entertainment at school football games, local parades, competitions and in cities across the country, including San Francisco and Washington, DC.
The "Red Scare" was established in September 2001. They have been increasingly popular among marching band audiences and have numerous musicians in their band who have performed at the Region and State Level.
The band makes use of non-traditional instruments such as garbage cans in their routines. Red Scare's main goal is to entertain and sometimes even involve the audience in each and every show. In addition, the band's field show is different every week. The program's main focus is to let the students govern most major decisions in how they want the band to be.
Main Nurse:Terra Dichoff
Noted alumni and faculty
- Patricia Russo, current CEO and Chairman of Lucent Technologies
- Jon Stewart, comedian and host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show.
- Magician Raymond Teller of Penn and Teller taught Latin at the school.