As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 871 students and 85.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1. There were 456 students (52.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 37 (4.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Work study programs are available, as is 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 the 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").
Sports
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.
Lawrence High School won the 2012 Long Island Class III football championship by defeating Sayville 21–20. Then in November 2013, Lawrence defeated Huntington 49–35 in the Class III LIC for their 2nd back-to-back title. In November 2014, Lawrence beat Sayville 40–35 and won the 2014 LIC Class III.
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.
LHS Building
The 2011 comedy Win Win, starring Paul Giamatti, was filmed in the Lawrence High School wrestling room.
^"Not the size of the dog in the fight". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2006.
^Kolker, Robert. "The Impersonator; Like Bernie Madoff, Marc Dreier bilked unsuspecting investors out of many millions of dollars. But Dreier did it with flair.", New York (magazine), April 3, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2017. "Marc Dreier seemed born to be a player. The son of a Polish war refugee who settled in Long Island, Dreier was voted most likely to succeed by his graduating class at Lawrence High School in the Five Towns."
^Bessen, Jeff. "Building a lifelong comedy laugh track; Harrison Greenbaum performs stand-up comedy", Long Island Herald, August 18, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2017. "A funny thing really did happen to Woodmere native Harrison Greenroom on his way to a mainstream profession, the Lawrence High School valedictorian and Harvard summa cum laude graduate detoured into stand-up comedy."
^Richter, Allan. "MUSIC; He Found His Muse at Lawrence High School", The New York Times, August 3, 2003. Retrieved January 15, 2017. "Although Mr. Hart, 59, was born in Brooklyn, he spent his teenage years in Inwood, attending Lawrence High School"
^Hacohen, Jonathan. "The Jon Heyman Interview: The Writer Behind the Breaking MLB Stories", MLB Reports, January 2, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2017. "Jon Heyman: At Lawrence High School on Long Island I wrote for the school newspaper, The Mental Pabulum, which is a dumb name that I think means 'food for thought'... or something like that."
^Glenn, Rhonda. "On The Early Road With Helen Hicks", USGA, December 26, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2017. "Born into a jovial and athletic family on Feb. 11, 1911, in Cedarhurst, N.Y., Hicks, like many girls, was introduced to golf by her father. Young Helen began playing at the age of 15 and improved rapidly. She won the Metropolitan Women's Golf Association Junior Girls' Championship at the same time she was starring as a basketball player for Lawrence High School."
^Marks, Peter. " AT WORK WITH: Wendy Kaufman; Snapple! Cackle! Pop! A Star Is Born", The New York Times, January 4, 1995. Retrieved 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 at Lawrence (L.I.) High School, where, dateless, she asked her best platonic male friend to escort her."
^Kelly, Kevin. "The Curious Career Of Arthur Kopit", The Boston Globe, February 22, 1987. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
^ abBessen, Jeff. "Old acquaintances becoming new friends; Class of 1965 reunites for 50-year reunion at the Woodmere Club", Long Island Herald, June 10, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017. "While they are not expected to attend the reunion, the class included Ira Magaziner, who was the senior advisor for policy development for President Bill Clinton, and Sir Gilbert Levine, a world renowned conductor who became known as 'the Pope's Maestro' due to his relationship with Pope John Paul II."
^Berkman, Johanna. "Steve Madden: Crisis of the Sole", New York (magazine), February 26, 2001. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
^Shane Olivea player profile, San Diego Chargers. Retrieved June 22, 2007. "honorable mention All-America by USA Today and all-state as senior at Lawrence High School in Cedarhurst, N.Y...."
^Coen, Andrew. " Q&A: WFAN's Evan Roberts' Persistence Paid Off; Former Five Towner and sports radio co-host talks with Patch about his successful career.", Five Towns Patch, July 25, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2017. "Woodmere native Evan Roberts has successful pursued his passion for covering sports since graduating in 2001 by serving as a co-host on WFAN's Midday Show for the last four years.... The Lawrence High School graduate has also hosted shows on Maxim Radio for Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio."
^Corby, Jane (December 6, 1940). "Her Mother, Grandmother 'Took' Broadway, So Why Shouldn't Connie Russell Be a Hit?". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. p. 6. Retrieved May 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^Koscik, Danielle (November 21, 2019). "Rapper Lil Tecca's Transition from High school Student to Chart Topping Artist". Medium. Retrieved September 26, 2020. "Tyler-Justin Anthony Sharpe grew up in Cedarhurst, Long Island right around the corner from the high school he would attend for 3 years before making it big. While at Lawrence High school he would tend to stay in the background before people worldwide knew his name."
^Solomont, E. B. (February 1, 2016). "The Closing: Michael Stern The Real Deal: The JDS wunderkind on getting kicked out of yeshiva, his latest projects and the truth about Billionaires' Row". The Real Deal (magazine). Retrieved May 22, 2017. "I got kicked out of a couple of schools and went to four different high schools. After I graduated [Lawrence High School], I basically went right to work."
^Ketcham, Diane (January 16, 1994). "LONG ISLAND JOURNAL". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
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Lawrence High School is a four year public high school located in Cedarhurst New York and is a part of Lawrence Public Schools and is the district s only public high school Lawrence High SchoolAddress2 Reilly RoadCedarhurst Nassau County New York 11516United StatesInformationTypePublic High SchoolMotto Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum Established1960School districtLawrence Public SchoolsNCES School ID3616830 1 PrincipalJennifer Lagnado PappFaculty85 8 FTEs 1 Grades9 12Enrollment871 as of 2018 19 1 Student to teacher ratio10 2 1 1 Color s Royal Blue GoldNicknameGolden TornadoesNewspaperMental PabulumYearbookLawrencianWebsitelawrencehighschool wbr lawrence wbr orgAs of the 2018 19 school year the school had an enrollment of 871 students and 85 8 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student teacher ratio of 10 2 1 There were 456 students 52 4 of enrollment eligible for free lunch and 37 4 2 of students eligible for reduced cost lunch 1 Contents 1 Details 2 Sports 3 Notable alumni 4 Notable faculty 5 References 6 External links 7 Alumni linksDetails EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lawrence High School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Work study programs are available as is 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 the 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 Sports EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lawrence High School Cedarhurst New York news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 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 Lawrence High School won the 2012 Long Island Class III football championship by defeating Sayville 21 20 Then in November 2013 Lawrence defeated Huntington 49 35 in the Class III LIC for their 2nd back to back title In November 2014 Lawrence beat Sayville 40 35 and won the 2014 LIC Class III 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 LHS BuildingThe 2011 comedy Win Win starring Paul Giamatti was filmed in the Lawrence High School wrestling room Notable alumni EditLyle Alzado 1949 1992 NFL defensive tackle for Oakland Raiders and Denver Broncos 3 Marc Stuart Dreier born 1950 lawyer who was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in 2009 for committing investment fraud using a Ponzi scheme 4 Harrison Greenbaum born 1986 comedian magician and Andy Kaufman Award winner 5 Mickey Hart born 1943 Grateful Dead percussionist 6 Jon Heyman born 1961 baseball writer 7 Helen Hicks 1911 1974 pro golfer one of 13 co founders of LPGA in 1950 8 Wendy Kaufman born 1958 best known for her commercial appearance as Wendy the Snapple Lady 9 Michael Kimmel born 1951 author professor sociologist gender activist citation needed Arthur L Kopit born 1937 playwright 10 Frederic Lebow born 1956 screenwriter While You Were Sleeping citation needed Gilbert Levine born 1948 conductor 11 Shawn Levy writer born 1961 author journalist poet citation needed Peggy Lipton born 1946 actress citation needed Steve Madden born 1958 shoe designer 12 Ira Magaziner born 1947 class of 1965 aide to President Bill Clinton 11 Shane Olivea 1981 2022 starting NFL offensive tackle for San Diego Chargers 13 Evan Roberts born 1983 sports radio personality who co hosted Joe amp Evan with Joe Benigno and Carton amp Roberts with Craig Carton 14 Phyllis Rose born 1942 class of 1960 professor Wesleyan University author Parallel Lives The Year of Reading Proust citation needed Connie Russell 1923 1990 singer and actress 15 Aaron Russo 1943 2007 1956 1960 entertainment manager and producer Emmy Award winner politician citation needed Tyler Lil Tecca Sharpe born 2002 rapper singer and songwriter 16 Michael Stern born 1979 17 Notable faculty EditFrank Scoblete English teacher 18 from the 1970s through 1990s citation needed References Edit a b c d e School data for Lawrence Senior High School National Center for Education Statistics Accessed September 4 2020 Lawrence stuns Bellport Newsday November 25 2006 dead link Not the size of the dog in the fight ESPN com Retrieved December 10 2006 Kolker Robert The Impersonator Like Bernie Madoff Marc Dreier bilked unsuspecting investors out of many millions of dollars But Dreier did it with flair New York magazine April 3 2009 Retrieved January 15 2017 Marc Dreier seemed born to be a player The son of a Polish war refugee who settled in Long Island Dreier was voted most likely to succeed by his graduating class at Lawrence High School in the Five Towns Bessen Jeff Building a lifelong comedy laugh track Harrison Greenbaum performs stand up comedy Long Island Herald August 18 2010 Retrieved January 15 2017 A funny thing really did happen to Woodmere native Harrison Greenroom on his way to a mainstream profession the Lawrence High School valedictorian and Harvard summa cum laude graduate detoured into stand up comedy Richter Allan MUSIC He Found His Muse at Lawrence High School The New York Times August 3 2003 Retrieved January 15 2017 Although Mr Hart 59 was born in Brooklyn he spent his teenage years in Inwood attending Lawrence High School Hacohen Jonathan The Jon Heyman Interview The Writer Behind the Breaking MLB Stories MLB Reports January 2 2012 Retrieved January 15 2017 Jon Heyman At Lawrence High School on Long Island I wrote for the school newspaper The Mental Pabulum which is a dumb name that I think means food for thought or something like that Glenn Rhonda On The Early Road With Helen Hicks USGA December 26 2010 Retrieved January 15 2017 Born into a jovial and athletic family on Feb 11 1911 in Cedarhurst N Y Hicks like many girls was introduced to golf by her father Young Helen began playing at the age of 15 and improved rapidly She won the Metropolitan Women s Golf Association Junior Girls Championship at the same time she was starring as a basketball player for Lawrence High School Marks Peter AT WORK WITH Wendy Kaufman Snapple Cackle Pop A Star Is Born The New York Times January 4 1995 Retrieved 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 at Lawrence L I High School where dateless she asked her best platonic male friend to escort her Kelly Kevin The Curious Career Of Arthur Kopit The Boston Globe February 22 1987 Retrieved July 10 2008 a b Bessen Jeff Old acquaintances becoming new friends Class of 1965 reunites for 50 year reunion at the Woodmere Club Long Island Herald June 10 2015 Retrieved January 15 2017 While they are not expected to attend the reunion the class included Ira Magaziner who was the senior advisor for policy development for President Bill Clinton and Sir Gilbert Levine a world renowned conductor who became known as the Pope s Maestro due to his relationship with Pope John Paul II Berkman Johanna Steve Madden Crisis of the Sole New York magazine February 26 2001 Retrieved April 23 2008 Shane Olivea player profile San Diego Chargers Retrieved June 22 2007 honorable mention All America by USA Today and all state as senior at Lawrence High School in Cedarhurst N Y Coen Andrew Q amp A WFAN s Evan Roberts Persistence Paid Off Former Five Towner and sports radio co host talks with Patch about his successful career Five Towns Patch July 25 2011 Retrieved January 15 2017 Woodmere native Evan Roberts has successful pursued his passion for covering sports since graduating in 2001 by serving as a co host on WFAN s Midday Show for the last four years The Lawrence High School graduate has also hosted shows on Maxim Radio for Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio Corby Jane December 6 1940 Her Mother Grandmother Took Broadway So Why Shouldn t Connie Russell Be a Hit The Brooklyn Daily Eagle New York Brooklyn p 6 Retrieved May 4 2021 via Newspapers com Koscik Danielle November 21 2019 Rapper Lil Tecca s Transition from High school Student to Chart Topping Artist Medium Retrieved September 26 2020 Tyler Justin Anthony Sharpe grew up in Cedarhurst Long Island right around the corner from the high school he would attend for 3 years before making it big While at Lawrence High school he would tend to stay in the background before people worldwide knew his name Solomont E B February 1 2016 The Closing Michael Stern The Real Deal The JDS wunderkind on getting kicked out of yeshiva his latest projects and the truth about Billionaires Row The Real Deal magazine Retrieved May 22 2017 I got kicked out of a couple of schools and went to four different high schools After I graduated Lawrence High School I basically went right to work Ketcham Diane January 16 1994 LONG ISLAND JOURNAL The New York Times Retrieved May 18 2022 External links EditLawrence High School Lawrence Public Schools Data for the Lawrence Public Schools National Center for Education Statistics Lawrence High School Varsity Football vs Garden City Lawrence High School Varsity Football vs Bellport Long Island Championship 2006 Lawrence High School Varsity Football Rutgers Cup Lawrence High School Wrestling Team vs Garden City on 1 12 0740 37 48 N 73 44 07 W 40 630115 N 73 735168 W 40 630115 73 735168Alumni links EditClass of 1959 Alumni Site Class of 1961 Alumni Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lawrence High School Cedarhurst New York amp oldid 1151709038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
