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VOLUME 10 APRIL 2017

LAWRENCE HIGHTogether We Rise

LHS HEADMASTER UPDATES

ACOSTA THROWS NO-HITTER

MAYOR RIVERA PRESENTS GEAR UP SCHOLARSHIP!

ADDISON GALLERY OFFERS FREE RESOURCES

MATH FAIR

COACHES’ CORNER: JOHN DELANEY, LHS SOFTBALL

DOLPHIN CLUB TRIP TO MMA

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY ELECTS NEW MEMBERS

NHS PRESENTS AT STATE CONFERENCE;

VOLUNTEERS AT EARTH DAY

ORTEGA CHOOSES UMASS

PEACH A SMASHING SUCCESS – DRAMA GUILD UPDATE

LANCERS AT STUDENT

GOVERNMENT DAY

SULA EXHIBITION

SENIOR WEEK

LANCER SPORTS SCHEDULE

ATHLETICS UPDATE

LHS CAMPUS CLUBS

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Dear LHS staff,

Please find some updates on the LHS redesign and Accreditation. Next week I will release the SY 17-18 calendar, and will provide specific information on the LHS campus facilities plan and upcoming summer moves – the last of the LHS redesign process. I hope you enjoy your well-deserved weekend!

LHS Pathway Design Team UpdatesThe members of the Pathway Design Teams (PDT) have begun exploring ways for LHS students to gain more academic and real life experiences in the five career pathways. Specifically, the PDTs are working to design feeder courses, exploratory tools and interdisciplinary investigations in order to provide students with a solid foundation for their college and career choices.

Over the course of the next two months, Design Team Members will work with students and industry professionals to recommend future elective course offerings and sequencing which will provide our students with a solid foundation of knowledge and experience in one of the pathway areas. One important aspect of the teams’ work is to expand opportunities for our students o meet and learn from industry professionals. The team will also create capstone projects that will provide students with the chance to display their learning to an authentic audience.

While the teams’ work is focused on the Upper School for the new school year, they are also thinking about how to introduce and support these pathways in the 9th and 10th grade. The teams will present their preliminary ideas to a panel on May 11th from 3:00 to 4:15. They will present their final products in June. Preparing for the Shifts

As you know, we have been working with TLA (Teaching and Learning Alliance) this year to grow in our understanding of the Common Core standards. In particular, we have focused on the shifts required in our instruction in order to meet the high expectations of Common Core. Teachers across campus have worked individually with our TLA consultants (Kelley and Chris) or participated in group trainings and PDs. In February, teachers and coaches from the Curriculum Review teams began to

LHS Headmaster Updates

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work with Kelley and Chris in order to become Lead Learners. Many of these teachers will attend the Summer Standards Institute as well as targeted PD here on campus. The goal is to build a strong community of teachers on staff who can support our continued growth in Common Core and to provide support and guidance to all teachers this fall and beyond. More details about this group’s work and additional opportunities for other staff will be shared in the coming weeks.

UPDATE ON THE LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL RE-ACCREDITATION PROCESSTASKS COMPLETED

Spring 2014

n Lawrence High School adopted a new Core Values Statement and set of 21st Century Learning Expectations that define what every graduate will be able to do. This document drives the rest of the process and must be reflected in the daily culture of the school. 2013-Presentn Various Lawrence High School faculty serve on visiting teams to other schools to build capacityFall 2015n Creation of an in-house “Pre-Self Study” document, to inform the Campus HeadmasterSchool Year 2016-2017n Campus faculty self-selected into Standards Committees. Chair people identified.n Campus administrators briefed on the process by NEASCn LHS faculty met by Standards Committees to identify work that needs to be done

TIMELINE FOR FUTURE TASKSSchool Year 2017-2018

n Implementation of the LHS redesign processn Ongoing work to revise curriculum documentsn Preliminary visit by Commission on Public Schools Director George Edwards informs the processn LHS administers the Endicott Survey to all students as a required data-gathering tooln LHS faculty meet in Standard groups multiple times to complete the Self-Studyn A series of focus groups with students, faculty, administrators, central office, school committee and community partners informs the process

Fall 2018

n Self-Study document finalized and adopted by the facultyn Final preparations and revisions

Spring 2019

n Anticipated four-day visit by the NEASC Visiting Team

Summer/Fall 2019

n Accreditation report with commendations, recommendations and follow-up timeline returned to Lawrence High School by NEASC

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ACOSTA THROWS NO-HITTER

On Monday, April 24, Lancer Baseball brought home a big win over Tewksbury. Pitcher Abel Acosta kept the batters in check and delivered a no hitter. Leo Romero helped bring the final score to 6-0 with his two run homer.

MAYOR RIVERA PRESENTS GEAR UP SCHOLARSHIP!

Gear UP set a goal this year of 100% participation from the Senior class to complete their FAFSA, the financial aid applica-tion for col-lege. Mayor Dan Rivera learned of the goal and offered some additional motivation.

Yesterday, the Mayor made good on his promise to give

$500 to one student if Gear Up attained their goal. He selected a name from the over 600 stu-dents who par-ticipated and the winner was Ashley Rosario, a senior from HLD. Congrat-ulations, Ashley and Thank you, Mayor Rivera for supporting

our students!

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ADDISON GALLERY OFFERS FREE RESOURCES

The Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover has partnered with the Lawrence Public Schools for more than twenty years to promote the integration of visual education across school disciplines. Thanks to grant funding, the Addison provides free field trips (including free buses), as well as professional development for teachers, and extensive on-line resources including curriculum guides and over

17,000 digitized images. The Addison’s Education Associate for School and Community Collaborations Christine Jee, a former LPS teacher, works closely with schools and teachers to integrate the use of the Addison’s resources into the academic program.

On Tuesday, the Writing Lab class from the Upper School visited the Addison, to engage with the shows Respect

Existence or Expect Resistance: Civil Rights Era Photographs, Frank Stella Prints, and Eye on the Collection. For more information, check out the Addison website at http://www.andover.edu/addison or contact Christine Jee at cjee@andover.edu

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Lawrence High School students show off their math skills on Friday, April 28TH

MATH FAIR

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Coaches’ Corner: John Delaney, LHS Softball

Because of my passion of the sport of softball I want to pass that on to my players to teach them the game so that they have the same love of the game I do. I want to watch them grow as athletes and or individuals. For them to be accountable and responsible and discipline people on or off the field. My experience of the sport was I played in a men’s softball league when I was done playing college baseball. I have coached in the recreation town leagues and the travel A softball circuit for years. My love of this sport is because of the fast pace this game can be played and how fundamentally sound it is. Goals for my softball team to achieve this year would be by seasons end be better than we started and to achieve this would be to work as hard as they can daily and with that being competitive in every game we play to never give

up. To hopefully contend for a league title and/or a state

tourney berth.

Fri May 5Softball vs. Methuen, 4pm

Mon May 8 Softball vs. Chelmsford, 4pm

Wed May 17 Softball vs. Lowell HS, 4pm

Fri May 19 Softball vs. Central Catholic,

4pm

GIRLS SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

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The story of the Dolphin Club

By John Griffin and Matthew Blanchette

Cam Brien from Lawrence came to me and asked if I would help recruit students from LHS to vis-it the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine ME. He talked about how his career was so great and he wanted to pass that on to the students of Lawrence. Cam worked for me at the Greater Lawrence Com-munity Boating Program and graduated from MMA. I was introduced by email to High Porter, the Ad-missions Direc-tor from MMA. We developed a plan for taking ten students on a two day tour of the school.

Working with one of my stu-dents, Maria Romero, we formed the Dolphin Club which would allow us to meet after school with the students. I met with Michael Fiato, the Principal of Lawrence High School. I got per-mission to start the club. Maria and I made fliers and put them in my wing of the school, Health and Human Services (HSS) and Business Management and Fi-nance (BMF). Soon we had eight students and increased to about fourteen. Gradually through attrition we ended up with eight students:

Maria Romero, Cariany Tavarez, Francheska Molina, Giannina (Gia) Guillermo,Pamela Sanchez, Elvianna DeJe-sus, Johan X, and Nathaniel Garces all from Lawrence.Joining me on the trip was Matt

Blanchette, I recent hire at BMF and a long time friend.I approached some of my friends, Paul and Kathy Huard, John and Donna Sytek and Bob and Kathleen Brown, all of Salem, NH and asked each couple of $100.00. The Grif-fin’s chipped in as well. So, with $500 in the kitty I rented a van and bought snacks for the ride.

We drove to Bath ME, which is home to the Bath Iron Works that builds the Navy destroyers. We ate breakfast at the Star-light Diner and headed up Rt. 1 North through some of the prettiest coastal towns in Maine.

Upon arriving at MMA, we met Hugh Porter and Cam Brien who spoke to us over lunch about our planned itinerary. And what a trip it was going to be!

We toured classrooms in the school, including a model of a transport barge which emulates the filling of liquids on a real barge, and a planetarium which in-cluded a cool show about the constellations. We saw shops for sails, fiberglass and engine repair. It was amazing how many students were actually doing the work.

A big favorite was the piloting simulator, two of them side by side, which had a realistic wrap around screen that made you feel like you were actually driving a tug or other ship. The students all got to drive.

After a great dinner, we went to the pool for a SCUBA les-son that was also a hit with the

students. We were all exhausted and went to bed early.

On Wednesday, we had another great meal and said good bye to Hugh who had to pick up another group for a tour. Cam took us aboard the State of Maine, a training vessel that is over 300 feet long. We went all over the ship on steep ladders. At the bottom, we saw the engine, as big as a room, and felt the cold Maine

waters through the hull. Climb-ing upward we saw the living quarters, showers, mess hall, bridge and more workshops. The students from MMA were very involved everywhere we went. Our students were de-lightful, polite, enthusiastic and fun. I greatly enjoyed our time together. Not to be outdone, Cam took us aboard a former fishing vessel and the captain let our students drive the boat for about 10 minutes each. Of course we had to have another fabulous meal before we said goodbye to MMA. There were a lot of sleeping teens on the way home. I am gratified that I got involved in this trip and hope a few of the students end up at Maine Maritime.

DOLPHIN CLUB TRIP TO MMA

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY ELECTS NEW MEMBERS

The Lawrence High School Chapter of the Na-tional Honor Society recently elected 67 new members: 40 from the Class of 2018 and 27 from the Class of 2017. They join the 46 current members of the Class of 2017 who were elected last year. All 113 students will be honored at the NHS Induction and L-Pin Award ceremony held on Thursday, May 18, from 5-6pm in the Per-forming Arts Center.

Students elected to NHS have demonstrated excellence in Character, Scholarship, Leadership and Service. They are chosen by vote of the Fac-ulty Committee (Heath Churchill, Patricia Brady, Emily Manning, Allan Scheier, Jenny Blatchford), assisted by a number of other faculty from across the campus who help to score the applications.

BMF JUNIORSElena MelendezJaritza PaulinoPaola PerezAlexander Victorino

HHS JUNIORSDanisha ArityRashely PolancoMinh PhanAysha PolancoWildaly SantanaAshley Silvestre

HLD JUNIORS Abdou AbdouAlex BarrerasYeandry BeltreMia JosephBriana MedinaMichelle NguyenJoslin Regalado

Darlene SantosOscar Tavarez

MST JUNIORSRuth CruzKeiddy CurielVanessa GitauJuan GuzmanCharvardy HakPedro LantiguaErika MartinezRosa MercadoKeysha RosadoTatyana SayPatsy SalazarMonica SimEmily Toala

PFA JUNIORSElizabeth BaxleyLisbeth CarpioElsa Diffo-Tiayo

Antar JiminezMedelys MarteMarilysi OvallesOdette PinalesShaney Santos

BMF SENIORSBryan AcostaSharolin DelossantosJohanna TorresFranciely Vega

HHS SENIORSMadeline Morales

HLD SENIORSDellys CoronadoJasmine HimBrittanie RamirezRoniel Ramirez

MST SENIORSCrystal AbimoussaJulio CabreraAnnalee DiazIllianny GrullonJunie SokAnthony Thai

PFA SENIORSShayra CastilloLeslie FernandezNicole GarciaKianaly OrtegaGreshally OrtizBoris PenaBianka PiantiniPerla RodriguezShamell RojasMonica SolorzanoMariah Van Der VeerCristy Zorilla

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NHS presents at State Conference; Volunteers at Earth Day

Members of the Na-tional Honor Society presented at the NHS Spring Conference held April 5th at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. The conference drew over 200 students from NHS chapters from across the state of Massachusetts. LHS presented a work-shop entitled Con-fronting Privilege to over 40 of their NHS peers, and were rec-ognized by the state Chapter for their ef-forts.

On Saturday, March 10, members of the National Honor Society joined over 1,000 other volunteers for the annual Ground Work Lawrence Comcast Cares Earth Day Clean Up event. In honor of Earth Day, volunteers cleaned parks, sidewalks, and playgrounds around the city, to make it a more livable and sustainable place for all its citizens. Other LHS students from JROTC and Robotics also par-ticipated in the event.

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ORTEGA CHOOSES UMASSMST senior Kayla Ortega was welcomed to the U-Mass Amherst com-munity at a reception held in the office of May-or Daniel Rivera on April 6. Mayor Rivera, a 1996graduate of U-Mass, encouraged Ortega to take advantage of all that U-Mass has to offer when she starts school there in the fall.

PEACH A SMASHING SUCCESS – DRAMA GUILD UPDATE

The LHS Drama Guild’s production of James and The Giant Peach played to enthusiastic audiences from around the commu-nity and across the dis-trict during its run from April 6-11. More than 500 people took in the evening shows, and more than 1,500 students from middle schools from across LPS attended the in-school shows. Next up for is the spring musical “Dream Girls”, scheduled to run June 8-11 in the Perform-ing Arts Center.

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LANCERS AT STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY

By Nick Beauchamp: On April 7th, Brianna Medina ’18 attend-ed the 70th annual Student Government Day program at the Statehouse in Boston. This event is designed to give stu-dents an opportunity to learn first-hand about state govern-ment by enabling students to participate in the legislative process through simulated committee hearings and House and Senate formal sessions. The event brought together almost 400 students from 195 schools across the Commonwealth. The day began with an address from Governor Char-lie Baker and key state officials from a variety of offices, including Senator John Keenan, Repre-sentative Carole Fiola, Secretary of Education James Peyser, Speak-er of the House of Representatives Rob-ert A. DeLeo, and Associate Justice Mark V. Green of the Appeals Court, among others. Stu-dents also heard from their peers, including the Student Governor from Nor-ton High School, the Student Senate President from Ralph C. Mahar Regional School, and the Student Speaker of the House from Winthrop High School. Af-ter hearing from their state offi-cials, Briana and other students delivered testimony before a legislative committee and de-

bat-ed legislation on the floor of the house and senate centered around two bills currently before state law-makers — one requiring driv-ers use hands-free cell phone devices, and another pertaining to the privacy of student data. Finally, students held hearings

and

then vot-ed on the two

bills. As a result of this program, Briana gained a new perspective on the importance of state government and civic engagement.

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SULA EXHIBITIONStudents in Michelle Gould’s 10GA English classes presented their projects on Toni Morrison’s novel Sula in the Learning Commons. The projects displayed a deep understanding of the text, communicated in creative ways.

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Baseball vs. Central Catholic, 4pm

Softball vs. Central Catholic, 4pm

Boy’s Volleyball vs. Billerica, 5:30pm

LANCER SPORTS SCHEDULEHOME VARSITY EVENTS

Boy’s Tennis vs. Billerica HS, 4pm

Boy’s Volleyball vs. Chelmsford HS, 5:30pm

Baseball vs. Billerica HS, 6pm

WED MAY 3 THU MAY 4Softball vs.

Presentation of Mary, 4pm

Boy’s Volleyball vs. Central Catholic, 5:30pm

Softball vs. Methuen, 4pm

Baseball vs. Methuen, 6pm

FRI MAY 5

MON MAY 8Softball vs. Chelmsford, 4pm

Girl’s Tennis vs. Chelmsford, 4pm

Boy’s Volleyball vs. Lowell, 5:30pm

WED MAY 10Girl’s Tennis vs. Haverhill, 4pm

Coed Track vs. Lowell HS, 4pm

MON MAY 15Boy’s Tennis vs.

Andover HS, 4pm

Boy’s Volleyball vs. North Andover HS, 5:30pm

Baseball vs. Andover HS, 6pm

WED MAY 17Boy’s Tennis vs. Lowell HS, 4pm

Softball vs. Lowell HS, 4pm

FRI MAY 19

Lawrence High Schools Campus70-71 N Parish Rd, Lawrence, MA 01843

#GoLancers #LHSCampus #LHSSports

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FRIDAY, MAY 12th

PROM @ CASTLETON 7-11 PM

THURSDAY, MAY 18th

L PIN/NHS @ 5 PMALUMNI BANQUET @ 6PM

THURSDAY, MAY 25th

SPORTS BANQUET @ 6 PMFRIDAY, MAY 26th

MIDNIGHT CRUISE & LOCK-IN

TUESDAY, MAY 30th

FIELD DAY @ STADIUM 10:30-2:30 PM

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31st

6 FLAGS – LEAVE LHS @ 8 AM RETURN TO LHS @ 6 PM

THURSDAY, JUNE 1st

SENIOR BREAKFAST | UPPER CAFÉ | 9-10 AM

SENIOR AWARDS | FIELDHOUSE | 10-11 AM

GRADUATION PRACTICE | STADIUM | 11 AM

FRIDAY, JUNE 2ND

GRADUATION @ 6 PMSTUDENTS REPORT TO FIELDHOUSE @ 4:45 PM

(RAIN DATES: SATURDAY,

JUNE 3RD @ 6 PM,

SUNDAY, JUNE 4TH @ 12PM)

ADVISORS 2016-2017

Art ClubJohn Travlos | Room E306

Wednesdays | 3:15 - 4:00pM

Sondra Longo | room E102

Mondays | 3:00 - 4:00pM

book club

Michael Bocchichio | Room H406

Thursdays | 3:00 - 4:00pM

Chess Club

Misty Anaya | room C107

Mondays | 3:00 - 4:00pM

Coding Club

Maria Morgan | Room B115

Monday- Friday | 2:45 - 5:00pM

Dance Club

John Helbert | JROTC- Room B123

Every other Wednesday | 2:45 - 3:55pM

Drumline Advisor

Kathleen Cetin | Room G206

Thursdays | 2:50pM

Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA)

John Fichera | Room F305

Tuesdays & Thursdays | 3:00pM

Lawrencian Newspaper

GSA

(IF NEEDED)

Literary Magazine- The Bulletin

Richard Gorham | Room B222

Mary DeFelice | Room D300

Tuesdays/Thursdays | 3:00 - 5:00pM

Mock Trial

National Honor Society/L-PinRichard Gorham | Room B149

1st Monday of the Month | 3:00pm

Linette Heredia & Ana Shapiro | Room H102

Wednesdays | 5:45 - 7:30pM

Robotics Club

Ms. Buchanan | Room G208

Tuesdays | 2:45pM

Rubik’s Cube Club

Tracy Baillargeon | Library

Thursdays | 3:00pM

Student Leadership Council

Molly McGravey | Room H400

Tuesdays | 3:00 - 4:00pM

Writers’ Club

Tamara Lobo & Krista Lamontagne | Room E105

Wednesdays | 3:00 - 4:00pM

Yearbook Advisors

David Toto | Room - F200

Wednesdays | 2:45 - 3:45pM

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70-71 NORTH PARISH ROAD

lAWRENCE MA 01843

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