Lawrence High School (Cedarhurst, New York)

Lawrence High School
Address
2 Reilly Road Cedarhurst , Nassau County , New York 11516 United States
Information
Type	Public High School
Motto	"Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum"
Established	1960
School district	Lawrence Public Schools
NCES School ID	361683001505 [1]
Principal	Jennifer Lagnado-Papp
Faculty	64.4 FTEs [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	770 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	12.0:1 [1]
Color(s)	Royal Blue   Gold
Nickname	Golden Tornadoes
Newspaper	Mental Pabulum
Yearbook	Lawrencian
Website	lawrencehighschool.lawrence.org

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

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 770 students and 64.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1. There were 519 students (67.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 21 (2.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. ^[1]

Details

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 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.

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

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Lawrence High School (Cedarhurst, New York) alumni

• Lyle 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]
• Todd P. Haskell (born 1962, class of 1980), diplomat and career Foreign Service officer who served as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo ^[8]
• Helen Hicks (1911–1974), pro golfer, one of 13 co-founders of LPGA in 1950 ^[9]
• Wendy Kaufman (born 1958), best known for her commercial appearance as "Wendy, the Snapple Lady" ^[10]
• Michael Kimmel (born 1951), author, professor, sociologist, gender activist^{[ citation needed ]}
• Arthur L. Kopit (born 1937), playwright ^[11]
• Frederic Lebow (born 1956), screenwriter, While You Were Sleeping ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Gilbert Levine (born 1948), conductor ^[12]
• Shawn Levy (born 1961), author, journalist, poet^{[ citation needed ]}
• Peggy Lipton (1946–2019), actress ^[13]
• Steve Madden (born 1958), shoe designer ^[14]
• Ira Magaziner (born 1947, class of 1965), politician who served as an aide to President Bill Clinton ^[12]
• Shane Olivea (1981–2022), offensive tackle who played in the NFL for San Diego Chargers ^[15]
• Evan Roberts (born 1983), sports radio personality who co-hosted Joe & Evan with Joe Benigno and Carton & Roberts with Craig Carton. ^[16]
• 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 ^[17]
• Aaron Russo (1943–2007), entertainment manager and producer; Emmy Award winner; politician ^[18]
• Tyler "Lil Tecca" Sharpe (born 2002), rapper, singer and songwriter ^[19]
• Michael Stern (born 1979), real estate developer ^[20]
• Bradley Tusk (born 1973), businessman, venture capitalist, political strategist and author ^[21]

Notable faculty

• Frank Scoblete, English teacher ^[22]

References

1. School data for Lawrence Senior High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
2. Lawrence stuns Bellport, Newsday , November 25, 2006^{[ dead link ]}
3. "Not the size of the dog in the fight". ESPN.com . Accessed December 10, 2006.
4. 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 , April 3, 2009. Accessed 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."
5. Bessen, Jeff. "Building a lifelong comedy laugh track; Harrison Greenbaum performs stand-up comedy", Long Island Herald, August 18, 2010. Accessed 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."
6. Richter, Allan. "MUSIC; He Found His Muse at Lawrence High School", The New York Times , August 3, 2003. Accessed January 15, 2017. "Although Mr. Hart, 59, was born in Brooklyn, he spent his teenage years in Inwood, attending Lawrence High School"
7. Hacohen, Jonathan. "The Jon Heyman Interview: The Writer Behind the Breaking MLB Stories", MLB Reports, January 2, 2012. Accessed 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."
8. "U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo: Who Is Todd Haskell?", AllGov.com, May 2, 2017. Accessed November 29, 2023. "Haskell was born in 1962 and is from Hewlett Harbor, New York, on Long Island. He graduated from Lawrence High School in 1980 and went on to Georgetown’s school of foreign affairs, where he earned his B.S.F.S. in 1984."
9. Glenn, Rhonda. "On The Early Road With Helen Hicks", USGA, December 26, 2010. Accessed 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."
10. Marks, Peter. "At Work With: Wendy Kaufman; Snapple! Cackle! Pop! A Star Is Born", The New York Times , January 4, 1995. Accessed June 20, 2024. "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."
11. Kelly, Kevin. "The Curious Career Of Arthur Kopit", The Boston Globe , February 22, 1987. Accessed July 10, 2008.
12. 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. Accessed 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."
13. "Lawrence native Peggy Lipton, 72; Former Five Towner was in the Mod Squad", Nassau Herald , May 12, 2019. Accessed June 20, 2024. "The former wife of musician, composer and producer Quincy Jones, Lipton was born in New York City on Aug. 30, 1946 to a upper-middle-class Jewish family and attended Lawrence High School up to 1962 when she moved on to attend the Professional Children’s School, a nonprofit college prep for mostly working or aspiring actors or dancers in grades six to 12."
14. Berkman, Johanna. "Steve Madden: Crisis of the Sole", New York , February 26, 2001. Accessed April 23, 2008.
15. 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...."
16. 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. Accessed 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."
17. 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.
18. "Russo moves from Midler to movies", Newsday , June 5, 1983. Accessed June 20, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "Russo has long had faith in his own instincts, even when others had their doubts At Lawrence High School, he played football, had lots of girlfriends and was no scholar."
19. Koscik, Danielle (November 21, 2019). "Rapper Lil Tecca's Transition from High school Student to Chart Topping Artist". Medium . Accessed 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."
20. 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 . Accessed 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."
21. Marcus, Ezra. "The Independent Bookstore, as Imagined by a Corporate Lobbyist", The New York Times , August 11, 2022. Accessed December 31, 2023. "Books offered Mr. Tusk “sanctuary,” he said, from bullies during his middle-class upbringing on Long Island and in Sheepshead Bay in New York."
22. Ketcham, Diane (January 16, 1994). "LONG ISLAND JOURNAL". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

External links

• Lawrence 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 1-12-07

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Alumni links

• Class of 1959 Alumni Site
• Class of 1961 Alumni Site