Lawrence High School | |
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2 Reilly Road , , 11516 United States | |
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Type | Public High School |
Motto | "Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum" |
Established | 1960 |
School district | Lawrence Public Schools |
NCES School ID | 3616830 [1] |
Principal | Jennifer Lagnado-Papp |
Faculty | 85.8 FTEs [1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 871 (as of 2018–19) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 10.2:1 [1] |
Color(s) | Royal Blue Gold |
Nickname | Golden Tornadoes |
Newspaper | Mental Pabulum |
Yearbook | Lawrencian |
Website | lawrencehighschool |
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.
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").
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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.
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