Lawrence Woodmere Academy

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Lawrence Woodmere Academy
Address
Lawrence Woodmere Academy
336 Woodmere Boulevard

Woodmere
,
New York
11598

United States
Coordinates 40°38′07″N73°42′50″W / 40.6352°N 73.7140°W / 40.6352; -73.7140
Information
School type Private, College-prep, Independent
MottoVeritas, Integritas, Servitium – "Truth, Integrity, Service"
Established1912
DeanFortune Gilbert
Head of schoolHank Williams
Faculty18
GradesPre-K – 12
Number of pupils120
MascotTiger
Nickname LWA
Team nameTigers
Website www.lawrencewoodmere.org

Lawrence Woodmere Academy, also known as "LWA", and "Woodmere Academy", is an independent school located in Woodmere, New York, United States. It is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools and the New York State Board of Regents.

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History

The history of the Academy began with the founding of Lawrence Country Day School in 1891 and Woodmere Academy in 1912. The institutions merged in 1990. [1] [2]

The motto of Woodmere Academy was Disce Servire, meaning "Learn to Serve". When Woodmere Academy and Lawrence Country Day School merged, the motto was updated to Veritas, Integritas, Servitium, "Truth, Integrity, Service". [3]

The students come from all parts of Long Island, as well as countries abroad.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Monahan, Sharon. 'Schools' Plan to Sell Land Opposed", The New York Times , January 28, 1990. Accessed February 17, 2025. "The Lawrence Country Day School, founded in 1891, is on nine acres of a former estate in the village of Hewlett Bay Park. It has 150 students ranging from nursery-school age to ninth grade. It will merge with the Woodmere Academy, established in 1912, which has about 450 students ranging from nursery school through 12th grade."
  2. ↑ About LWA, Lawrence Woodmere Academy. Accessed February 17, 2025. "Lawrence Woodmere Academy (LWA), is a co-educational, non-religious, elite private college preparatory school. The school was formed more than a century ago with the founding of Lawrence Country Day School in 1891 and Woodmere Academy in 1912. The 1990 merger of these two respected schools resulted in the strongest source for independent secondary education on the south shore of Long Island."
  3. ↑ A Message from the Head of School, Lawrence Woodmere Academy. Accessed February 17, 2025. "The founders of Woodmere Academy adopted a motto of 'Disce Servire' or 'Learn to Serve.' After the merger, the motto of LWA was expanded to 'Veritas, Integritas, Servitium' or 'Truth, Integrity, Service.'"
  4. ↑ Seelye, Katharine Q. "Roger Berlind, 90, Dies; Broadway Impresario Who Amassed 25 Tonys", The New York Times , December 24, 2020. Accessed February 17, 2025. "The family moved to Woodmere, on Long Island, when Roger was 3. He attended Woodmere Academy and went on to Princeton, where he majored in English."
  5. ↑ Roberts, Sam. "Stuart J. Beck, American Who Helped Guide Palau Into Nationhood, Dies at 69", The New York Times , March 1, 2016. Accessed March 2, 2016. "Stuart Jay Beck was born on Dec. 23, 1946, in Manhattan, the son of Martin F. Beck, a radio broadcasting executive, and the former Lorraine Hills. He was raised in Brooklyn and on Long Island, in Lawrence. He graduated from Woodmere Academy (now Lawrence Woodmere Academy), Harvard University and Yale University Law School."
  6. ↑ Fisher, Ian. "Burstein Brings an Edge to Attorney General's Race", The New York Times , August 7, 1994. Accessed March 2, 2016. "Ms. Burstein, the oldest of six children, grew up in Baldwin and Lawrence, L.I., and attended the Woodmere Academy, becoming the school's first female president of the student body."
  7. ↑ "LI's Michael Cohen: Trump's Secretary of Loyalty". Newsday. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ "1600: Court with Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels". Newsday. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  9. ↑ Piatt, Joey. "Freshman Jordan Dingle has been impressive, but his coach says it's only the beginning", The Daily Pennsylvanian , November 14, 2019. Accessed March 8, 2023. "After starting his high school career at Lawrence Woodmere Academy, Dingle spent his final two years at Blair Academy, a boarding school in Blairstown, N.J. that has produced NBA players like Luol Deng and Charlie Villanueva."
  10. ↑ Bessen, Jeff. "Kessler named chief science officer for Covid vaccine drive", Long Island Herald , January 15, 2021. Accessed February 17, 2025. "Kessler, 69, graduated from the Woodmere Academy in 1969, which merged with Lawrence Country Day School to form Lawrence Woodmere Academy in 1990."
  11. ↑ Lawrence Woodmere Academy, LWA Centennial Edition Centennial Edition
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