- Lawrence High School (New York)
Infobox School
name = Lawrence High School
logo =
colors = Gold and Royal Blue
district =Lawrence Public Schools
nickname =Tornado s
grades = 9-12
established =
type =Public high school
enrollment = 1,207 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 109.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 11.1
motto = Education for the New Millennium
principal = Geoffrey Touretz
yearbook = "Lawrencian"
newspaper = "Mental Pabulum"
website = [http://www.lawrence.org/lhs/ School website]
address = 2 Reilly Road
city = CedarhurstLong Island
state = NY
country = USA
information = 516-295-8000
campus =Lawrence High School is a four-year
public high school located in Cedarhurst onLong Island inNew York ,United States . It is a part of theLawrence Public Schools , and is the district's only public high school.Work study programs are available as well as an
Outward Bound program affiliated withHofstra University . Students can earn college credit by taking college level courses in conjunction with C.W. Post College andSyracuse 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
Tornado . The school colors are gold and royal blue. The yearbook is called "Lawrencian" and the student newspaper is called [http://www.lawrence.org/lhs/mentalpab/index.shtml "Mental Pabulum"] .As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,207 students and 109.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.1. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3616830&ID=361683001505 Lawrence High School] ,
National Center for Education Statistics . AccessedDecember 4 ,2007 .]Sports
Lawrence High School won the Long Island Class II Football championship, defeating heavily favored
Bellport High School 28-27 atStony Brook University onNovember 25 ,2006 . [ [http://www.newsday.com/sports/highschool/ny-hsbellport1125,0,1168401.story?track=mostemailedlink Lawrence stuns Bellport] , "Newsday ",November 25 ,2006 ] See [http://www.newsphoto.com/usa1_detail.php/23778/Sports/LawrenceCelebratesConference_2Nassau_CountyChampionship/ Long Island varsity football championship team picture] or [http://www.newsphoto.com/usa1_detail.php/22616/Sports/LawrenceHigh_SchoolGarden_CityFootballboyschampionshipNassau_CountyVarsity/ this link] for pictures of the championship team.Lawrence High School's bowling team won the Conference 5 Title in the 2006 season. This was the first conference title won since the late 1990s.
Lawrence also won the Long Island Class I Football championship in 1995, defeating
Sachem High School . Paul Kiernan, #72 was noted for having 13 tackles and three sacks during the game to help clinch the title for the Golden Tornados.Administration
*Geoffrey Touretz - Principal
*Roseann Epp - Assistant Principal, (alumni Lawrence High School Class of 1977)
*Dr. Jennifer Lagnado - Assistant Principal
*Sean Coffin - Assistant PrincipalNotable alumni
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*Lyle Alzado (1949-1992), lateNFL defensive tackle for theOakland Raiders andDenver Broncos . [ [http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Alzado_Lyle.html Not the size of the dog in the fight] ,ESPN.com , accessedDecember 10 ,2006 ]
*Mickey Hart (born 1943),Grateful Dead percussionist. [Richter, Allan. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E2D8103EF930A3575BC0A9659C8B63 "MUSIC; He Found His Muse at Lawrence High School"] , "The New York Times ",August 3 ,2003 . AccessedMarch 29 ,2008 . " Although Mr. Hart, 59, was born in Brooklyn, he spent his teenage years in Inwood, attending Lawrence High School, where he discovered drumming."]
*Gilbert Kaplan , founder of "Institutional Investor " Magazine. Conductor of Mahler Symphony.
*Wendy Kaufman (born 1958), best known for her commercial appearance as "Wendy, theSnapple Lady". [Marks, Peter. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE7D81439F937A35752C0A963958260 " AT WORK WITH: Wendy Kaufman; Snapple! Cackle! Pop! A Star Is Born"] , "The New York Times ",January 4 ,1995 . AccessedMarch 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."]
*Aline Kominsky-Crumb , comics artist
*Arthur L. Kopit (born 1937), playwright. [Kelly, Kevin. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADEDDA0EECB21D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "THE CURIOUS CAREER OF ARTHUR KOPIT"] , "The Boston Globe ",February 22 ,1987 . AccessedJuly 10 ,2008 .]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0470691/ Stuart Kreisman] , Emmy award winning writer/ producer
*Peggy Lipton (born 1946), actress
*Steve Madden (born 1958), shoe designer. [Berkman, Johanna. [http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/bizfinance/biz/features/4406/index1.html "Steve Madden: Crisis of the Sole"] , "New York (magazine) ",February 26 ,2001 . AccessedApril 23 ,2008 .]
*Ira Magaziner (born 1947), aide to PresidentBill Clinton
*Shane Olivea (born 1981), starting NFL offensive tackle for theSan Diego Chargers . [ [http://www.chargers.com/team/roster/shane-olivea.htm Shane Olivea player profile] ,San Diego Chargers . AccessedJune 22 ,2007 . "honorable mention All-America by USA Today and all-state as senior at Lawrence High School in Cedarhurst, N.Y...."]
*Evan Roberts (born 1983), radio personality
*Michael Rosenblum , CBS News producer turned video journalist.Notable faculty
*
Frank Scoblete , English teacher [" [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07E1DE1031F935A25752C0A962958260 Long Island Journal"] , "New York Times ",January 16 ,1994 , section 13LI, page 3. AccessedMarch 29 ,2008 .] from the 1970s through 1990sfact|date=June 2007References
External links
* [http://www.lawrence.org/lhs/ Lawrence High School]
* [http://www.lawrence.org/ Lawrence Public Schools]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3616830 Data for the Lawrence Public Schools] ,National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.newsphoto.com/usa1_detail.php/5538/Sports/LawrenceHigh_SchoolGarden_CityVarsity_Football/ Lawrence High School Varsity Football vs Garden City]
* [http://www.leistnerphoto.com/gallery/2171683/ Lawrence High School Varsity Football vs Bellport Long Island Championship 2006]
* [http://leistnerphoto.com/gallery/2231282/ Lawrence High School Varsity Football Rutgers Cup]
* [http://www.newsphoto.com/usa1_detail.php/36006/Sports/Lawrence_High_SchoolGarden_CitywrestlingvarsityJV Lawrence High School Wrestling Team vs Garden City on 1-12-07]Alumni links
* [http://ade-re.com/1959/ Class of 1959 Alumni Site]
* [http://www.geocities.com/lawrence1961/ Class of 1961 Alumni Site]
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