Lawrence High School is a school

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, United States. It is a part of the Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 49 and is the district's only public high school. Lawrence serves students from the four towns of

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, Benton, Clinton, and Fairfield. It offers dual enrollment credits through the local colleges Thomas and KVCC. Students can also earn college credits through a variety of AP classes.

Sports

Lawrence High School offers several sports both in varsity and junior varsity. These sports include

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, cross country,

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outdoor track Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping event ...

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bowling Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), though ...

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, and

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. Lawrence sports teams are part of the

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(KVAC). Lawrence competes in class A which comprises the largest high schools in the state, except for football, where they were placed in Class B beginning in 2013. Lawrence also has a tennis club. Lawrence High School has a long tradition of excellence in athletics. They won their first Football State Championship in 1973 followed by championship victories in 1983, 1984 and 2006. Lawrence also appeared in the State Championship in 1980, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2007, 2011 and 2012. The Boys' Outdoor Track team won State Championships in 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, and 1982. The Boys' Indoor Track team won State Championships in 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982. The Boys' Soccer team won a state championship in 2002. The Boys' Cross Country team won a state Championship in 1995. The Girls' Basketball Team won State Championships in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 2015. The Boys' Basketball team won State Championships in 1990 and 1994, and were runners-up in 1974, 1976, 1986, 1989 and 1999. The girls' outdoor track team won their first title in 2013, at the KVAC Championships, and came in fourth at States. The 1987 Boys' Baseball team, led by captains Kurt Squiers and Mike Brown, and coached by Mike Mealey, were the school's first team to ever win the Central Maine Championship and went on to become runners-up in the school's first ever State Championship appearance, losing to Portland.

Notable Events

On April 24 of 2019, approximately 300 students participated in a walk out in protest of the resignation of Principal Mark Campbell, who was given a settlement in return for his resignation. Students gathered at the office of then superintendent, Reza Namin, who resigned that summer following backlash over a restructuring plan. They carried signs and stood in rain for forty-five minutes while teachers watched from classrooms.

Notable alumni

* Bruce Bickford, former U.S. Olympic 10,000 meter runner. *

Cindy Blodgett Cindy Lee Blodgett (born December 23, 1975) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player. She was also the head coach at University of Maine from 2007 to 2011. Blodgett attended Lawrence High School in Fairfield, Maine, where she was ...

, former WNBA player, and former

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women's basketball coach.Cindy Blodgett: I Was Fired Without Cause
MPBN, March 31, 2011 *

Brian L. Buker Brian Leroy Buker (November 3, 1949 – April 5, 1970) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War. Biography Buker was born on Novem ...

, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, Sergeant, U.S. Army - Republic of Vietnam 1970 *

Mike Cowan Michael Thomas "Fluff" Cowan (born February 7, 1948) is a professional golf caddie on the PGA Tour. He is a 40-year tour veteran and one of its best-known caddies. Cowan has caddied for Ed Sabo (1976–1978), Peter Jacobsen (1978–1996), Tiger Wo ...

, PGA Tour caddy *

Dan Gwadosky Dan A. Gwadosky (February 16, 1954 – August 10, 2011) was an American politician from Maine. A Democrat, Gwadosky was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 1978 at the age of 23 and served there for 18 years as well as 8 years ...

, Maine politician and former President of Lawrence High alumni associationBureau Director
Maine.gov *

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, the "North Pond Hermit"

References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Maine Schools in Somerset County, Maine Buildings and structures in Fairfield, Maine