Lawrence High School is a four-year

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located in

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, 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

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of 10.2:1. There were 456 students (52.4% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 37 (4.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Lawrence Senior High School

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. Accessed September 4, 2020.

Details

Work study programs are available, as is an

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program affiliated with

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. Students can earn college credit by taking college-level courses in conjunction with

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and

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. 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 (

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and

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). The yearbook is the ''Lawrencian'' and the student newspaper is called ''Mental Pabulum''. The school motto is "" (lit. I never retrace my steps, i.e., "No Stepping Back").

Sports

The team won the

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in 1995 and 2006. In 2011 it lost a record-setting 78–61 non-overtime championship game to

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. 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

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28–27 at

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on November 25, 2006. 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. Lawrence HS Exterior Photo

The 2011 comedy ''

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'', starring

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, was filmed in the Lawrence High School wrestling room.

Notable alumni

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(1949–1992), NFL defensive tackle for

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and

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. *

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(born 1950), lawyer who was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in 2009 for committing investment fraud using a Ponzi scheme *

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(born 1986), comedian, magician and Andy Kaufman Award winner *

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(born 1943),

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percussionist *

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(born 1961), baseball writer *

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(1911–1974), pro golfer, one of 13 co-founders of

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in 1950 *

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(born 1958), best known for her commercial appearance as ''Wendy, the

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Lady" *

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(born 1951), author, professor, sociologist, gender activist * Arthur L. Kopit (born 1937), playwright * Frederic Lebow (born 1956),

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, '' While You Were Sleeping'' *

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(born 1948), conductor *

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(born 1946), actress *

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(born 1958), shoe designer *

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(born 1947, class of 1965), aide to

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* Evan Roberts (born 1983),

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'' with

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and ''Carton & Roberts'' with

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. *

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(born 1942, class of 1960) professor, Wesleyan University; author, ''Parallel Lives'', ''The Year of Reading Proust'' *

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(1923–1990), singer and actress *

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(1943–2007) (1956–1960) entertainment manager and producer; Emmy Award winner; politician * Tyler "Lil Tecca" Sharpe (born 2002), rapper, singer and songwriter * Michael Stern (born 1979)

Notable faculty

* Frank Scoblete, English teacher from the 1970s through 1990s

References

External links

Lawrence High SchoolLawrence Public SchoolsData for the Lawrence Public Schools

Lawrence High School Varsity Football vs Garden CityLawrence High School Varsity Football vs Bellport Long Island Championship 2006Lawrence High School Varsity Football Rutgers CupLawrence High School Wrestling Team vs Garden City on 1-12-07

Alumni links

Class of 1959 Alumni SiteClass of 1961 Alumni Site
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