Lawrence High School (New York)

Infobox School
name = Lawrence High School
logo =
colors = Gold and Royal Blue
district = Lawrence Public Schools
nickname = Tornados
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 = Cedarhurst Long Island
state = NY
country = USA
information = 516-295-8000
campus =

Lawrence High School is a four-year public high school located in Cedarhurst on Long Island in New York, United States. It is a part of the Lawrence Public Schools, and is the district's only public high school.

Work study programs are available as well as 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 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. Accessed December 4, 2007.]

Sports

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. [ [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 Principal

Notable alumni

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*Lyle Alzado (1949-1992), late NFL defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders and Denver Broncos. [ [http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Alzado_Lyle.html Not the size of the dog in the fight] , ESPN.com, accessed December 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. Accessed March 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, the Snapple 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. Accessed March 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. Accessed July 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. Accessed April 23, 2008.]
*Ira Magaziner (born 1947), aide to President Bill Clinton
*Shane Olivea (born 1981), starting NFL offensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers. [ [http://www.chargers.com/team/roster/shane-olivea.htm Shane Olivea player profile] , San Diego Chargers. Accessed June 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. Accessed March 29, 2008.] from the 1970s through 1990sfact|date=June 2007

References

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]