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Thank you to the dedicated volunteers who help to set up and distribute food each month at the Mobile Market. More than 450 families register for this market and the volunteers are critical to getting that much food organized and packed.  Nutrition Services and LPS appreciate all your hard work!

Students at the SES Annex celebrated Autism Acceptance Day on April 2nd with many colorful activities. Everyone made part of a puzzle piece mural in art, found positive words in a scavenger hunt, dressed in all the colors of the rainbow, and as you can see, enjoyed a story time book and colored a character from the book together. 

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Spark Academy celebrated "Miracle March" with creative events all month long. On Homeroom Pride Day, they represented their teacher's college - Vikings anyone? Each grade competed with History riddles, ELA trivia, memorizing the digits of Pi and more all month long. Sparky says "Well Done"!

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Lawrence Public Schools is excited to expand full-day pre-kindergarten programming for the 2026-27 school year! Please see details below and on the flyer, including how to apply to the district-wide lottery:

• Eligibility: Student must be 4 years old by September 1, 2026; can reside anywhere in Lawrence
• Locations: Lawrence Early Childhood Center, 303 Haverhill St. (also known as St. Mary’s); and the Rollins Early Childhood Center (451 Howard St.)
• Hours: Monday-Friday 7:50am-2:50pm

Limited seats are available, and participants will be chosen by lottery. Apply at the following link by April 6, 2026: https://bit.ly/4iSBQE3

This program is a two-year commitment, with the expectation that students will complete kindergarten at the assigned location.

For more information, please check the Full Day Pre-Kindergarten flyers below.

• Full Day Pre-Kindergarten English Flyer
• Full Day Pre-Kindergarten Spanish Flyer

Please note this lottery is only for the limited number of seats in the new full-day preK program. Regular annual enrollment for half day preK (morning or afternoon) is currently ongoing and kindergarten registration will open next month, with space for all Lawrence residents with age-eligible children.

Birria Tacos were a hit at the Guilmette Elementary and Middle School this week. Nutrition Services has been doing samples of new lunch options at different schools around Lawrence this year. Students get to pick a new food to try, have a sampling day and vote to get it on the school lunch menu. Student group Los Tipicos performed for the cafeteria staff to thank them for their hard work!

Outstanding job by the many Lawrence Public Schools team members from IT, PAC, LPS Media, Facilities, Lawrence High School, School Safety and Central Office along with Lawrence Police, who worked hard to prepare for the live stream of an onsite Joint Ways and Means Committee hearing hosted Monday in the Performing and Fine Arts Center at Lawrence High. Senator Pavel Payano requested the site for the meeting he chairs.  Lots of technology and teamwork was required to pull this off smoothly! Great job everyone!

New England based musical group, Manguito, brought their wide range of Caribbean music to Frost Elementary recently. Using instruments ranging from flute to conga and tambourine, they taught students musical styles including rumba, son, plena, and merengue. This engaging presentation got students on stage playing instruments and dancing in their seats. Thank you to Manguito for teaching us and to the Frost Social Justice team for making this happen!

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Congratulations, LHS Senior Hillary MacDonald on becoming a THREE TIME (!) MIAA Girls All-State Champion, and finishing second at this year’s Girls New England Wrestling Championships!

In another well attended ELPAC meeting on March 4, 2026, parents of students in the Multilingual Learner programs received information from local partner agencies and LPS staff regarding resources for their families. 

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