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For the past three weeks the NJHS at Guilmette Middle has been supporting the sub-separate students work on social skills, hand eye coordination and measuring distance all while forming great friendships. Over the next few weeks we will continue to work on measuring distance and how weight can impact throwing velocity by increasing the weight of the balls each week until Thanksgiving for our final turkey toss challenge!

Lancer Varsity Sports had a tremendous last week of regular season play. Girls soccer had a hard-fought tie, varsity football soundly beat Haverhill in their last home game, and girls volleyball brought home a win on Senior Night. Go Lancers!

Photo by student Azucena Flores.

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Retired Bruins Hockey player, Bob Sweeney read to two special classrooms at the Oliver Elementary School. These first graders were selected for excellent attendance! He talked with the students and read to them before they were able to select 3 books to take home. Thank you Bruins Foundation and Scholastic for bringing these special books to our students.

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Students and families at the Frost School got all dressed up in their favorite costumes and had fun at a recent Trunk or Treat event. A big thank you to the many Frost Elementary staff who participated in planning, decorating the trunks and taking photos!

Remember if you are going Trick or Treating tonight, it is 5-7pm. Be careful crossing streets, wear something reflective or bring a light. Have fun out there!

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The South Lawrence East Elementary School hosted a Fall Game Night. Families enjoyed playing a variety of board and card games but the highlight of the event was Bingo. 

Students at the Guilmette Middle School experienced Moon over Merrimack this week.  Students travelled to Merrimack College and participated in an astronomy festival. where they explored many activities related to telescopes, planets, robotics and space travel. It was an Out of This World experience. The Guilmette Middle is grateful for our partnership with Merrimack College.

Christopher Rivas brought his interactive storytelling workshops to students at Lawrence High School recently. He spent the day on campus to discuss empowerment and other themes of his book “Brown Enough: True Stories About Love, Violence, the Student Loan Crisis, Hollywood, Race, Familia, and Making It in America.” 

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Lawrence Public Schools participated in the annual Read for the Record event in more than 17 pre-K and kindergarten classrooms around the district on Thursday.

Administrators, staff and local elected officials read "Piper Chen Sings" by Phillipa Soo and Maris Pasquale Doran to very enthusiastic listeners. Thank you to all our readers for taking the time to visit and share with our students!

Pictured here is a class at the Frost School with reader Jillian Davey.

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Hennessey School families and staff enjoyed sharing their cultures and traditional dress during their Hispanic Heritage Night event this year. 

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Lawrence High School now has nine new Peer Mediators who traveled to Newburyport District Court this week, joining other student leaders from the region to take their mediator oath. They also had the opportunity to meet with local judicial court officials.