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Nutrition Services staff work hard every day to feed over 13,000 students in Lawrence Public Schools. Guilmette staff celebrated the new menu items they served during National School Lunch Week. Try the popular new menu items at your school!

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Lawrence High School recently hosted some special guests from Columbian educational group Bilingual Rionegro. These six educators, their Secretary of Education and US liaison toured the Campus, visited classes and learned how Lawrence students excel in more than one language. The Bilingual Rionegro program currently provides English training for 530 students and 45 teachers.

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Parthum Elementary students and staff were presented with a check from Commonwealth Motors employees, Carlos Rodriguez and Charlene Kruszczynski, in a ceremony last week. Commonwealth has been a long time supporter of their neighborhood school. Thank you, Commonwealth!

There was lots of excitement at yesterday’s ribbon cutting ceremony for the new fleet of electric vehicles (25 school buses and 10 minibuses) that are serving Lawrence Public Schools this year, including from the people who would know best – drivers! Superintendent Carrero thanked them for the work they do every day, and bus driver Santiago Moya shared his experience so far, emphasizing that the benefits of a cleaner, quieter ride will be felt by both students and our neighborhoods. Thank you to the many partners who have made it possible, including the City of Lawrence, NRT Bus, EV infrastructure provider Zenobé, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and MassDEP.

Families at the Oliver Elementary School had lots of fun learning about famous Latinos, dancing and enjoying great food at the first Hispanic Heritage event in their new building.

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Nutrition Services is creating new, delicious menu items for students to sample at their "Taste Talk Fridays". The Strawberry Smoothies served as a future breakfast item were a hit today. Look for other new samples coming each month!

Thank you to the WNBA Connecticut Sun Academy, Everyone's a Player and all the sponsors from bringing a free basketball clinic to LHS on Women's Equality Day. LPS Middle and High School girls enjoyed the workshops and basketball clinics offered.

Photos by LHS ALA Senior Azucena Flores

Parents attending the September meeting of the English Learners Parent Advisory Council (ELPAC) learned important information about the anti-bullying plan, student support services, free English classes, and other family resources. Look for future meeting dates to be posted or write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information about joining.

Everyone is back to school now in Lawrence Public Schools. We welcomed our youngest Pre K and Kindergarten students to school today. Have a great school year! 

Thank you to all the partners and volunteers who helped make the Pedro Martinez Foundation's Back-to-School Drive for LPS families a big hit this weekend!

Free backpacks, school supplies, food and more were shared with students and families through support from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Franklin, Benchmark Strategies, and Gordon Food Services.

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