While many of us were resting, student athletes like this LHS Indoor track runner, were in regional tournaments and WinterFest Track meet.

Photo credit: ALA student Darian DeJesus

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Lawrence Public Schools was happy to welcome back our students after the Winter Break. These cheerleaders from Guilmette School are flipping about it! They participated in the Middle School Showcase from December. Welcome back everyone.

Photo by ALA student Azucena Flores.

Happy Holidays from everyone at the Lawrence Public Schools! We hope you are enjoying your Winter Break.

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Students at the Lawrence Family Academy had lots of fun creating crafts and dressing up to perform for their families during the recent holiday show. 

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At the Hennessey School, all the classrooms decorated a tree with their favorite things. When families came to see the Festival of Trees, they were able to have fun with crafts, drink Hot Cocoa and meet Santa.

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Families at South Lawrence East School enjoyed a weekend Breakfast with Santa. More than 330 students and parents came dressed up for a photo with Santa, decorated gingerbread cookies and enjoyed crafts at this popular annual event.

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A Holiday shout out to our Nutrition Services Department for coordinating the monthly Mobile Markets! This December, they provided food for 899 students from 422 families here in Lawrence. Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers from LHS, Lawrence Teachers Union and Leahy School, among others, for helping out and providing 500 books in English and Spanish that children were able to take home to read. Santa also stopped by with his helpers. Click here to see photos from the event.

Students and staff were totally surprised when Celtics Basketball Star, Al Horford came to visit today. He was accompanied by Lawrence native and Bruce School alum, Taysha Diaz, the Celtics Performance Chef, Melisa Valdez, Celtics In Arena Host and MC Kash Cannon.

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Lawrence Public Schools sent middle school and high school students to compete with students from across the state in the Solo Middle School Musical Theater, the Solo High School Musical Theater, the Doug Ingalls Monologue and the High School Technical Theater Contests at the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild's Contest Day.  

We are proud to announce that several of our students were recognized as some of the top talent in the state. Kevin Reyes received an Honorable Mention and USA Senior Henry Metivier received 2nd Place in the Monologue Contest. In the Solo High School Musical Theater Contest Amaya Maria and Carolina Sanchez received an Honorable Mention and ALA Senior Kiara Felix received the honor of 1st Place. Go Lancers!

Pictured are Kiara Felix, Henry Metivier, Amaya Maria, Kevin Reyes and Carolina Sanchez.

Dr. Ada Ramos, Principal of the Wetherbee School became a student for a day while "shadowing" a student schedule. She said it was great to experience the student perspective, leave behind the walkie talkie and even wear the uniform.