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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.

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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Congratulations to Boys Varsity Basketball as they continue in the playoffs after a win over Billerica. Three Lancer Boys were selected for All-Conference Teams in 2026 - Senior Aidan Lopez to 1st team and Senior Jonathan Perez and Sophomore Jeremiah Lopez to 2nd team. Well done!

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MVC First Team All-conference Basketball 2025/26 Aiden Lopez '26

MVC Second Team All-conference Basketball 2025/26 Jonathan Perez '26

MVC Second Team All-conference Basketball 2025/26 Jeremiah Lopez '28

Students at the Hennessey School showed their appreciation to Superintendent Carrero with personal thank you notes for the backpacks they received. Mr. Carrero shared the surprise after he read to the Kindergarteners as part of the annual Read for the Record activity.

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Congratulations to three Senior Girls Varsity players who were selected as All-Conference in 2026 - Well done Yeira Davila, Lianna Lacorte and Altagracia de los Santos!

Make sure you run over to the Lawrence High School Fieldhouse this Wednesday, February 25 to catch Boys Basketball playoff action. Your Lancers will take on Billerica in the 7pm matchup.

We interrupt this Snow Day to bring you more photos from the Middle School Theater Festival. Enjoy new photos taken by student photographer, Jexander Garcia. Scenes from Annie Jr, performed by the Wetherbee School and Alice in Wonderland Jr, performed by the Parthum Middle School are now available.

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