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Travelers across Lawrence excitedly grabbed their passports and flocked to Sunflower Elementary School for a trip around the world during Sunflower International Night.
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"Oohs" and "ahs" were in no short supply at Lawrence High School for their annual Career and Technical Education Innovation Expo.
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Annual Student Registration is now open from April 1-30.
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![Friends, Knights, and Lawrencians Gather for New York's Field Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744662532/usd497org/ae0e9wdcee90hke5strc/DSC_6296.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744662532/usd497org/ae0e9wdcee90hke5strc/DSC_6296.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744662532/usd497org/ae0e9wdcee90hke5strc/DSC_6296.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744662532/usd497org/ae0e9wdcee90hke5strc/DSC_6296.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1744662532/usd497org/ae0e9wdcee90hke5strc/DSC_6296.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1744662532/usd497org/ae0e9wdcee90hke5strc/DSC_6296.jpg","width":2200}])
Another year means another Field Day at New York Elementary! Teachers, students, friends, family, and community members took to the playground to play and compete in all kinds of events.
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Things were heating up in Chef Rose Barry's Culinary 2 classes at Lawrence High School as students competed to create a new meal for the school's lunch menu.
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As part of March Book Madness, Schwegler Elementary's kindergartners were treated to two inspiring stories about athletes by their librarian Kristin Oswald.
Be sure to say thank you to all of our amazing library media specialists and assistants throughout National School Library Week this week and National School Library Month!
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Staff at Free State High School decided the best way to celebrate April Fools' Day was by doing absolutely nothing out of the ordinary.
Just kidding. They decided to prank students by secretly planning and participating in a giant flash mob.
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Lawrence Virtual School Elementary students and teachers spent some time offline and met up with one another at Native American Students Services for their Beyond the Screen event.
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What is Public Montessori Education? What makes it unique from other traditional Montessori programs? We asked teachers at New York Montessori to explain the basics, share their expertise, and shed light on the everyday experience for students in a Montessori classroom.