Patch Lawrenceville, NJ --The following was submitted by the Lawrence Middle School.
*Hlewicki named Pop Warner Scholar*
Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. has announced that Christian Hlewicki, a seventh-grader at Lawrence Middle School, has been selected as a 2012-2013 All-American Scholar. This honor places Christian academically in the top 2 percent of the approximately 400,000 children that take part in the Pop Warner Little Scholars’ spirit and football programs nationwide. Christian has been invited to attend the 53rd Annual All-American Scholar Banquet, taking place on Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25 in Boston.
In November, Christian was selected for the Eastern Regional team. He then went on to compete nationally for the top honors. To be considered you must hold a 96 percent or above academic average and take part in community service as well as be a member of a Pop Warner football or spirit team.
Coach Mike Markulec had this to say about Christian, "It has been my pleasure to watch Christian mature as an athlete and more importantly as a young man over the last few years. Christian's work ethic and commitment to excellence are what drives him on the field, in the classroom, and in his community. He is a natural leader; helping teammates, respecting opponents, and listening to his coaches all with a smile on his face."
*Women in Science--Middle School Students Meet Up Close and Personal*
Ten girls from Lawrence Middle School (LMS) attended the Young Women in Science, Mathematics, Technology, and Engineering Conference at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab at the end of March. The conference aims to expose middle and high school-aged girls to the wide breadth of careers available to them in the defined areas. The conference does this by introducing attendees to prominent female scientists and engineers from around the country in a variety of formats including keynote addresses, small-group speaker presentations, hands-on activities, and laboratory tours.
Jayatri Das, chief bio scientist at the Franklin Institute and Ninaad Desai, plasma scientist for the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, gave keynote addresses. After hearing these the LMS girls rotated to a laboratory tour through the chemistry labs at the new Frist Campus Center located on Princeton University campus, to view cutting-edge technology and techniques utilized by graduate students and staff members.
In the afternoon the girls traveled to an exhibition hall to participate in hands-on activities related to a variety of careers and interests. Heather Paul, Astronaut Space Suit Design, NASA Johnson Space Center, gave the closing address. She explained her progression through education and life as well as her experiences working as an astronaut.
In group photo below, back row L to R: LMS teacher Nicole Rivera, Hayley Davis, Gwyneth Lavery, Olivia Mauer. Front row L to R: Aanchal Aich, Eshika Agarwal, Anjali Agarwal, Kayla Krisak, Kinsey Ratzman, Casey Ryu, Madalyn Brummel
*Model UN competes*
On April 12 and 13, the Lawrence Middle School Model United Nations Club competed in the 8th Annual Middle School Model U.N. Conference held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. The club competed with over 80 schools from the United States, Canada, Cayman Islands, Ecuador, Ghana, Italy, Panama, Taiwan, Turkey, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan.
Members of the Model UN Club represented the countries of Canada and Georgia in several UN committees such as the General Assembly, World Health Organization, and UNICEF and had great success in public speaking, debating, negotiating, and writing resolutions to help tackle many global issues facing our world today. Club members Mohin Chanpura and Rohan Pahwa even took home honorable mention for best delegation representing Georgia on the Global Arms Treaty agenda in the General Assembly. Led by Model UN Club advisor and LMS Social Studies teacher, Dan Christel, the LMS Model UN represented Lawrence School District with excellence and we are very proud of their interest and passion for global events.
LMS Model UN club members include Anjali Agarwal, Eshika Agarwal, Sameer Agrawal, Aanchal Aich, Kiran Aiyar, Madalyn Brummel, Mohin Chanpura, Abby Cohen, Cassandra Coyle, Ritesh Dash, Hayley Davis, Gwyneth Lavery, Thomas Lavery, Sanjay Mahadevan, Olivia Maurer, Aadil Mufti, Rithvik Nair, Rohan Pahwa, Sonny Palmisano, Shreya Patil, Kinsey Ratzman, Casey Ryu, Sophie Slutzky, and Olivia Waaben.
*VFW Patriots Pen Essay Contest*
Congratulations to Saumya and Shriya Shetty!!!
The girls placed 2nd and 3rd in the local District No.18 Mercer County VFW's Patriots Pen Essay Contest. The writing contest is sponsored by the VFW's Ladies Auxiliary. It is a national competition with an opportunity to win $5,000. Students were asked to write an essay "What I Would Tell America's Founding Fathers." The girls will be honored by the VFW District No. 18 Mercer County and the Ladies Auxiliary on April 29 at a dinner in their honor.
*LMS Sponsors History Bowl Competition*
Congratulations to the first ever LMS History Bowl Team and Social Studies teacher, Mrs. Shannon Stromenger! Our students hosted and competed in the Central New Jersey Middle School division with 10 middle school teams from around the area. The History Bowl is a national organization founded by Princeton graduate David Madden (who was a 19 day champion on Jeopardy!) The wide variety of questions included some tough questions from American and World History, Geography, pop culture, as well as from current events.
The judges included many of our retired faculty members who were generous in donating their time to this exciting event.
LMS had two teams in the competition. The first team's members included Christian Hlewicki, Ethan Wild, Zeke D'Ascoli , Daniel Bartfield, and Josiah Anderson who placed 3rd. Kieran Humphreys, Charlie Christoffersen, Ashwin Baskaran, and Matthew Gunton made up the second team and they placed 5th. We are truly proud of the History Bowl teams—they are STARS!
LMS is looking forward to competing again next year! Reported by Patch 19 hours ago.