Lawrence High School freshman Arabella Gipp was selected as the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence’s 2022 Youth of the Year on Thursday night at Liberty Hall. Gipp was chosen as the winner from among three nominees. The other two were Free State High School freshman Ohene Danso and Lawrence High School sophomore Azura Clark. Gipp dedicated the honor to her mother. She’ll move on to represent Lawrence in the ...
Lawrence schools will no longer offer driver education classes, after the school board approved discontinuing the program earlier this week at its board meeting. Previously, the course had been offered to students 14 and older in June for a $225 fee. Driver education was one of a handful of courses deleted from the district’s course description booklet, along with a pair of biology courses and a class ...
The Lawrence school district's Boundary Advisory Committee now has several more school closure scenarios to consider — but it could also be poised to eliminate a proposal that would involve closing multiple school buildings. At its meeting on Wednesday, the committee received information about a handful of new and updated cost-saving scenarios, many of which still involve closing some neighborhood elementary ...
The process of selecting a new health officer for Douglas County is still underway, but the goal is to have a recommendation for a replacement next month. Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department Director Dan Partridge spoke with the Journal-World this week about replacing outgoing Health Officer Dr. Thomas Marcellino and about other topics related to the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to Marcellino's ...
After a lengthy public comment session and discussion about proposed school closures, the Lawrence school board on Monday eventually tackled its agenda items, including approving additional vacation around Thanksgiving. Students and staff will now get a full week off at Thanksgiving, and 12-month staff will get an additional paid holiday for Juneteenth. Other calendar items approved for the district’s ...
A local group concerned about possible school closings plans to rally outside tonight’s Lawrence school board meeting in opposition to proposed cost-saving measures that would shutter a number of neighborhood schools. The group, Save Our Schools, is working to show solidarity with a list of eastern and central Lawrence schools that are on the chopping block to address the district’s multimillion-dollar ...