Markus Lisske knew he already was adding on another year of academics by leaving his native Germany, coming to Lawrence and enrolling as a junior at Free State High School.So the exchange student figured he may as well strap on pads, put on a helmet and hurl his 150-pound frame into three-hour ...
Today is an off day for Lawrence public schools, something like a bye week for NFL teams heading into the weekend.But like coaches and front office personnel who never seem to stop working, teachers and administrators will be on the job today, taking care of business.While students won’t be ...
A classic American novel taught for years to junior high students in Lawrence won’t become a mandatory text for eighth-graders now attending middle school.Earlier this month, principals in the Lawrence school district’s four middle schools rejected a plan that would have designated Mark ...
This, from the Semi-Interesting Fact file:The Lawrence school district ranks No. 15 on the city’s list of largest water users.Last year, the district ran 20,165,500 gallons of water through faucets, toilets, dishwashers, sprinkler systems and other equipment and fixtures throughout the ...
Anyone wondering whether the Lawrence school district is getting a good deal on its 11 new rooftop heating and cooling units for district headquarters should rest assured that all is well, said Randy Masten, a member of the Lawrence school board.He called around. Checked out the specs. Reviewed ...
A Southwest Middle School student was transported by ambulance from the school to Lawrence Memorial Hospital just after 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Division Chief Lyle Schwartz of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical said that the student was transferred "as a precaution" with non-life-threatening ...
All but one of the Lawrence school district’s schools once again met the “Standard of Excellence” on state standardized tests for at least one grade level in at least one category.Like last year, only Kennedy School missed out on the Standard of Excellence in the district for each grade ...
Parents concerned about standards-based grades being used for sixth-graders in the Lawrence school district will get a chance to raise their objections, make their suggestions and listen for answers during an upcoming informational session.District administrators plan to conduct a forum, likely ...
Members of the Lawrence school board want to boost the district’s communication efforts, and that could very well mean starting Lawrence school district accounts on Twitter or Facebook and other social networking sites for distributing official information and, perhaps, conducting community ...
Tonight, members of the Lawrence school board will consider buying new rooftop heating and air-conditioning units for district headquarters.The 11 units would heat the interior — not the roof — of what formally is known within the Lawrence school district as the Educational Support ...
It’s hard to know who has more fun — the audience members who attend a performance by the Vintage Players, or the performers themselves. “We have a lot of laughs at our meetings,” says troupe member Agnes Engelmann. “We read things at our meetings we could never perform, but we get a ...
Members of the Lawrence school board will consider setting a course — on paper — for their work during the coming year.Monday night, members are scheduled to review and approve their formal list of goals for the 2011-12 school year.The goals fall into three categories:Excellence, which ...
Parents of middle school students are being invited to learn more about the changes their children are experiencing as they make their way through school.The district is offering the Lawrence Middle School Parent Connection, a four-part series described as an opportunity to learn about the ...
The Lawrence school district’s Adult Education Center is preparing for an open house, set for 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at 2145 La.Refreshments will be served as visitors learn about the center and the services it provides. The center is home to the district’s Adult Learning Center, Parents ...
Parents of students at Langston Hughes School soon will get a chance to learn about standards-based grading directly from the administrator in charge of the system.Angelique Kobler, director of curriculum and instruction for the Lawrence school district, is scheduled to address parents of ...
Three elementary schools in the Lawrence school district are participating in International Walk to School Day, with parents, teachers and others working to encourage and enable children to get to class under their own power.Scheduled events Wednesday:• At Langston Hughes School, 1101 George ...
Volunteers asked to study how to close at least two of six schools identified for potential consolidation soon could be asking their elected leaders for advice.Monday night, members of the Central and East Lawrence Elementary School Consolidation Working Group agreed to form a subcommittee to ...
A new sign is reminding visitors of a long-standing policy at the stadium at other athletics venues at Free State High School.The sign, installed this past weekend, is affixed to a gate that provides access to the football field, track and more at the school, 4700 Overland Drive:ATTENTION ...
Turns out gridlock in the nation’s capital helped ease the flow of money for some schools-oriented pedestrian- and bicycle-safety projects in Kansas, including an educational effort in Douglas County.The Kansas Safe Routes to School Program, administered by the Kansas Department of ...
High school students will be recruited to help Douglas County second-graders understand how to safely walk, cross, run and play in areas where cars and trucks rule the road.The older students will be trained next spring in how to conduct safety meetings with second-graders at elementary schools ...