A Chesty Lion stands proud in an unfinished stack of bricks along 19th Street, and whether the mascot gets to remain on its perch is set to be decided this evening at City Hall.The Lawrence school district and its contractor, B.A. Green Construction Inc., are seeking permission to finish ...
Representatives from three local governments are joining forces to fight a proposed closure of the SRS office in Lawrence.Several elected officials from the Lawrence City Commission and the Lawrence school board joined their top administrators for a working meeting Tuesday afternoon at the ...
Changing calculations, differing demographics and dwindling finances may add up to increasingly frustrating graduation rates in the Lawrence school district.But don’t expect administrators to accept the mounting variables as inevitable constants.“They’re excuses,” said Matt Brungardt, ...
Teachers and their bosses reached a tentative agreement Thursday evening on a work contract for the coming school year, one that would include a $1,250 raise for each and every licensed educator in the district.Now all teachers need to do is find enough folks to cast ballots to approve it.“I ...
Stefan Petrovic and his fellow teammates representing the United States tied for fourth place at the National Geographic World Championship, an international geography bee in San Francisco.Petrovic, who will be an eighth-grader at South Middle School, and two others equaled Australia’s ...
Teachers in the Lawrence school district are moving closer to getting pay raises for the coming school year, as they continue to seek improvements in health-insurance coverage or compensation.Negotiators for the Lawrence school district and the teachers’ union, the Lawrence Education ...
A 10-day visit to the Lawrence area begins Friday for 20 students and three chaperones from Hiratsuka, Japan, one of Lawrence’s three sister cities.The visitors will stay with host families and get a close-up look at municipal services, public schools and various avenues for recreation and ...
The Lawrence school district won’t be increasing its property-tax rate for the coming school year, even as the Lawrence school board plans to restore a handful of jobs, duties and services that had been cut in recent years because of declining government contributions.And pay raises for ...
Angela Shuckahosee and Clenece Hills plan to meet up in a couple weeks at Free State Brewing Co. to unwind, laugh, grab a bite and enjoy a beverage.Nothing significant there, except that it’ll be just a couple weeks short of 20 years since Hills handed Shuckahosee some of the most important ...
Plans are emerging for the Lawrence school district to spend $3.1 million in contingency funds — essentially money kept in savings — during the next 12 months.Among them: Pump $336,768 back into some jobs and programs that had been recently cut.Specifically, members of the Lawrence school ...
Lawrence school district leaders don’t intend to boost property-tax rates to finance district operations and projects for the coming school year.At least that’s the plan.Monday night, Lawrence school board members are scheduled to set maximum levels for a package of property-tax rates to ...
Veritas Christian School has announced its second-semester honor rolls.4.0 Principal’s ListSeventh GradeIsaiah Garrett and Chaeyoung Park.Eighth GradeLacey Billings, Kyra Haas and Lindsey Pratte.Ninth GradeTeri Huslig and Reese Randall.10th GradeAli Dover, Kristen Finger, Abi Bartlow, Matthew ...
Free State High School has announced its second-semester 2010-11 honor roll. To be eligible for the honor roll, a student must obtain at least a grade-point average of 3.5.SeniorsJeffrey Ahle, Hannah Angelone, Allison Arnold, Cassandra Barrett, Taylor Beals, Alex Becker, Dylan Bergstrom, Kelcy ...
Teachers in the Lawrence school district would get pay raises for the coming school year, but the bulk of the money wouldn’t last any longer.While negotiators for the Lawrence school district and its teachers union, the Lawrence Education Association, remain at odds over an overall master ...
It was a cloudy August morning early in the 2010-2011 school year, and Katrice Woods was in a panic.She had dropped her children off at school earlier and returned home to find her house at 1300 Del. on fire.Later, as she was working with firefighters to determine what could be salvaged, ...
Lawrence High School has announced its second-semester 2010-11 honor rolls. To be eligible for the honor roll, a student must obtain at least a 3.5 grade-point average.SeniorsLindsey Alderman, Ty Aldridge, Taylor Baloga, Morgan Banning, Lauren Barr, Ashley Beiter, Collin Belcher, Kristen Bell, ...
Time to enrollAny students entering the Lawrence school district for the first time, or after a break of at least one year, must enroll at the district’s Welcome and Enrollment Center.How: Make an appointment by calling 330-1921.When: The center is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays ...
West Junior High School has announced its second-semester honor rolls.4.0 Honor RollNinth GradeThomas Anderson, Jessica Babler, Nana Britwum, Logan Brown, Patrick Budenbender, Canaan Campbell, Logan Cherland, Anna Craig, Alexis Czapinski, Trenton Everett, Tanna Fanshier, Hunter Fellers, Garrett ...
Central Junior High School has announced its second-semester honor rolls.4.0 Principal’s Honor RollNinth GradeAmalia Barrett, Abigail Brabant, Cheyenne Culley, Gretchen Frick, Sofia Frydman, Rose Kennedy, Kathleen McCurdy, Josephine Naron, Lucy Sirimongkhon-Dyck, Andrea Stewart and Alex ...
Two students from Lawrence schools are winners in the latest round of university-financed National Merit scholarships.Reed Grabill, from Bishop Seabury Academy, and Amy Stahl, from Free State High School, are among more than 1,700 winners nationwide to receive scholarships announced Monday. ...