spring/summer 2006 news

We're proud to share the achievements of our students and faculty. Here are the latest exciting events at LWA.

Tony Petitti, CBS Executive and Academy Alum, Gives Lawrence Woodmere Academy 2006 Commencement Address
Tony Petitti, Executive Vice President of CBS Sports, a three-time Emmy Award winner and a 1979 graduate of Woodmere Academy, delivered the commencement address at the graduation ceremonies for the Lawrence Woodmere Academy Class of 2006.
June 15, 2006

National Merit Scholarship to LWA's Caroline Boneparth
Caroline Boneparth, a soccer star at Lawrence Woodmere Academy as well as the school's 2006 valedictorian, was named a winner of one of 2,400 college- and university-sponsored National Merit Scholarships.
May 1, 2006

Jones Apparel Group Leads Mandarin Chinese Initiative at Lawrence Woodmere Academy Through Jones New York In The Classroom
Lawrence Woodmere Academy (LWA) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Mandarin Chinese language program beginning this fall, made possible by a partnership with apparel giant Jones Apparel Group. 
May 1, 2006

Science Research at LWA: It Really Gets Personal
Students at Lawrence Woodmere Academy are working on science research projects of their own choosing, and in most cases are investigating medical problems affecting their own families-even themselves.
April 4, 2006

Rebuilt Music Rooms Hit a High Note at LWA
A weeklong deluge last October left 5 inches of water in the vocal room, sent a torrent through a vestibule where instrumentalists practice, saturated carpets throughout the music suite, and soaked moldings and walls in the band room. But the music rooms, in the lower floor of Hessel Hall, the school auditorium, were not only repaired, they were nearly completely rebuilt.
March 16, 2006

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