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Leahy Middle School eighth graders Jeremiah Ortiz and Ashley Batista Tejada were among the many people excited to participate in the ribbon cutting of the new Leahy school building on Monday, August 18.

“This building is more than just a school,” they shared in their speech. “It’s a symbol of hope and pride for our community. It shows that the students of Lawrence matter — that we are seen, valued, and supported.”

Click here for more photos of today's Leahy ribbon cutting.

The City of Lawrence and Lawrence Public Schools were proud to host so many partners, supporters and community members today to celebrate the completion of the new Henry K. Oliver school building's nine-year journey from proposal to reality!

Thanks to the support of the Mayor Brian A. DePeña, Lawrence City Council, our local state delegation, the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and too many more to name, over 1,000 students will be welcomed into Oliver Elementary and Oliver Middle when the school year starts on August 25.

We were grateful to have so many officials and students join us today to take part in today's ribbon cutting and celebration. Click here for more photos from the Ribbon Cutting

Congratulations to the 83 members of the Lawrence High School Class of 2025 who received their diplomas in a ceremony held on August 7th. That brings the 2025 graduate total well over 900 students, breaking school records again!

These are some of the 40 students learning Music this Summer at LHS. They are in grades 2 - 12 and are singing, playing instruments from guira to guitar and will be ready for the Opening Day ceremony in Lawrence Public Schools. 

Superintendent Carrero visited the Arlington Complex during Summer School last week. He enjoyed talking with these Multilingual Learner students who shared their stories as they learn English. 

Summer School students around Lawrence are learning and exploring in new buildings. These Parthum Elementary students get to see what classes are like at Lawrence High School.

Student Cadets are listening attentively to School Resource Officer Carmichael during the Community Policing Night of Junior Police Academy. The program runs for two weeks each Summer at Lawrence High School to teach students about many aspects of policing.

Superintendent Carrero was proud to be among the participating leaders at the recent Dímelo Talks! event hosted at Northern Essex Community College. Modeled after TED Talks, the Dímelo Talks! series is presented by the statewide Latino advocacy coalition Unidos In Power, and brings together Latino leaders, community members, and allies to discuss the challenges and opportunities for Latino advancement throughout the state of Massachusetts.

These LFA Kindergarteners are ready to move on to first grade. All dressed up for their Kindergarten graduation and ready to keep on learning! Congratulations to all our incoming 1st Graders. Have a great Summer!

We are excited to announce that the 2025 LPS Summer Reading List is now ready for distribution! This list includes curated, grade-level appropriate book recommendations for students entering Grades 1 through 8:

Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7 and Grade 8.

The full reading list will be posted on the LPS website and will also be shared with the Lawrence Public Library. The Lawrence Public Library will have copies of the selected books available for students to borrow. If students do not yet have a library card, please support families by sharing and helping them complete the Library Card Application Form.

Here are some optional tools schools can offer students to help them track and reflect on their summer reading:  

• Basic Reading Log (Grades 1–4) basicreadinglog.pdf
• Summer Book Tracker (Grades 1–4) Summer Book Tracker.pdf 
• Goal Setting Sheets (Grades 1–4) goalsettingsheets.pdf
• Sample Summer Reading Log (Grades 5–8) Summer Reading Log
• Four Square Reading Activity (Grades 5–8) Four Square Summer Reading