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The MSD of Lawrence Township Special Services Department will destroy old special education records of former students who attended the district's schools during the 2002-03 school year.  Records will be destroyed after July 31, 2008.  Former students who received special education services during this time may request their records by calling Carmie Bergman at 317-423-8437.

Nearly 60 future inventors had the opportunity to imagine creations made from recycled materials last week when Crestview Elementary School hosted Camp Invention. This was the tenth year the Lawrence Township School was a host site for the program, which is sponsored in part by the U.S. Patent Office. Students in grades 1-6 worked through various modules of the Imagine Program, including Art Park, MARS (Moving At Rapid Speed), Saving Sludge City, I Can Invent, and Recess Remix. Each module helped students learn problem-solving and teamwork skills while encouraging imaginative solutions to everyday problems such as pollution and limited resources. The week culminated with a parent open house featuring the students' creations and inventions, ...

Dear City of Lawrence Resident: I sincerely hope that you "weathered" the storm from Friday, May 30th. While we are thankful there was no loss of life, we understand the property loss and/or property damage was considerable for some people. As I have driven through the City and observed the situation firsthand, it appears the majority of the damage was either tree related or flooded basements. We will begin removing all wood debris from the curbside starting this week and continue until Friday, June 13th. We are requesting the wood be cut in lengths of 5 ft. or less for easy and efficient pick-up. If a majority of the debris has been picked up in your neighborhood but you have an additional amount, ...

INDOT to realign roadway to build a safer ‘T’ intersection LAWRENCE, Ind. – Progress continues on Pendleton Pike (U.S. 36/S.R. 67) between I-465 and Post Road, where Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) contractors are wrapping up underground pipe installation and beginning to pave the new roadway. Road crews plan to begin work early next week at 42nd Street, which will require the road to be closed east of Pendleton Pike through this fall. The northeasterly direction of Pendleton Pike creates skewed intersections with east-west streets in the corridor. As part of this road project, INDOT plans to realign portions of 42nd and 46th Streets east of Pendleton Pike to build safer “T” intersections. When completed, the new 42nd Street intersection will line ...

Belzer Middle School Teacher Mike Conners was the recipient of a 2008 Golden Apple Award from Indianapolis Power & Light Company, honoring educators for creative use of math, science or technology in the classroom. “It has become increasingly important for students to utilize emerging technologies in an education environment,” Connors wrote in his project summary. So his students created newscasts, using 21st century technology, about five events that occurred in the 1800s. Students used knowledge from classroom discussions as well as material gathered using the Internet to develop newscast scripts. Students could choose to report on a topic from five historical events: the Louisiana Purchase, the journey of Lewis and Clark, Texas independence, the Mexican War or the California Gold Rush. IPL ...

My name is Jake Hanawalt and I am teaming up with Compassion 4 Kids to collect cans for a local food pantry called the Caring Center. We are collecting food cans to help out Lawrence Township families in need. I will be doing a collection in my neighborhood, The Moorings, on May 3rd. I am hoping to collect at least 500 cans to stock this pantry. If you would like to donate and do not live in the Moorings, please contact me at 576-9062. I know we can make a difference. Thank you for your help!

Lawrence Township is pleased to announce that 5 teachers receive 2008 Teacher Creativity Fellowships Grant for $8,000 each funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc.   This is a very prestigious honor that only 128 educators in the entire state of Indiana received. "Funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. the program enable teachers, principals, guidance counselors and school librarians from all over Indiana to take time to pursue their personal interests, explore subjects that intrigue them, and just "get away." "Out-of-state judges make recommendations for these awards from a very competitive pool of applicants.  More than 640 applied for the awards."  -G. Wolfram Lilly Endowment, Inc. Lawrence Township applauds these 5 outstanding teachers for their effort and accomplishment: Belzer & Craig Middle School:  Betty & William Widbin ...

Lawrence Central junior Amanda Bowman and senior Kristin Bailey have won international journalism awards from Quill and Scroll, the honor society of high school journalists. Bowman was honored for two pieces, one about students who have suffered the death of a parent and the other about a student who had attempted suicide. Bailey was honored for the work she had done on the centerspread about attempted suicide. Both pieces had been published in the Cub Reporter, LC's award-winning student newspaper. Elizabeth Granger is the newspaper adviser.

A record number of McKenzie students won this weekend at the Indiana State Conference for Skills USA. First Place--Opening and Closing Ceremonies:  Trelique Tinker-martin, Ashley Moore, Eboni Odiambo, Brittine Buels, David Bean and JoAnna Smith. First Place--Prepared Speech:  Aundrea Artis.  Job Skill Demonstration:  First Place, Ashley Johnson; Second Place, Julie Huerta; Fourth Place, Briana Harney. Second Place--Chapter Display:  Katelyn Keith and Latavia McCord. First Place--Entrepreneurship:  Lauren Dean, Maggie Greenwald, Audrey Howerton and Lindsay Fox. Second Place--Community  Service:  Angela Coleman and Daysha Braxton. Facial Makeup:  Third Place, Daysha Braxton; Fourth Place, Maggie Greenwald. Third Place--Job Interview:  Amie Bayon. Fifth Place--Promotional Bulletin Board:  JoAnna Balk. First Place--Extemporaneous Speech:  Talvin Williams. Fourth Place--Plumbing:  David Bean. First Place--Computer Maintenance:  Sydney Beavers. Third Place--Team Works:  Pat Ahrens, John Blankenship, Kevin Kinghorn and Pat Rocks. Fourteen students earning first place ...

Three Lawrence North High School senior volleyball players have signed to play at the collegiate level. They were all part of a record-setting team at LNHS. Brittany Daulton will be attending Fordham University. She is the daughter of Robyn Akers. Abby Merritt signed with the University of Indianapolis. She is the daughter of  Jim & Kelley Merritt. Magi Nottingham will be attending Lander University in South Carolina. She is the daughter of Tom & Julie Nottingham.