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🌱 Patch AM: 4 Lawrenceville School Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

Coming up: AOY Art Center 21st Annual Members Show on the Lawrenceville Patch calendar

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Good morning Lawrenceville! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Four Lawrenceville School seniors advance in prestigious National Merit competition
  • How Rider dancers built community before classes even started this fall

Also on today's calendar: AOY Art Center 21st Annual Members Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A morning shower; humid, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 57.
  • Saturday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 4 Lawrenceville School Students Named National Merit Semifinalists (patch.com) — Lawrenceville residents can celebrate four Lawrenceville School seniors who have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, placing them among the top one percent of high school seniors nationwide. The students will now submit detailed applications, test scores, and recommendations as they compete for a share of about $24 million in scholarships to be awarded in 2027.
   

• Creating community: Rider Dance Ensemble's Workshop Week (theridernews.com) — Rider University students in Lawrenceville just wrapped up Rider Dance Ensemble's intensive Workshop Week, a multi-day series of student-led dance classes, movie nights, and community-building activities before the semester begins. Newcomers, returning members, and alumni joined jazz, tap, contemporary, and musical theater sessions, culminating in a masterclass, photo shoot, and picnic that emphasized inclusivity and connection on campus.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Ewing

  • Kenny's Meals Expands to Ewing Town Center in Ewing, NJ (nj1015.com)
  • WJFL Week Two: Ewing hosts Notre Dame in battle of 2-0 squads (trentonian.com)
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West Windsor

  • West Windsor Police Launch Adopt A Bus Enforcement Program (patch.com)

Ok Lawrenceville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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