Recognized by the Indiana Department of Education as a FOUR STAR HIGH SCHOOL

School and Student Honors

Lawrence Central was one of the first high schools in the Secondary Schools Recognition Program to be nationally honored by the President and the Department of Education.

Selected by Newsweek Magazine as one of the 2010 Best High Schools in America.

Lawrence Central High School students have also acquired multiple other awards:

• All-American Cub Reporter
• All-American Bear's Den
• Grand Champion Show Choir
• Winter Guard - top five in the state
• Marching Band State Champions 2008
• Concert Band State Champions 2008, 2005
• Marching Band Bands of America National Champion 2004, 2001
• Symphony Orchestra State Champions 2005, 2003
• "We, the People ... the Citizen and the Constitution" district level winners every year since 1995 (1995 and 1997 State Champions)
• Presidential Scholar semifinalists
• One Indiana University Wells Scholar
• State Shakespeare Contest winner
• Many Prelude Award finalists
• Highest number of Indiana University Honors Program participants in foreign language of any state high school in 2000-2001.
• DECA state and national winners
• Project XL finalists
• Six Silver Key Art winners
• National Hispanic Recognition Program finalists
• Spanish Club - 3rd in state
• National Latin Exam - 2 students earning perfect scores
• Quill and Scroll - national winner in sports writing
• Multiple National Merit Finalists and Commended Scholars
• Finalists in the National African-American Achievement Program
• State champion women's track team
• County champion men's basketball team
• Sectional champions in football, men's tennis, women's soccer, women's tennis and men's track
• Sectional, regional and state individual wrestling and women's track champions
• Conference championships in men's track, men's tennis and women's soccer.

Staff Accomplishments

Eighty percent of instructors have a Master's degree or beyond, including Ph.D.'s in science. 

In recent years, our staff has included:

• Two Milken Family Foundation National Educators
• Indiana Teacher of the Year
• Indiana Science Teacher of the Year
• Indiana Computer Educator of the Year runner-up
• Indiana German Teacher of the Year
• Indiana Journalism Teacher of the Year
• Indiana Athletic Director of the Year
• Channel 6 Teacher of the Month
• Creativity in Biology Teaching award winner
• Eisenhower Professional Development Grant winner
• Lilly Endowment teacher creativity fellows
• Berkeley Lab fellow
• Golden Apple winners
• Project ISTAR distinguished education
• Indiana Bandmaster of the Year
• Encore Drama Award
• Membership on State ISSMA Board
• Membership on State IHSPA Board
• An appointment as French Professor Laureate
• National Teacher of the Year in Family and Consumer Sciences
• President of the Indiana High School Press Association
• President of the Association of Indiana Media Educators
• President of the Indiana Association for Counseling and Development
• Principal who was twice Administrator of the Year for District 5