Eligibility for the Lowell Latin Lyceum

  • The following groups of students are eligible to apply for admission to the Lyceum:

    • Students who are in the eighth grade and are Lowell residents;
    • Students within Lowell Public Schools in the eighth grade, whether or not they are Lowell residents;
    • Non-Lowell High School ninth-grade students who are Lowell residents, but were not living in Lowell during the 8th grade, so that they could not apply for admission in the eighth grade (these students would enter the Lyceum in the tenth grade);
    • Lowell High School ninth-grade students who were not in Lowell Public Schools and were not residents of Lowell during their eighth-grade year (these students would enter the Lyceum in the tenth grade).

    For any eligibility questions, please contact one of the academic administrators.

Testing Information

  • Testing for Lowell Public School Students will be done at middle schools between 12/4 and 12/13. Please contact your middle school guidance counselor for more information for you middle school.

    For anyone that is unable to test at their middle school or is not enrolled in LPS, there will be a test at Lowell High School in the Cafeteria on Saturday, December 14 at 9am. Please rsvp for the LHS test here.

Lowell Latin Lyceum Submission Instructions

  • LOWELL LATIN LYCEUM SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS (FALL/WINTER 2024)
    There is one submission cycle. We do not have a set number of openings. Please note that being accepted into the program does not mean that you are required to join the program.
     
    SUBMISSION CYCLE
    1. Test (HSPT) must be taken during the December 2024 dates. Your Middle School will have date that it is taking place on site.
    2. Application form must be submitted by December 20, 2024 (Friday) by 2:30 p.m.
    3. Recommendations must be received by Dec. 20, 2024.
    4. Candidates will receive a decision by Feb. 14, 2025.
     
     
    Teacher Recommendation - https://forms.gle/3wKS5hzVxdbqaddu8
     
    Extra Curricular Application - https://forms.gle/KDSpWvkTxh7xj4gs7
     
     

    To be considered for admission, you must submit the following items through the forms on the website or by email. Scanned documents need to be emailed to theywosz@lowell.k12.ma.us 

     

         1. The application form with all written answers and the essay.

      1. If you wish to have an interview with a member of the admissions committee, please contact us at the e-mails listed below.

    2. A copy of your 7th-grade transcript (grades) AND first quarter or first trimester grades from the 8th grade). A photocopy of a transcript or report card is acceptable.

    3. Two (2) completed teacher recommendation forms from the applicant’s current Math or Science, and English or Social Studies teachers. You may also submit — as an optional third recommendation — a recommendation from a youth activities supervisor, such as a sports coach, music teacher, youth group director, or religious leader. The recommendation form can be accessed from the LHS website or requested from Thomas Heywosz, Academic Co-Coordinator for the Lyceum at theywosz@lowell.k12.ma.us or 978-656-1564.

    4. If you are not currently a Lowell Public Schools student, please include any standardized academic test results that you may have taken in the past two years. If you have not taken any such tests, please let Mr. Heywosz know separately.

     
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