Lacey’s Drive to Make Change

Eli Lacey ’25 was elected student body president for the 2024-25 academic year in March, succeeding Bryce Langdon ’24 and looking to drive change.

“I want changes that are easy to implement but would still have a big impact on the School,” said Lacey, a member of Periwig who also wrestles and plays football.

Among the initiatives Lacey will prioritize is improving lines of broad communication to students, looking to meet them where they are. This includes the use of the Reach app’s community chat function, “so that everyone will be in the loop for the events to come next year,” Lacey said. He noted that students primarily receive information from the School through House Letter emails and School Meeting announcements, leaving major events often unnoticed by students who rarely checked email. Lacey also seeks to implement a driver education program at the beginning of the fall term.

“I’ve never learned how to drive, and I know a lot of people on campus that don’t know how to [either],” said Lacey, a boarding student. “Lawrenceville is an extremely rigorous school,” he said, “but we can’t forget to keep building up and supporting the people around us.”