‘Smiling Faces’ Abound on Opening Day for Lyme-Old Lyme Schools

Jennifer Pitman greets Kindergarten students arriving for their first day of school at Mile Creek. Pitman is the art teacher at Mile Creek School. All photos by LOL Schools except where indicated.

OLD LYME — UPDATED 8/25 with more photos: Thursday, Aug. 24, was the first day of school for students of Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Schools and all reports indicate that it has been a successful start to the new academic year.

Asked that morning by e-mail how ‘Opening Day’ was going, LOL Schools Superintendent Ian Neviaser responded, “We are happy to have everyone back and to see their smiling faces.”

Smiles galore were everywhere to be seen.

And what are his thoughts on the upcoming school year? He said, “[It] looks to be another successful year in the Lyme-Old Lyme Schools as evidenced by another Top 10 ranking in state achievement scores.”

The sign says it all. Photo by M. Tackett.

We also inquired about the ongoing construction project at the schools and when ground is likely to be broken. Neviaser replied, “Our PK-8 Building Committee is working hard to move our renovation projects forward.”

Back in the groove, Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School students were already hard at work in their science class.

He added, “We expect construction to begin next summer.”