In the LymeLight: High School ECO Stewards and University Honorees
Two Old Lyme preserves are getting wood duck houses after members of the Lyme-Old Lyme High School ECOS Club hammered out a plan to create safe havens for cavity-nesting birds.
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Two Old Lyme preserves are getting new wood duck houses thanks to members of the Lyme-Old Lyme High School ECOS (Environmental and Community Organization of Stewards) Club who hammered out a plan to create safe havens for cavity-nesting birds.
Open Space Commission member Andrea Fenton said it’s not the first time the commission has coordinated with the high school’s environmental stewards. This time around, the students built the duck houses to install in the town’s Bartholomew and Ames preserves.
The wood boxes, designed to fit specific duck dimensions, includes wire mesh inside the front door so baby ducks can get a toehold as they climb up and out of the nest.
Fenton said the commission will be coordinating with Joe Attwater of the Connecticut Audubon Society to guide placement in the preserves.
Academic excellence is on display as college students from Lyme and Old Lyme earn top honors during the fall semester.
At Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU), several students were recognized for their academic achievements. Sean Cordock of Old Lyme made the President’s List with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Paige Phaneuf, Nola Slubowski and Ryan Zbierski of Old Lyme earned spots on the Dean’s List for achieving a 3.5 GPA or higher.
Old Lyme’s Kylie Praylyn Dishaw was named to the Western Connecticut State University Dean’s List, which recognizes students who earned a 3.5 GPA or higher.
Christine Paonessa of Old Lyme has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s fall President’s List for students maintaining a GPA of at least 3.7.
Do you know a neighbor worth celebrating? Awards, accomplishments, and quiet acts of kindness all belong in the LymeLight. Please share your suggestions in an email to editor@lymeline.com.
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