LYME/OLD LYME -- The Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Schools Board of Education (BOE) are holding a referendum today, Tuesday, May 4, on their proposed budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year. Voting will take place from 12 noon to 8 p.m. at Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School for Old Lyme residents and Lyme Town Hall for Lyme residents. Information on absentee ballot and voter information is … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Hold Budget Referendum Today, Polls Open12-8pm; Griswold Urged BOE to ‘Skip Referendum’
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Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Budget Meeting Tonight, Referendum Tomorrow with New Voting Hours, 12 to 8 p.m.
LYME/OLD LYME -- The Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Schools Board of Education (BOE) will hold their District Budget Meeting Monday evening, May 3, in the Board of Education Conference Room at Center School starting at 6:30 p.m. The proposed budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year totals $34,874, 548 representing a 0.47 percent increase over the current year's budget. When this total is … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Budget Meeting Tonight, Referendum Tomorrow with New Voting Hours, 12 to 8 p.m.
Letter to the Editor: Region#18 BOE Seeks Community’s Help in Finding Ways to Thank Lyme-Old Lyme Staff for Remarkable Efforts in Extraordinary Year
To the Editor: An Open Letter to the Lyme-Old Lyme Community The sights and sounds of springtime are in the air and with those come thoughts of the end of the school year and the beginning of summer. As we look toward the end of this historic year, the Region #18 Board of Education asks your assistance in thanking our school staff for everything they have done this school … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Region#18 BOE Seeks Community’s Help in Finding Ways to Thank Lyme-Old Lyme Staff for Remarkable Efforts in Extraordinary Year
Lyme-Old Lyme Schools’ District Budget Hearing to be Held This Evening
LYME/OLD LYME -- UPDATED APRIL 5 -- see text in red: Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Schools will hold their District Budget Hearing Monday evening, April 5, in the board of education conference room at Center School starting at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will also be live-streamed at this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF2_W7yYtFwx067Ici9776Q/videos?view=57 Public comment can be … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme Schools’ District Budget Hearing to be Held This Evening
Lyme-Old Lyme High, Middle Schools Announce Q2 Honor Rolls
Lyme-Old Lyme High School 2020-21 Quarter 2 Honor Roll HIGH HONORS Grade 12: Kaylee Armenia, Sonia Bair, Maxwell Bauchmann, Jason Beebe, Emma Boardman, Kyuss Buono, Keenan Burr, Kate Cheney, Hunter Collins, Emerson Colwell, Megan Cravinho, Patrick Dagher, George Danes, Emily DeRoehn, Francette Donato, Isabella Flagge, Sadie Frankel, Fiona Frederiks, Schuyler Greenho, Regan … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme High, Middle Schools Announce Q2 Honor Rolls
Lyme-Old Lyme HS Students Win Major Awards in 2021 CT Scholastic Art Contest
LYME/OLD LYME — Four Lyme-Old Lyme High School students (LOLHS) will be recognized this evening at the 2021 Connecticut Scholastic Art contest’s virtual awards celebration, which celebrates the work of talented young artists in the state in grades 7 through 12. Senior Connie Pan was awarded the Best in Portfolio award as well as Gold Keys in both the Drawing and Portfolio … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme HS Students Win Major Awards in 2021 CT Scholastic Art Contest
Lyme Academy Enters New Era, Names Mora Rowe as Executive Director to Launch Programs, Re-engage With Community
OLD LYME — Lyme Academy of Fine Arts (LAFA) in Old Lyme is on the brink of an exciting new era -- and yet, at the same time, it is, in essence, a renaissance of the principles on which the Academy was founded. After 18 months of strategic planning and a recent change in leadership on the board of trustees, the LAFA Board of Trustees has structured a new plan reflective of … [Read more...] about Lyme Academy Enters New Era, Names Mora Rowe as Executive Director to Launch Programs, Re-engage With Community
Lyme-Old Lyme Preschool Program Schedules March 12 Visits for Potential Peers in 2021-22 Program
LYME-OLD LYME -- The Lyme-Old Lyme Preschool is a tuition-free program designed for identified special education students and selected peers. This program serves preschool-age children in the communities of Lyme and Old Lyme. If you are interested in having your three-year-old child participate in the Lyme-Old Lyme Special Needs Preschool as a peer during the 2021-2022 school … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme Preschool Program Schedules March 12 Visits for Potential Peers in 2021-22 Program
Winter Sports Start in Lyme-Old Lyme Schools with Practices, Games Begin Feb. 8
LYME/OLD LYME -- Not only do Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Schools reopen today after the Martin Luther King Day holiday, but the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) winter high school sports season also starts. This latter situation became possible after the CIAC Board of Control approved the CIAC Winter Sports Plan at a meeting last Thursday, Jan. 14, which allows … [Read more...] about Winter Sports Start in Lyme-Old Lyme Schools with Practices, Games Begin Feb. 8
Lyme-Old Lyme BOE Approves Artificial Turf Field by 6-3 Vote, Neviaser Anticipates Construction Complete By Start of Next School Year
LYME-OLD LYME -- COMMENT ADDED JAN. 10: After a lengthy debate at Wednesday evening's Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Schools Board of Education (BOE) monthly meeting, members approved the motion to move forward with the artificial turf athletic field by a six to three majority. The field which was approved incorporates a wood-based product called Brockfill instead of originally … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme BOE Approves Artificial Turf Field by 6-3 Vote, Neviaser Anticipates Construction Complete By Start of Next School Year
Old Lyme Zoning Approves Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Proposal for Turf Field — With Conditions
OLD LYME -- At their regular monthly meeting held virtually last Monday, Dec. 14, Old Lyme's Zoning Commission members unanimously approved Lyme-Old Lyme School's Special Permit Application to "modify the playing geometry " of the athletic field behind Lyme-Old Lyme High School and change the "playing surface from manicured lawn to synthetic turf." The motion to approve the … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Zoning Approves Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Proposal for Turf Field — With Conditions
Join the Trex Challenge! Recycle Plastic Film in Lyme, Old Lyme; Win Benches & More for LOL Schools
LYME/OLD LYME -- Led by the sustainability committee of the Region 18 Board of Education, Lyme-Old Lyme Schools are participating in the Trex Plastic Film Recycling Challenge and invites the community to participate. The Trex Challenge pits schools against one another in a friendly competition to collect the most plastic for a chance to win Trex benches or other products for … [Read more...] about Join the Trex Challenge! Recycle Plastic Film in Lyme, Old Lyme; Win Benches & More for LOL Schools
Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Announce 2020-21 Q1 Honor Rolls
Lyme-Old Lyme High School Quarter 1 Honor Roll 2020-21 HIGH HONORS Grade 12: Kaylee Armenia, Sonia Bair, Maxwell Bauchmann, Jason Beebe, Ava Berry, Emma Boardman, Sadie Bowman, Kyuss Buono, Kate Cheney, Hunter Collins, Jackson Cowell, Megan Cravinho, Patrick Dagher, Bianca Dasilva, Emily DeRoehn, Francette Donato, Corah Engdall, Sadie Frankel, Fiona Frederiks, Jackson … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Announce 2020-21 Q1 Honor Rolls
Support the Lyme-Old Lyme HS Class of 2021’s Safe Grad Party! Eat From/Dine at Teddy’s Pizza Today
Support the Safe Grad Party for the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Class of 2021 by eating at or buying take-out, Thursday, Dec. 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Teddy's Old Lyme Pizza Palace, 264 Shore Rd. in Old Lyme. The restaurant is donating part of the proceeds for the entire day, eat-in or take-out, to the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Class of 2021 Safe Grad Party fund. To … [Read more...] about Support the Lyme-Old Lyme HS Class of 2021’s Safe Grad Party! Eat From/Dine at Teddy’s Pizza Today
Despite the Pandemic, Lyme-Old Lyme HS TechnoTicks are Still Tinkering
Tinkering is what happens when you try something you don’t quite know how to do, guided by whim, imagination, and curiosity. When you tinker, there are no instructions—but there are also no failures, no right or wrong ways of doing things. It’s about figuring out how things work and reworking them. Contraptions, machines, wildly mismatched objects working in harmony—this is the … [Read more...] about Despite the Pandemic, Lyme-Old Lyme HS TechnoTicks are Still Tinkering