In an extraordinary victory, the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Varsity Math Team recently won the overall title of the Middlesex County Math League. Comprised of Middlesex County high schools along with Regional Hebron Andover Marlborough (RHAM) High School and Lyme-Old Lyme High School, this League has 11 members and is divided into a large and a small conference. Lyme-Old Lyme … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme HS Team Wins Middlesex Math League for Second Consecutive Year
Region 18
See Lyme-Old Lyme High School’s Fall Play, Nazi Labor Camp Survivors to Speak After Performance
This year the Lyme-Old Lyme High School fall play will be “Letters to Sala.” The performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14 and 15, with an admission price of $7, or $5 with a canned good. LymeLine.com has received an exciting update to the performance details as follows: Henny Rosenbaum Simon, an 89-year-old … [Read more...] about See Lyme-Old Lyme High School’s Fall Play, Nazi Labor Camp Survivors to Speak After Performance
Lyme-Old Lyme School Budget Referendum Today
Tonight at 7:30 p.m., the District 18 Board of Education hosts a public hearing in the Lyme-Old Lyme HIGH SCHOOL auditorium on their proposed budget of $31,963,401 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 as recommended by the board. The proposed budget reflects a 0.7 percent increase over the current budget with just over three-quarters of a percentage … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme School Budget Referendum Today
Lyme-Old Lyme HS Environmental Club Honored by Old Lyme Land Trust
At its 48th Annual Meeting, the Old Lyme Land Trust (OLTT) presented its "Volunteer of the Year" award to members of the Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS) Environmental Club. On hand to receive the award were Isabel Ritrovato, club president, Madalyn Gibson-Williams, Hugh Cipparone and Philip Hallwood, as well as club adviser and LOLHS teacher, Heather Fried. The Club has … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme HS Environmental Club Honored by Old Lyme Land Trust
Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School Teams Share Victory in CT Science Olympiad
Two Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School (LOLMS) teams shared top honors to win the Connecticut Science Olympiad for the third year in a row. In an extraordinary performance, team members from LOLMS won a medal (1st,2nd or 3rd) in 23 of the 24 events. The teams now move on to the national competition in Florida which takes place May 16-17. Congratulations to science teacher … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School Teams Share Victory in CT Science Olympiad
LYSB Hosts Kindergarten Readiness Workshop This Evening,
Join members of the Kindergarten and Preschool Teams from Lyme-Old Lyme Public Schools on Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Media Center to learn about how you can prepare your child for kindergarten. Some of the topics to be covered under the title , "How Do I Know If My Child Is Ready?" include: Kindergarten Readiness … [Read more...] about LYSB Hosts Kindergarten Readiness Workshop This Evening,
Wildcat Boys Win 4 x 800 Class ‘S’ State Title
The Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS) boy's team of (from left to right in photo) Ross Golebiewski, Cole McKnight, Stuart Ross and Jeff Davis won the 4 x 800 meter relay yesterday during the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference Class S boys' indoor track and field championships at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven. The boys finished in an outstanding … [Read more...] about Wildcat Boys Win 4 x 800 Class ‘S’ State Title
Valley/Old Lyme Complete Undefeated Season Tonight, Defeat H-K 48-0
The Valley Regional/Old Lyme football team advanced to an 11-0 undefeated record and ended a spectacular season as the top seeds in the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) Class M division with a 48-0 win over Haddam-Killingworth tonight. The Pequot Football Conference South Division game at the H-K field saw Old Lyme senior Phil Cohen throw two touchdown … [Read more...] about Valley/Old Lyme Complete Undefeated Season Tonight, Defeat H-K 48-0
Unbeaten Valley/Old Lyme Football Wins Pequot Conference, Moves Onto State Championship
The Valley Regional /Old Lyme football team blanked Gilbert/Northwest Regional 35-0 tonight to complete an amazing 10-0 unbeaten season and win the Pequot Conference overall title. Valley/Old Lyme are likely to be the top seed in the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) Class M tournament, which starts with the quarter-final Tuesday, Dec. 3, with a home … [Read more...] about Unbeaten Valley/Old Lyme Football Wins Pequot Conference, Moves Onto State Championship
New Underage Drinking Prevention Campaign Launched in Lyme, Old Lyme
Lyme-Old Lyme’s prevention coalition, Community Action for Substance Free Youth (CASFY), announces the launch of a new media campaign aimed at parents and all adults. “While underage drinking has decreased in Lyme-Old Lyme among school age youth according to our data, it is still our Number One youth drug problem,” reports Karen Fischer, CASFY’s Prevention Coordinator. … [Read more...] about New Underage Drinking Prevention Campaign Launched in Lyme, Old Lyme
MacCurdy Salisbury Awards Educational Grants for Coming School Year
The MacCurdy Salisbury Educational Foundation held its Annual Reception for this year’s High School Seniors receiving Foundation awards on Monday afternoon, June 17, at the Lyme Art Association in Old Lyme. Over 100 students, parents, contributors and Foundation Board Members were present. At the reception Foundation President Rowland Ballek stated that this is the … [Read more...] about MacCurdy Salisbury Awards Educational Grants for Coming School Year
“Lucky” Lyme-Old Lyme Graduates Urged to “Leave No Door Unopened”
The weather was perfect for a graduation. In the fields behind the newly-renovated Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS), friends and family chatted eagerly in their seats; their anticipation was electric, intensifying the bright colors of summer and the crisp, blue sky. Then the LOLHS band, directed by Jacob Wilson, began to play the classic graduation anthem, Pomp and … [Read more...] about “Lucky” Lyme-Old Lyme Graduates Urged to “Leave No Door Unopened”
The End of an Era in Lyme-Old Lyme Schools
At the Region 18 Board of Education meeting last Wednesday evening, six teachers who were retiring at the end of the current school year were acknowledged in front of a standing room only audience. But these were not a group of teachers who had spent just their twilight years in Old Lyme, but rather teachers who had given their life’s work to the district serving, in most … [Read more...] about The End of an Era in Lyme-Old Lyme Schools
A Crash With a Cause
Last Thursday morning, the entire student body of Lyme-Old Lyme High School left their classes to witness an accident. Gathered in the school's junior parking lot, they listened intently to a recording of four of their peers supposedly traveling home together from a party in one car. It became apparent from the conversation that the designated driver had not been entirely … [Read more...] about A Crash With a Cause
Wildcats Go Down Fighting, Fall 3-2 in State Semi to Oxford
Despite a valiant effort in the seventh inning, Randy St. Germain's boys could not quite recover from the loss of three runs in the first inning by Oxford. It was a beautiful evening at Sage Park in Berlin and a large contingent of Old Lyme fans made the trip to cheer on their team, but although the 'Cats clawed back two runs in the seventh, the third remained … [Read more...] about Wildcats Go Down Fighting, Fall 3-2 in State Semi to Oxford