The Lyme-Old Lyme High School track and field team achieved some major successes at the Shoreline Conference Track and Field Championship meet held Wednesday at Coginchaug High School in Durham. Junior Alison Scott and sophomore Jared Stanland each captured first place positions with Scott finishing first in the 400 meter dash with a time of 59.18 and Stanland taking first … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme HS Track & Field Team Pull Off String of Victories in All-Shoreline Championship
Region 18
Referendum Today on Lyme-Old Lyme Education Budget
Residents in the towns of Lyme and Old Lyme go to the polls today to vote on the District 18 Board of Education's proposed budget of $31,741,789 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. Voting will take place at Cross Lane Firehouse for Old Lyme residents and Hamburg Firehouse for Lyme residents. Both polling stations will be open between the hours of … [Read more...] about Referendum Today on Lyme-Old Lyme Education Budget
Cuban Rhythms Come to Old Lyme
Editor's Note: On Friday, April 26, Yesenia Fernandez-Selier and Hunter Houde, co-founders of Global Rhythms-Cuba, presented two sessions on the history of Cuban dance and music, which included a combination of lecture, dance instruction and dance performance, to students at Lyme-Old Lyme High School. Our intern, Lindsey Knepshield, was in the audience -- this is her personal … [Read more...] about Cuban Rhythms Come to Old Lyme
Linares Presents State Citation to Lyme-Old Lyme Science Olympiad Team
Senator Art Linares (R-33rd), whose District includes Lyme, visited students at Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School last Friday to present an official state citation to the Lyme-Old Lyme Science Olympiad team for winning the State Championship in March. The students are currently preparing to compete in the National Science Olympiad, which will be held on May 17-18 in Dayton, … [Read more...] about Linares Presents State Citation to Lyme-Old Lyme Science Olympiad Team
Former Lyme-Old Lyme High School Principal Takes Top Job in Old Saybrook
Jan Guarino, who served as principal at Lyme-Old Lyme High School for six years from 2003 to 2009, has been appointed superintendent of Old Saybrook Public Schools. Guarino is currently assistant school superintendent for personnel at Wallingford Public Schools, the position to which she moved when she left Region 18. Guarino, who was known as Guarino-Rhone during her … [Read more...] about Former Lyme-Old Lyme High School Principal Takes Top Job in Old Saybrook
Old Lyme’s Lee Excels at ‘Y’ National Swimming Championships in North Carolina
Dedication and a love of swimming have paid off for Jessica Lee, a 16-year-old from Lyme-Old Lyme High School and swimmer at the Marlins YMCA (Y) in Westbrook. In early April, she competed in the Y National Short Course Swimming Championship in Greensboro, N.C., where she swam a personal best time of 24.48 seconds in the 50 yard race, setting the Westbrook Y record and placing … [Read more...] about Old Lyme’s Lee Excels at ‘Y’ National Swimming Championships in North Carolina
Linares Honors Lyme Consolidated as a ‘School of Distinction’
On April 11, State Senator Art Linares presented an official State of Connecticut citation to Lyme Consolidated School Principal James Cavalieri in honor of the school’s recent recognition as a “School of Distinction” by the Connecticut State Department of Education. The school was recognized in the ‘Highest Overall Performance’ category meaning that the school is one of … [Read more...] about Linares Honors Lyme Consolidated as a ‘School of Distinction’
Local Students Launch Fundraiser to Benefit Palestinian Schools
The schools selected need school supplies and backpacks and so the students are collecting gently used or new backpacks to give to the school children. They seek school supplies that are geared towards ages 5 to 16. During their spring break from April 11 to 21, the students will pack the school supplies and backpacks into their suitcases and travel to Israel and Palestine … [Read more...] about Local Students Launch Fundraiser to Benefit Palestinian Schools
Relive Memories, Raise Money for Your School with ClassPhotoFund.com
So much of our childhood is hard to forget, yet hard to see with real clarity. You remember how you felt going to that 7th grade dance. How nervous you were. And excited. You remember joining the German club or the book club or making the JV Field Hockey team as a freshman, but other than your mind's eye -- which frankly gets weirder as one gets older (we all have … [Read more...] about Relive Memories, Raise Money for Your School with ClassPhotoFund.com
Lyme-Old Lyme High Schoolers Model United Nations Roles at UMass Conference; Sheehan Wins Major Award
For the first time in more than 20 years, Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS) was represented at a Model United Nations (MUN) Conference. This conference was held at UMASS Amherst. Dealing with a variety of current and historical topics, delegates struggled to find solutions to some of the world’s most intractable problems. Using parliamentary procedure as practiced at the … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme High Schoolers Model United Nations Roles at UMass Conference; Sheehan Wins Major Award
Flock a Friend! Safe Grad Party Committee Offers Fun Fundraiser
The committee for the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Class of 2013 Safe Grad Party has come up with an ingenious fund-raising idea. The members are offering to "flock" anyone who lives in Lyme or Old Lyme with pink flamingoes - either 12 or 24 dependent on the size of donation. The flock of flamingoes arrive under cover of darkness and then quietly disappear the next day, after … [Read more...] about Flock a Friend! Safe Grad Party Committee Offers Fun Fundraiser
‘Cats Claw Past Panthers Into Championship Game
The Old Lyme boys came out in front of another packed gym yesterday evening and stormed into an early 7-0 lead after a couple of minutes, but Cromwell not only bounced back but had overtaken the Wildcats by half time when the score stood at 24-27 in favor of the Panthers. The third quarter saw Kirk Kaczor's team battle their way back into the game and turn the score round … [Read more...] about ‘Cats Claw Past Panthers Into Championship Game
Old Lyme Meets Cromwell Tonight in Shoreline Semis
The second-seeded Old Lyme boys step out onto the Lyme-Old Lyme High School gym floor tonight at 7 p.m. to face third-seeded Cromwell in what promises to be a grueling game, as the two teams fight for a spot in the Shoreline championship game this Friday, where their opponent will be Valley or Hyde. Old Lyme defeated Cromwell away in the regular season but this has been a … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Meets Cromwell Tonight in Shoreline Semis
‘Cats Face Cougars Tonight in Old Lyme in Shoreline Tournament
Kirk Kaczor's varsity team plays in the first round of the Shoreline Tournament tonight at 7 p.m. in the newly-renovated Lyme-Old Lyme High School gym. Led by senior captains Andrew Tyrol and George Logan, the second-ranked Wildcats meet the seventh-ranked Haddam-Killingworth Cougars for the second time this season. The previous game ended in a win for Old Lyme, but this … [Read more...] about ‘Cats Face Cougars Tonight in Old Lyme in Shoreline Tournament
Back to School in Lyme, Old Lyme … Finally, But Only After Two Hour Delay
All Region 18 schools are open today after a two-hour delay. The boys' varsity basketball game against Plainville -- which is also Senior Night -- tips off at 5 p.m. in the high school gym and the band concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in the all-new high school auditorium. The public is welcome at both events. Power has now been restored to all Lyme and Old Lyme residences but … [Read more...] about Back to School in Lyme, Old Lyme … Finally, But Only After Two Hour Delay