Save the date for our other Restaurant Nights:
February 21 - DaVinci's 
April 25 - Sals​

Along with the cold weather and mid-term exams, we are seeing students with cold symptoms, GI illness, and have had some diagnosed cases of the flu.

​As for any viral or bacterial illness we promote healthy hand hygiene and other preventative measures to reduce communicability of infections and diseases within the school community. These practices are reinforced in classes, in the health office, and through the coaches and athletic departments. We encourage families to have these conversations with their students at home as well.

​The following are guidelines that our school district abides by to promote wellness in the schools. Students should remain at home from school with the following symptoms of common illness or disease:

• Temperature of 100 degrees or greater. Students should be fever-free without use of a fever-reducing medication for a minimum of 24 hours before returning to school.
• Vomiting and/or diarrhea. Students should remain at home until they have stopped vomiting for at least 24 hours and are able to tolerate fluids and sold foods.
• Sore throat that is accompanied by fatigue, body aches, and fever.
• A persistent/disruptive cough lasting for more than a few days or with fever.
• Live pediculosis (head lice) found in the hair.
• Eye discomfort with itching, redness, pain, and drainage.
• Skin rash suggestive of a communicable disease.

It is important for students or parents to communicate with the health office if they are going to be out with illness for more than two days. If they have seen their physician, be sure to bring a note to excuse them from school for missed days. Students should also communicate with their teachers so plans can be made for missed work to avoid falling behind in classes.
We encourage students to get their flu shots as a means of illness prevention.  There are many opportunities to receive them through their physician’s office, pharmacies, and flu clinics. It is not too late  to get a flu shot.
The following are some resources that students and parents may find helpful.

• http://www.cdc.gov/flu/index.htm
• http://kidshealth.org/
• https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/infections/Pages/Hand-Foot-and-Mouth-Disease.aspx

Please feel free to contact us in the high school health office Monday through Friday from 7:30-2:30P at 860 434-4444 X1004 at any time with questions or concerns. We can also be reached at beachyr@region18.org or mause@region18.org.
Sincerely,
Ellen Maus BSN   High School Nurse and Region 18 School Nurse Coordinator

Lyme-Old Lyme High School would like to congratulate Gabriel Stephens-Zumbaum for being selected for this year's Ratary's Science Student of the Month. Gabriel has excelled in many areas of Science including in the UCONN Quantitative Physics 1201Q, presently in UCONN Quantitative Physics 1202Q as well as in Honors Biology, Chemistry and AP Chemistry. He is not only a science scholar but a leader and team player. He  works diligently with the Math Team, Academic Quiz Bowl, the Robotics Team, the Crew Team, not to mention his passion for the clarinet and languages... He is a true Renaissance man!
         CONGRATULATIONS GABRIEL FOR A JOB WELL DONE!

Enroll in the

Big Y Educational Express Program. 

LOLPS will receive  points for every dollar they spend towards educational materials and supplies.
It’s free and helps us!

Come join an upcoming community conversation ‘Weathering the Adolescent Storm in a Pressure Filled World’ on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 6:00-8:30 pm in the Old Saybrook High School Auditorium.   This free event will be a dynamic evening for teens, parents and teachers to learn how to nurture positive communication and foster resilience. Attendees will watch a series of skits simulating common family conflicts in today’s pressure filled world to demonstrate both negative and positive communication styles.  A panel of Shoreline area teens will share their reflections on the skits.  The evening will conclude with an important talk on failure, resilience and success along with an opportunity for audience members to ask questions.  
Compassion Counts is an on-going series of community conversations held in the upper and lower Middlesex County. The purpose of these events is to educate and support the public around challenging life issues. Previous events have addressed topics like mental health, addiction, and suicide. The Compassion Counts events are made possible by the generous support from various nonprofits throughout Middlesex County

Hello and Happy New Year!  
Our next meeting is January 9 at 7:00 in the commons at the High School.  We hope you will attend!  We are in need of some volunteers to work together on the Adult Social which is coming up in March!  We need 3 or 4 people to work together on getting silent auction items and a couple of people to handle the food and drink end of the event.  If you can not attend the meeting but are willing to help with the adult social please reply back!  

Also, we are still in need of collecting the $50 from each student for the Safe Grad Night.  The money is well spent and we want to provide our children with the best "final experience" of being together as a class.  We are a little over half way there in the collecting of these funds.  Please send your check to Safe Grad, P.O. Box 903, Old Lyme, CT 06371.

LOLHS Safe Grad Committee