Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica
By: Griffin McGlinchey & Friends
 
This week’s Spanish Honor Society bulletin board was centered around the holiday of Three Kings’ Day. This holiday is celebrated in many Spanish-speaking countries throughout the world. Three Kings’ Day, or Día de los Reyes Magos, is a Christian holiday celebrated annually on January 6th, which marks the day when the three wise men visited Jesus and showered him with gifts. In many Spanish-speaking countries, large celebrations and parades often take place. This board features traditional food made for these celebrations, the history of the holiday, and some images of the 2023 celebrations. A Three Kings’ day tradition that is often celebrated is when children leave out their shoes for the Kings to leave candy in them. The Spanish Honor Society participated in this tradition just before winter break, which was featured in a past blog post.

Please take a minute to review this slide show. It is important that we are aware of the state guidelines for having students carry medications on them. These guidelines are in place to help keep our students and your children safe.

​The High School Ski Club is running their annual ski trip this year and teaming up with Valley Regional High School. There are only 20 spaces available, and it is first come first serve. The down payment needs to be made to reserve the bus for both trips so act fast! These posters are hung all around the high school. Students, please scan the QR code to sign up on Google form to start the process and bring in a check to Mr. Tyrol's room (228) to finalize and confirm your spot. We are so excited to be able to go on 2 trips this year and hope we can get cleared sooner rather than later! 
 
Any questions, please email Mr. Tyrol at tyrola@region18.org. 

By Mr. Wang
​On Friday a group of Chinese language students went to New York's Chinatown to experience a taste of the Chinese culture. They had a glimpse of a Buddhist temple while a service was going on and ate dim sum at the well known Golden Unicorn where some adventurous students tried some exotic dishes like the chicken feet. They then visited a Chinese bookstore where they saw some authentic merchandises imported from China such as calligraphy tools and samples of calligraphy. Some were amazed to be able to recognize some of the words they have learned from the Chinese lessons. Everyone seemed to enjoy a cup of the bubble tea and some delicious baked goods.  It was almost perfect weather and everyone felt energized after two weeks of midterms.

​Sociedad Honorarica Hispanica
Date: January 4th, 2023
Guest Speaker: Conner Wyman
 
The Spanish Honor Society was lucky enough to have Connor Wyman as a guest speaker. Wyman graduated LOLHS in 2020, and spent his fall semester of college in Cuba, through their study abroad program. In Cuba, Wyman continued his studies with primarily Spanish and History courses, and on the side, he volunteered as an English tutor. Wyman stayed with a Cuban family, and experienced every aspect of Cuban life; he was able to experience the food, media, public transit, and many other aspects of Cuban life. Wyman was also able to discuss the similarities and differences between living in a Communist country and the United States, and was kind enough to share these thoughts and experiences with the Spanish Honor Society, through the means of a presentation and a video.
 
By: Mason Wells & Sr. Vazquez

Region18 and The Sustainability Committee continues to collect plastic film for the Trex Challenge! Trex Collection bins are located at the main entrance of school builidings, and at both Lyme (just inside the entrance) and Old Lyme Town hall (lower level entrance at the back of the building). 

As a reminder, the Trex Challenge is an opportunity to send in your plastic film with your students for a chance to win a Trex bench or other product for their school. Trex decking and railing is made from recycled plastic film and is a type of composite building material. 

Some examples of items that are NOT acceptable include: compostable film (usually labeled as “compostable”), film that has any amount of food residue, candy/ice cream wrappers, cellophane-type film (think floral arrangements or holiday gift bags that make a crinkly/crunchy sound), prewashed salad mix bags, and frozen food bags (frozen berry bags). 

When sending in your film from home, please remember, it must be COMPLETELY clean, COMPLETELY dry, COMPLETELY empty and COMPLETELY free from food residue. Please remove air from pillow pack bubble wrap. The diagram below says it all! If you stick to sending in items from the diagram, it will be greatly appreciated. When in doubt, throw it out; or you can email
Taylor.karencharlotte@gmail.com.

Thanks for your continued participation in the Region 18 Trex Challenge and helping keep our planet clean!

On Thursday, January 19, please be aware of  our schedule. All 8 periods will be meeting so periods are shortened and period 7 falls between 4 and 5 for lunch purposes. Also, we will be holding the midterm make-up exams in the LMC.  Students who have been approved to make up their exams, must take their exam during the allotted time slot (see schedule below).

By: Mary Surprenant 

This week’s Spanish Honor Society board focused on Latin-American Dance. Dance is a major part of any culture but is especially important in Latino-Hispanic culture. Each group member focused on a different cultural dance from a Spanish-speaking country. 
Sanjanuanito; an Ecuadorian dance, Bachata; a Dominican dance style, Folkorico; a Mexican dance, and finally Flamenco; a dance style from Spain. The board contains a short summary of the dance’s origin and cultural significance, maps of its geographical location, and images representative of people performing the dances. Each type of dance originates from a specific part of the country, and although they date back to the countries' early history, these dance styles are still widely practice and revered in modern society.

Join us this month for an awesome conversation with Adam Dodge, nationally accredited speaker and specialist whose work is characterized by his dedication to addressing the existing and future threats posed by technology to victims of crime and gender-based violence. 
 
Adam has also created The Tech Savvy Parent- an online resource for all parents striving to raise their kids safely in this ever-changing digital word.  We were thrilled to chat about tips and tricks for parents, as well as our upcoming ZOOM webinar with Adam and some dynamic LOL teen experts!

On Friday, the Counseling Department hosted 2 panel discussions held for Seniors during periods 6 and 8.  Two different groups of last year's graduates came to the high school to share their experiences thus far and answer questions. The topics included everything from scheduling classes to free time. It was a very informative and wonderful to see the success of our graduates.

On Thursday evening, Mohamad Hamou, was sworn in as an American Citizen. On Friday, in Mrs. Burke's English class, he was honored by his teacher and classmates with a mini celebration!