Students have been studying the impact of technology and science in the USA and in the Spanish-speaking world.  One of the tools for students to be able to communicate ideas about this futuristic thinking is the different kinds of future in Spanish. After a week of conjugating, answering questions and writing in the journal, it was time for students to practice the future in some real contexts such as the following: reading the horoscope from a Spanish newspaper, practicing with a fortune teller made of paper, and pretending to read the future with a ball as a professional fortune teller.  Students talked in Spanish throughout the class. Who said that it wasn’t possible to speak in Spanish for 1 full hour?

This week we discussed corporate accountability. There are few effective ways at the national and international level to stop and prevent corporate human rights abuses or to hold companies accountable for their actions. Amnesty is working to change this. Livelihoods are destroyed as the land is contaminated and water supplies are polluted such as Ogoniland, Nigeria → these issues directly affect the Indigenous people because their livelihoods are correlated to their land. Companies argue against any development of international law and standards that protect human rights. ​

With a special segment from Alex Roth Productions of "Battle of the Bridge"!... enjoy

By LOLHS Spanish Honors Society

National Spanish Honors Society has undertaken research regarding the diversity of the student population and language diversity within the school. The National Spanish Honors Society has found out that although Lyme-Old Lyme High School is not racially diverse, the school is incredibly ethnically diverse and especially diverse when it comes to language. Besides offering 4 different languages in person (including Spanish, French, Chinese, and Latin), LOLHS offers a multitude of different languages through Virtual High School (VHS). Language opportunities online include courses in Italian, German, Russian, etc. While one might initially brush off the benefit of learning a foreign language out of convenience, language improves cognitive capabilities as well as opening a wider world of opportunities for the beneficiary.
​Administration Group: Arber, John, Harry, Zach

​The United States Crystal Growing Competition is an important scientific outreach activity designed to provide K-12 grade students a fun, hands-on STEM experience as well as an exciting competition.  The objective is to grow the biggest and highest quality single crystal. The crystal growing period was from October 18 to November 22, 2021.
Judging was held at the Texas A&M University. The winning crystals become part of a permanent display at the Department of Chemistry at the University at Buffalo.

On Wednesday last week, LOLHS' Unified Sports team challenged the Faculty to a game of basketball. The faculty put up a good fight but unfortunately lost to the Unified team by way too many points to mention. Fun was had by all.

Last Tuesday, February 8th, AP Spanish students went to Niantic Cinema for a private viewing of Pedro Almodovar’s latest movie "Parallel Mothers".  The ride was short, and when we arrived the owner was waiting for us; he gave us a warm welcome. While I was paying for the tickets, the students were buying popcorn and other sweet things. So far it was no different to any experience in the USA, but when the lights went off, we were transported to Madrid.  The parallel life of two new mothers, the theme of Spanish Civil War, and all the elements of the Almodovar’s movies made all the other noises fade away after ten minutes.  They witnessed a modern movie that helped them understand how events in the past shape present culture.
 
Juanjo Vazquez-Caballero

Donations are welcome! Lyme-Old Lyme High School is accepting a variety of sanitary products and essentials to give to Safe Futures. This includes Full-Sized Toiletries, Shampoo, Conditioner, Body Lotion, Body Wash, and Toothpaste. Needed also are kitchen items such as Aluminum Foil, Plastic Wrap, Ziploc bags, Spoons, Spatulas, Can Openers, Veggie Peelers, Small Cutting Boards, Dish Detergent, Sponges, and Hand Towels. Collection dates will be Feb. 7 - 18.

​You can also support Safe Futures by reading their website (https://safefuturesct.org) to follow any new programs or to learn more about the impact of the issues they focus on. 
If you or someone you know feels unsafe, please reach out to this number: 860-701-6001. The town of Old Lyme is behind you. ​

In case you don't get The Day or you missed the Daybreak section last Thursday, I thought it was noteworthy to share how one of our LOLHS alumna, Madeleine Schumacher (class of 2016), is met wtih success after  hard work, and driving for your goals and dreams. Read the full article in The Day. (link below)

Submitted by Evan Clark
​This week, a group from the Spanish Honor Society decided to take a more in-depth look towards Latin American politics, so we could not only understand how the country and their government grappled with COVID-19, but also possible struggles within the government. Each country has a researched portion about their political leader, and how they have affected their own country. I believe that this group’s presentation is crucial because many if not all of the students at LOLHS may not have even known about any of these past allegations or problems within Latin American politics. From Bolivia, to Columbia, and Chile, all of these countries have and still have problems within their governments and countries, and our group hopes that our bulletin board may shed even a slight amount of light on political problems that affect Latin Americans.