On Wednesday, October 10, all 9th , 10th and 11th graders will be taking the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT). The PSAT, a shortened version of the SAT Reasoning Test, will provide students with the opportunity to become familiar with the content and format of the SAT.  While the PSAT is for practice, it is a valuable tool and is used to provide us with important student benchmark data. 
Some helpful reminders to help your student prepare:
- Get a good night's sleep
- Eat a good breakfast
- Leave your phones home (or in your locker) 
- Try your best:)

The Lyme Old Lyme Schools are considering an expansion of our current Pre-K program to allow all age eligible students in the towns of Lyme and Old Lyme to attend.  In an effort to prepare all of our students for Kindergarten, our tentative plan is to expand our Pre-K offerings to all students in Lyme and Old Lyme and establish a universal Pre-K program based on Connecticut’s Early Learning and Developmental Standards.  We also hope to entice non-residents to move to our district, or enroll their students on a tuition basis, to enjoy this added benefit.  This tentative plan would begin in the 2019-2020 school year.  To assist in the planning process, we are asking for your input.  If you have a child that will be three or four years old by September 1, 2019, and are interested in your child being considered for this program, please complete the following survey before November 15, 2018.  Survey results will be used in both our planning process as well as in securing spots in this exciting new program.  The survey can be found on our website at : http://www.region18.org/page.cfm?p=2207.

 ​Members of the REACH (Responsible Educated Adolescents Can Help) Coalition  gave a “Vaping 101”  presentation at the Connecticut Youth Services Association Annual Conference in Rocky Hill on Thursday, October 4! We are so proud of these girls for developing this presentation and being such leaders not only in school but in our community at large.
                            WELL DONE WILDCATS!

​Congratulations to Kylie Hall, Hannah Morrison and Kathryn Atkinson 
for being named 2019 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists.

This week was filled with great enthusiasm and school spirit. Students dressed to the hilt and earned spirit points during lunches when class representatives  enjoyed some friendly competitions like Twister and Limbo to name just two! We ended the week with an energetic Pep Rally on Friday before dismissal. On Saturday night we had the BEST Homecoming yet! Almost half the school attended and enjoyed some free pizza and a fantastic DJ who kept them dancing the whole time. Fun was had by all!  Take a look at the slide show to give you a glimpse of what it was like...

Lyme-Old Lyme High School was named a W!SE Blue Star School for the 2017-18 academic year. To earn this award Personal Finance students achieved a minimum average score of 85% on the W!SE Personal Finance literacy certification test.
Lyme-Old Lyme is the only high school in Connecticut to earn this 2017-18 distinction!

​The LOLHS JV Math team defeated all schools large and small in the Greater Middlesex County Math League on Thursday, 27 September beating the nearest competitor Xavier HS by 3 points and others by as much as 29 points. High scorers were Connie Pan with a perfect score of 18 followed closely by Nikolai Stephens-Zumbaum with 16 points and Juliette Atkinson with 11. Mary Wholean and Brandon McTigue also contributed to the victory. 
                            WAY TO GO WILDCATS!