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The WARRIORS move on!!!

11/30/2016

 
On a very WET and SOGGY evening, the WARRIORS win again... 30 to 12 against Berlin! They move on to the Semifinals on Monday, December 5 @ 6:30 pm  at Valley Regional!
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BE THERE MONDAY!!!
rain or shine

#1 in the STATE

11/28/2016

 
Valley Regional/Old Lyme football team has earned the number one seed in Class M in the state and will be playing this Tuesday night in the championships! 

The Day's full article: ​Valley/Old Lyme qualifies for Class M football playoffs
Don't forget to come see:

#1 in the State
play Berlin (#8)

​in  the Quarter Finals

Tuesday Night @ 6:30 pm

Valley Regional
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BE THERE!

Class of 2019 Fundraiser

11/27/2016

 
Below is a link to the sophomore class sock sale! ... Wildcat socks!
If you have any questions, please contact class president Gary Bocian (bociag@region18.org) or Head Advisor,  Adam Raiti (raitia@region18.org) ,
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Gift of Giving

11/27/2016

 
​Lyme-Old Lyme High School is a  community of learners committed to creating contributing citizens.  To that end, On Friday, November 18, students kicked off the holiday season with an Advisory on the Gift of Giving. ​ After watching the above video, Advisors facilitated conversations about how we can give. Together with their advisees, they crafted an action plan for the upcoming holiday season that embraces the “Gift of Giving.”  Here are just some of the plans that students embraced:
  • Raise money to contribute to Heifer International
  • Create holiday cards for Veterans and visit with them
  • Buy donuts for another Homeroom Advisory
  • Collect coats for the winter clothing drive
  • Purchase children's books for the library holiday wreath in a neighboring town
  • Select a berry off our NHS wreath for our community
  • Spend a Saturday morning at a local soup kitchen
  • Facilitate a school wide Food Drive
  • Collect clothes for the Women's Shelter
So many fantastic plans!  We are truly a community of contributing citizens with BIG hearts!

Take a bow!

11/21/2016

 
Congratulations

to all the students and staff who made this weekend's performance of

The Crucible

such a huge success!
The acting, set design, stage changes, lighting... EVERYTHING... it was truly such a professional performance in all aspects.
Your talents, efforts and commitment made it a CLASS ACT!

Congrats to The Champs!

11/20/2016

 
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LOLHS Girls soccer team win the CIAC Class S girls' soccer championship game on Saturday at Strong Stadium in West Haven! Winning goal was made by Caleigh O'Neil in the second half.  Way to go girls! Your team work, sportsmanship, spirit and support of one another shine on the field and off!  You make us proud... well done girls!
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Veteran's Day at LOLHS

11/20/2016

 
Last week, LOLHS students came together on November 11 to recognize and thank our heroes. Mr. Ed Shyloski Commander, Lyme-Old Lyme VFW Post 1467 spoke to our students as well as presented a donation of $3,000 to our Band and Chorus program for their trip to Hawaii to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Our assembly included music from the LOLHS Band and Chorus, a welcome speech from Matthew McCarthy, as well as a reading of Aoife Hufford’s award winning essay for the Voice of Democracy. We also viewed  “A Soldier’s Story”, the story of a LOLHS graduate and WWII prisoner of war survivor, Mr Keenan. It was a reflective and heartwarming assembly.

View article from The Day

​Take a look at a slide show of the High School and Middle School event
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Come see our fall play!

11/16/2016

 
OLD LYME PLAYERS PRESENT

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​November 18 and 19 at 7:00 p.m.

LOLHS Auditorium
$8 students and seniors
$12 adults
General Admission

Helping out with Fall

11/16/2016

 
On Saturday and Sunday, November 12-13 weekend,  40 students from the community service club went to homes in our community to rake leaves as a fund raiser. After a hard and fun day of work, the students were treated to to some hot cider and cookies.   It was a great day - sunny and no wind! ​
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Senior Awards... so far

11/15/2016

 

Rotary Students of the Month

Lyme-Old Lyme High School is honored and proud to congratulate two scholars as the selected Rotary Club Students of the Month Award Recipients thus far this year. The Rotary Club recognizes a student from three area schools each month: Old Saybrook, Westbrook and Lyme-Old Lyme. Each month a predetermined department selects a student who best exemplifies the respective discipline.  Also taken into consideration is how a student might embody the core beliefs of the Rotarian: community before self. Once selected, these students are invited to Old Saybrook Point Inn on a Wednesday morning to enjoy a celebratory breakfast with their families. Students are introduced to the audience by a department representative and given an opportunity to talk a little about what plans they have for their future.  It is such a special event. 

In October Natalie Rugg was honored for her work and accomplishments in English over the past four years. She has excelled not only as a student of English but as well as and accomplished writer in our school evidenced by the newly redesigned digital school newspaper of which she is editor-in-chief  (see link on right side bar).  She hopes  to continue her studies of English at UCONN next year in the honor program.

Laura Lee Wayland was the November Student of the Month recipient for her success in Math.  
Along with excelling in several advanced math courses, Laura Lee is part of the Mathletes Varsity Team which continues to rank #1 in their division and is part of the Robotics team. She hopes to study Engineering in college as well as continue to participate in Irish dance competitions, which she has been doing since first grade!
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October's Rotary Student of the Month: Natalie Rugg
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November's Rotary Student of the Month: Laura Lee Wayland


​Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendent's Award ​

At the November Board of Education meeting, Mr Wygonik award the  Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents Awards to two outstanding recipients, Graham Aird and Caleigh O'Neil.

Graham has excelled in highly competitive academic courses who extends his learning outside the classroom and enriches classroom discussion. This dedication to learning has earned him accolades such as the Scholar-Athlete Award, Saint Michael’s College Book Award, Academic Excellence Awards in Civics and Biology as well as membership in the National Honor Society. Graham possesses leadership qualities which he utilizes to unite his teammates on the Soccer, Basketball and Golf teams, as the President of Student Leaders, as Student Representative to the Lyme Youth Service Bureau’s Board of Directors, as Vice-President of the Youth Advisory Council, and Secretary for the Class of 2017.  Graham’s integrity, approachable manner and tenacity make him an outstanding choice for this award.

Caleigh O’Neil is a remarkable and multi-talented young woman who is committed to both academic and personal excellence. A National Honor Society member and Mount Holyoke Book Award recipient, Caleigh has consistently challenged herself with a rigorous course load and has repeatedly earned high honors. As a Shoreline Conference Scholar Athlete, Caleigh has worked her way from most improved rower to captain of our crew team and a strong contributor to both State and National Championship Regattas. Caleigh has shown equally strong commitment to the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Soccer Team. Her competitive spirit, sportsmanship and drive have helped fuel the program’s success. Caleigh has also devoted numerous hours to community service. She developed a project to promote internet safety for children and mentored students through her role as camp counselor and coach. Caleigh is genuine, humble and true to herself.

We are honored and proud to have Graham Aird and Caleigh O’Neil represent Lyme Old Lyme High School as this year’s recipients of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendent’s Award.... CONGRATULATIONS!
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Reflecting on October

11/14/2016

 
​​November is already half over and I would be remiss if I blogged about November and ignored all the great things that happened in October.  I'm so sorry for the delay in delivering this news but... as they say, better late then never… no?
So,  to recap the whirlwind of October... there were so many great things going on – from robots, STEM, moles, and despots! Take a look...

TECHNO TICKS:
October 1, LOLHS hosted the annual Techno Tick Bash. The competition included several schools who brought their robots to compete and show off their stuff! It was absolutely amazing to see these robots work. The Commons had been transformed into the robot pits for each team and the Gym became the gaming floor.  It was truly impressive to observe how these students maneuvered their robots. Each team beamed with pride and energy. Take a look!

STE​M:
On October 8, Lucy Walters along with 8 students attended the “ Women in STEM” program at Conn College which was created by students from Connecticut College and promotes science education for girls with the hope that participants will enjoy themselves while applying the basic themes of science in a practical, experimental context. Women in STEM is held twice a year. Teams of no more than 4 girls competed in events that focus on Science (forensics), Technology (Computer Science), Engineering (building a tower), and Math (recognizing patterns). Each event was a 30 minute task that the teams performed to obtain a result or measurement. The challenges required teamwork, planning and lateral thinking.

We had two teams representing LOLHS. A "senior" team of Marissa Smith, Olivia Reneson, Laura Lee Wayland, and sophomore Hannah Morrison. Our "sophomore" team was Sophie Kyle, Emily Tan, Aoife Hufford, and Kathryn Atkinson. The morning sessions included  the competitions and for the afternoon sessions, students participated in  tours of the greenhouse, the observatory and two chemistry labs. There was also a discussion panel where the high school  students could ask the college students about anything. The best thing about it was that it was all run by women. The competition events, the person in charge of the observatory, the tour of the chemistry labs and all the work... all women!  

At the end of the day - our senior team won the competition! The program is  highly recommended to all girls thinking about a career in any of these fields.

MOLE DAY SCIENCE LESSON
Celebrated annually on October 23rd from 6:02 AM to 6:02 PM, Mole Day commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 1023), which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry.
For a given molecule, one mole is a mass (in grams) whose number is equal to the atomic mass of the molecule. For example, a water molecule has an atomic mass of 18. Therefore, one mole of water weighs 18 grams and contains 6.02 x 1023 water molecules. In general, one mole of any substance contains Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 1023 molecules or atoms) of that substance. This relationship was first discovered by Amadeo Avogadro (1776-1858).
Take a look at some videos that might deepen your understanding of...  THE MOLE!
On Friday, October 21 I was invited in to Chemistry classes to see what  Mole Day means to LOLHS students. Students had to create and present to the class their representation of the mole. Projects included a crossword puzzle for the Mole Day Holiday,  an amazing diorama with the engine as the mole and all the cars have elements on them. Students created children's books depicting the life of a mole,  a homemade stuffed mole,  posters,  a mole day take on the pac man game, another used elements to spell out the words and one is a 3D version complete with candy that matches the element like candy corn for calcium (Ca) and Heath Bars for helium (He). Finally, one made a video of MDN... MOLE DAY NEWS... Take a look at some of our students' creative work! 

The History Lesson:
In AP European History, students demonstrated their understanding about the European State Consolidation of the 17th and 18th Centuries. In groups, students took on the characters of the key players in Central / Eastern Europe, Russian, England and France. Each group had to highlight pertinent information by creating and presenting to the class the most important facts... in persona! Take a look at how much fun these students had!

With a Whole Lot O Spirit!
October concluded with a fun filled week full of SPIRIT! Each day of the week students dressed in assigned attire to earn spirit credits for their class - from PJs, salad dressing, holidays and finally their class color. During lunches each day, students participated in some sort of lunch room competition. On Thursday evening, the freshman class gathered to enjoy pizza and some class bonding when they designed and decorated their section of the gym in preparation for the pep rally... getting a leg up on the other classes with decorations. Friday was the culminating day filled with color for the rainbow: orange/yellow for the Freshman, Sophomores wore their new red 'SOPH' t-shirts, Juniors were a sea of green and Seniors, blue.  During the Pep Rally, Student Leaders facilitated some fun-filled competitions between the classes.  After the Pep Rally, the Gymnasium was transformed by the Student Leaders into a dance floor for our annual Homecoming Dance. I must say that this was probably the most 'spirited' spirit weeks we have ever had at LOLHS. It was great to witness such pride that our students have in our school community. Lots of fun was had by all. 
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Staying on TASC

11/6/2016

 
On Monday, November 7, 2016 Lyme-Old Lyme High School  is proud and extremely excited to announce the opening of THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER. For the past two months we have been developing and redesigning the former Learning Center into what will now be called THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER (aka: TASC). Our goal is to create and maintain an educational environment in which students will develop student organizational skills and where we will be able to  provide our student body with targeted Tier 2 interventions when needed using PSAT/ SAT testing data as a primary focus as well as  offer English/ Language Arts and Math tutoring on a drop in and/or scheduled basis.

TASC will now function more like a classroom setting staffed with three tutors: Mr. Popeleski, Mrs. Tarkoff, and Mr. Arcisz.  By working with the tutors in TASC, students will develop the skills needed to not only succeed in their classes but develop techniques that will allow them to become a more independent learner. The TASC team met with a group of students to solicit feedback which was honest and helpful in establishing further guidelines. One of the most significant  requests from students was  the ability for them to earn credit for being assigned to TASC. Students will now be receiving .25 credits per year and up to a .50 credit towards graduation requirements.

So, beginning on Monday new procedures and routines will begin such as:
  • Agenda checks to view all short-term and long term assignments
  • Daily Tutor check-ins to assess progress and course of action
  • Do Now / Do Later plans to prioritize work load
These steps, along with others, are the routines established to assist students in becoming more organized, staying up to date on assignments and helping them prioritize the short term and long term work that needs to be completed. Once students become comfortable with TASC routines and expectations, TASC will open for drop-in purposes on November 28.  The TASC team will continue to meet weekly to analyze student data, review student progress, and reach out to students who need academic support with SAT exam preparations.

I am so excited to get this new program off the ground ... I know that academic success will be the logical result because ...being on task in TASC leads to SUCCESS!

    Important Dates:

    March:
    27: End of Qrt 3
    28: Safe Grad Restaurant Night @ The Shack (EL) 4-8pm
    29: SAT Exams 
    30: Lip Sync @ 6:30
    31: Pep Rally 

    April:

    4: Choral Concert 7pm
    4: LOLPrevention Coalition on zoom @7
    5: NHS Induction Ceremony @9am
    5: Booster Mtg @6:30
    6: French/Humanities Trip Depart
    7: NO SCHOOL
    10 - 14: HOMEWORK FREE Spring Break
    17: LYSB Narcan Training for LOLHS Students @ 2:20
    19: Safe Grad Mtg @ 5:30
    20: Opening Reception LYSB Youth Art Show @ 4

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