For just four quarters, anyone can visit Mystic, leaving with both an everlasting memory of the coastline, and a beautiful handmade piece of art, coming right from the hands of...
From making slime to launching rockets, the annual Science Spectacular brings science to life for elementary school students. Since 2010, every spring, ELHS students travel...
For ELHS students, the words “book bannings” can feel like a foreign concept. Sure, we may hear about it on the news or in our English classes, but in our day-to-day lives, access to books is never questioned. If an ELHS student wants to read a novel, it’s there, on classroom shelves in the library, supported by teachers who encourage curiosity. For ELHS alumni Annalise McCaffrey, however, that freedom is no longer taken for granted. “In the age of technology, it's so difficult to motivate your students to want to read. If there's a book that a student finds relatable to them that they want to read, it’s becoming harder and harder for them to do so in my area, which I find extremely disheartening,” Ms. McCaffrey said. After graduating ELHS in 2018, Ms. McCaffrey went...
For a second, everything is completely dark. Then slowly, stars start to appear across the ceiling, spreading out above you. It’s quiet, and suddenly it doesn’t feel like a classroom anymore. It feels like space. Most students walk past the...
In September of 2023, ELHS counselor Haley Stites’ life was changed forever. Ms. Stites was shockingly diagnosed with type one diabetes. As...
Senior Annie Rossi has sung at Fenway Park, mastered six instruments, and danced on countless stages. This winter, however, her most important...
The class had barely begun when a senior in English started rereading the last page of a class novel, eyes still red from the ending while the...
Viking Saga: What misconceptions do people commonly have about counselors? Heidi Veltheim: I think for the helping professions in general,...
Years ago, the college application process was slow and paper-based. Students had to complete separate applications for each school, send in...
While the typical American teen spends junior and senior year preparing for college, teenagers in Israel spend time preparing to enter the military for 2-3 years of mandatory service. A couple of these teenagers came to history teacher Matt LaConti’s...
At only 17 years old, while balancing school and lacrosse, Ani Mazzulli already has her pilot’s license – and she’s just getting started. While many high schoolers are still unsure...
Every fall at ELHS, Spirit Week sweeps through the school, with glitter showering on the floor and colored wigs upon heads. Students dress up, each grade competes with one another,...
At ELHS, where most seniors are preoccupied with college application and countdowns to graduation, senior Leah Taylor walks the halls with a different focus – one shaped by discipline,...
After 23 seasons guiding the East Lyme girls’ soccer team, Redding’s continued drive, passion, and leadership are proof that her drive doesn’t...
Latin America: For one Monday afternoon, laughter and Latin rhythms filled the North Gym. Over 150 students attended, most of whom left with...
“I never wanted to be a teacher,” admits Ms. Ferryman. Yet, after changing the direction in career from working in an office to working...
The old stories stick to East Lyme like barnacles on a dock- impossible to scrape off, and honestly, nobody really wants to. While other towns...
When Kaley Roberts joined Campfire Studios in early 2024, she worked on telling the astonishing case of Lauryn and her depraved mother Kendra...
Schooner’s: Excessively sweet, Schooner’s cider offers little to the drinker, lacking depth and dimension, the sole taste which so tragically...
Cultural adaptations, stereotypes, and the horrors of slavery have plagued Nehantic members for centuries. Now, they’re fighting for recognition...
Three teenage girls, a world apart, are working together to provide a global perspective on current events in a blog intended for a teenage audience....
Out of everything that may scare certain teenagers, there’s one thing that pretty unanimously sends shivers down every young person’s spine:...
Narrative: My sister hasn’t left her room since mom left for the store. I’m sitting and waiting to hear the creak of her floorboards, the hinge of her door, the nothing of her gait. The house is silent. Maybe she figured out which floorboards to...
This year, ELHS is welcoming a new member to the student support team: Jacqueline Byrne, our new school social worker. Her role goes beyond the typical idea of counseling, offering a bridge between academic life and the personal challenges many students...
In The Photographer’s Own Words: J&J Photography: At J&J Photography, we’re a husband-and-wife team passionate about capturing timeless, emotive images. We specialize in senior, family, and couples portraits, along with weddings, elopements,...