A loud BOOM reverberates around the small stadium of East Lyme High School on a Friday night. Smoke pours from one end of the field and fireworks shoot off as players run out and greet the roaring crowd....
ELHS’ pathway program is not a single entity, but a term for supporting student exploration into community programs and trade-focused career skills. Assistant principal and Pathways Coordinator David...
“I applied to a lot of [schools] not really believing I would have gotten in. But, if we’re playing a game of statistics, the way I look at it, attending prestigious schools is a game of luck and the...
Kiley Reid
New York Times bestselling author Kiley Reid is known for her ability to bring wittycharacters and page-turning plots to life. She effortlessly “satirizes the white pursuit of wokeness”...
I walked into a near-empty Waterford Regal Cinema theater and left forever changed. In no way could I have prepared for the wild ride of mortality, friendship, and love that was about to grace my life...
The proposed ‘23-’24 ELPS budget cuts over 18 positions of full-time equivalence (FTE); firing the hearts and connective tissue of ELPS will cost our district its edge. Losing those staff members will...
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) is a federal law that seeks to keep Native American children with Native American families. It was passed in 1978 in response to the high number of indigenous children...
To celebrate previously uncredited women of color who fought for women’s suffrage which eventually led to the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, the Connecticut Historical Society created a plaque listing...
“This year has shown that our volunteers, board, and community are ready for any challenge nature can throw at us,” director of the EL Giving Garden Board John Holtz said.
The EL Giving Garden has...
The Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA) was proposed as a way for Congress to respond to U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) justice Clarence Thomas’ public opinion.
Thomas stated, following...
EL’s Tech Department, headed by tech lead Ben McCarthy, works tirelessly to ensure students and faculty have as
many technological resources available as possible.
“The time when you guys (students)...
Recent headlines surrounding SCOTUS (the Supreme Court of the United States) decisions and opinions on cases like Roe v. Wade and West Virginia v. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) have drawn most...
24 pieces of student artwork were entered in
the Old Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Shoreline
competition this April. East Lyme’s turnout
was highly successful this year as 22 of the 24
pieces earned...
