East Lyme High School

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East Lyme High School
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Main entrance
Location
East Lyme High School
30 Chesterfield Road [1]

East Lyme
,
Connecticut
06333

United States
Coordinates 41°22′07″N72°12′38″W / 41.3686°N 72.2106°W / 41.3686; -72.2106
Information
Type Public Secondary
MottoLearners Today, Leaders Tomorrow
Established1967(58 years ago) (1967)
School district East Lyme Public Schools
CEEB code 070177
PrincipalHenry Kydd III [2]
Grades9-12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment927 (2023-2024) [3]
Color(s)Maroon and white
  
AthleticsXC Class MM State Champions 2017, 2018, & 2019
MascotSven The Viking
Rival Waterford High School
NewspaperViking Saga
YearbookValhalla
Website www.eastlymeschools.org/high-school

East Lyme High School is a 9-12 high school in the Flanders Village region of East Lyme, Connecticut, United States. The school serves students from the towns of East Lyme and Salem, Connecticut. It is operated by East Lyme Public Schools. East Lyme High School has been open since 1967.

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East Lyme High School students have been at the center of multiple controversies involving racism. During homecoming week in 2015, multiple students took part in a mock lynching on school grounds. [4] As a response, representatives from the Anti-Defamation League were invited to lead a school-wide discussion on diversity. In 2021, a student was charged with a hate crime for writing a racial slur on another student's car. [5]

Salem Schools Co-op Agreement

Since East Lyme High School's founding in 1967, students from the neighboring town of Salem have attended East Lyme High School from grades 9 through 12, due to Salem lacking a high school of their own. In 1997, East Lyme High School was formally recognized as the official high school of Salem Public Schools after an official agreement was established between the two towns. [6] In 2016, a new co-op agreement between East Lyme and Salem was adopted such that Salem students can continue to attend East Lyme High School through June 2039. [7]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". East Lyme Public Schools. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Kelly named permanent principal of East Lyme High School". The Day. The Day Newspaper. February 7, 1977. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  3. ↑ "East Lyme High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Alleged racially charged incident under investigation at East Lyme High" (video). youtube.com. WTNH. October 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ Lessard, Rick (May 29, 2021). "East Lyme student charged with a hate crime". FOX61.
  6. ↑ Hutchinson, Amanda. "Salem, East Lyme education boards discuss new high school agreement". The Day. The Day Publishing Company. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Salem, EL agree to new 20-year high school agreement". The Day. The Day Publishing Company. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  8. ↑ McCready, Brian (January 8, 2015). "East Lyme Native John McDonald Retires from Major League Baseball". The Lymes, CT Patch. Patch Media. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Jay Sanford - East Lyme High School - East Lyme, CT".
  10. ↑ "Carly Thibault-Dudonis College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  11. ↑ "Ed Toth, drummer with the Doobie Brothers: Something Else!Interview". Something Else!. December 19, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Pete Walker #41". MLB.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024. Earned letters in baseball and basketball at East Lyme (CT) High School
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