Lyme-Old Lyme High School

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Lyme-Old Lyme High School
Location
Lyme-Old Lyme High School
69 Lyme Street

Old Lyme
,
Connecticut
06371

United States
Coordinates 41°19′07″N72°19′30″W / 41.3187°N 72.3250°W / 41.3187; -72.3250
Information
School type Public, High school
School districtLyme-Old Lyme Public Schools
CEEB code 070600
PrincipalJames Wygonik
Teaching staff40.80 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment392 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio9.61 [1]
Hours in school day6
ColorsBlue and white
  
Athletics conference Shoreline Conference
Team nameWildcats
NewspaperThe Osprey
YearbookLymen
Feeder schoolsLyme-Old Lyme Middle School
Website lolhs.region18.org

Lyme-Old Lyme High School is a public high school in Old Lyme, Connecticut. It serves grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school operated by Lyme-Old Lyme Schools. The school has a wide range of award-winning groups and athletics programs, including at least 38 clubs. [2] Several clubs including the robotics team [3] and mock trial team [4] compete nationally. In addition, the school ranks number 8 in Connecticut for academics according to US News and World Reports, with 67% of student taking one or more APs during their high school career [5] .

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History

A successful 2009 referendum cleared the way for a 15,000-square foot expansion of the school that wrapped up in 2013. [6]

Athletics

LOLHS athletic teams are nicknamed the Wildcats and compete in the Shoreline Conference. [7] The school fields a co-op football team with Valley Regional High School, nicknamed the Warriors. [8]

State Championships
Sports (Girls)Years
Girls Soccer [9] [10] 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Girls Basketball [11] 1997, 2009
Girls Gymnastics [11] 2006
Girls Tennis [11] 2021, 2022, 2023
Girls Track/Field2024, 2025 [12]
State Championships
Sports (Boys)Years
Boys Soccer1969 [13]
Boys Basketball2024 [14]
Boys Football (class s)2014 [15]
Boys Hockey Cooperative Team2025 [12]
State Championships
Sports (Co-ed)Years
Crew2024,2025 [12]

Performing arts

Lyme-Old Lyme puts on a fall play and spring musical each year.

FIRST Robotics program

See team website

Lyme-Old Lyme High School's FIRST Robotics Competition Team 236, "The Techno-Ticks", won the Championship Chairman's Award in 2009. [16]

Notable faculty

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lyme-Old Lyme High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Home - Lyme-Old Lyme High School". lolhs.region18.org. September 11, 2025. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Techno-Ticks - Team 236". The Blue Alliance. March 14, 2025. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Lyme-Old Lyme HS Mock Trial Team Wins State Championship for Second Year in Succession UPDATED". lymeline.com. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ Lyme-Old Lyme High School. 2025. Usnewscom. [accessed 2025 Sep 10]. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/connecticut/districts/regional-school-district-18/lyme-old-lyme-high-school-4527. ‌
  6. ↑ Keedle, Jayne (April 2, 2013). "A Tour of The New Lyme-Old Lyme High School". Patch. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  7. ↑ Phillips, Dave (March 6, 2020). "Using leads Old Lyme to Shoreline title over Morgan". New Haven Register. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Team Details". www.arbiterlive.com. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  9. ↑ Fulkerson, Vickie (September 14, 2019). "Old Lyme still going strong after four straight state titles". The Day. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  10. ↑ "2009 in local sports". The Day. January 1, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  11. 1 2 3 Jensen, Tim (November 26, 2018). "Winter Team State Championship History: East Lyme, Old Lyme". Patch. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  12. 1 2 3 "Athletics - Region 18 Lyme-Old Lyme". www.region18.org. September 10, 2025. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  13. ↑ CIAC BOYS SOCCER TEAM STATE CHAMPIONS. [accessed 2025 Sep 10]. https://www.casciac.org/pdfs/champions_boyssoccer.pdf.
  14. ↑ Carpenter, Bryant. "Old Lyme's strong 4th quarter propels Wildcats to first CIAC championship over Coventry". CT Insider. Archived from the original on July 1, 2025. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  15. ↑ Zanor, Jimmy. "Valley Regional/Old Lyme stuns Ansonia, wins 1st title with epic rally". CT Insider. Archived from the original on July 1, 2025. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Tribute to the Lyme-Old Lyme FIRST Robotics Team" (PDF). Congressional Record. April 30, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  17. ↑ Hine, Tommy (April 5, 2004). "Calhoun Takes Charge From The Start". Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  18. ↑ Jensen, Tim (April 18, 2023). "Waterford Olympian, Running Record-Setter Named 2023 Gold Key Honoree". Waterford, CT Patch. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
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