Lyme-Old Lyme High School

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Lyme-Old Lyme High School
Address
Lyme-Old Lyme High School
69 Lyme Street

,
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 staff39.4 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment444 (2021-22) [1]
   Grade 9 122
   Grade 10 112
   Grade 11 125
   Grade 12 112
Student to teacher ratio11.95 [1]
Hours in school day6
Color(s)Blue 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.

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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. [2]

Athletics

LOLHS athletic teams are nicknamed the Wildcats and compete in the Shoreline Conference. [3] The school fields a co-op football team with Valley Regional High School, nicknamed the Warriors.[ citation needed ] In 2019, the

State Championships
SportYears
Girls soccer [4] [5] 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Girls basketball [6] 1997, 2009
Girls gymnastics [6] 2006
Girls Tennis [6] 2021, 2022, 2023

Performing arts

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

Robotics

Lyme-Old Lyme High School's FIRST Robotics Competition Team 236, "The Techno-Ticks", won the Championship Chairman's Award in 2009. [7]

Notable faculty

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