East Lyme Students Showcase Technology Projects at State Capitol

HARTFORD, CT - As part of the Connecticut Educators Computer Association Expo on May 3, local student groups visited the state Capitol to showcase their technology-related projects. Senator Paul Formica (Republican-East Lyme) met with students from Lillie B. Haynes Elementary, Quaker Hill Elementary School and East Lyme Middle School.

Connecticut Educators Computer Association is a nonprofit organization of professionals who promote the effective use of technology throughout schools in Connecticut. (To sign up for the Lymes breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

Formica met with Cannon Dean, Sachi Vora and Jasper Wright, three ELMS student filmmakers who were recently awarded honorable mention in C-SPAN’s StudentCam competition for their documentary called “Can We Put the Care Back in Healthcare?” The students gave Sen. Formica a lesson in digital recording before their tour of the Senate Chamber.

Four Lillie B. Haynes Elementary students, William Hamre, Dahlia Cooper, Jack Goshorn and Ani Mazzulli, had the opportunity to present their recent geography project to Formica and state lawmakers. The students explained how they used technology to complete and present their project.

The four children are all third graders, taught by teachers Angela Wheeler and Kara Arnold.

Senator Formica represents Bozrah, East Lyme, a portion of Montville, New London, Old Lyme, a portion of Old Saybrook, Salem, and Waterford. For more information visit www.senatorformica.com.

Images via Nicole Rall.