Lyme-Old Lyme High School Hosts Open House for Prospective Students

OLD LYME, CT -- On Wednesday, Nov. 30, Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS) welcomes prospective students who do not currently attend a Region 18 school and/or their parents/guardians to visit the high school during its fall Open House for Prospective Students.

The event runs from 12 to 2 p.m. and also includes tours of the high school, according to a release. School counselors and administrators will provide an overview of the school, its curriculum, and student opportunities, and there will also be time available, if desired, to discuss individual questions one-on one with a guidance counselor or the principal.

This event is offered for students who are considering high school options from a number of different perspectives. These include students whose families are looking to move to the area, students who reside in Lyme or Old Lyme but currently attend private, parochial, or magnet schools, and tuition-paying students who live in other towns.

In April 2016, LOLHS was named the eighth best public high school in Connecticut by US News & World Report in their listing of Best High Schools. Moreover, LOLHS was ranked nationally at #429 and consequently, as one of the top 500 schools in the country, was awarded US News & World Report’s highest honor of a gold medal. Within the state, LOLHS had the highest ranking of any school in New London County and came in ahead of Simsbury, Greenwich and Darien High Schools respectively at 9th, 10th and 11th places.

Year after year, LOLHS graduates are accepted into a wide range of diverse and highly selective schools across the US and in some cases, internationally. The Lyme-Old Lyme School system has become a pipeline to the Ivy League schools and the “Little-Ivies” including such schools as Duke, MIT and Stanford, and in the most recent figures available, over 88 percent of LOLHS 2014 graduates pursued higher education.

Facilities at the high school are exceptional with state-of-the-art technology implemented throughout the building thanks to a $49 million renovation project completed in 2014. The math, science, language and multi-media laboratories along with the art, music, drama and athletic facilities are of a quality and sophistication that resembles a college environment, rather than a high school.

Current enrollment at LOLHS is 488 students across Grades 9 through 12 and the average class size is between 15 and 18. The school offers a full spectrum of core subjects taught in-house, including 15 AP subjects, and also an extensive range of online classes taken through the Virtual High School program.

Students also have the option to pursue the acclaimed Techno-Ticks robotics program along with more than 35 other extra-curricular clubs including High School Bowl, Mock Trial, and Key Club. Lyme-Old Lyme High School enjoys exceptionally strong music, drama and art programs, which have been recognized with numerous awards both at the state and national level. The school’s athletic program has similarly received innumerable honors over the years and is proud to have several past, present and future Olympians among its alumni.

If you would like to attend this informative event, please register at 860-434-2255 or online at the Region 18 website (www.region18.org); walk-ins are always welcome too.

For further information, contact Tracy Lenz, Director of Guidance, at 860-434-2255 (lenzt@region18.org) or James Wygonik, LOLHS Principal, at 860-434-1651 (wygonikj@region18.org.)

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