Lyman Memorial High School

Hello Everyone! As you will see from this newsletter the Lyman Community has been busy and working hard! We wanted to take a moment to wish all of the members in and outside of the Lyman Community a Happy Thanksgiving! One of the things we are most grateful for is all of the support and involvement from all of you in our school. Lyman is such a great place for our students, faculty and staff because of everything you do! We hope that in the coming weeks you all get to spend some time with your families and stay healthy! Please always feel free to contact us with anything you need.

Principal Apicelli: James.apicelli@lebanonct.org

Assistant Principal Singleton: Samantha.singleton@lebanonct.org

The School Improvement Organized for PAWS rooms to show their appreciation for Officer Slonski by writing Thank You cards. Officer Slonski is a consistent face our students see around the Lyman Community. He is involved in many things including counseling students, running two clubs, assisting with lessons in the classroom and helping out the Lyman Administration. We are very thankful for all the hard work Officer Slonski does for our schools.

Officer Slonski wants to remind everyone to be safe in our parking lots, please adhere to the speed limit, make sure to stop at the stop sign and watch for pedestrians.

Some Spooky Activity took place at Lyman this year with our faculty and staff. Some members of the Lyman Community participated in a Pumpkin Carving Contest before Halloween. This event was planned by the School Improvement Committee and the Lyman Community had a chance to vote on their pumpkins. Congratulations to Mrs. Hisman for winning with her Witch Themed Pumpkin!

November 11 - Veteran's Day - No School. Thank you to all our current Lyman Community Members, parents, guardians and former students who are Veterans!

November 11 and November 12 at 7:00pm - Lyman's Fall Lyman Production The Play is Agatha Christie's murder mystery, "And Then there were None" tickets are on sale in Lyman's Main Office or are being sold at the door for $10.

November 23 - Half Day!

November 24 and November 25 - Thanksgiving Break - No School!

On Monday, October 24 Lyman's Tri-M Music Honor Society Inducted in seven new members. Music Director, Ms. Ricard oversees Tri-M. Congratulations to the new members:

Mimi Curtis

Hannah Gonzalez

Hailey Litwin

Rowan LaFleur

Maxwell Ponte

Anthony Williams

Alexis Zimnoch

The Model UN club went to New York City last month. Sixteen students went on the trip. They met with representatives from the Japanese Mission and the Israeli Mission. They also did some sightseeing and had lunch at Grand Central Station. They will be representing Japan at the Model UN Conference in December and gathered information on the topics that they will be debating at the conference. Some of the topics for this year are combating gender based violence, post-conflict economic development, security in space, global food crisis, and genocides. The trip was very informative and enjoyed by all.

On Thursday, October 27, seven of the Lyman Ladies participated in the Miss Lyman Pageant. The girls and their escorts prepared and carried out an introduction, iconic duos, talent, formal wear, and interview. Congratulations to Caroline Nettleton on being crowned Miss Lyman. Congratulations Leah Comeroski on winning Miss Congeniality!

Contestants and their Escorts:

Caroline Nettleton escorted by Amelia Wentworth

Leah Comeroski escorted by Carlee DeRoehn

Jazmin Contreras escorted by Isabella Deslauriers

Avery Brooks escorted by Natalie Tingley

Aubrey Theriault escorted by Nina Fusco

Alexis Zimnoch escorted by Maxwell Ponte

Taylor Delorge escorted by Aidan Laws

This year the 2026 and 2023 Class Officers picked out unique Spirit Days for Homecoming Week! With some inspiration from Tik Tok and social media trends the number of participants were some of the highest we have seen!

The Homecoming Dance took place in the Lyman Atrium on Saturday, October 29. Thank you to Ms. Fryer and Ms. Johnson and the Class of 2023 and 2026 for the planning and preparation of Homecoming!

- Counselors will be going into Freshman English classes during the week of November 14th to administer inventories through the HumanEsources program. Students will take Achieveworks Skills which will highlight skills identified for academic and employment success and generate a list of careers that match their skills . This tool can help students begin thinking about post secondary options as well as possible college majors. They will also take Achieveworks Learning & Productivity which will identify specific learning styles that work best for each student. This learning style inventory is an exercise in self reflection and can help students learn more about the environments and circumstances in which they learn best. Counselors will follow up with individual student meetings.

- Seniors applying to UCONN can do so without paying an application fee if they apply on November 15th, which is the school's application free day.

- Southern CT State University will also allow applicants to apply for free from Nov 15 to Nov 30.

- The state of Connecticut recently passed a new law (CAAP) that guarantees automatic admission to participating CT colleges and universities for select high school students that meet specific grade criteria. Students that qualify for the CAAP program have received an email with more information. The email covers the program details and the specific criteria required to be included in the program. A copy of this letter will also be mailed home to parents. Students participating in the CAAP program will be required to upload the letter when they apply. Please reach out to your counselor with any questions.

- The Dual Enrollment Application for Three Rivers Community College Spring 2023 is open! As a reminder, students who are interested in taking college classes during their junior or senior year need a minimum 2.7 GPA, an up-to-date transcript, and counselor and parent approval attached to their completed online application. Interested students, please see your counselor for more information.

- Seniors and their parents please reach out to counselors with any questions about the college application process.

Any questions please reach out to the counselors Mrs. Loukides and Mr. Tedesco

Darlene.loukides@lebanonct.org

Dave.Tedesco@lebanonct.org

Athletic Directors: Scott Elliott and Ryan Fabry

Scott.elliott@lebanonct.org

Ryan.Fabry@lebanonct.org

Girls Soccer

ECC Division II Tournament Champions

ECC Tournament MOP - Magda Carpenter

ECC Division IV Champions

Girls Soccer is playing in the second round of Class S State Tournament at 4:30pm on Thursday, 11/10!

ECC Award Winners:

First Team - Magda Carpenter, Leah Comeroski, Ella Caplet, Phoebe Carpenter

Honorable Mention - Maddie Archer

Scholar-Athlete - Loretta Svedarsky

Sportsmanship Award - Haley Cardinali

Boys Soccer

ECC Award Winners:

Honorable Mention - Ryan Miller

Scholar-Athlete - Ryan Miller

Sportsmanship Award - Clark Smithwick

Volleyball

ECC Division II Tournament Champions

ECC Tournament MOP - Kassidy LaTour

ECC Division III Champions
Girls Volleyball is playing in the Quarter Finals of the State Tournament at Griswold, Friday 11/11 at 6:00pm!

ECC Award Winners:

First Team - Mia Attardi, Carlee Deroehn, Arianna Garcia, Kassidy LaTour

Scholar-Athlete - Nina Gardella

Sportsmanship Award - Avery Brooks

Senior All-Star Game Selections: Arianna Garcia & Kassidy LaTour

Girls XC

ECC Tournament Finish - 5th overall - Hazel DeLucia

ECC Award Winners:

First Team - Hazel DeLucia

Honorable Mention - Kayla Osga

Scholar-Athlete - Genevieve Gardella

Sportsmanship - Sylvie Hiltz

State Tournament Finish - 9th overall - Hazel DeLucia - All-State

State Open Qualifier - Hazel DeLucia

Boys XC

ECC Award Winners:

Honorable Mention - Hunter Sanchez

Scholar-Athlete - Maxwell Ponte

Sportsmanship Award - Kyle Franchi

There are new SAT Test Prep materials available in the library!

Online Free Resources

SAT Prep (Free Online Resources)

Kahn: https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat

Collegeboard: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/practice-preparation

Test Prep Review: https://www.testprepreview.com/sat_practice.htm

The Princeton Review: https://www.princetonreview.com/college/free-sat-practice-test#!practice

McGraw-Hill Practice Tests: https://www.mhpracticeplus.com/psat.php

Test Prep Practice: https://www.testpreppractice.net/tests/sat/

Varsity Tutors: https://www.varsitytutors.com/sat-practice-tests

Powerscore: https://www.powerscore.com/sat/help

If you have any questions see Mrs. Nowosad in the library or email her at: Genevieve.Nowosad@lebanonct.org

- Superintendent Gonzalez Facebook Page

. A page hosted by Superintendent Gonzalez to help inform and celebrate all of the things happening in the Lebanon Public Schools District

https://lebanonct.nutrislice.com/menu/menus-eula

. Link to the Breakfast/Lunch Menu

- Parent Portal:

. System for tracking students grades and attendance 24/7.

. If you have any questions regarding parent portal contact Mrs. Michele at

Kristy.Michele@lebanonct.org

- Athletics Calendar

. Google Calendar with athletic competitions dates, times and locations along with the opponents.

- Master Calendar:

. Google Calendar to show even/odd day schedule along with upcoming school events.

- LMHS Facebook:

. Official Lyman Memorial High School Facebook Page.

- Lyman 100th Anniversary Facebook Page

. Keep up with the latest news on the upcoming 100th graduating class