Lyman Memorial High School

Hello Everyone! With the temperatures starting to drop and the leaves slowly turning that could only mean one thing...Quarter 1 is coming to end. On Friday, November 4 Quarter 1 is closing. We want to remind everyone of the important built in time every week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) for students to not only make up and complete work but also for to get extra help from their teachers. This time in our schedule is called PAWS (Positive Academic Work Support). Students are encouraged to advocate when they need these extra help and the teacher will in turn sign them up to come see them during PAWS.

Teachers often use chromebooks as a resource or a tool for their lessons. Please remind your student to always bring their chromebook to school charged. While we have a few extra chromebooks and chargers, but we often run out of spares. If a student is having issues with their chromebook please bring it to Mrs. Nowosad in the library and she with do an IT ticket. Our IT department always works hard to get the students back their chromebooks as quickly as possible.

Please always feel free to reach out if you need anything!

Principal Apicelli - James.Apicelli@lebanonct.org

Assistant Principal Singleton - Samantha.Singleton@lebanonct.org

Staff Directory:

https://www.lebanonct.org/o/lmhs/staff?filter=26812

Unity Day - Wednesday, October 19. Wear Orange to Unite for Kindness, Acceptance, and Inclusion to prevent students from being bullied.

Parent Teacher Conferences - November 7 (12:30-2:20pm and 5:00-7:00pm) and November 8 (8:00-3:00pm). Please contact the individual teacher(s) or support staff members directly if you want to set up a conference. The conferences can be virtual or in person. Below is the link of the staff directory:

https://www.lebanonct.org/o/lmhs/staff?filter=26812

Lyman students are working hard on the Fall Lyman Production. The Play is Agatha Christie's murder mystery, "And Then there were None" The play will be be performed Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5 both at 8:00pm. Information regarding tickets will be forthcoming.

8th Grade AG Science Open House - Thursday, November 3 from 3:00-5:30pm.

8th Grade Open House - Thursday, December 1 from 6:00-8:00pm ( More information to Come)

September was Suicide Prevention Month. At Lyman we hosted an optional walk for students to do during our PAWS period. The hope is this walk would raise awareness about suicide and mental health and also break the stigma around it. The walk was also a time for students and staff to acknowledge the ways in which suicide and mental illness have affected their lives and the lives of our loved ones. On the way to the track, students and staff were offered the option to wear “honor beads” - each color shows our personal connection to the cause, and helps us identify others who may understand our experience. Fortunately the weather held out on the day of the walk. Many students and staff members participated. Below are some of the photos from the walk. Thank you to Mrs. Escott for organizing this event and thank you to Mrs. Ayer for the photos.

On Friday, October 14, Mrs. Ayer and Mr. Fabry took 29 students to Eastern Connecticut State University for Eastern's Literary Festival where students get to learn more about creative writing and literature from experts in the field. Congratulations to Morgan Manning (pictured below) for earning an Honorable Mention in Eastern Connecticut State University’s recent creative writing contest. Congratulations also to the following students who read their poetry to an audience of over 350 students from high schools across Connecticut at ECSU’s Literary Festival last Friday: Nora Erismann, Breannah Zimnoch, Aubrey Theriault, Anthony Williams, Nora Rodgers, and Aliyah Lescoe-Quintana. Well done Bulldog writers!

You may have heard Lyman is in the process of building a new barn. Above are some photos of the progress so far! Lyman was granted funding from the Carl Perkins Grant in order to build this barn, that will house cows, pigs, goats, sheep, and of course Milo (Lyman's Loveable Donkey)! The barn is suppose to be done by the end of this week and then we will work to add electricity and water with animals to follow. We look forward to this new addition at Lyman. Thank you to Principal Apicelli, Mrs. Wildes, John Jarvis, Mike Hartnett, Superintendent Gonzalez, Jason Nowosad and Kevin French for all your hard work to get this project off the ground!

From: School Counselors- Dave Tedesco and Darlene Loukides

- Sophomores and Juniors will be taking the PSATs during the school day on October 12th

- The FAFSA portal opened on October 1st. College bound seniors, with the help of their parents, should go to studentaid.gov to fill it out

- Seniors can look for scholarships on the Lyman scholarship page, which is updated frequently.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xSkJahFyu_kCPUApqFWF47ixdnKxMkTok9TMgSxEcbU/edit

- Seniors should be finishing up their college essays, completing the Common App and asking teachers for recommendations.

- College representatives will be coming to Lyman during PAWS to speak with interested students. Please listen to announcements to learn when and which colleges will be represented.

- Here is a list of College Rep visits for October:

Oct.18th- Eastern CT State University

Oct. 25th- Rhode Island College

- Parents and students should reach out to counselors with any questions:

Dave.Tedesco@lebanonct.org

Darlene.Loukides@lebanonct.org

From Athletic Director Scott Elliott and Assistant Athletic Director Ryan Fabry

Cross Country

XC ECC Championships @ Norwich Golf Course Thursday 1:30 Start time

Class 'S' State Meet at Wickham Park on 10/29

Boys Record 3-1

Girls 1-3

Hazel DeLucia is currently undefeated in all of her conference meets.

Hazel also placed 3rd at the Wickham Park Invitational this past weekend.

At the Winding Trails Invite on 9/24 at Farmington, the girls' team placed 3rd overall

Girls Soccer

10-1-1 current record

First in the ECC Division IV Conference

The girls are also ranked #3 in the state coaches' poll

Girls had big back-to-back wins against St. Bernard's and Plainfield

Boys Soccer

3-7-1

Volleyball

11-4 current record

Won their first-ever match at The Day Invitational sponsored by the Mohegan Sun Monday 10/10. Kassidy LaTour had 17 kills, 8 assists, 3 aces, 1 block, 32 digs. The team beat Ledyard in 5 sets (3-2).

Football

0-5

Please reach out if you have any questions relating to athletics!

Scott.Elliott@lebanonct.org

Ryan.Fabry@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

- 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