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• Kathryn Tretter Named Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Teacher of the Year

  Ask Kathryn Tretter how to teach little kids to read and she’ll tell you: They have to learn how to “break the reading code.” The challenge is, everyone learns differently. And that’s OK. One of the special education teachers at Mile Creek School in Old... Posted Oct 09 2008, 01:22 AM by Suzanne Thompson with | with no comments Filed under: School

• Region 18 Preps for High School Referendum Vote on October 14

  It’s the issue that won’t go away. After last year’s failed referendum for a $54 million rebuilding project, residents of Lyme and Old Lyme are faced with the decision of what to do with Lyme-Old Lyme High School. Before the residents of both towns is... Posted Oct 09 2008, 01:20 AM by Suzanne Thompson with | with no comments Filed under: School

• East Lyme High Class of 2008 - Fond Farewells, Remembrances and the Future

  Time has marched on for the East Lyme High graduating class of 2008, as it does for everyone. The graduating class of 312 students, from East Lyme and Salem, was unique in the challenges, opportunities and milestones it faced, individually and collectively... Posted Jul 03 2008, 07:54 AM by Suzanne Thompson with | with no comments Filed under: School, Education

• Old Lyme District 18 Vote - the citizens have spoken, but it’s not all over yet.

  Old Lyme residents turned out in record numbers at the annual town meeting on Monday, May 19, at the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School to weigh in on a proposal to study dissolution of District 18 School District. The district serves approximately 1,550 students... Posted May 29 2008, 08:51 PM by Suzanne Thompson with | with no comments Filed under: School, Education

• East Lyme Musicians Take Honors at Great East Music Festival

  East Lyme High School ’s performing musicians have something to crow about, following the Great East Music Festival in West Springfield , Mass., on May 2. The Symphony Orchestra earned top honors, the platinum award, scoring 96 points out of a possible... Posted May 14 2008, 11:13 PM by Suzanne Thompson with | with no comments Filed under: School, Education

• It All Adds Up to Fun - Salem School hosts Family Math Night

  Who would have thought that running around a gym, yelling “Green Eggs and Ham,” has anything to do with learning your numbers sets? Several of Salem’s youngest pupils and their parents know the answer, after attending Salem School’s Family Math Night... Posted Apr 23 2008, 05:21 PM by Suzanne Thompson with | with no comments Filed under: School, Students, Salem

• Earth Day 2008 - Area Students Aim to Make a Difference

  Global warming. Carbon footprint. Gasoline for $3.65 a gallon. Long Island Sound beach-front property...in Essex. Earth Day 2008 has taken on new significance, or certainly gotten more of our attention this year. While the first Earth Day gave birth to... Posted Apr 23 2008, 05:12 PM by Suzanne Thompson with | with no comments Filed under: School, Education, Environment

• Goodbye Mr. Klein: Students send off superintendent with Celebration of Excellence

  It was a touching farewell for David Klein, superintendent of Lyme-Old Lyme Schools, on Feb. 29. While the adult movers and shakers, elected officials, staff, and well-wishers feted him on the previous evening, the Friday afternoon affair at Lyme-Old... Posted Mar 12 2008, 03:47 PM by Suzanne Thompson with | with no comments Filed under: School, Education