East Lyme High School
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| East Lyme High School | |
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30 Chesterfield Road[1] , Connecticut 06333 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°22′07″N 72°12′38″W / 41.3686°N 72.2106°W |
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| Type | Public Secondary |
| Motto | Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow |
| Established | 1967 |
| School district | East Lyme Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 070177 |
| Principal | Deb Roselli Kelly[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 970 (2021-22)[3] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and white |
| Athletics | XC Class MM State Champions 2017, 2018, & 2019 |
| Mascot | Sven The Viking |
| Rival | Waterford High School |
| Newspaper | Viking Saga |
| Yearbook | Valhalla |
| Website | www |
East Lyme High School is a 9-12 high school in the Flanders Village region of East Lyme, Connecticut, United States. The school serves students from the towns of East Lyme and Salem, Connecticut. It is operated by East Lyme Public Schools. East Lyme High School has been open since 1967.
East Lyme High School students have been at the center of multiple controversies involving racism. During homecoming week in 2015, multiple students took part in a mock lynching on school grounds.[4] As a response, representatives from the Anti-Defamation League were invited to lead a school-wide discussion on diversity. In 2021, a student was charged with a hate crime for writing a racial slur on another student's car.[5]
Salem Schools Co-op Agreement
[edit]Since East Lyme High School's founding in 1967, students from the neighboring town of Salem have attended East Lyme High School from grades 9 through 12, due to Salem lacking a high school of their own. In 1997, East Lyme High School was formally recognized as the official high school of Salem Public Schools after an official agreement was established between the two towns.[6] In 2016, a new co-op agreement between East Lyme and Salem was adopted such that Salem students can continue to attend East Lyme High School through June 2039.[7]
Notable alumni
[edit] | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (July 2022) |
- Evan R. Bernstein, community leader[citation needed]
- John McDonald, professional baseball player[8]
- Jay Allen Sanford, author and cartoonist[citation needed]
- Ed Toth, professional musician[citation needed]
- Pete Walker, professional baseball player[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "About Us". East Lyme Public Schools. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Kelly named permanent principal of East Lyme High School". The Day Newspaper. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "East Lyme High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Alleged racially charged incident under investigation at East Lyme High" (video). youtube.com. WTNH. October 28, 2015.
- ^ Lessard, Rick (May 29, 2021). "East Lyme student charged with a hate crime". FOX61.
- ^ Hutchinson, Amanda. "Salem, East Lyme education boards discuss new high school agreement". The Day. The Day Publishing Company. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Salem, EL agree to new 20-year high school agreement". The Day. The Day Publishing Company. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ McCready, Brian (8 January 2015). "East Lyme Native John McDonald Retires from Major League Baseball". The Lymes, CT Patch. Patch Media. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Pete Walker #41". MLB.com. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
Earned letters in baseball and basketball at East Lyme (CT) High School
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