The Wildcats are on a roll this season. The girls team is coming out of the winter season with a relay team that went to nationals. This 4 x 800 team consists of Lyla Powers, Aggie Hunt, Maddy Morgado, and Chase Gilbert, and their momentum has propelled them into the spring season, allowing them to...

Over the past few weeks, news and social media have been saturated with information regarding a new development in the ongoing climate crisis. The effects, climate activists say, will be tremendous. The Willow Project, a 6 billion dollar proposal by ConocoPhillips to drill oil in Alaska’s Petroleum Preserve was recently approved to move forward by President Joe Biden.

This week we interviewed two of Lyme-Old Lyme’s physics teachers: Mr. Brett Lillie and Mr. Richard Fisler. We set out to find their opinions on a wide variety of topics including a bit of physics trivia! Who will be the reigning champion of this teacher battle? Let’s find out!   Let’s...

Mamma Mia recently closed with its last show Saturday, March 18th. The cast has been rehearsing since back in December; restlessly learning music, blocking, memorizing, and perfecting what could be the last performance Connecticut sees of Mamma Mia for a while. You see, Mamma Mia is beginning to tour...

A quinceañera is the celebration of a girl turning 15 years old, and when she is recognized as a woman for the first time. It is celebrated among Hispanic and Latina girls, and it is a tradition that is believed to date back to as early as the 5th century B.C.  Many girls choose a theme for their quinceañera...

“I am, I am, I am.” The name Sylvia Plath brings to mind images of femininity, tragedy, dismal reality, and fervid hope. Plath lived from October 17th, 1932 to February 11th, 1963, passing away when she was only 31 years old. The majority of her work—first as an American Poet and later as a...

This past Monday, members of the Environmental Club took a quick trip into the woods to look for local owls. When the sun had set, the group met at the open space of the McCullough Farm property. Alongside the students were science teachers Heather Fried and Dawn Kelley, and Old Lyme Land Trust member...