The Fizzle, Commander 2.0, Younger Mr. Elliott… however you refer to him, you’re probably pronouncing his name wrong. This year, Lyme-Old Lyme High School has had the pleasure of welcoming a new faculty member into our school community: Mr. Richard Fisler. While he admits his name is technically...

Will I see you around the corner today?   My mom sprinkles sugar onto Christmas fried dough as the sun sets prematurely on the other side of the window.   I used to tongue the sweetness from my fingertips, and our steps left prints in the December dust.   (it will take one...

I recently listened to a podcast called "Deconstructed," hosted by Intercept Journalist Mendi Hasan featuring MIT professor and activist Noam Chomsky. Chomsky serves to give an analysis of our extremely unique moment in human history. Noting rising conflicts unsolved by past generations, Chomsky claims...

As many of you may know, this year's fall play was The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theatre Company, which opened Friday, November 15th, and closed on Saturday. The show takes place in Laramie, Wyoming after the brutal beating and murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew...

Art and science are linked; they have and always will be two sides of the same coin. Through these lenses we seek to understand the world around us.

A List of 17 Lovely, Under-Appreciated Things Writing/receiving a handwritten letter in the mail The crunch of fallen leaves underfoot Being greeted with a genuine smile The smell of someone burning wood on a chilly evening The soothing noises that mourning doves make The person behind...

The Patch presented a rare opportunity for our school to show who we are, to the town, in a genuine way.