Lyman Hall High School
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Principal | Mr. David C. Bryant |
| Faculty | 85 |
| Students | 1,531 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | Wallingford, Connecticut, United States |
| Colors | Blue and White (Orange) |
| Mascot | Trojan |
| Website | Wallingford.K12.CT.US |
Lyman Hall High School is a public high school located at 70 Pond Hill Road in Wallingford, Connecticut. It is part of the Wallingford School System, and one of two High Schools in Wallingford.[1]
Contents |
[edit] Mission Statement
Lyman Hall High School's Mission Statement is:
At Lyman Hall High School, all students can achieve at high levels in a community that acknowledges its diversity and provides challenging programs designed to meet individual needs.
This statement is read during the daily announcements.
[edit] History
Lyman Hall High School is named in honor of Doctor Lyman Hall, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and frequently rumored philanderer, who was born in Wallingford on April 12, 1724.
The school's original location was on South Main Street, the current location of Wallingford's Town Hall. In the year 1957 the school was moved to its current location at 70 Pond Hill Rd, in southeast Wallingford.
[edit] Academic Programs
Lyman Hall High School has a wide range of academic courses. The school is one of only four in the entire state of Connecticut that offers courses in all of the career clusters identified by the Connecticut Department of Education.[2] In addition to courses in what are considered normal academic areas, i.e. mathematics and science, students can elect to take courses in Agriculture, Transportation Technologies, Communication Technologies, Construction Technologies, Food Service, Family and Consumer Science, and Medical Careers.
[edit] Agricultural Education
Lyman Hall is a Regional Vocational Agricultural Education Center. Lyman Hall enrolls 225 students from Wallingford and nine surrounding towns for this program.
[edit] Advanced Placement
AP courses taught at Lyman Hall span across Science, Math, Social Studies, and Music. The AP Social Studies program is of special note, including courses taught in United States History, Government and Political Arguments: Comparative, Government Coruptions' and Political Scandals: American, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Psychology, European History, and most recently World History.
Christopher Buchas can be attributed with the founding of the AP program at Lyman Hall, although University of Connecticut Co-op classes have been offered for many years.
[edit] Trojan Times
The Trojan Times is Lyman Hall's school newspaper. It is put together by an editorial board that meets after school, using articles written by journalism classes and other students. The staff is currenly headed by senior Lauren Bishop, supported by fellow editors Thomas Hils, Noah Morgenstein, Rachel Elmkies, and Mariana Santiago. The staff is advised by english teacher Daniel Kennedy.[3]
[edit] Administration
Lyman Hall High School's Administration consists of:
Principal: Mr. David Bryant
Vice-Principals: Mrs. Bonnie Roman, Mr. Barry O'Neill
[edit] Sports
The school offers soccer, baseball, basketball, hockey, swimming, field hockey, football, track & field, cross coutnry, tennis, golf and a combined lacrosse team with Sheehan High School. They are part of the Housatonic Division of the Southern Connecticut Conference. The schools boys basketball team, led by senior Dan Beckwith, made a 2008 trip to the Class L state finals at Gampel Pavilion. Although they came up short, it was the school's first finals appearance since 1954 (Further information in regards to student-fan behavior at the game and the subsequent public opinion fallout can be found at: [RecordJournal.com].
[edit] References
- ^ Wallingford School System web site
- ^ Department of Education web site
- ^ archives of old articles
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2007) |
