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East Lyme High School
Image:EastLymeSven.jpg
Motto A Tradition of Excellence
Established 1967
Type Public Secondary
Principal Lawrence Roberts
Faculty 199
Students approx. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and Principal or Head of School is the title of the chief administrator of an Elementary school, Middle school, or High school in some English-speaking 1,300
Grades 9-12
Location 30 Chesterfield Road,
East Lyme, Connecticut, USA
Colors Maroon and White
Mascot Sven the Viking
Yearbook 'Valhalla'
Newspaper 'The Viking Saga'
Website www.eastlymehigh.com

East Lyme High School is a high school located in the downtown Flanders region of East Lyme, Connecticut. East Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common A yearbook, also known as an annual is a book to record highlight and commemorate the past year of a School or a book published annually A student newspaper is a Newspaper run by Students of a University, High school, Middle school, or other school A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution East Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America.

The school is operated by the East Lyme Schools district. East Lyme Public Schools is a School district in East Lyme Connecticut. The mascot is Sven the Viking. Students from the town of Salem, Connecticut in grades 9 through 12 attend high school in East Lyme (as they have no high school of their own); this will be the case until at least 2016, when the current co-op agreement between the two towns expires. Salem is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States.

Main entrance to East Lyme High School
Main entrance to East Lyme High School

The high school's many athletic teams have consistently placed among the top in the region, capturing titles in football, baseball, basketball, soccer, crew, swimming, volleyball, cross country, track, lacrosse, tennis, fencing, field hockey, wrestling, cheerleading, and marching band. ELHS athletics are an active member of the Eastern Connecticut Conference. Other sports include hockey (co-op with Fitch and Ledyard), golf, sailing, gymnastics, and ski team.

It also has a strong tradition in the arts, including a Marching Band program that was once one of the most well known high school marching bands in the country

Aside from having a strong athletic tradition, ELHS is also advanced academically as it is consistently place among top ten in the state of Connecticut. It is often considered the top school in New London County. Each year, ELHS sends many graduates to elite colleges all across America.

Clubs & Activities

ELHS also operates many clubs including:

Notable Alumni

External links

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