Lyman Hall High School
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Lyman Hall High School is a public high school located at 70 Pond Hill Road in Wallingford, Connecticut
. It is part of the Wallingford Public School System, and one of two public high schools in Wallingford, Mark T. Sheehan
being the other.
, a signer of the Declaration of Independence
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
.
that offers courses in all of the career clusters identified by the Connecticut Department of Education. 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.
Lyman Hall offers Spanish, French, Italian, and Latin language courses. German is offered in place of Latin at Mark T. Sheehan
.
and nine surrounding towns for this program.
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.
Principal: David C. Bryant
Assistant Principals: Barry O'Neill and Cindy Lavalette
Wallingford, Connecticut
Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 43,026 at the 2000 census.- History :Wallingford was established on October 10, 1667, when the Connecticut General Assembly authorized the "making of a village on the east river" to 38 planters and freemen...
. It is part of the Wallingford Public School System, and one of two public high schools in Wallingford, Mark T. Sheehan
Mark T. Sheehan High School
Mark T. Sheehan High School is a public high school located at 142 Hope Hill Road, Wallingford, Connecticut. Its opposite, Lyman Hall High School and it are the two high schools within the Wallingford School System along with two middle schools and eight elementary schools...
being the other.
History
Lyman Hall High School is named in honor of Doctor Lyman HallLyman Hall
Lyman Hall , physician, clergyman, and statesman, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. Hall County is named after him.-Early life and family:...
, a signer of the Declaration of Independence
Declaration of independence
A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another nation or failed nation, or are breakaway territories from within the larger state...
who was born in Wallingford
Wallingford, Connecticut
Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 43,026 at the 2000 census.- History :Wallingford was established on October 10, 1667, when the Connecticut General Assembly authorized the "making of a village on the east river" to 38 planters and freemen...
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
Wallingford, Connecticut
Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 43,026 at the 2000 census.- History :Wallingford was established on October 10, 1667, when the Connecticut General Assembly authorized the "making of a village on the east river" to 38 planters and freemen...
.
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 ConnecticutConnecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
that offers courses in all of the career clusters identified by the Connecticut Department of Education. 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.
Lyman Hall offers Spanish, French, Italian, and Latin language courses. German is offered in place of Latin at Mark T. Sheehan
Mark T. Sheehan High School
Mark T. Sheehan High School is a public high school located at 142 Hope Hill Road, Wallingford, Connecticut. Its opposite, Lyman Hall High School and it are the two high schools within the Wallingford School System along with two middle schools and eight elementary schools...
.
Agricultural Education
Lyman Hall is a Regional Vocational Agricultural Education Center. Lyman Hall enrolls 225 students from WallingfordWallingford, Connecticut
Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 43,026 at the 2000 census.- History :Wallingford was established on October 10, 1667, when the Connecticut General Assembly authorized the "making of a village on the east river" to 38 planters and freemen...
and nine surrounding towns for this program.
Advanced Placement
AP courses taught at Lyman Hall span across English, World Language, Music, Art, Science, Math, Social Studies. The AP Social Studies program is of special note, including courses taught in United States History, US Government and Politics, Comparative Government and Politics, 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
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
Co-op classes have been offered for many years.
Trojan Times
The Trojan Times was Lyman Hall's school newspaper. It was put together by an editorial board that met after school, and leveraged articles written through the journalism class. With the recent removal of the journalism class as an offering in the school curriculum, the Trojan Times has effectively gone out of print.Administration
Lyman Hall High School's Administration consists of:Principal: David C. Bryant
Assistant Principals: Barry O'Neill and Cindy Lavalette