We see them every day. They assign homework and give us quizzes and tests. They scold us when we’re late and lend us extra help after school. But what do they do when they’re not in school? Do they climb into their pencil closets at night and pop out in the morning, ready made for… Read More Beyond the Classroom
“The readiness is all.” Ken Johnson, a former English teacher at Ledyard High School, has come to appreciate the little blessings in life, and he embraces the quote from Hamlet above. Johnson has been living with brachial amyotrophic diplegia (BAD), a slow-developing variant of ALS since 2008. Johnson’s shoulders, arms, and hands are completely paralyzed… Read More Ken Johnson
Ledyard High School’s music groups have been making a name for themselves for years. Talent is embedded within the town, and this is something music director Russell Hammond is thankful for. “I feel very blessed and fortunate to have talented students come in each year who get involved with the programs,” Hammond said. This year… Read More Fresh Additions to Select Singers
The band starts to play, the cheerleaders begin to tumble on the mats and get the crowd excited, and all classes pile into the stands. The mix of music, cheers, laughing, clapping, and talking creates the thrilling chaos we wait for all year. It is the new and highly anticipated Ledyard High School tradition: Blue… Read More Blue & White Day
On 21 June, the Class of 2014, made up of 242 students, started their transition from high school to college at graduation on the Mignault Football Field. With a remarkable turnout in weather, the students lined up next to the Agri-Science building in preparation to walk out across the track to the chairs awaiting them… Read More We Made It
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