▁school ▁career ▁at ▁L yman ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁school ▁had ▁a ▁surprising ly ▁modern ▁computer ▁system , ▁running ▁Nov ell ▁Net W are ▁and ▁Windows ▁ 3 . 1 1 . ▁Most ▁of ▁this ▁was ▁paid ▁for ▁by ▁don ations ▁from ▁Bill ▁G ates . ▁ ▁Ext rac urr icular ▁activities ▁L yman ' s ▁sports ▁teams ▁are ▁nick named ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs , ▁and ▁L yman ▁histor ically ▁has ▁very ▁strong ▁s occer ▁and ▁cross ▁country ▁teams . ▁Other ▁athlet ic ▁programs ▁include ▁basketball , ▁ind oor ▁track , ▁wrest ling , ▁baseball , ▁soft ball , ▁vol ley ball , ▁track ▁and ▁field , ▁tennis , ▁a ▁co - op ▁ice ▁hockey ▁team ▁with ▁Bol ton ▁High ▁School , ▁Rock ville ▁High ▁School , ▁and ▁Cov entry ▁High ▁School , ▁and ▁a ▁co - op ▁football ▁team ▁with ▁Cov entry , ▁Wind ham ▁Te ch , ▁and ▁Bol ton ▁which ▁went ▁ 1 0 - 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁P equ ot ▁League ▁Championship . ▁L yman ▁also ▁features ▁a ▁ch orus ▁program , ▁directed ▁by ▁Em ily ▁Bl anch ard . ▁ ▁Acc red itation ▁L yman ▁Memorial ▁High ▁School ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Association ▁of ▁School s ▁and ▁Colleg es , ▁Inc ., ▁a ▁n ong overn ment al , ▁nation ally ▁recognized ▁organization ▁whose ▁affili ated ▁institutions ▁include ▁elementary ▁schools ▁through ▁colleg iate ▁institutions ▁offering ▁post -