Leyden Pride

October 9: No School - Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 16: No School - Institute Day

October 17: Parent-Teacher Conferences

November 22, 23, & 24: No School - Thanksgiving

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Leyden High School will be turning 100 next school year (2024-25)! We will host many fun ways to celebrate which will include a homecoming event planned on October 4, 2024, a 100th Anniversary Gala at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center on February 8, 2025 and a Picnic/Festival planned for the Spring of 2025. In preparation for this historic year, we have launched a custom store for Leyden gear with our anniversary logos. Please feel free to share with alumni, family, and friends. Part of each purchase comes back to the Leyden Education Foundation to support scholarships for our students.

Leyden encourage families to please share feelings, insights, and perspective with us via this survey. The survey is expected to take about five minutes to complete and is completely anonymous and confidential. No individual responses will be reported; rather, the responses will be reported in an aggregate fashion. So if you haven’t already done so, can you please complete the survey by Friday, September 22. Please plan to complete the survey in one sitting, as the page will time out if left inactive, requiring you to start over.

LINK: https://home.humanexventures.com/survey/e34cf5dd-fc8f-4a0d-84e5-d850a81601cc

At the meeting on Thursday, the Board approved four new courses which will debut for the 2024-25 school year. Theater Technology and Design I and II, Aerospace Engineering (Project Lead the Way), Sports Officiating and Adaptive Physical Education Leaders courses were designed over the past year, as faculty identified potential areas of growth in career pathways for our students.

Leyden Theatre proudly presents the play Peter/Wendy, September 28, 29 and 30, starting at 7:00 p.m. in the West Leyden Auditorium.

We invite our audience to celebrate the transformative power of "Happy Thoughts," underscoring their role in shaping dreams, fortifying resilience, and guiding individuals through the profound transition from childhood to adulthood. This poignant exploration of the theme invites both young and old to rediscover the enchantment and wonder of Peter Pan's world, reminding us all of the enduring quest for a place where we truly belong.

Adult tickets cost $5 and students and seniors cost $3. Link: Purchase Tickets

Link: View Full Story and Cast List

East Leyden alumna Justyna Kedra, from the class of 2010, studied fashion design with an emphasis on entrepreneurship, which ultimately led to her founding a company called We Rule. Through her work, Justyna connects women entrepreneurs from around the world to each other, mentors, resources, and opportunities. She has been recognized by the United Nations, the Mayor of New York City, and was recently asked to serve as a mentor for the Tory Burch Foundation.

Link: Watch her story and view the series playlist

Author, Ralph Shayne and illustrator, Tatiana Goldberg visited our Leyden libraries on Friday, September 8, to talk about their upcoming book Hour of Need. The book is a story about Ralph's mother who escaped the Nazi's during WWII with the help of different people from Denmark.

This year's health clinic will take place on Saturday, September 30, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lyons Township High School (South Campus).

There will be an extraordinary amount of medical doctors, dentists, mental health professionals, vision, and more that will be conducting exams for ANYONE regardless of insurance and/or documentation. They are accepting anyone who walks in the doors so pre-registration is not required.

Link: More Info (Video)

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Location: 3400 Rose Street, Franklin Park, IL, USA
Phone: 847-451-3000
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