Leyden Pride

Feb 17 - No School - President's Day

Mar 3 - No School - Casimir Pulaski Day

Mar 31 - Apr 4 - No School - Spring Break

Apr 18 - No School - Good Friday

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As a way to improve access to Drivers Education options for students, Leyden recently expanded its offerings to include the Behind-the-Wheel option during the school year. This new initiative will begin with the start of the 2025-26 school year, impacting current freshmen.

Behind-the-Wheel is the on-the-road portion of the course, where students apply what they have learned in the classroom, and is required by the State of Illinois in order to obtain a driver's license. Prior to this change, Behind-the-Wheel was only offered during the summer, limiting the opportunities for students and causing many to seek this part of the coursework outside of Leyden with private companies. This is often an expensive option, sometimes costing as much as $600 or more, and in some cases, causing students to wait until their 18th birthdays to get their licenses. In contrast, Leyden only charges $250 for the necessary Behind-the-Wheel instruction.

Starting next school year, eligible sophomores will be automatically enrolled in Behind-the-Wheel, unless they opt out of the program. Students who meet specific academic criteria and are eligible for this course will be notified via email in early summer. This includes a requirement of passing 8 semester-long classes prior to taking this class.

The cost of $250 will be invoiced over the summer for students enrolled in Drivers Education. For families who are eligible, fee waivers are applicable to this class.

Registration for summer school is currently open. It is a great time to secure a place in the courses needed to meet graduation requirements, as space is limited.

Registration for Consumer Education, both in-seat and online classes, is open through April 30 and registration for credit recovery sessions I and II is open through May 31. Classes cost $95 per session.

Session I - Monday, June 9, 2025 to Thursday, June 26, 2025

8:00 a.m - 12:30 p.m.

*No classes Thursday, June 19

Session II - Monday, July 7, 2025 to Thursday, July 24, 2025

8:00 a.m - 12:30 p.m.

In person summer school classes are all held at East Leyden.

*Please note: Session I is intended for semester 1 courses, both credit recovery and enrichment.

Session II is intended for semester 2 courses, both credit recovery and enrichment.

Links:

Summer School Registration

Summer School Webpage

The Leyden High School Pep Band will be performing at the Chicago Wolves hockey game against the Iowa Wild on Saturday, February 22, at 7:00 p.m. at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont.

Link: Purchase tickets

The Freshmen girls basketball team are Conference Champs! They clinched the conference title for the first time in years with an impressive 22-3 overall record and a perfect 9-0 in conference.

Three Leyden Eagles girls bowling athletes were named All-Conference: Haley Esbjornson, Abby Pradzinski, and Claudia Kuta.

West Leyden Social Studies teacher Dariel Chaidez attended the American Historical Association's national conference this past month in New York City. He was honored to represent Leyden students and share the amazing work they are doing to support Leyden History initiatives.

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