Leyden Pride
November 20, 2023
Aug 14: First Day of School
Aug 27: Open House
Sept 2: Labor Day, No School
New students (9th grade/transfer students) should report to the New Eagle Experience at 7:35 a.m.
All returning students arrive at 11:00 a.m. for lunch, Period 1 begins at 11:35 a.m.
Leyden High School District 212 celebrates its 100th anniversary as a public education institution in the near west suburbs. Founded in 1924, the district is planning a variety of special events, sponsored by the Village of Rosemont, throughout the 2024-25 school year to commemorate the occasion. Join in the celebration - See you there!
Link: Event listings
Leyden High Schools, in cooperation with the Village of Rosemont, hosts a community concert at the Rosemont Dome Parkway Bank Sports Complex, on Friday, October 4, 2024, featuring alumni Jonathan Cain, songwriter and keyboardist of the band Journey and His Family Affair Concert. The evening event also features Leyden Alumni Wall of Fame Recipient Tommy Cain, Indie Band Alexandra John, including Liza and Weston Cain, Madison Cain Lukather and Trev Lukather lead guitarist from the band The Effect. And, the opening band is Nineteen Twenty-Four, featuring Leyden staff members past and present who we all know and love including: Holthouse, Manola, Miller, Ruffolo and Roeing.
You don’t want to miss this! Tickets are available now for our Leyden community, before they go on sale for the general public.
Opening act begins at 7 p.m. Tickets $10 --> Purchase Now
Sponsored by Green Associates
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At Leyden, we understand each individual has their own preferred ways of getting important information, and to that end, we strive to offer numerous methods to connect families with our school and provide information that is timely and useful in supporting students’ education including:
Website - Our website features robust translations, calendar features, and a strong mobile experience.
LINK: Website Video Tour (2023)
Leyden Pride Weekly Newsletter - Every Monday afternoon, students and families can expect to receive this newsletter by email which includes upcoming events, news, announcements, feature stories and community news. If it’s informational, it will be offered here. If there is action required, it will also be shared in a direct email.
Social Media - We post stories of interest on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and produce high-quality videos that are shared on YouTube. Find us @LeydenPride212 and utilize the hostage #LeydenPride and this year, #LeydenPride100 as well for event reminders, stories, shout-outs, photos and activities. Subscribe now!
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Twitter: @leydenpride212
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Translations - The Leyden website offers translations in many languages by clicking in the top right corner. All social media is available for translation in the user settings. Many of our videos are translated, and auto-translate is a permanent feature on YouTube, accessible in the settings options. Leyden is also using a “Translation Icon” on printed pieces and for some events, where our families can scan and connect with us in their preferred language. Check out all of our translation services in our video series.
Crisis Communications - The safety and security of our students and staff is our top priority. If an urgent situation arises, our first action is to secure the humans in our buildings and get them each to safety. Quickly following, families can expect to receive information by phone, text, and email as appropriate. Please ensure contact information is up-to-date in our systems if a family relocates or changes phone numbers or emails.
Please email us directly at PR@Leyden212.org if you have any suggestions that might help us improve our communication efforts.
Communication between families and teachers is one of the best ways to help our students succeed in school. At Leyden, we have a system called Talking Points that provides an opportunity for text connections between teachers and parents/guardians.
Of the many benefits of this system, one of the most important is the ability to translate messages into the languages selected by our families during the enrollment process. This system provides instant auto-translations and then also utilizes live translations on a delay as needed to ensure the integrity of a message.
While this platform allows group communication, it also provides an opportunity for individual and confidential communication as well. Responses, when applicable, to any group message will be seen by only the classroom teacher.
Parents/guardians are automatically enrolled in this feature if a cell phone number was provided during the enrollment process. To opt out of any single message thread, respond with “goodbye” or to unsubscribe from all Talking Points communications from all teachers respond with “stop.” Messages will be delivered directly to your smartphone as a text message or parents/guardian may choose to utilize the Talking Points app to keep all messages in one place and to enable specific notification options.
Please note that text messaging is one of many communication options available for teachers, and not all may choose to utilize this specific format for the sharing of information. Teachers who do plan to use text messaging are encouraged to alert families of their intentions and the expectations of response time, if any. We ask parents/guardians to be mindful that teachers spend the majority of their workday with students, focused on teaching, and to be respectful of message response time.
Leyden also utilizes this system for student messaging, Students must enroll in this service, directly from a email that is sent during the school year and covered during advisory.
The Leyden English department expects that all students have read one book from our published summer reading list. There's still time to check out a digital book or find a physical one and get reading. Discussions and classwork related to the books will occur on or after Monday, August 19. Please see leyden212.org/summerreading for details.
Leyden nationally honored for translation efforts
Over the summer, the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) recognized Leyden with a 2024 Golden Achievement Award for their efforts around translations. “Leyden Translates” features a series of strategic actions, expanding the district’s language offerings from four to more than 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Leyden’s goal of “providing communications in a language every family can understand” is at the heart of the initiative.
Leyden was honored at the NSPRA 2024 National Seminar this summer and is listed as an award-winning entry on the organization’s website www.nspra.org.
To learn more about the translation offerings, visit the Leyden Translates webpage.
Connect with us:
Email: pr@leyden212.org
Website: www.leyden212.org
Location: 3400 Rose Street, Franklin Park, IL, USA
Phone: 847-451-3000
Facebook: leydenpride212
Twitter: @leydenpride212
Instagram: leydenpride212
YouTube: leydenpride212