Leyden Pride Newsletter
September 6, 2021
Important dates for First Semester
Wall of Fame Inductions - Sept 23
Homecoming - Sept 24
Columbus Day - No School - Oct 11
Parent/Teacher Conferences - Oct 19
Holiday - No School - Nov 24-26
Winter Break Begins - Dec 22
If you didn’t attend Open House, we want to hear from you!
We want to provide the best experience for our students and their families. Please take a couple minutes to share your thoughts with us on how we might improve our Open House and/or other in-person opportunities for families.
Surveys - Parents Who Did Not Attend Open House
And, if you did attend Open House:
If you attended Open House and didn’t have a chance to submit your feedback on paper that night, please share your thoughts on the following survey:
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Homecoming 2021
Leyden homecoming is the week of September 20 and includes numerous activities to help get the entire school community involved. While there will not be dance due to safety concerns related to COVID, outdoor activities are scheduled throughout the week:
Monday - Flannel Day
Tuesday - Class Color Day
Wednesday - Pajama Day; Movie Night 7:00 p.m. (East)
Thursday - Cowboy Day; Alumni Wall of Fame Ceremony 3:15 p.m. (East); Pep Rally at 6:00 p/.m. (West); East To West Sunset Homecoming Party 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday - Blue and Gold Day; Homecoming Football Game (West)
Underclassmen yearbook photos
Freshman, sophomore, and junior yearbook photos will take place on Thursday, September 9, and Friday, September 10, during P.E. classes, in the fieldhouse. Students who don’t have P.E. this semester, may have their pictures taken after school until 3 p.m. There will also be future picture dates available later this fall. Please contact Mrs. Fatima at afatima@leyden212.org for more information.
Student yearbook photos
Senior photos
There will be senior photos appointments available September 27-30, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the West Field House. No walk-ins will be allowed. Make an appointment by checking your standard mail and email for a message from HR Imaging. For those unable to attend, there will be additional dates later this fall.
Students can also submit student life and athletic photos for consideration to be used in the yearbook. Please make sure they are school appropriate. Submission form
Underclassmen photos
Freshman, sophomore, and junior yearbook photos will take place on Thursday, September 9, and Friday, September 10, during P.E. classes, in the fieldhouse. Students who don’t have P.E. this semester, may have their pictures taken after school until 3:30 p.m. There will also be future picture dates available later this fall. Please contact Mr. Giordano at vgiordano@leyden212.org for more information.
Applause! Applause! Student, Faculty, Staff and Graduate Accomplishments
Leyden recently received $30,000 in grant funding from the Technology and Manufacturing Association. According to Industrial Technology Department Chair Michael Matticks, these funds will be used to replace computer numeric control (CNC) milling machines at East that are more than 30 years old. Matticks anticipates the new machine will be installed in October.
In the News
Excerpt from the Chicago Sun-Times:
“One of the things that I enjoy about teaching people how to fish or guiding is the reaction when they catch their first or biggest fish (such as Krissy Barron above): Usually a loud vocalization followed by a big childlike smile,” he emailed. “[Aug. 20] was a great example of this with students and staff catching bluegill from the fishing pier at Wood Dale Grove. Plenty of bluegills were going on ice jigs tipped with butter worms.” - Rob Abouchar, West Leyden teacher and coach of the bass-fishing team
Help connect our graduates with Leyden
You have #LeydenPride and so do our alums! Do you know alumni who might want to hear from Leyden? Forward this email to them and point them to the link to our online alumni interest form.Community News
Connect with us:
Email: pr@leyden212.org
Website: www.leyden212.org
Location: 3400 Rose Street, Franklin Park, IL, USA
Phone: 847-451-3000
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Twitter: @leydenpride212