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At the meeting on June 18, the Leyden High School Board of Education announced the appointment of West Leyden rising junior Allizon Lozano as a student board member. Lozano will serve as one of two student board members, for a two-year term beginning with the 2026-27 school year. She is appointed to the vacancy left by graduating senior Jonathan Guerrero, who served a two-year term, and joins Zuzanna Karyta, who is entering her senior year and the second year of her term. 

Watch the Class of 2026 graduate live on Leyden's YouTube channel

At the meeting on May 14, the Board of Education approved two new Advanced Placement (AP) courses that will be offered starting with the 2027-28 school year. Students at Leyden will have an opportunity to enroll in AP Business With Personal Finance and AP Environmental Science.

For this month's One Amazing Story, we will take a closer look at student involvement at Leyden. This student-produced OAS features “after school communities” including robotics/engineering, theater, and athletic opportunities that deepen our student enrichment and help create a sense of belonging among peers. Video interns Hailey Cajigas, Enrique Martinez, Luciano Reeves, and Antonina Saminska, all seniors, worked together to film and edit this piece. They selected enrichment opportunities to feature that they were each individually involved in during their time at Leyden.

More than 1,000 students participated in Leyden athletics across three sports seasons, and last Thursday, hundreds were recognized during a special ceremony featuring a highlight reel video. Congratulations for an outstanding year of growth, games and community!

On May 6, East and West Leyden honored the Class of 2026 scholarship award recipients at the annual Leyden Senior Scholarship Awards Night. Congratulations to the following scholarship recipients:

Soaring Beyond will recognize graduating seniors for their commitment to post-secondary journeys and celebrate their growth and achievements throughout their high school experience at Leyden. Students honored in this ceremony have demonstrated commitments to teaching, bi-literacy, nursing, endorsements, dual enrollment, and plumbing programs.

Leyden hosts its College Bootcamp for East and West rising seniors (Class of 2027), Tuesday, June 2, through Friday, June 4, at East Leyden from 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity for rising seniors to gain additional support and information about the process of applying to college. The workshops will include college search and career panels, college essay writing, financial aid and scholarship information, and on-campus college visits. There is no cost to attend and breakfast and lunch are provided.