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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.

Student summatives will take place over the last three days of student attendance. This ensures that all students benefit from a maximum of three summatives in one day. Please see the schedules below and note: May 13, is an in-service schedule starting at 8:50 a.m., however, May 20, will be a Wednesday that runs on a regular schedule, with the school day starting at 7:35 a.m. Grab and go lunches will be provided May 21 and 22.

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.