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For more than two decades, Frank Holthouse has helped Leyden students see what is possible when education connects directly to the world beyond the classroom. Now, his leadership and commitment to career and technology education are being recognized at the state level.
Holthouse, Leyden’s Director of Careers, has been selected as the Administrator of the Year by the Technology Education Association of Illinois (TEAI). The award recognizes an outstanding administrator who has demonstrated years of service and leadership in technology education through professional contributions, presentations and leadership at the local, state and national levels.

The 2026 National Recognition Program awarded more than 300,000 high-achieving students with a national academic distinction to help them stand out to colleges and scholarship programs.

Can’t make it to the West Leyden Stadium on Friday night? Don’t miss a minute of the action!

Leyden proudly recognizes the following 118 AP Scholars, who earned this highly honorable distinction by earning a minimum score of 3 on at least three AP tests:

What a beautiful morning! We had more than 600 students and staff come out before school last Friday to show Chicagoland our Leyden Pride on ABC Chicago’s Friday Flyover!

West Leyden junior Milena Mitka’s project from the International Global Summit, “Algae Boogers,” will be on display this winter at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Her team, composed of students from across the country - none of whom she knew before this experience -  won the competition, the culmination of a trip to Panama and Costa Rica with a focus on environmental issues.

What began as a vision by freshmen Javier Gomez and Wiktor Mindowicz four years ago has grown into a thriving pocket prairie at West Leyden.