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Two boys making dough in culinary arts class

On Saturday, February 1, the Leyden Student Summit will offer three workshops for area 7th and 8th grade students, including Valentine’s day Cookie Decorating, Coffee Drinks and Equipment, and Introduction to Animation. Participants may select two of the three sessions, which runs from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. All workshops are led by expert Leyden teachers and involve interactive learning.

People dancing at a concert with the text: think this energy in formal wear.

All proceeds benefit student scholarships. On Saturday, February 8, Leyden High School District 212 hosts a once-in-a-lifetime gala in honor of its 100th anniversary. The evening includes dinner, dancing, live and silent auctions, raffles, and special treats. Auction items include a Jonathan Cain (Songwriter/Keyboardist of the band Journey) signed guitar, paintings by Leyden alumni and artist Tom Lynch, vacation packages and themed baskets.

Summer school registration opens

Registration for summer school, Session I, is currently open. It is a great time to secure a place in the courses needed to meet graduation requirements, as space is limited.

The Cain brothers performing on stage

For this month's One Amazing Story, we followed two of our most well-known alumni, the Cain brothers, as they celebrated Leyden 100th anniversary with a special community concert.

Headshots of all 12 student honorees

On December 12, the Chicago-O’Hare Rotary, in partnership with Leyden, honored the following twelve students in its 10th annual Inspirational Eagle Awards:

The team and coaches pose after the state win!

On Saturday, November 23, Leyden High School’s Rocket League team won the Illinois High School Esports Association (IHSEA) state championship. The team, consisting of West seniors Rodrigo Diaz and Jonathan Rosas, East junior Isaac Merino, and East freshman Ian Giron,  competed in the online tournament against more than 100 schools throughout Illinois. They went into the competition ranked 2nd, going into the double elimination round in the 3A division. 

Two Leyden nutcrackers

The Village of Rosemont hosted its second annual display of nutcrackers, featuring two Leyden art pieces! The students at West Leyden were asked to design one for Representative Brad Stephens, for the state of Illinois, and in turn, Stephens also sponsored a nutcracker in honor of Leyden’s 100th anniversary.  

Fine Arts students selected to work on IHSTF all-state theatre production