There will be no school Monday, January 20 in honor of Martin Luther King Day. Classes will resume Tuesday, January 21 on a regular schedule. (1/17)

CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES

Hey, hey Recyclers!  If you want to help keep East Leyden GREEN and earn some service hours, then join our recyclers for our FIRST pick up of 2020 today!  Drop your belongings off in Room 292 anytime between 2:30 - 3:30 and join our recyclers in the halls to pick up the paper and plastic.  Treats are always available when we are done.  Hope to see you there!  - Ms. Bylinski (1/17)

Did you know that Leyden has a performance dance team? Well, we do!  And the Orchesis’ annual performance is tonight & Saturday night, January 17 & 18 at 7 p.m. in the West Auditorium. Our dancers will wow you with their lyrical moves and hip hop groves.  This show will prove to amaze and amuse you.  So bring your friends, your family, your cousins, your boo.  We’ll see YOU there and everyone else too! – Ms. Rosen (1/17)

Have you ever wanted to paint on your clothes? Perhaps add decoration to the seams? Perhaps paint a cool design on your back pocket of your jeans? Create your own t-shirt? Or...?  Well, now you can!  The Art Club is open to everyone!  We are meeting this Tuesday, 3-5 p.m. in the Art Department, Room 056.  You can paint on your clothes or we'll have some canvas for you to work on. Please come at 3 p.m. and stay until you're finished (by 5 p.m. at the latest). Join us and create! – Ms. Rosen (1/17 

Do you have a younger sibling from 1st grade - 8th grade? The Leydenettes Dance Team is hosting their annual Little Leydenettes Dance Clinic on Friday, February 7. We will be performing during halftime for the Varsity Boys’ Basketball game against Addison Trail. Contact a current Leydenette or Coaches Cullen or Roman on how to register. The cost is only $20 if you register by Monday, January 27! (1/26)

COLLEGES AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Seniors, looking for free money for college? Fill out the Common Local Scholarship Application available on the Leyden web page. The application allows you to apply for any of the 29 local scholarships using one application that is available only to Leyden students. The application is due to Ms. Jablonska by 3 p.m., February 18. Talk to your counselor if you have any questions. (1/17)

ATHLETICS

Come play at Volleyball Open Gym after school Tuesday, January 21 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the East Field House. – Coach Jarosz (1/21) 

All boys interested in joining the Boys’ Track & Field Team please have your athletic physicals done before Tuesday, January 21st. Practice will be held in the East Field House starting at 3:30. - Coach Cartwright (1/21)

For all girls not currently in a winter sport and interested in joining the Girls’ Track & Field Team, we will officially start practice January 27, at 3:40 p.m., at the West Campus. Please register online and have your current sports physical on file with the Athletic office by January 27. - Coach Dempsey (1/17)

 

 

Attention Sophomores & Juniors, there is NEW information regarding changes to summer school enrollment. Registration for enrollment in Consumer Ed in summer school will take place in January. Students who wish to take Consumer Ed as a summer enrichment course will have the option to choose either an online course or an in-seat summer school course.  Registration will open at 7:30 a.m. on January 21 and will remain open until it is full.  Students will be enrolled on a first-come, first-serve basis and must pay the $125 summer school fee at the time of registration.

All other summer school course registration outside of Consumer Ed will follow the same registration procedures beginning later in second semester.

The 2020-2021 Course Planning Handbook and 2020 Summer Catalog are available for viewing on the Leyden website under Academics.

Register online at: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/login/getmain?requestAction=home

OR contact your counselor and request the summer school registration form and register/pay in person in the bookstore.