Eagle Spirit
East Leyden Student Activities Newsletter
Stop by the Student Activities Office during your lunch period this Friday, January 12th to "Kiss 2023 Goodbye"!
"Kiss 2023 Goodbye" by:
- Filling out a card with your 2024 New Year's Resolution. Cards will be posted on the windows of the Students Activities Office. Get a Hershey Kiss!
- Guessing how many Hershey Kisses are in the large jar. The student with the closest guess without going over will win the ENTIRE jar of Hershey Kisses.
Making New Year's resolutions date back to around 2000 B.C!
The Babylonians kicked off their new year with a 12-day festival called "Akitu". During the festival, they would pledge to pay their debts and return any borrowed farming tools. Eventually the Romans adopted the Babylonian tradition of making resolutions and the rest is history! Learn more at the National Today webpage.
Every year, coaches and club sponsors are asked to nominate sophomore and junior students who have demonstrated great leadership skills.
From the nominations, 25 students are selected to be members of the West Suburban Conference Leadership Team. Members of the team attend leadership conferences and try to make positive changes at Leyden.
