Take Flight 🦅

Congrats to the Boys Varsity Soccer Team after beating Notre Dame College Prep 3-1 on Friday! Leyden will be facing Maine South in Sectionals on Tuesday, October 29th, at 6:30 pm. The game is at New Trier High School. Goooooo, Eagles!

• More than 400 people participated, including students, faculty, Food Services, Maintenance, and Transportation staff, administrators, and community members!
• Over 40 East and West clubs and sports teams were represented!
• Students completed 25 service projects in 5 different towns in and around the Leyden community!

👏 THANK YOU for making MADD 2024 a success! 👏

Costumes are allowed in school on Thursday, October 31st, but they should follow these guidelines:

• The costume must meet the standards of the school's dress code.
• Masks or any costume or costume accessory that prevents facial identification are not allowed.
• No face paint.
• Zombie makeup, fake wounds, and/or scars that limit or prevent facial identification are not allowed.
• No hoods.
• Weapons, no matter how fake they may appear, are not allowed.
• Props such as pitchforks, reaper scythes, etc. are not allowed.
• No spikes or anything that may harm someone.
• No large costume that may impede your vision, or interrupt the learning of someone else.

If you have any questions about your costume, please see the Deans before the end of the day Wednesday.

The Spanish Honor Society will be creating a community ofrenda for the Day of the Dead this year, and we are inviting you to participate to remember a dearly departed loved one. This ofrenda will be a space to reflect on the lives and legacies of those who have come before us and have left a mark on our identities, communities, and history. If you would like to have a loved one remembered, use this form to upload a high quality image of the person with their full name.

All submissions need to be received by the end of this week to be included in the community ofrenda.

Model UN is a simulation of the United Nations, where students perform an ambassador role while debating topics like gender equality, climate action, and global health.

On Saturday, October 19th, West Leyden’s Model UN Club participated in Carl Sandburg High School’s 15th Annual Model UN Conference. At this conference, students discussed topics and resolutions to issues such as the impact climate change has on human rights and the pollution of microplastics. Our West Leyden competitors collaborated with delegates from all around Illinois, and we are proud to say that we took home an award! Grace Dillon won Outstanding Delegate representing the United States on the SOCHUM committee! Our club is so proud of her and we are looking forward to our upcoming conference in November, hoping to bring back even more awards!

Leyden's "Strive for 95" campaign offers a lot of cool prizes for students who strive to maintain 90% or higher attendance:

• Monthly raffles to win Leyden clothing, free Prom tickets, Stanley drinking cups, Javaccino dollars, pizza parties for you & your friends, and much more.

For those soaring eagles who maintain 95% or higher attendance:

• $20 off Prom tickets (juniors & seniors only)

Click on the image above 👆 for more information!

We Are... Awards nominees can qualify to receive Javaccino (students) / Gold and Bold Café (staff members) gift cards. In addition, students may be recognized at Student of the Month breakfasts and staff members may be recognized at staff meetings.

To nominate a student or staff member, you need to fill out this We Are... Awards Google Form.