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![Jonathan Guerrero headshot]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715696500/leyden212org/bcvbgqecxqdblxl6iooj/jonathanWEB.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1715696500/leyden212org/bcvbgqecxqdblxl6iooj/jonathanWEB.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1715696500/leyden212org/bcvbgqecxqdblxl6iooj/jonathanWEB.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715696500/leyden212org/bcvbgqecxqdblxl6iooj/jonathanWEB.png","width":879}])
At the meeting on May 16, the Leyden High School Board of Education announced West Leyden rising junior Jonathan Guerrero as a student board member. Guerrero will serve as one of two student board members, for a two-year term beginning with the 2024-25 school year. Guerrero joins East Leyden rising Senior Adriel Carrera, a current student board member.
![Jeremy smiling]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715870903/leyden212org/gja6fxzkzfn55rr4loq0/JeremyKeathly.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1715870903/leyden212org/gja6fxzkzfn55rr4loq0/JeremyKeathly.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1715870903/leyden212org/gja6fxzkzfn55rr4loq0/JeremyKeathly.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1715870903/leyden212org/gja6fxzkzfn55rr4loq0/JeremyKeathly.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715870903/leyden212org/gja6fxzkzfn55rr4loq0/JeremyKeathly.png","width":1440}])
Even though he admits to being a little stubborn at first, with a little reassurance from the staff at Leyden, Jeremy has found the confidence to face his limits and push past them
![Girl reading with Leyden logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715012519/leyden212org/tibfsgipsr4dbcf8kspi/SummerReading.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1715012519/leyden212org/tibfsgipsr4dbcf8kspi/SummerReading.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715012519/leyden212org/tibfsgipsr4dbcf8kspi/SummerReading.png","width":667}])
To keep the reading love alive, the English department is hosting a summer reading program.
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Both East and West Leyden graduating will be live streamed. Links are provided in advance.
![Students gardening]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1714055499/leyden212org/mlxhnm4cuhp8cabja6kz/EcologyWeb.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1714055499/leyden212org/mlxhnm4cuhp8cabja6kz/EcologyWeb.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1714055499/leyden212org/mlxhnm4cuhp8cabja6kz/EcologyWeb.png","width":777}])
On Monday, April 22, Leyden’s Ecology Club unveiled and planted their new pocket prairie outside the greenhouse at West Leyden High School. State Representative Norma Hernandez and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner Eira Corral Sepulveda were in attendance and helped with planting, while they discussed local environmental issues.
![Headshot of Dr. Lam]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713557650/leyden212org/ixwar2ra5rdcxlecxcaw/JulieLam.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713557650/leyden212org/ixwar2ra5rdcxlecxcaw/JulieLam.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1713557650/leyden212org/ixwar2ra5rdcxlecxcaw/JulieLam.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1713557650/leyden212org/ixwar2ra5rdcxlecxcaw/JulieLam.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713557650/leyden212org/ixwar2ra5rdcxlecxcaw/JulieLam.png","width":1334}])
On Thursday, April 18, the Leyden High School District 212 Board of Education approved the hiring of Dr. Julie Lam as the new East Leyden principal, effective July 1, 2024. The hiring of Lam is a result of an extensive search process, including a pre-screening of qualified candidates and a series of interviews with Leyden administrators, faculty, staff and students.
![Rickardo Montero]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713291658/leyden212org/pn9a4m3yqh0v0y3gcopg/RickardoOAS.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713291658/leyden212org/pn9a4m3yqh0v0y3gcopg/RickardoOAS.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1713291658/leyden212org/pn9a4m3yqh0v0y3gcopg/RickardoOAS.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713291658/leyden212org/pn9a4m3yqh0v0y3gcopg/RickardoOAS.png","width":971}])
With the help of Leyden's new plumbing program, Rickardo Montero will enter the workforce after graduation as a union plumber with a job at a local company.
![Lockers and flags in the Leyden hallway]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713386457/leyden212org/rolvtzr7so4z8t5kcjj1/ScreenShot2024-04-17at33109PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713386457/leyden212org/rolvtzr7so4z8t5kcjj1/ScreenShot2024-04-17at33109PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713386457/leyden212org/rolvtzr7so4z8t5kcjj1/ScreenShot2024-04-17at33109PM.png","width":682}])
Leyden proudly announces 115 students who have earned the Illinois Seal of Biliteracy. These students have proven to be highly proficient in English and at least one additional language through testing or a portfolio review process. This prestigious honor is noted on their high school diploma and transcripts and can be translated into college credit.
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