LEYDEN HIGHLIGHTS – Upcoming School Registration Info Also

| July 4, 2013
Life of a Teen, watercolor and ink drawing by West Leyden advanced art student Sergio Farfan.  The Northlake resident won this year’s Congressional Art Competition for Illinois Congressional District 5.

Life of a Teen, watercolor and ink drawing by West Leyden advanced art student Sergio Farfan. The Northlake resident won this year’s Congressional Art Competition for Illinois Congressional District 5.

WEST LEYDEN ADVANCED ART STUDENT WINNER OF CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION

Sergio Farfan, a West Leyden advanced art student, was recently notified that he is this year’s winner of the Congressional Art Competition for Illinois Congressional District 5.  This district includes Northlake, where Farfan resides.

His artwork, Life of a Teen, was created with ink and watercolor and depicts phases of his teen years thus far.  “This is about my life, all the things I’ve gone through – what all teens go through – depression, anxiety, and loss.  At the same time, we have to look to the future,” says Farfan, whose future includes plans to be a pilot.

He learned he was the winner at a reception hosted by District 5 Congressman Michael Quigley earlier this spring.  “I was very surprised,” recalls Farfan, who will be 18 in July and enter his senior year in August.  “It was cool, very cool, and I couldn’t stop smiling.”

Art has been an integral part of hLife of a Teen, watercolor and ink drawing by West Leyden advanced art student Sergio Farfan. The Northlake resident won this year’s Congressional Art Competition for Illinois Congressional District 5.is life since he was a child.  “An idea comes knocking at my heart, and I open it to the world,” he says.

In late June, Farfan and his mother will go to Washington, D.C., to attend the National Congressional Art Competition Reception.  At that time, he will meet government officials, winners from other districts, tour the Capitol, and see his artwork displayed in the congressional building where it will remain for a period of one year.

Every spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.

Students submit entries to their representative’s office and panels of district artists select the winning entries. Winners are recognized both in their district and at an annual awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.

DISTRICT 212 ART STUDENTS’ WORK DISPLAYED AT FRANKLIN PARK LIBRARY

Leyden High School District 212 art students will have their artwork on display at the Franklin Park Public Library beginning July 1 through August 31.  The exhibit will include various types of work such as paintings, drawings, photographs, and ceramics.  The exhibit is free and open to the public.

The Franklin Park Public Library is located at 10311 Grand Ave., Franklin Park.

EAST LEYDEN

REGISTRATION AND BOOK PICK UP INFORMATION

Registration packets for residency verification process were due to the East Leyden Assistant Principal’s office on Friday, June 21, 2013.  Any student who failed to complete the registration process by the due date will be charged a $20 late registration fee.   If you have not completed residency verification, it is imperative that you bring the necessary documentation to the main office as your student will not be allowed to register for the 2013-2014 school year until residency has been verified.

Sophomore, junior, and senior students returning to East Leyden High School this fall who have completed the residency verification and registration process, should report to the high school during the week of August 5, 2013 for book pick up.

Upperclass Book Pick up Week Schedule:

Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors (Class of 2016, 2015 and 2014)

                       Monday, August 5                                          8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

                       Tuesday, August 6                                          8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

                       Wednesday, August 7                                     12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

                       Friday, August 9                                             8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Entering freshmen will have their orientation/book pick up on Thursday, August 8, beginning at 10:00 a.m.  (Doors open at 9:30 a.m.).  All students reporting for orientation should enter the building through the Auditorium.  Buses will be provided at the middle or elementary schools in the area at 9:00 a.m. to transport students to and from East Leyden.  Students wishing to walk to East Leyden should arrive by 9:30 a.m.  Orientation will conclude at approximately 1:20 p.m., following a freshman BBQ in Dodge Field.  The students will be transported back to their neighborhood middle or elementary schools.

As an added reminder, entering freshmen must have their medical form sent to school prior to freshman orientation day.

Classes for all students begin on Tuesday, August 13.  Freshmen will begin their day at 7:30 a.m. and will meet in the Auditorium.  Buses will begin to pick them up at 6:50 a.m.  Upperclassmen will begin their day at 8:50 a.m. Buses for upperclassmen will begin to pick them up at 8:10 a.m.

Students who have recently moved to the Leyden area or desire to transfer from a parochial high school should make an appointment to enroll as soon as possible.  For more information or to schedule an appointment to enroll, call Mrs. Karen Ritter, Assistant Principal, at 847.451.3025.

EAST LEYDEN

NEW AND TRANSFER STUDENT ENROLLMENT

Students who have recently moved to the East Leyden area or desire to transfer from a parochial high school should make an appointment to enroll as soon as possible.  Call the office of the Assistant Principal at East Leyden at 847.451.3025 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

To complete the enrollment process, it will be necessary for you to provide East Leyden High School with the following information:

1.   PROOF OF RESIDENCE consisting of a real estate tax bill, a lease or a mortgage/closing statement.  In addition, two other bills must be brought in (e.g. gas, electric, water, etc.)

2.   ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE for the student.

3.   AN ILLINOIS SCHOOL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION and a record of immunization for every entering student.

4.   A COPY OF THE STUDENT’S TRANSCRIPT and the name and address of the last school you attended will help facilitate the enrollment process.  (Incoming Freshmen should bring in their last report card or diploma.)

5. A COPY OF EXPLORE TEST RESULTS required for incoming freshmen and sophomores only.  If test results are not available, we will schedule a time to take this test to ensure correct course placement.

6. A COPY OF IEP for special education students only.

7.   ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION STUDENT TRANSFER FORM — this form is a requirement to enroll if you are transferring from an Illinois Public School.  OUT-OF-STATE TRANSFERS must submit a form/affidavit stating the student is not currently serving a suspension or expulsion imposed by the school the student is transferring from.

Please be advised that the enrollment process includes, but may not be limited to, the following:  interview with an administrator, placement test for 9th and 10th graders, course selection with a counselor, and a residency check.  Students who are enrolled and later found not to be residents at the time of enrollment are subject to disenrollment and payment of tuition.  Illinois law has made it a crime, punishable by imprisonment and fine, to knowingly or willfully present any false information regarding the residency of a student for purposes of enabling that student to attend on a tuition-free basis or to knowingly enroll or attempt to enroll a student on a tuition-free basis when the student is known to be a non-resident of the District.  The District will seek prosecution to the full extent of the law of any person the District believes has committed any residency-related crime.  Additionally, the District may initiate a civil lawsuit.

Our goal is to help students assimilate into the system as smoothly as possible.  Please help us by providing the required information so we can start your student at Leyden on the first day of school.  If you have any questions, please call 847.451.3025.  Students not having the required information will not be permitted to enroll.

WEST CAMPUS

REGISTRATION AND BOOK PICK UP INFORMATION

Registration packets were mailed to students who have completed the residency verification process and were due to the West Leyden main office on Friday, June 21, 2013.  Any student who failed to complete the registration process by the due date will be charged a $20 late registration fee.   If you have not completed residency verification, it is imperative that you bring the necessary documentation to the main office as your student will not be allowed to register for the 2013-2014 school year until residency has been verified.

Sophomore, junior, and senior students returning to West Leyden High School this fall who have completed the residency verification and registration process, should report to the high school during the week of August 5, 2013 for book pick up.

Upperclass Book Pick up Week Schedule:

Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors (Class of 2016, 2015 and 2014)

                       Monday, August 5                                          8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

                       Tuesday, August 6                                          8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

                       Wednesday, August 7                                     12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

                       Friday, August 9                                             8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

*Bridge and LIFE students will receive their books the first day of school, Tuesday, August 13, 2013.

Entering freshmen will have their orientation/book pick up on Thursday, August 8, beginning at 10:00 a.m.  (Doors open at 9:30 a.m.).  All students reporting for orientation should enter the building through Entrance #2.  Buses will be provided at the middle or elementary schools in the area at

9:00 a.m. to transport students to and from West Leyden.  Students wishing to walk to West Leyden should arrive by 9:30 a.m.  Orientation will conclude at approximately 1:20 p.m., following a freshman BBQ in the West Leyden courtyard.  The students will be transported back to their neighborhood middle or elementary schools.

As an added reminder, entering freshmen must have their medical form sent to school prior to freshman orientation day.

Classes for all students begin on Tuesday, August 13.  Freshmen will begin their day at 7:30 a.m. and will meet in the Auditorium.  Buses will begin to pick them up at 6:50 a.m.  Upperclassmen will begin their day at 8:50 a.m. Buses for upperclassmen will begin to pick them up at 8:10 a.m.

Students who have recently moved to the Leyden area or desire to transfer from a parochial high school should make an appointment to enroll as soon as possible.  For more information or to schedule an appointment to enroll, call Dr. Tatiana Bonuma, Assistant Principal, at 847.451.3121.

WEST LEYDEN

NEW AND TRANSFER STUDENT ENROLLMENT

Students who have recently moved to the West Leyden area or desire to transfer from a parochial high school should make an appointment to enroll as soon as possible.  Call the office of the Assistant Principal at West Leyden at 847.451.3121 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

To complete the enrollment process, it will be necessary for you to provide WestLeydenHigh School with the following information:

1.   PROOF OF RESIDENCE consisting of a real estate tax bill, a lease or a mortgage/closing statement.  In addition, two other bills must be brought in (e.g. gas, electric, water, etc.).

2.   ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE  for the student.

3.   AN ILLINOIS SCHOOL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION and a record of immunization for every entering student.

4.   A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT and the name and address of the last school you attended will help facilitate the enrollment process.  (Incoming Freshmen should bring in their last report card or diploma.)

5. A COPY OF EXPLORE TEST RESULTS required for incoming freshmen and sophomores only.  If test results are not available, we will schedule a time to take this test to ensure correct course placement.

6. A COPY OF IEP for special education students only.

7.   ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION STUDENT TRANSFER FORM — this form is a requirement to enroll if you are transferring from an Illinois Public School.  OUT-OF-STATE TRANSFERS must submit a form/affidavit stating the student is not currently serving a suspension or expulsion imposed by the school the student is transferring from.

Please be advised that the enrollment process includes, but may not be limited to, the following:  interview with an administrator, placement test for 9th and 10th graders, course selection with a counselor, and a residency check.  Students who are enrolled and later found not to be residents at the time of enrollment are subject to disenrollment and payment of tuition.  Illinois law has made it a crime, punishable by imprisonment and fine, to knowingly or willfully present any false information regarding the residency of a student for purposes of enabling that student to attend on a tuition-free basis or to knowingly enroll or attempt to enroll a student on a tuition-free basis when the student is known to be a non-resident of the District.  The District will seek prosecution to the full extent of the law of any person the District believes has committed any residency-related crime.  Additionally, the District may initiate a civil lawsuit.

Our goal is to help students assimilate into the system as smoothly as possible.  Please help us by providing the required information so we can start your student at Leyden on the first day of school.  If you have any questions, please call 847.451.3121.  Students not having the required information will not be permitted to enroll.

 

 

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