West Leyden student wins Congressional art competition

District 212 Sergio Farfan wins Congressional Art Competition Sergio Farfan, an advanced art student at West Leyden High School in Northlake, was recently notified that he is this year’s winner of the Congressional Art Competition for Illinois’ 5th Congressional District, which includes Northlake, where Farfan resides. His …

Campus News

Franklin Park student cast in Elmhurst College play Justine Raczy, of Franklin Park, was cast in the role of Luciana in the Elmhurst College production of Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors.” The play was recently performed at the college’s Mill Theatre in Elmhurst. Raczy, a 2009 …

Campus News: Western Illinois scholarships; Wesleyan commencement

Western awards scholarships

Anthony Aleman and Michael Leu, both of Franklin Park, have been offered Western Commitment scholarships from Western Illinois University, in Macomb, Ill. This $8,000 award will be applied toward four years at the school.

High school students with an ACT score of …

District 212 school news

District 212

East National Honor Society inductees

On May 2, 34 students at East Leyden High School, 3400 Rose St., Franklin Park, were inducted its chapter of the National Honor Society in the Little Theater at the school. The candidates were selected on the basis …

School briefs

District 212 Hear Pops Concert May 15 at East The community to attend the annual Pops Concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, in the fieldhouse at East Leyden High School, 3400 Rose St., Franklin Park. This event showcases the talents of hundreds of Leyden’s band, …

School Digest

District 212 ‘Mousetrap’ murder mystery May 3-4+ District 212 Fine Arts Department presents “The Mousetrap,” a murder-mystery play based on an unpublished short story by Agatha Christie, at 7 p.m. Fridays, May 3 and May 10, and Saturdays, May 4 and May 11, in the auditorium …

Fern Awards announced

Students, faculty and staff from Leyden High School District 212 were honored at the 25th annual William H. Fern Award ceremony held Thursday, April 25, in the auditorium at West Leyden High School. The awards were instituted by William Fern, a former District 212 teacher, …

Art show April 30-May 1 at West Leyden High School in Northlake

NORTHLAKE — The annual West Leyden High School Area Spring Art Exhibit is scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, and Wednesday, May 1, in the Eagles Wing at West Leyden High School, 1000 N. Wolf Road, Northlake.

The exhibit features drawings, …

Free concert April 11 at East Leyden High School

District 212

Choral concert free
April 11 at East

Leyden High School District 212 presents its annual Spring Choral Concert from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in the auditorium at East Leyden High School, 3400 Rose St., Franklin Park.

The concert showcases the …

School Digest

District 212 Select a prom dress free April 5 District 212 Fashion Club members from both the East and West campuses, along with the Franklin Park Public Library, are co-sponsoring “Once Upon a Prom,” an annual event that gives local high school girls the chance to …

Schools: District 212 art students; District 81 Special Olympics

District 212

Students selected by West Suburban Artists Guild

Mat Zuska , a junior at West Leyden, Franklin Park, and Igor Ferenc , a junior at East Leyden, Northlake, were recently notified that each had been selected to receive an art scholarship from the West …

Special guests promote reading at Roy School

NORTHLAKE — When school starts with a 7-foot tall Cat-in-a-Hat, you know it’s going to be a good day. That’s how students at Roy School in Northlake kicked things off Friday morning, March 1.

Franklin Park/Northlake school digest

D212 residency days March 12, March 16

East and West Leyden high schools will hold “Residency Verification Days” for incoming freshmen from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 16.

Parents or guardians of West …

District 212

Leyden faculty/staff b-ball game March 7 The annual District 212 Faculty and Staff Basketball Game will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in the fieldhouse at East Leyden High School in Franklin Park. “Hoops for Hernandez” is a fundraiser for East Leyden student Alex …

Shaving heads for cancer research

Once again District 212 students and staff are taking part in the annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser. This year’s event will be Wednesday, March 20 at West Leyden High School in Northlake. Last year, Leyden participants raised more than $14,000 for pediatric cancer research. West …