The Leyden High School District 212, named after
Leiden
Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration w ...
, operates two
high school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
s (9-12) in
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. More than 40% of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. As of 2 ...
,
USA. The boundaries of the district include
River Grove,
Franklin Park,
Melrose Park,
Leyden Township,
Schiller Park,
Northlake, and
Rosemont. The schools have 215 teachers (
FTEs) serving 3,339 students.
History
In 1913, the first Leyden was originally a two-year high school which is now present day Hester Junior High School in
Franklin Park. It became a four-year high school in 1924 where it was known as Cook County District 212. With increase in population, the East Leyden building was expanded and finished by 1955. West Leyden was built and finished by 1959. In 1965, West Leyden housed
Triton Junior College until its buildings were constructed in
River Grove by 1969. By 2009,
East Leyden purchased 12 acres for parking lot and field expansion.
Organization and Staff
It is governed by a 9-member
school board
A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or an equivalent institution.
The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional are ...
. The president of the board is Mr. Gregory T. Ignoffo. Dr. Nick Polyak serves as the current superintendent over the district since 2013.
Athletics
Each sport is offered to all students at both schools, but some are practiced at only one location.
*Bowling
*Boys Baseball
*Boys Basketball
*Boys Cross Country
*Boys Football
*Golf
*Boys Soccer
*Swimming
*Boys Tennis
*Boys Track & Field
*Boys Volleyball
*Boys Wrestling
*Badminton
*Girls Basketball
*Cheerleading
*Girls Cross Country
*Girls Gymnastics
*Leydenettes
*Girls Soccer
*Softball
*Girls Tennis
*Girls Track & Field
*Girls Volleyball
Note: Based on 2017 school year data
External links
Leyden High School District 212 Website
References
School districts in Cook County, Illinois
Northlake, Illinois
Franklin Park, Illinois
School districts established in 1913
1913 establishments in Illinois
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