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West40 Honors Nearly 150 Students at School Citizen of the Year Awards
West40 and 32 of our partner school districts celebrated nearly 150 amazing students Thursday evening in a packed auditorium at West...


100 Years of Memories: Leyden Celebrates Success, Honors History at Gala
It was a celebration 100 years in the making on February 8, as 850 Leyden graduates, students, parents, staff and community leaders...


Cicero District 99 Continuous Improvement Partnership with West40 Boosts Student Outcomes
Cicero District 99’s multi-year journey to transform its schools through continuous improvement and a partnership with West40 has yielded...


Leyden High School District 212 Celebrates its 100th Anniversary
Leyden High School District 212 celebrates its 100th anniversary as a public education institution in the near west suburbs. Founded in...


Loyola Medicine Mobile Pediatric Unit Celebrates 25th Anniversary
A celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Loyola Medicine's Pediatric Mobile Health Unit.


Leyden Wins National Award for Translation Efforts
On June 21, the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) recognized Leyden with a 2024 Golden Achievement Award for their...


Achieving a Merit and Fostering Literacy: Cicero Teen Installs Three Little Free Libraries at D99 Schools for Local Youth
Submitted by Jacqueline Pisano of Cicero District 99 Like most high school seniors, Gabe Kotwasinski has some pretty major and important...


Leyden Teacher Receives Fellowship
Submitted by Leyden HS District 212 Leyden Social Studies Teacher Dan Hogan has been awarded the prestigious James Madison Graduate...


West40 Area Students Honored for Leadership, Kindness, and Service
West40 was honored to present SCOTY Awards to 132 students from our partner school districts on March 20. SCOTY stands for School Citizen...

Leyden Teacher Honored by the Chicago Bears
Submitted by Karen Geddeis, Leyden High School Dist. 212 The Chicago Bears selected Leyden Special Education Teacher/Vocational...


Pleasantdale Elementary School Wins National Blue Ribbon
It’s one of the highest honors a school can receive in the United States. Now students at Pleasantdale Elementary School in La Grange can...


Leyden Artists Featured in Chicago Exhibit as High School Unveils New Permanent Display
A Chicago art exhibit is now featuring the work of Leyden High School District 212’s art department chair and a current student while...


Recent Leyden Graduates Win Congressional Art Contest
Submitted by Karen Geddeis Two recent graduates from East Leyden High School were recently honored for their artwork and flown to...


District 201: Morton HS Grad is First in IL Recruited for Women’s College Flag Football
A recent Morton High School graduate has made sports history as the first athlete from Illinois to sign and play women’s collegiate flag...


East Leyden Student's News Report Airs on National Television
A recent East Leyden High School graduate with a passion for sports and journalism has accomplished a major feat for a reporter: having a...


CICERO DISTRICT 99 ROBOTICS TEAM PLACES 3RD IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
West40 partner school district Cicero District 99 recently made a big splash in the nation's capital as the Unity Junior High Underwater...


WEST40 AREA EDUCATORS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL RECEIVE STATE HONORS
Congratulations to the dozens of West40 area educators and school support personnel who were honored at the 49th Annual Those Who Excel &...


WEST40 AREA HIGH SCHOOLS TRAIN FUTURE TEACHERS
Second graders at Pleasantdale Elementary sit with legs crossed and listen intently as high school junior Renee Letourneau reads aloud...


MORE THAN 100 STUDENTS HONORED AT WEST40 SCOTY AWARDS
Huge ovations and smiling faces greeted more than one hundred recipients of the School Citizen of the Year (SCOTY) award earlier this...


GOVERNOR PRITZKER DELIVERS MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT FROM WEST40 REGIONAL SAFE SCHOOL
The West40 Regional Safe School was buzzing with excitement on February 24 as Governor JB Pritzker was on site to deliver an important...
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