East Leyden High School

East Leyden High School

East Leyden High School is a secondary school located in Franklin Park, Illinois which educates grades 9-12.

Together with West Leyden High School in Northlake, Illinois, they serve the suburban communities in Franklin Park, Northlake, Rosemont, Schiller Park, River Grove, Melrose Park and unincorporated Leyden Township. Both are part Leyden High School District 212.

The school mascot is the eagle. As of 2005, the school principal is Dr. Beth Concanon. The school enrolls approximately 1880 students annually, 32% being of Hispanic descent.

Notable alumni

* Jonathan Cain, a keyboardist and songwriter from the American rock band Journey. [http://www.jonathancain.com/bio.htm]
* Tom Dore, play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Bulls [http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/dore_bio_010306.html]
* Mike Shanahan, head coach of the Denver Broncos
* Glen Grunwald, former general manager of the Toronto Raptors
* Brenda Barnes, CEO Sara Lee Foods; Former CEO (and first female head) of PepsiCo
* Ned Colletti, Los Angeles Dodgers general manager
* Robert J. Irsuto, prominent criminal defense attorney in Chicago

candals

Recent years have revealed several incidents of student-teacher sexual misconduct.
* McQueen Basil Duncantell, social studies teacher, allegedly engaged in a relationship with a student that culminated in at least five encounters on school grounds alone. [http://beep.dailyherald.com/story.aspx?story=1643]
* Dave VanDixhorn, girl's softball coach resigned after allegedly exposing himself (mooning) to a student. [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20050616/ai_n14695781]

External links

* [http://www.leyden212.org/ East Leyden High School website]
* [http://illinois.schooltree.org/public/East-Leyden-High-027341.html East Leyden High School profile] , provided by schooltree.org


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