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Glenbard West High School will hold its Commencement for the Class of 2022 at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Our teachers and administrators are looking forward to this ceremony that will recognize the accomplishments of the Class of 2022. We know how hard they have worked to achieve their goals and prepare themselves for life beyond high school. Most have built relationships and connections within the school that will last a lifetime. We would like to emphasize the importance of exiting with pride and acknowledge that the most important tradition is for our seniors to end the school year with positive memories and enriching experiences. Our faculty and staff are hard at work planning a commencement ceremony that will allow your graduate and family members the opportunity to celebrate this special moment.

The administration, faculty and staff at West believe that it is important to make the end of the year special for seniors. We know that our seniors and their parents share this objective. We have worked with student leadership and planned a number of activities that are designed to maintain expectations, celebrate the accomplishments and recognize the achievements of our graduates.

As we look forward to this year’s culminating activities, we will maintain our expectations for serious work and proper behavior through the last day of student attendance. There have been unfortunate times when a graduating senior used poor judgment during these last days in high school and engaged in campus vandalism or improper conduct. Please realize that such behavior could jeopardize that student's participation in the commencement ceremony and/or result in more serious consequences. This year we have held meetings with senior leaders to hear their concerns and make sure our expectations are known and clear. Also, remember that there are NO "Senior ditch days" and students who miss school for unauthorized reasons will face academic and disciplinary consequences. We appreciate the support we receive from parents in maintaining a respectful and safe environment for all students throughout the school year.

We look forward to sharing this commencement with our families and the Class of 2022. Commencement will be an occasion where we reflect the significance of their accomplishments and the pride we all feel on their behalf. Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Chris Mitchell

Assistant Principal for Student Services

Wednesday, April 06, 2022 - Mandatory Senior Meeting in the Auditorium at 1:47 p.m. (8th period)

Friday, April 29, 2022 - All Graduation Forms Due

Monday, May 09 - Friday, May 13, 2022 - Seniors that attended a Glenbard District 87 school for less than 4 school years need to complete an iPad Buyout request or return their iPad to the Help Desk.

Tuesday, May 10, 2022 - Senior Honors Convocation 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium

Tuesday, May 10, 2022 - All financial obligations due

Friday, May 13, 2022 - Deadline to complete Senior Survey

Friday, May 13, 2022 - Senior Picnic/Last Day

Tuesday, May 17, 2022- Mandatory Graduation Practice 11:30 a.m./Field House

Thursday, May 19, 2022- Commencement Day. Graduates report to the Field House by 5:00 p.m.

Mandatory Senior Meeting

Wednesday, April 6 during period 8 (1:47 p.m) in the Auditorium. Seniors will hear important graduation and end of the year information.

TextBooks/iPads

Seniors need to return all rented library books by Friday, May 13. Seniors that attended a Glenbard District 87 school for less than 4 school years need to complete an iPad Buyout request or return their iPad to the Help Desk. Students who do NOT return books/iPad will be fined the replacement cost of the item. Students with outstanding fees may not be able to participate in graduation.

Cap, Gown & Commencement Tickets

Seniors with all obligations resolved will be issued their cap, gown, and commencement tickets after Graduation Rehearsal on May 17th. If you have not ordered a cap and gown, please contact Herff Jones immediately at (815)756-4743 or www.highschool.herffjones.com.

Commencement DVD

Communication Resource Management will be providing a Digital Download of the Commencement Video for all interested parties. Watch the High Definition video on any video streaming device including desktop, mobile, tablet, and Smart TVs. To order your Digital Download please visit: http://mygraduationvideo.com/.

Photographs

GradImages is the official photographer for the Commencement Ceremony. Each graduate will be photographed and the proofs will be available for viewing soon after the event at www.gradimages.com.

Senior Picnic

Starting period 6 (12:00 p.m.) on Friday, May 13, the entire senior class will come together to enjoy sharing memories, looking forward to graduation and eating some delicious picnic food. Seniors are encouraged to wear their senior shirts to the picnic. “Senior Most” awards will take place at the end of the picnic and Seniors will leave campus by 2:00 p.m.

Tickets

Each senior participating in commencement will be issued four (4) tickets. Students can request up to two (2) additional tickets by returning the extra ticket form by Friday, April 29.

1. Be sure that you have ordered your cap and gown. If for some reason you have not, you may still do so through Herff-Jones (815) 756-4743 or www.highschool.herffjones.com

2. Complete with parent, the Commencement Participation Form by April 29.

3. Complete the online Senior Survey in Naviance between April 6th – May 13th.

4. Clean out your locker by Thursday, May 12, 2022. Anything left will be donated, recycled, or disposed of.

5. Clear all obligations and responsibilities by Tuesday, May 10, 2022 to the appropriate personnel.

6. Attend Commencement Rehearsal. Report promptly to the commencement rehearsal in the Field House at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Participation in the rehearsal is mandatory. NOTE: Failure to participate in the commencement rehearsal may result in the student being excluded from the ceremony.

7. Remember to wear appropriate commencement attire. Students are expected to dress in a manner appropriate to the occasion. Students should wear dress attire. All students are to wear dress shoes. Note: If a student arrives in inappropriate attire, they will be asked to change or NOT march in the processional.

8. Maintain the dignity of the commencement ceremony. Be respectful, quiet and attentive during the commencement ceremony so that parents, friends and guests have the opportunity to hear all of the graduates’ names being announced.

9. When taking the diploma on stage, remember to use a firm handshake; make eye contact with the presenter of your diploma, while taking your diploma with your left hand and shaking hands with your right hand. If you want to assure that your name is pronounced correctly during the graduation ceremony, there will be an opportunity during the commencement practice to speak to those who will be reading names.

10. Save cheering for after the ceremony.

11. Avoid gum chewing, food or use of cell phones.

12. Please do not bring purses, bags or backpacks. There is no place to put them.

13. Enjoy the ceremony!

NOTE: Seniors who do not wish to adhere to these responsibilities are entitled to not attend graduation and to pick their diplomas from the registrar after May 23, 2022. Diplomas will not be mailed.

1. Complete the Commencement Participation Form by April 29.

2. Complete the extra ticket request form if needed, for two (2) additional tickets. This form is due by April 29. Graduation Extra Ticket Form

3. Arrive for the graduation ceremony early. The gates will open at 4:30 p.m.

4. Avoid shouting out and or clapping between the reading of names. We want everyone to hear each graduate’s name announced and this can only be accomplished if everyone remains quiet during the ceremony. Please hold your applause until all names have been read.

5. Avoid bringing large bouquets, latex or Mylar balloons, or umbrellas please as these items block the view of those sitting around you.

6. Once the home side bleachers are filled to capacity or at 6:00 p.m., all spectators will be asked to sit on the visitor’s side or in the air-conditioned Auditorium where closed-circuit viewing is available.

7. Be aware that should there be inclement weather, we plan to reschedule the Graduation Ceremony to Friday, May 20, 2022.

8. The complete ceremony will take approximately 1½ hours.

National Merit Finalists

Alina Bhagwakar

James Doyle

Trevor du Vair

Andrew Estes

Maribella Fues

Aditi Vinay

Every year the Fox Valley Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution honors a graduating senior as the recipient of their Outstanding Citizenship Award.

The criteria for this award are extensive and include dependability, honesty, courtesy, respect, leadership and patriotism.

To excel in all of these characteristics is truly exceptional. In fact, this Outstanding Citizenship Award is designed to honor only one senior student at Glenbard West each year.

Congratulations to Glenbard West student Caden Pierce on being one of 26 students named to the IHSA All-State Academic Team. Team members needed to have a minimum 3.50 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale after their seventh semester, have participated in at least two IHSA-sponsored activities during each of the last two years of high school and demonstrated outstanding citizenship. He will be recognized by the IHSA at a banquet in April.

Glenbard West senior, Anastasia Jimenez was awarded the "Youth of the Year" award by the Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce. Here she is at the event with Assistant Principal for Student Services, Mr. Chris Mitchell.

Ms. Ochoa shares “I have seen first-hand how Anastasia has grown as a student and has developed her leadership skills. She is extremely kind, open-minded, and has a huge heart. She has taken a very rigorous course load of classes and been able to achieve a 5.3/5.0 GPA. This is no easy feat at all but she has been successful because of her dedication, organization, and drive for her future. Through the many courses that she has taken, she has realized that she is interested in pursuing a degree in either biology or biomedical engineering. Not only is she challenging herself academically, but she is also very involved in her extra-extra-curricular activities.”

Mr. Moran echoes this praise by saying “Glenbard West, is rich in tradition and excellence and we have a wall dedicated to our Distinguished Alumni. We boast CEO’s, Academy Award winners, Genius grant recipients, and the best pinball designer ever. Anastasia Jimenez’s face and biography will one day adorn the wall here at Glenbard West. In my 16 years of experience, she represents the best and brightest of our community.” Mr. Moran continues “When Anastasia was in junior high she began her own independent business. On her own, she taught herself to sew, market her products by filming the process and promoting via social media, ship worldwide, communicate with customers, manage finances, and ultimately created a successful business from the ground up. Every product she creates sells out in less than 5 minutes, she has 85,000 Instagram followers, and two of her Youtube videos have 1.5 million views. She has sold and shipped her items all over North America and to almost all European countries. No one told her to do this, no one mentored her, she developed this entire product line, sales, marketing, and logistics COMPLETELY INDEPENDENTLY.”

Anastasia is an incredible young person with immense talent and an unparalleled work ethic. We are all very proud of her and her accomplishments and cannot wait to see what the future holds for her.

• Madeline Yob: 7th in Oratorical Declamation
• Tommy Sear: 4th in Poetry Reading
• Madeline Yob: 4th in Dramatic Interpretation
• Tommy Sear: 2nd in Prose Reading

Performance in the Round: Tournament Champions, Placing 1st: Aditi Vinay, Ava Crawford, Ben Battisto, Caden Gowans, Ella Erickson, Ellie Williams, Elise King, Gabi Fues, Hannah Grogan, Hateem Khan, Hugh Farnum, Ibad Khan, Katie Johnson, Maileigh Cousins, Mansi JoJodia, Shruti Yamala, and Will Lafontaine.

Kimberly Gwizdala and Grace Rangira are co-head coaches.

Glenbard West student Jacob Kowalczyk earned a silver medal at the IHSA chess state tournament.

Scott Liechty is head coach.

Congratulations to Glenbard West students Bennett Schumacher and Joey Mika, who are members of Technology Center of DuPage’s state champion Professional Cooking, Baking and Service ProStart Team. They qualified for ProStart nationals in Washington, D.C. The culinary competition highlights each team's creative abilities through the preparation of a three-course meal in 60 minutes, using only two butane burners and without access to running water or electricity. Students are evaluated on taste, skill, teamwork, safety and sanitation.

Parking applications for the 2022-2023 school year will be sent out to all students via Schoology/email (Google Form) on Monday, April 4th. Parking applications will be due on Friday, April 29th, at 3:00 p.m.

Please be sure to complete the entire form, and provide all of the required information.

Parking applications after the deadline may be waitlisted.

Each Quarter our teachers across the various departments at Glenbard West choose the one student who best exemplifies excellence within their discipline. The Glenbard West community

remains strong because of these students. We congratulate the Departmental Recognition Award Recipients and we thank the families and teachers who have helped them along the way.

Third Quarter 2021 - 2022 Departmental Award Recipients:

Back row L to R: Ella Rejman, Kate Lowrie, Kate Bachman, George Morris, Hush Farnum, Nolan Sheehy, Max Southwell.

Front row L to R ; Shria Patel, Jannathtul Salma, Maribella Fues, Josiah Morton, Bennett Garippo, Ishaan Gupta, Angelina Drofyak.

Concerts coming up

The Music Department will present their end of the year concerts in April and May. The bands will perform on Wednesday, May 11. The choirs will perform on Wednesday, April 27th and the orchestra will perform on Thursday, April 28th. In addition to our large group concerts, there are two other performing events to consider attending. Cabaret Night, featuring small vocal ensembles will be on Friday, April 8th in the Glenbard West cafeteria at 7:00 p.m.

Glenbard West's Annual Student Art Show

Glenbard West Art Students will cap off another successful year with the Annual West Student Art Show. A local artist will judge over 400 of the best works from each art student ranging in media from drawing, painting, graphic design, photography, sculpture, ceramics, and mixed media. 42 winners will earn awards purchased by Glenbard West Boosters. District 87 will pay for the framing of one outstanding recognized piece. That piece will be permanently hung at the District offices or at Glenbard West. Join us on Thursday, April 7 for an open house reception from 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. with an awards ceremony at 7:00 p.m. We welcome you to celebrate student art!

Thank You Boosters!

The Fine Arts Department wants to thank the Boosters for all their support. They have primarily funded many special purchases that benefit so many students from Art Show awards, musical instruments, student photography cameras, and so many others. This is just a small list of the items the Boosters have purchased in recent years. The Fine Arts Department realizes the support from the Boosters is another indication of the parental support all of Glenbard West receives and enjoys from our community. Thanks again and we look forward to creating art in all its forms in a better and more meaningful and authentic way through the support you have given our programs.

Upcoming Fine and Performing Arts Events

Art Show – April 7

Cabaret Night – April 8

Little Women, the Musical – April 21, 22, & 23

Spring Choir Concert – April 27

Spring Orchestra Concert – April 28

Spring Band Concert – May 11

Congratulations to our students who were chosen to participate in the Illinois High School Art Exhibition (IHSAE).

Northern Regional Exhibit

Glenbard West students Rose Fenske, Brooke Benson, Grace Romano, Evan Stevens, and Oli Gonzalez. The Sunday, March 13th in-person and virtual exhibition is at this link.

Senior Scholarship Exhibit

Glenbard West students Brooke Benson, Oli Gonzalez, and Evan Stevens.

Congratulations to Scholastic Art and Writing Award recipients

Congratulations to our Scholastic Art and Writing Award winners. Scholastic is a prestigious national recognition program for teens. All entries are considered for Gold Key, Silver Key, Honorable Mention, American Visions Nominee, and American Voices Nominee Awards. Gold Key entries are automatically considered for national awards.

Congratulations to the following students:

Glenbard West students: Honorable Mention: Ava Skowronski, Oli Gonzalez, Grace Romano, and Harrison Buelow; Silver Key: Oli Gonzalez; and Honorable Mention for portfolio: Evan Stevens.

Recently Glenbard has shifted to mask optional in our buildings and on buses. Because of this shift, our COVID-19 policies have also changed slightly.

When reporting a student absence please complete the Glenbard District 87 Health Reporting Form to report:

• Positive diagnosis of COVID-19

• Close contact to positive COVID-19 case

• Student illness (specific symptoms)

• Or ask another health-related question

Quarantine Policy Changes:

Positive diagnosis of COVID-19: Quarantine at least 5 days from symptom onset. Students can return to school/activities on day 6 with a negative lab-based test (home tests not allowed) as long as they are symptom free. Or students can return to school on day 11 (if unable to provide negative test results on day 6) as long as they are symptom free.

Close contact to positive COVID-19 case: monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19. No need to quarantine unless symptoms develop.

Illness with potential COVID-19 symptoms: stay home until fever free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication, diarrhea/vomiting have ceased, and symptoms have improved. It is recommended that symptomatic individuals seek COVID-19 testing.

Student Services hosts Matter of Pride Ceremony. For those that are not familiar with our Matter of Pride Award, it was created over 30 years ago at West as a way to recognize students with outstanding character. This is the only award at West that focuses on a student's kindness, willingness to help others, going above and beyond for their school and/or community and positive attitude. Basically, Matter of Pride recipients are what makes West the Best!

Back Row (L to R) Eduardo Sanchez, Hannah Grogan, Anna Benkert, Audrey Allman.

Front Row (L to R) Destiny Dudish-Poulsen, Helena Kamenica, Arissa Martinez, Alexis Wolf, Julius Ellens.

Back Row (L to R) Giovanni Carbonara, Sean Rath, Jake Glynn, Ani Navarro, Karissma Junior, Epi Rivera, Riley Mangan.

Front Row (L to R) Aubrey Kalten, Wally Wrobel, Julissa Martinez.

Front Row: Roro Khan, Elisa Schiralli, Alycia Perez, Isabella Nork.

Back Row: Sasha Boulton, Scott Taback, Lucas Jackson, Anne Dillman, Hailey Kornak.

Not pictured: Julian Hernandez

Glenbard West is very proud to have completed our winter season. I would like to thank all of our athletes, coaches, families for working together to make this experience as memorable as possible for especially our Senior athletes. This has been an amazing time where so many of our teams have had great success.

Congratulations to our Girls Gymnastics team who won the West Suburban Conference Silver Division, IHSA Regional and finished 4th Place in State.

Congratulations to our Varsity Boys Wrestling team as they won the West Suburban Conference Silver Division and IHSA Regional. They had 5 individuals qualify for State and also advanced to the IHSA State Dual Final Tournament Finals. Congratulations to Brennan Skoda, Jacob Lachs, Philip Dozier, Morley Coval, and Max Konopka for Thank you and congratulations to Coach Nick Posegay in his final year as Varsity Wrestling Coach as he will retire at the end of the year.

Girls Wrestling had their first ever season and capped it off with 3 individuals qualifying for the IHSA Girls Wrestling State Finals. Congratulations to Khatija Ahmed, Ani Navarro, and Linnie Saldeen.

Congratulations to Ryan Heller, Boys swimmer for the West/South Coop qualified for the IHSA State Finals in February and finished with multiple school records during the year.

Congratulations to our Varsity Boys Basketball who finished the best season in Glenbard West boys basketball history and capped off the season as IHSA 4A State Champions! The team finished with an amazing 37-1 record. Congratulations to: Caden Pierce, Kent Buchholz, Logan Brown, Andrew Dauksas, Luuk Dusek, Michael Glover, Declan Scheck, Louis Amabile, Paxton Warden, Jack Cardwell, Benji Zander, Geo Esmalla, Bobby Durkin, Braden Huff, Jack Oberhofer, Luke Gadomski, Graham Pierce, and Ryan Renfro.

Managers: Joe Enright and Owen Reifel.

Jason Opoka is the head coach.

Assistant coaches are Jim Pecilunas, Rod Molek, Tim Hoder, Alby Zander, Brandon Daniel, Mike Hofland, and Kevin Graham.

At times, weather dictates changes and reschedules and we ask everyone to stay up to date with all changes on our athletic website at http://il.8to18.com/glenbardwest for the most recent updates and game schedules. There will be changes, cancellations, and postponements, and flexibility and communication will be the key to a successful season.

The summer will be here before long and I would encourage everyone to enroll in Glenbard West summer camps through the Glen Ellyn Park District. The complete list of camps can be found on our website along with the Glen Ellyn Park District website at www.gepark.org. We look forward to all of our current and future Hilltoppers being involved and staying active during the summer.

GO WEST!!!

2022 Standardized School Day Testing Information

As in years past, Glenbard West will provide students the opportunity to experience the College Board Suite of Assessments in April. One of the key advantages of the Suite of Assessments is the availability for students to receive free, high-quality exam preparation through Khan Academy online. You can access Khan Academy's SAT support here.

Please note that the PSAT and SAT testing dates will be non-attendance days for students who are not testing. Details below.

School Day SAT Test for Juniors

Test Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2022

All juniors will be automatically registered for this test and must take it on this day (or the designated make-up day) as a graduation requirement. This is a non-attendance day for freshmen, sophomores, and seniors.

PSAT Test for Freshmen and Sophomores

Test Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Freshmen will take the PSAT 8/9 and sophomores will take the PSAT 10. This is a non-attendance day for juniors and seniors.

AP Exam Schedule

You can find 2022 AP testing dates below. We will send the time(s) and location(s) of students’ exam(s) in April. Students can view their MyAP account to see the exams for which they are registered. We will also reach out to students with testing conflicts (two tests scheduled at the same time) to reschedule one of the exams to the late testing window (May 17 - May 20).

If your student will be celebrating Eid on Monday, May 2nd or Tuesday, May 3th, please send them to the API Office so that we can make late testing arrangements.

Performance dates: April 21, 22, 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are now available for Glenbard West's Theatre's spring musical LIttle Women! Use this link to purchase tickets online: https://glenbardwest.seatyourself.biz.

Group discounts are available for organizations. For more info, please contact: mike_fox@glenbard.org.

Description of musical:

Louisa May Alcott’s American classic shares the adventures of the four March sisters. A Civil War story filled with adventure and imagination, heartbreak and hope. The struggle of these “Little Women” to find their own voices mirrors the growing pains of a young America. With joyful melodies, memorable characters, and a big-hearted message, Little Women reminds us that “sometimes when you dream, your dreams come true.”

We encourage all students to enroll in a course this summer. Credit courses are available to satisfy graduation requirements and if a course needs to be repeated. Also, our noncredit (Bridge) courses help students prepare for a course they plan to take and provide an opportunity to explore areas of interest.

You can review our course offerings at sr.glenbard.org. All courses this year are free of charge. Need help setting up your account and registering for classes? Watch this tutorial.

If you have any questions, please contact our in-year Summer School Principal,

Peter Baker: peter_baker@glenbard.org or (630) 942-7479.

Although it is cold outside, we are busy finalizing plans for our robust, free summer school program.

Our free summer courses are designed to meet a variety of student needs:

• Students may take courses for get ahead credit.
• Students may recover credit from the regular school year.
• Non-credit courses help incoming freshmen be better prepared for the transition to high school.
• Sophomores and juniors who take summer classes are better prepared for the challenging courses in their fall schedule.

I encourage you to talk with your student about summer school, check out the course offerings at sr.glenbard.org and register your student for our free summer program at sr.glenbard.org

Important benefits of summer school

There are many benefits to students who continue their learning during the summer.

• It is important that we help students avoid “summer slide.” Studies show that, on average, students will drop one to two months in grade equivalency in reading and math skills during the summer. We encourage all students to stay engaged with learning by enrolling in our free summer school program.
• Summer school empowers students to develop skills that will allow them to start the new school year on a stronger footing, and it cultivates a work ethic that will serve students well in the future.
• In addition to helping students stay on track academically, summer school provides structure for young people and helps them build confidence in their skills and abilities.

Summer school schedule

Summer school semester 1 credit courses will run from June 6 through 28, and semester 2 will run from July 5 through 27. Credit courses will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays.

In addition, semester 1 bridge courses for incoming freshmen will run from June 13 through 23, and semester 2 bridge courses will run from July 11 through 21, with a morning session from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and an afternoon session from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Please review the course offerings and register your student at sr.glenbard.org

today.

Prom 2022

Saturday, April 30

Bobak's Signature Events, Woodridge

All Student Bus Check-in at Ackerman Sports Complex

Coat Check-in: 5:00 p.m.

Students can bring a change of clothes for post prom. They can check their clothes and bags at Ackerman before heading to prom.

Time: Busses will have a staggered release starting at 5:30 p.m.

Prom Location: Bobak's Signature Events in Woodridge IL

Ticket Sales Schedule:

Prom Experience tickets will only be sold during all lunch periods on The Bridge.

Week of April 11th (Not Wednesday or Friday)

• There will be no ticket sales on Wednesday, April 13 due to SAT testing.
  
• There will be no ticket sales Friday, April 15 due to non-attendance day.
  

Week of April 18th

• There will be no ticket sales Tuesday, April 19 due to PSAT testing.
  

Price: $80 pp/$160 per couple

• TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE!
  
• If you are bringing a guest from another school, you MUST HAVE A GUEST PASS from the dean's office.
  
• CASH and CREDIT will be accepted… NO CHECKS!
  

Seating: A google form will be posted to Schoology pages the week of April 18th for students to sign up for seating.

***STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE BUS TO AND FROM PROM***

Ackerman Post Prom Event

• You DO NOT NEED TO ATTEND PROM TO ATTEND POST PROM
• GUESTS from other schools need a guest pass
• Every student attending PostProm must have a waiver completed (you can find the waiver on the GBW website, at ticket sales and at the door)
• You MUST be present to win the raffle prizes
• If you leave you MAY NOT re-enter
• Ample Parking available

Events for the 2021 - 2022 school year will be contingent

upon COVID safety guidelines of District 87.

March 28 - April 1

No School - Spring Break

Classes resume on Monday, April 4

During Spring Break, the Main Office will be open from March 28 through April 1. Operation hours will be from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

At Glenbard West, we offer a violence and bullying hotline which allows students to provide anonymous information to school officials regarding potential school threats or bullying incidents. The number is (630) 942-7406.

Additionally, students can text a CRISIS Test Line: Text HOME to 74141 which sends information to a Crisis Counselor, a real-life human being trained to help individuals return to a healthy/stable level of functioning.

The State of Illinois is launching a school safety program called Safe2Help Illinois in an effort to raise awareness of the 21st-century threats facing schoolchildren in Illinois. Safe2Help Illinois will offer students a safe, confidential way in which to share information that might help prevent suicides, bullying, school violence or other threats to school safety. This program is intended to get students to “Seek Help Before Harm.” Call 844-472-3345 or Text 72332(SAFE2) to report.

The Attorney General's Safety Tips homepage contains several links that may provide additional helpful resources https://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/children/index.html

Students who wish to report a potential act of school violence at Glenbard West may also leave an anonymous message with our Police Liaison Officer at (630) 942-7463.

Email: gw_news@glenbard.org
Website: glenbardwesths.org
Location: 670 Crescent Blvd.
Phone: 630-469-8600
Twitter: @GWHilltoppers