Hadley Junior High School

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Hadley Junior High School
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Motto	Exceptional Learning in a Respectful and Supportive Environment^[1]
Established	1956^[2]
Type	Public middle school
Principal	Christopher Dransoff
Faculty	83
Students	1,337
Grades	6-8
Location	Glen Ellyn, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Campus	Suburban
Colors	black and red
Mascot	Wildcat
Yearbook	Designed by students
Newspaper	none
Website	Hadley school homepage

Hadley Junior High is located in Glen Ellyn, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois. It is the main middle school that feeds into Glenbard West High School and is the only middle school in District 4l, which is made up of Hadley and four elementary schools: Benjamin Franklin, Lincoln, Churchill, and Forest Glen.

1 Awards
2 "Tulips for Cancer"
3 Basketball
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Awards

Hadley Jr. High has an award-winning music program, with both the Symphonic Band and String Orchestra winning highest honors at the Illinois Grade School Music Association State Contest in 1999, 2006 and 2007. 2006 marked the 13th year that the Hadley Symphonic Band had been invited to perform at the Illinois Superstate Concert Festival at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For the Hadley String Orchestra, 2007 marked the 14th year they have been directed under Mrs. Georgia Alemis, and the 17th year in a row they have won the highest honors at state contest. Since 2004, Hadley has had two students place in the top 10 in the Illinois State Geography Bee with one qualifying three-times and one qualifying once.

[edit] "Tulips for Cancer"

Since 2003, Hadley's spring tulips located near its front entrance have bloomed in the form of a pink ribbon. The bulbs were planted in support of efforts to fight breast cancer by community volunteer Jim Bourke in conjunction with eighth grade Team X Class of '04.

[edit] Basketball

Hadley's 7th grade boy's basketball team was undefeated, 24-0, during the 2006-07 season. Hadley's 8th grade boy's basketball team was nearly undefeated in the 2007-2008 season, going 23-1 and winning the championship.