Hadley Junior High
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Hadley Junior High is located in Glen Ellyn
, a western suburb of Chicago
, Illinois
. Named for former school superintendent, William M. Hadley
, the school is the main middle school that feeds into Glenbard West High School
and is the only middle school in District 41, which is made up of Hadley and four elementary schools: Benjamin Franklin, Lincoln, Churchill, and Forest Glen.
. For the Hadley String Orchestra, 2009 marked the 16th year they have been directed under Mrs. Georgia Alemis, and the 19th year in a row they have won the highest honors at state contest. 2009 also marks the retirement of Band Director Don Crews. 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. The chorus has also won several prizes at state competitions.
Hadley's 8th grade boy's basketball team was nearly undefeated in the 2007-2008 season, going 23-1 and winning the championship.
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Glen Ellyn is an affluent village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the village population was 26,999.-Geography:...
, a western suburb of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
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. Named for former school superintendent, William M. Hadley
William M. Hadley
William Moore Hadley is credited as being one of the primary early proponents of the middle school movement in the United States, and one of the first such schools carries his name....
, the school is the main middle school that feeds into Glenbard West High School
Glenbard West High School
Glenbard West High School, or GWHS , and locally referred to as "West," is a public four-year high school located at the corner of Ellyn Avenue and Crescent Boulevard in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Glenbard Township High School...
and is the only middle school in District 41, which is made up of Hadley and four elementary schools: Benjamin Franklin, Lincoln, Churchill, and Forest Glen.
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-ChampaignUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
. For the Hadley String Orchestra, 2009 marked the 16th year they have been directed under Mrs. Georgia Alemis, and the 19th year in a row they have won the highest honors at state contest. 2009 also marks the retirement of Band Director Don Crews. 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. The chorus has also won several prizes at state competitions.
"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.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.