Hadley Junior High School
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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 41, which is made up of Hadley and four elementary schools: Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Churchill, and Forest Glen Elementary.
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[edit] Awards
Known for athletics such as basketball, soccer, and volleyball, Hadley Jr. High also has an exemplary music program with both the Symphonic Band and String Orchestra awarded highest honors at the Illinois Grade School Music Association State Contest in 2006. 2006 marked the 13th year that the Hadley Symphonic Band has been invited to perform at the Illinois Superstate Concert Festival at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, according to a press release by Lynn Isaacson.
also has cross contery,track and wrestling
[edit] "Tulips for Cancer"
Since 2004, 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] Tsunami Relief
Headed by Hadley teacher Dina Sbarra and fellow teacher Hillary Shumate, 'Read for Relief', a project in which students solicited pledges from family, friends and neighbors in return for reading a given number of pages raised over $4,300.
Students first spent time learning what a tsunami was, how it affected various areas and reading eyewitness accounts. The students donated the money to CARE for tsunami relief efforts.
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