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No reports here yet, which means no early warnings either. Every school on Ickly starts with one parent, and that parent could be you. Rally your parent crew, gather care points together, and watch your school's health community strengthen and climb the Ickly leaderboard as one of the most active school communities. The more families join in, the more value unlocks for the school and for every parent in it. Here's how to get the ball rolling:
Follow & contribute
Get an email the moment another parent reports something at Glenside Middle School, and share what you see too. Every follow earns care points that lift Glenside Middle School up the leaderboard.
Log the first report
Kid home sick today? A 20-second anonymous log helps every family here and stacks up care points for your school.
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Text your class group chat. The more parents use it, the faster your school climbs the leaderboard and the more value unlocks for everyone.
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Fostering academic excellence and personal growth in middle schoolers
Glenside Middle School, located in Glendale Heights, Illinois, offers a vibrant and comprehensive educational experience for students in grades 5 through 8. Their dedicated faculty and staff are committed to fostering a supportive learning environment that encourages academic excellence, personal growth, and social responsibility. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed to build a strong foundation across core subjects like mathematics, language arts, science, and social studies, while also providing enriching opportunities in fine arts, practical arts, and physical education. Beyond the classroom, Glenside Middle School prides itself on offering a wide array of extracurricular activities and athletic programs. Students can explore new interests and develop leadership skills through clubs such as Student Council, Homework Club, Art Club, and various intramural sports. These opportunities not only enhance student engagement but also promote teamwork, sportsmanship, and a sense of community within the school. Parental involvement is highly valued, with regular communication and events designed to keep families connected and actively participating in their child’s educational journey. Glenside Middle School is more than just a place of learning; it's a community where young adolescents are prepared to navigate the complexities of their world with confidence. With a focus on nurturing well-rounded individuals, the school strives to equip every student with the critical thinking skills, creativity, and resilience needed for future success in high school and beyond.
Where it sits in the neighborhood
No illness logs for this school yet.
If your family has something relevant to share, an anonymous log helps other parents get an earlier heads-up.
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What parents heard about from school emails, class chats or other parents. These are not reports from the family who was sick.
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Be the first family watching this school
Why it matters: know before it reaches your house: see the doctor a day sooner, keep a kid home to protect your work week, or stock the medicine cabinet before the fever or lice hit. And when you share what you see at home (takes 30 seconds, anonymous), other families get the same heads-up.
- One email when illness picks up here
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How does this school handle sickness?
Be the first, this page stays empty until a parent fills it in. One star rating is enough, and it tells the next family what to expect.
No parent has answered this yet, so this page stays empty until one does. If your kid goes here, you're the person who can tell the next family what to expect.
Help fill in health info for Glenside Middle School
Glenside Middle School has not shared whether there is a nurse on site or when kids need to stay home. If you know, add it for other families.
Share kit for Glenside Middle School
Two print-ready posters: one personalized for Glenside Middle School with a QR code that opens this page, and a general Fall 2026 poster for bulletin boards and front offices.
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Get heads-ups from Glenside Middle School on your phone
Follow the school in the app to see what is spreading, and share an anonymous log in a few taps so other families get the same heads-up.
Alerts reach you the day something is reported, not the next time you visit.
What parents should know about illness at Glenside Middle School
This is the community health page for Glenside Middle School, a middle in Glendale Heights, IL. Parents here log the illnesses their kids actually come home with, so other families can see what is going around before the school sends a notice. Nothing on this page is medical advice or an official school report: it is what parents in this community have shared, plus public food safety and environmental records where they exist.
No parent has logged an illness at Glenside Middle School in the last 14 days. Quiet stretches are normal, especially outside the winter respiratory season, and they can also mean no one at this school has started logging yet. Being the first family to log helps every parent who checks this page next week.
On the watchlist this month
- Typical seasonal peak
Year-round, with larger fall and winter increases
- Runny or stuffy nose
- Sneezing and mild cough
- Scratchy throat
- AllergiesTypical seasonal rise
Chicago often has a spring pollen peak and a fall ragweed peak
- Sneezing fits
- Itchy or watery eyes
- Clear runny nose
- Typical seasonal rise
Year-round, but often noticed when school resumes
- Persistent scalp itching
- Tickling feeling in hair
- Tiny white eggs (nits) near the scalp
- Typical seasonal rise
Often higher in winter and early spring, with a back-to-school rise
- Sudden sore throat without cough
- Painful swallowing
- Fever over 100.4 F
Good to knowWhat spreads fastest in middle school
Students at Glenside Middle School change classrooms each period and mix across grades, so illness tends to spread wide and fast rather than staying in one room. Sports teams and shared locker rooms add a second path that classroom seating charts do not explain.
- Flu, COVID-19, and mycoplasma (walking pneumonia) spread across the whole grade level
- Strep throat still circulates and often looks like a bad cold at this age
- Skin infections like ringworm and impetigo follow contact sports and shared gear
- Fatigue and headache are often the first reported symptoms, not fever
Back to schoolWhen can my child go back to Glenside Middle School?
Every school sets its own sick policy, so check yours first. These are the rules of thumb most schools and daycares follow:
- Fever-free for a full 24 hours without fever medicine before returning
- No vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours, and eating normally again
- On antibiotics for at least 12 to 24 hours for strep throat or impetigo
- Eye discharge cleared, or cleared by your pediatrician, for pinkeye
- Well enough to take part in a normal school day, not just well enough to sit through it
Around hereHow illness travels between nearby schools
Glenside Middle School is one of many middles in Glendale Heights tracked on Ickly. October activity around Glendale Heights tends to follow the seasonal pattern above, and illness rarely stops at one campus: siblings, sports, and playdates carry it between nearby schools across ZIP 60139 within a week or two. Checking neighboring schools alongside this one gives you a fuller picture than any single page can.
What to have at home
Parent-picked checklists, chosen for what families here are logging, the ages at Glenside Middle School, and the time of year.
- Head lice checklistLice peak in the first weeks back at schoolView checklist
- Cold and flu season kitRespiratory season is under wayView checklist
- Daycare illness kitThe everyday basics most families end up needingView checklist
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Ickly is a parent-reported community signal, not a medical service or an official school record. Always talk to your pediatrician about your own child's symptoms.
Common questions
What is going around at Glenside Middle School?
No sickness has been logged at Glenside Middle School in the last 14 days. That usually means things are quiet right now, and you will see new logs here as soon as families share them.
How does Ickly know what is spreading at Glenside Middle School?
Everything on this page comes from parents. Families log a symptom or a confirmed diagnosis for their child, and Ickly groups those logs by middle and by week so you can see patterns without anyone's name attached. Logs are always anonymous to other parents.
Can I get notified when illness spreads at Glenside Middle School?
Yes. Follow Glenside Middle School with a free Ickly account and you will get a heads up when parents start logging something new, plus a weekly summary of what is going around.
How do I log a sick day for my child at Glenside Middle School?
Tap "How's everyone feeling?" anywhere on Ickly and answer a couple of quick questions. It takes under a minute, stays anonymous, and it is what makes this page useful for every other family at Glenside Middle School.
Is Glenside Middle School in Glendale Heights, IL?
Yes. Glenside Middle School is a middle in Glendale Heights, IL. You can also see what is going around at nearby schools and daycares in the same neighborhood on Ickly.
Other schools near Glenside Middle School
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What's going around nearby
Other schools in Glendale Heights
- Americana Elementary SchoolElementary
- Black Hawk Elementary SchoolElementary
- G. Stanley Hall Elementary SchoolElementary
- Glen Hill Elementary SchoolElementary
- Marquardt Middle SchoolMiddle
- Pheasant Ridge Primary SchoolSchool
- Queen Bee Early Childhood CenterPreschool
- Reskin Elementary SchoolElementary
- Richard Craft Junior High SchoolMiddle
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