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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.
Glen Ellyn and Glenbard West High School were used as the setting in the movie Lucas, Winona Ryder's first movie, also starring Charlie Sheen.
Laurie Anderson, a musician and performance/visual artist who has made groundbreaking contributions using technology in the arts, graduated from Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn.
Bobby Rahal, winner of the 1986 Indianapolis 500, race car driver, and IndyCar team owner (winner in the 2004 Indianapolis 500), graduated Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn in 1971.