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Elgin High School (Illinois)

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Elgin High School
Image:Elginhslogo.gif
Motto: Education for all.
Established1869
TypePublic secondary
Principal David Smiley
Faculty 211
Students 2,344
Grades 9–12
Location1200 Maroon Dr.
Elgin, Illinois USA
Campus Suburban
Colors Maroon and cream
Mascot Maroons
Yearbook The Maroon
Newspaper The Mirror
Website www.u46.k12.il.us/ehs

Elgin High School, or EHS, is a public four-year high school located in Elgin, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Elgin Area School District U46, which also includes Bartlett High School, Larkin High School, South Elgin High School, and Streamwood High School.

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[edit] History

Elgin High School is one of the oldest public high schools in the state. Its first graduation ceremony was held in 1872 and its accreditation dates back to 1904.

[edit] Academics

In 2005, Elgin had an average composite ACT score of 18.3, and graduated 81.1% of its senior class. The average class size is 23.7. Elgin has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.<ref>Illinois School Report Card</ref>

[edit] Athletics

Elgin competes in the Upstate Eight Conference. Its mascot is the Maroons.

[edit] Activities

  • Architecture Club
  • Audio Visual Club
  • Auto Club
  • Band
  • Cheerleaders
  • Chess Club
  • Choirs
  • Clumsy Chef
  • Cooperative Work Training
  • Drug Prevention Club
  • E-Booster Club
  • Environmental Club
  • FCCLA
  • French Club
  • Future Teachers
  • German Club
  • Graphic Communications Club
  • Hispanic Students Club
  • Health Occupations of America (HOSA)
  • Junior Classical League
  • Lao Club
  • Marketing Management
  • The Maroon yearbook
  • The Mirror

  • Mathletes
  • Meanderings
  • Mechanical Drafting/CAD Club
  • Metals Club
  • Models 2000 (Fashion Club)
  • National Honor Society
  • NVTHS
  • Orchestra
  • Nature Trail
  • Orchestra
  • Peer Mediation
  • Peer Tutoring
  • Pom Pons
  • Principal's Advisory Committee
  • Quick to Rise Catering
  • Scholastic Bowl
  • School plays/Musicals
  • Spanish Club
  • STEP
  • Student Council
  • Theatre Club
  • Woods Technology
  • World Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE/JETS)
  • S.A.V.E.

[edit] Notable alumni

A complete list of notable alumni can be found: here.

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

<tr><th colspan="2">
Elgin Area School District U46
</th></tr> <tr><th>Bartlett High School:</th><td>Eastview, Centennial, Hawk Hollow, Prairieview, Spring Trail, Sycamore Trails, Tefft, Laurel Hill, Horizon, Ontarioville</td></tr> <tr><th>Elgin High School:</th><td>Ellis, Channing, Hilltop, Huff, Lords Park, Kimball, Sheridan, Larsen, Coleman, Lincoln, McKinley, Timber Trails, Sheridan</td></tr> <tr><th>Larkin High School:</th><td>Abbott, Harriet Gifford, Lowrie, Otter Creek, Washington, Creekside, Hillcrest, Kenyon Woods, Fox Meadow, Kimball, Century Oaks, Highland, Creekside, Hillcrest</td></tr> <tr><th>South Elgin High School:</th><td>Kenyon Woods, Clinton, Garfield, Liberty, Nature Ridge, Wayne, Willard</td></tr> <tr><th>Streamwood High School:</th><td>Canton, Glenbrook, Hanover Countryside, Hilltop, Oakhill, Ridge Circle, Sunnydale, Tefft, Heritage, Laurel Hill, Parkwood, Eastview, Bartlett</td></tr>


Upstate Eight Conference
Bartlett • East Aurora • Elgin • Lake Park • Larkin • Neuqua Valley • St. Charles East • St. Charles North • South Elgin • Streamwood • Waubonsie Valley
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