Elgin High School (Illinois)

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Elgin High School
Elgin High School.png
Address
Elgin High School (Illinois)
1200 Maroon Drive

Elgin
,
Illinois
60120

United States
Coordinates 42°01′36″N88°14′43″W / 42.0267°N 88.2453°W / 42.0267; -88.2453
Information
School type public secondary
MottoEducation for all [1]
Opened1869;155 years ago (1869)
School district Elgin Area School District U46
CEEB code 141770 [2]
PrincipalJamie Crosen
Teaching staff153.10 (FTE) [3]
Grades 9–12
Gender coed
Enrollment2,750 (2022–2023) [3]
Student to teacher ratio17.96 [3]
Campus type suburban
Color(s)  maroon
  cream [4]
SongAlma Mater [1]
Fight song Elgin High School Loyalty [1]
Athletics conference Upstate 8
Team name Maroons [4]
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [5]
PublicationThe Mirror
YearbookThe Maroon
Nobel laureates Paul Flory (1974, Chemistry)
Website https://www.u-46.org/EHS

Elgin High School, or EHS, is a public four-year high school located in Elgin, Illinois, an American city 40 mi. (63.5 km) northwest of Chicago. 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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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. It was formerly housed on Gifford Street adjacent to Gifford Park in a building that now serves as the Dream Academy as well as the home for specialized student services. A modern addition houses the school district offices. A new campus was constructed on the eastern edge of Elgin adjacent to Poplar Creek, which is its present location. Elgin High was first established in 1869 in Illinois and has changed locations three times since then.

School colors are maroon and cream. There is no mascot currently. The nickname "The Maroons" refers to the color of the early football sweaters. In the early 1980s the student body chose a fictional character "Chief Mighty Maroon" to be the school mascot in attempt to have a physical representation of the nickname. Previously, for generations, there had been no mascot with the school nickname being "The Maroons" based on the school colors. The short lived mascot was dropped in the early 2000s due to its insensitive portrayal of Indigeous Peoples. As a replacement for a mascot each incoming freshmen class chooses a mascot and a class color to represent their year.

A full history of the school, 1869-1969, be found in Elgin High: A Centennial History and Record Book by E.C. Alft, available in the library of the Elgin History Museum.

Academics

As of 2018-2019, Elgin is ranked 9,708 nationally, 308 in Illinois High Schools, 226 in Chicago Metra Area High Schools, and 4th in District U-46.

Elgin High School also holds one of District U-46's magnet academies, and of which Elgin High holds the Gifted and Talented Academy. This academy allows accepted students to participate in college and advance courses starting from Freshman year all the way to Senior year of high school. The academy helps the students to think expansionary by taking advanced coursework, which prepares them for college. Currently, Elgin High is nominated to be and will soon be an international IB course and AP course school in the future. Elgin High also offers (out of the 5 high schools in the district) vast and the most academic opportunities and choices.

Demographics

As of 2018-2019, the EHS student body was 9.6% White, 6.2% Black, 75% Hispanic, .7% Native American, 5.4% Asian, and 2.4% other races. 75% of students were listed as low-income.

Athletics and activities

Elgin competes in the Upstate Eight Conference.

The following teams have won their respective Illinois High School Association state championships:

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Elgin High School offers a variety of school activities and sports that students could participate in, with some being a tradition for over 150 years, since 1869.

Sports:

Wrestling Basketball Soccer Football Volleyball Softball Baseball Cheer/Dance Track Cross Country Bowling Lacrosse Etc.

Activities:

Esports Scholastic Bowl Tech Club Acapella Low-Keys Jazz Choir Model United Nations Black Student Union Science Olympiad Etc.

Notable alumni

Notable staff

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  29. ↑ "Don Sunderlage". biographic sketch. Elgin Sports Hall of Fame. 1980. Retrieved 10 June 2011. Don Sunderlage was one of the greatest basketball players to ever graduate from Elgin High School. Don was the leading scorer on Elgin High School's conference championship team in 1946-1947.[ permanent dead link ]
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