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'''Elgin High School''', in [[Elgin, Illinois]], is one of the oldest public [[high school]]s in the state. Its first graduation ceremony was held in [[1872]]. It is an orginal member of the [[North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools]], and its accreditation dates back to 1904.
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'''Elgin High School''', or '''EHS''', is a public four-year [[high school]] located in [[Elgin, Illinois]], an American city 40&nbsp;mi. (63.5&nbsp;km) northwest of [[Chicago]]. It is part of [[Elgin Area School District U46]], which also includes [[Bartlett High School, Bartlett, Illinois|Bartlett High School]], [[Larkin High School]], [[South Elgin High School]], and [[Streamwood High School]].
Prominent alumni (with year of graduation) include:
* 1907 [[Helen Miller Malloch]], founded the National Federation of Press Women
* 1918 [[Gail Dack]], bacteriologist and authority on food poisoning
* 1921 [[Frank O'Beirne]], admiral and member of Joint Chiefs of Staff
* 1927 [[Paul Flory]], Nobel Prize winning chemist
* 1935 [[William E. Rauschenberger]], mayor of Elgin (1971-75)
* 1943 [[George Van De Voorde]], mayor of Elgin (1987-95)
* 1946 [[Charles Swanson]], president of [[Encyclopaedia Britannica]]
* 1962 [[Tom Shales]], journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner (1988)
* 1963 [[Brian Oldfield]], Olympic shot putter
* 1964 [[Edward A. Schock]], mayor of Elgin (1999-present)
* 1966 [[James Kirkland]], Illinois State Representative (1983-1992)
* 1974 [[Steve Rauschenberger]], Illinois State Senator, 33rd District
* 1983 [[Reb Braddock]], film director


==History==
[[Category:High schools in Illinois]] [[Category:Schools established in the 19th century]]
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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<ref>{{Cite web| title = Elgin (H.S.) Season Summaries| publisher = Illinois High School Association| date = 12 June 2011| url = http://www.ihsa.org/school/records/sum0516.htm| access-date = 12 June 2011}}</ref>

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==
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* [[Max Adler (Sears)|Max Adler]] (1883), vice-president of Sears & Roebuck, benefactor of [[Adler Planetarium]]<ref>{{Cite book| title = The Jewish Experience in Elgin: Stories of Immigration, Identity, and Assimilation| publisher = Elgin Area Historical Society| year = 2006| pages = 14| url = http://www.elginhistory.org/jewish_site_html/images/jewish_exhib_brochure.pdf| quote = (p. 9) Such contributions fulfilled Judaism's traditional command of "tzedakah" - not simply a command of charity, but of doing justice by giving. Max Adler, Elgin native, Elgin High graduate and Sears Roebuck executive gave Chicago its Adler Planetarium.| access-date = 2011-06-10| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111005114854/http://www.elginhistory.org/jewish_site_html/images/jewish_exhib_brochure.pdf| archive-date = 2011-10-05| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| last = Alft| first = E.C.| title = Elgin: An American History| work = on-line book| publisher = ElginHistory.com| year = 2000| url = http://www.elginhistory.com/eaah/eaah-ch04.htm| access-date = 10 June 2011| quote = Mrs. Leopold Adler, the former Rose Sheuerman, was one of the first group of officers of the Elgin Woman's Club and was active in the establishment of Sherman Hospital. Of their seven children, Max was graduated from Elgin High School in 1883. An accomplished violinist, he later played in concert halls here and abroad. Max Adler married Sophie Rosenwald, entered the employ of Sears, Roebuck & Company, retired as vice president and general manager, and donated the Adler Planetarium to the city of Chicago.}}</ref>
* [[Ray Barnhart]] (1945), Texas politician
* [[Earl Britton]] (1922), [[National Football League]] fullback and punter<ref>{{Cite web|title=Earl Tanner Britton |work=biographical sketch |publisher=Elgin Sports Hall of Fame |year=1980 |url=http://www.eshof.org/HOF%20Inductees/BRITTON,%20EARL%20TANNER.htm |access-date=10 June 2011 |quote=Many consider Earl Tanner Britton, who earned 12 letters in major sports at Elgin High School from 1919-22, to have been the most versatile athlete in Elgin's history. }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Nina Burleigh]] (1978), journalist and best-selling author
* [[Jack Burmaster]] (1944), professional basketball player, coach, and broadcaster<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jack Burmaster |work=biographical sketch |publisher=Elgin Sports Hall of Fame |year=1980 |url=http://www.eshof.org/HOF%20Inductees/Burmaster.txt |access-date=10 June 2011 |quote=Jack Burmaster ... played varsity basketball at Elgin High School 1942–43 and 1943–44. }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Harry Chamberlin]] (1905), U.S. Army brigadier general and Olympic medalist in equestrian events<ref name="Elgin">{{cite web |url=http://www.eshof.org/HOF%20Inductees/Chamberlin,%20Harry.html |title=Harry Chamberlin: Elgin High School Class of 1905 |date=2006 |website=Elgin Sports Hall of Fame |publisher=Elgin Sports Hall of Fame Foundation |location=Elgin, IL |access-date=May 30, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Gail Monroe Dack]] (1918), American physician and professor of microbiology
* [[August W. Farwick]] (1921) football player, coach at [[Arizona Wildcats football|University of Arizona]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=August W. (Gus) Farwick |work=biographic sketch |publisher=Elgin Sports Hall of Fame |year=1980 |url=http://www.eshof.org/HOF%20Inductees/Farwick.txt |access-date=10 June 2011 |quote=In his three years as a lineman on Elgin High School grid teams (1918–20), Gus Farwick helped those teams compile an impressive 15–6–2 record that included holding opponents to an average of less than 7 points a game. }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Paul Flory]] (1927) polymer chemist, recipient of 1974 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paul J. Flory (1910-1985) |work=biographic sketch |publisher=Syracuse University Special Collections Research Center |year=2011 |url=http://www.plastics.syr.edu/content/flory_pj.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325144756/http://www.plastics.syr.edu/content/flory_pj.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 March 2012 |access-date=10 June 2011 |quote=Flory was born in Sterling, Illinois. He graduated from Elgin High School in Elgin, Illinois, in 1927. }}</ref>
* [[Brandon Johnson]] (1994), mayor of Chicago, elected 2023 <ref>{{Citation| last = Yin| first = Alice| title = Mayor-elect faces the challenge of a divided Chicago | newspaper = Chicago Tribune| date = 9 April 2023 | url = https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune-sunday/20230409/page/1| access-date = 16 May 2023}}</ref>
* [[Laurence Kaptain]] (1970), international performer and recording artist, dean of [http://cmda.lsu.edu College of Music and Dramatic Arts] at [http://www.lsu.edu LSU]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://issuu.com/thedailyreveille/docs/jan20|title = The Daily Reveille — January 20, 2009}}</ref>
* [[William LeBaron]] (1900), producer of ''[[Cimarron (1931 film)|Cimarron]]'', [[Academy Award]]-winning film
* [[Jack Meagher]], college football coach for [[Rice Owls football|Rice]] and [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=John F. "Jack" Meagher |work=biographical sketch |publisher=Elgin Sports Hall of Fame |year=1983 |url=http://www.eshof.org/HOF%20Inductees/Meagher,%20Jack.htm |access-date=10 June 2011 |quote=John F. "Jack" Meagher captained the Elgin High School football team in 1913 and he was the mainstay on the 1914 team that compiled a 5–1 record. }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Douglas R. Mills]] (1926), [[Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball|University of Illinois]] athletic director and men's basketball coach<ref>{{Cite web|title=Douglas (Gaga) Mills |work=biographic sketch |publisher=Elgin Sports Hall of Fame |year=1980 |url=http://www.eshof.org/HOF%20Inductees/Mills,%20Douglas.htm |access-date=10 June 2011 |quote=Doug was a member of the Elgin High School basketball team that captured consecutive state titles in 1924 and 1925. }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Madman Muntz|Earl "Madman" Muntz]], engineer, entrepreneur, marketing pioneer, television personality<ref>{{Citation| title = Madman's auto is back in town Weekend will celebrate Earl Muntz's ill| newspaper = Courrier-News (Elgin, IL)| date = 4 June 2000| quote = One stop will be at Elgin High School, which Muntz attended before dropping out ...}}</ref><ref>{{Citation| title = Muntz Jet, classic car, to land in Elgin| newspaper = Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)| date = 12 March 2000| quote = ... Muntz only completed three semesters at Elgin High School before dropping out ...}}</ref>
* [[Lou North]] (1910), [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher<ref>{{Cite web|title=LOUIS (LOU) A. NORTH |work=biographical sketch |publisher=Elgin Sports Hall of Fame |year=1981 |url=http://www.eshof.org/HOF%20Inductees/North,%20Lou.htm |access-date=10 June 2011 |quote=Louis (Lou) A. North played baseball for Elgin High School in 1909-10. }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Jane Peterson]] (1901), painter and artist<ref>{{Cite web| last = Alft| first = E.C.| title = Elgin: An American History| work = on-line book| publisher = ElginHistory.com| year = 2000| url = http://www.elginhistory.com/dgb/ch14.htm| access-date = 10 June 2011| quote = (Jane) Peterson was the daughter of a watch factory worker. Not long after graduating from Elgin High School in 1894, she borrowed money to go to New York to study art.}}</ref>
* [[Brian Oldfield]] (1963), Olympic shot putter and pop culture personality<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brian Oldfield |work=biographic sketch |publisher=Elgin Sports Hall of Fame |year=1980 |url=http://www.eshof.org/HOF%20Inductees/Oldfield.txt |access-date=10 June 2011 |quote=While a student at Elgin High School in 1963, Oldfield won the Illinois State Championship in the shot put with a throw of 57 feet, 7—1/4 inches in the rain. }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[John Qualen]] (1920), actor
* [[Steve Rauschenberger]] (1974) state senator, 1993 to 2007<ref>{{Cite web| last = Kelderman| first = Eric| title = Illinois senator to lead NCSL, run for gov| publisher = Stateline.org| date = 16 August 2005| url = http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=48774| access-date = 11 June 2011| quote = Rauschenberger, who turns 49 on Aug. 29, grew up in Elgin, Ill., and is the fifth of six children in his family. He graduated from the public high school in 1974 and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in accounting from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.}}</ref>
* [[Flynn Robinson]] (1959), [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flynn Robinson |work=biographic sketch |publisher=Elgin Sports Hall of Fame |year=1980 |url=http://www.eshof.org/HOF%20Inductees/Robinson,%20Flynn.txt |access-date=10 June 2011 |quote=DFlynn was the leading scorer on the Elgin High School conference champion basketball teams in 1957-58 and 1958-59. }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[James Roche (General Motors)|James Roche]] (1923) president of [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]<ref>{{Cite web| title = Roche, James M.| work = biographic sketch| publisher = General Motors Heritage Center| url = http://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/Roche,_James_M.| access-date = 11 June 2011| quote = Born in Elgin, Illinois, on December 16, 1906, Roche attended elementary school there and graduated from Elgin High School in 1923.| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110817225411/http://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/Roche,_James_M.| archive-date = 17 August 2011| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| last = Alft| first = E.C.| title = Elgin: An American History| work = on-line book| publisher = ElginHistory.com| year = 2000| url =http://www.elginhistory.com/eaah/eaah-ch07.htm| access-date = 11 June 2011| quote = Automobile garages and service stations were springing up all over the city during the '20s. One of the gas pumpers at the Texaco outlet was James M. Roche, a graduate of the Elgin High School Class of 1923, who was continuing his education by correspondence. In 1965 he became president of General Motors.}}</ref>
* [[Tom Shales]] (1962), television critic for ''[[The Washington Post]]'', 1988 recipient of [[Pulitzer Prize for Criticism]]<ref>{{Citation| last = Temkin| first = Jody| title = Test Your Celebrity Knowledge With This 'Who's Who?' Quiz| newspaper = Chicago Tribune| date = 22 October 1995| url = http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-10-22/features/9510220258_1_school-list-school-paper-buffalo-grove-high-school| access-date = 11 June 2011| quote = Even when he was a student at Elgin High School in the 1960s, Tom Shales wasn't likely to be found at any homecoming celebrations ... But former classmates don't need to see Shales at homecoming to play that "whatever happened to so-and-so" game. Shales has been in the national spotlight as the television critic for the Washington Post since 1977, winning a Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 1988.}}</ref>
* [[Rick Sund]] (1970), NBA executive<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rick Sund |work=biographical sketch |publisher=Elgin Sports Hall of Fame |year=1983 |url=http://www.eshof.org/HOF%20Inductees/Sund,%20Rick.txt |access-date=10 June 2011 |quote=Rick Sund was an Upstate Eight All—Conference and Rockford Morning Star first team All-State selection as an end on Elgin High School's 1968 varsity football team, which he also captained. }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Don Sunderlage]] (1947), All-Star player in [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Don Sunderlage |work=biographic sketch |publisher=Elgin Sports Hall of Fame |year=1980 |url=http://www.eshof.org/HOF%20Inductees/Sunderlage,%20Don.htm |access-date=10 June 2011 |quote=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. }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[John Walker (film producer)|John Walker]], 1974, producer of ''[[The Incredibles]]'', [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning film
* [[Jeff Wilkins (basketball)|Jeff Wilkins]] (1973), NBA player<ref>{{Cite web| title = Jeff Wilkins| work = biographical & statistical information| publisher = Basketball Reference.com| url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wilkije01.html| access-date = 11 June 2011| quote = High School: Elgin in Elgin, Illinois}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jeff Wilkins |work=biographic sketch |publisher=Elgin Sports Hall of Fame |year=2009 |url=http://www.eshof.org/HOF%20Inductees/Wilkins,%20Jeff.htm |access-date=11 June 2011 |quote=Wilkins was the leading scorer on the outstanding Elgin High School basketball team that made the Elite Eight in 1973. }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==Notable staff==
* [[Larry Nemmers]] is a former principal (1982–94). He notably served as an [[NFL]] [[Official (American football)|official]] (1985–2007).<ref>{{Citation| last = Radtke| first = John| title = Elgin Sports Hall of Fame recognizes local legends.| newspaper = Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL, USA)| date = 3 July 2002| url = http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-1989210/Elgin-Sports-Hall-of-Fame.html| access-date = 10 September 2010| quote = Larry Nemmers: A former Elgin High principal and longtime high school and college official, Nemmers took his officiating skills to the NFL, where he is now one of the game's senior head officials.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Larry Nemmers |work=biographic sketch |publisher=Elgin Sports Hall of Fame |year=1994 |url=http://www.eshof.org/HOF%20Inductees/Nemmers.txt |access-date=10 September 2010 |quote=Larry has been a National Football League official the past 10 years including referee and crew chief since 1991 ... As the principal of Elgin High School from 1982 to 1994, and an assistant principal at Elgin and Larkin high schools prior to that, he was recognized as a strong supporter of athletics. }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110808030738/http://schools.u-46.org/index.pl?id=2249 Official Website]

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[[Category:Elgin, Illinois]]
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Elgin High School
Address
Map
1200 Maroon Drive

,
60120

United States
Coordinates42°01′36″N 88°14′43″W / 42.0267°N 88.2453°W / 42.0267; -88.2453
Information
School typepublic secondary
MottoEducation for all[3]
Opened1869; 155 years ago (1869)
School districtElgin Area School District U46
CEEB code141770[2]
PrincipalJamie Crosen
Teaching staff152.29 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
Gendercoed
Enrollment2,571 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.88[1]
Campus typesuburban
Color(s)  maroon
  cream[5]
SongAlma Mater[3]
Fight songElgin High School Loyalty[3]
Athletics conferenceUpstate 8
Team nameMaroons[5]
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[4]
PublicationThe Mirror
YearbookThe Maroon
Nobel laureatesPaul Flory (1974, Chemistry)
Websitehttps://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.

History[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Elgin competes in the Upstate Eight Conference.

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

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[6]

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[edit]

Notable staff[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Elgin High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
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  7. ^ The Jewish Experience in Elgin: Stories of Immigration, Identity, and Assimilation (PDF). Elgin Area Historical Society. 2006. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-06-10. (p. 9) Such contributions fulfilled Judaism's traditional command of "tzedakah" - not simply a command of charity, but of doing justice by giving. Max Adler, Elgin native, Elgin High graduate and Sears Roebuck executive gave Chicago its Adler Planetarium.
  8. ^ Alft, E.C. (2000). "Elgin: An American History". on-line book. ElginHistory.com. Retrieved 10 June 2011. Mrs. Leopold Adler, the former Rose Sheuerman, was one of the first group of officers of the Elgin Woman's Club and was active in the establishment of Sherman Hospital. Of their seven children, Max was graduated from Elgin High School in 1883. An accomplished violinist, he later played in concert halls here and abroad. Max Adler married Sophie Rosenwald, entered the employ of Sears, Roebuck & Company, retired as vice president and general manager, and donated the Adler Planetarium to the city of Chicago.
  9. ^ "Earl Tanner Britton". biographical sketch. Elgin Sports Hall of Fame. 1980. Retrieved 10 June 2011. Many consider Earl Tanner Britton, who earned 12 letters in major sports at Elgin High School from 1919-22, to have been the most versatile athlete in Elgin's history.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Jack Burmaster". biographical sketch. Elgin Sports Hall of Fame. 1980. Retrieved 10 June 2011. Jack Burmaster ... played varsity basketball at Elgin High School 1942–43 and 1943–44.[permanent dead link]
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  12. ^ "August W. (Gus) Farwick". biographic sketch. Elgin Sports Hall of Fame. 1980. Retrieved 10 June 2011. In his three years as a lineman on Elgin High School grid teams (1918–20), Gus Farwick helped those teams compile an impressive 15–6–2 record that included holding opponents to an average of less than 7 points a game.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "Paul J. Flory (1910-1985)". biographic sketch. Syracuse University Special Collections Research Center. 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2011. Flory was born in Sterling, Illinois. He graduated from Elgin High School in Elgin, Illinois, in 1927.
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  16. ^ "John F. "Jack" Meagher". biographical sketch. Elgin Sports Hall of Fame. 1983. Retrieved 10 June 2011. John F. "Jack" Meagher captained the Elgin High School football team in 1913 and he was the mainstay on the 1914 team that compiled a 5–1 record.[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ "Douglas (Gaga) Mills". biographic sketch. Elgin Sports Hall of Fame. 1980. Retrieved 10 June 2011. Doug was a member of the Elgin High School basketball team that captured consecutive state titles in 1924 and 1925.[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ "Madman's auto is back in town Weekend will celebrate Earl Muntz's ill", Courrier-News (Elgin, IL), 4 June 2000, One stop will be at Elgin High School, which Muntz attended before dropping out ...
  19. ^ "Muntz Jet, classic car, to land in Elgin", Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), 12 March 2000, ... Muntz only completed three semesters at Elgin High School before dropping out ...
  20. ^ "LOUIS (LOU) A. NORTH". biographical sketch. Elgin Sports Hall of Fame. 1981. Retrieved 10 June 2011. Louis (Lou) A. North played baseball for Elgin High School in 1909-10.[permanent dead link]
  21. ^ Alft, E.C. (2000). "Elgin: An American History". on-line book. ElginHistory.com. Retrieved 10 June 2011. (Jane) Peterson was the daughter of a watch factory worker. Not long after graduating from Elgin High School in 1894, she borrowed money to go to New York to study art.
  22. ^ "Brian Oldfield". biographic sketch. Elgin Sports Hall of Fame. 1980. Retrieved 10 June 2011. While a student at Elgin High School in 1963, Oldfield won the Illinois State Championship in the shot put with a throw of 57 feet, 7—1/4 inches in the rain.[permanent dead link]
  23. ^ Kelderman, Eric (16 August 2005). "Illinois senator to lead NCSL, run for gov". Stateline.org. Retrieved 11 June 2011. Rauschenberger, who turns 49 on Aug. 29, grew up in Elgin, Ill., and is the fifth of six children in his family. He graduated from the public high school in 1974 and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in accounting from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
  24. ^ "Flynn Robinson". biographic sketch. Elgin Sports Hall of Fame. 1980. Retrieved 10 June 2011. DFlynn was the leading scorer on the Elgin High School conference champion basketball teams in 1957-58 and 1958-59.[permanent dead link]
  25. ^ "Roche, James M." biographic sketch. General Motors Heritage Center. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011. Born in Elgin, Illinois, on December 16, 1906, Roche attended elementary school there and graduated from Elgin High School in 1923.
  26. ^ Alft, E.C. (2000). "Elgin: An American History". on-line book. ElginHistory.com. Retrieved 11 June 2011. Automobile garages and service stations were springing up all over the city during the '20s. One of the gas pumpers at the Texaco outlet was James M. Roche, a graduate of the Elgin High School Class of 1923, who was continuing his education by correspondence. In 1965 he became president of General Motors.
  27. ^ Temkin, Jody (22 October 1995), "Test Your Celebrity Knowledge With This 'Who's Who?' Quiz", Chicago Tribune, retrieved 11 June 2011, Even when he was a student at Elgin High School in the 1960s, Tom Shales wasn't likely to be found at any homecoming celebrations ... But former classmates don't need to see Shales at homecoming to play that "whatever happened to so-and-so" game. Shales has been in the national spotlight as the television critic for the Washington Post since 1977, winning a Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 1988.
  28. ^ "Rick Sund". biographical sketch. Elgin Sports Hall of Fame. 1983. Retrieved 10 June 2011. Rick Sund was an Upstate Eight All—Conference and Rockford Morning Star first team All-State selection as an end on Elgin High School's 1968 varsity football team, which he also captained.[permanent dead link]
  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]
  30. ^ "Jeff Wilkins". biographical & statistical information. Basketball Reference.com. Retrieved 11 June 2011. High School: Elgin in Elgin, Illinois
  31. ^ "Jeff Wilkins". biographic sketch. Elgin Sports Hall of Fame. 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2011. Wilkins was the leading scorer on the outstanding Elgin High School basketball team that made the Elite Eight in 1973.[permanent dead link]
  32. ^ Radtke, John (3 July 2002), "Elgin Sports Hall of Fame recognizes local legends.", Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL, USA), retrieved 10 September 2010, Larry Nemmers: A former Elgin High principal and longtime high school and college official, Nemmers took his officiating skills to the NFL, where he is now one of the game's senior head officials.
  33. ^ "Larry Nemmers". biographic sketch. Elgin Sports Hall of Fame. 1994. Retrieved 10 September 2010. Larry has been a National Football League official the past 10 years including referee and crew chief since 1991 ... As the principal of Elgin High School from 1982 to 1994, and an assistant principal at Elgin and Larkin high schools prior to that, he was recognized as a strong supporter of athletics.[permanent dead link]

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