Mission Statement
It is our purpose to create and sustain a safe and positive educational environment that will help each student grow to his or her potential intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically, to become a lifelong learner who is a responsible, contributing member of our community. Learn more about Elgin High School.

Student Learning:

The District Improvement Plan guides the work of School District U-46. The plan is directing the district efforts to achieve the goal of Academic Success for All Students. To meet this goal, the district has developed the Curriculum Roadmap. The Roadmap provides an overview of the curriculum at each grade level. 

Instructional Areas - information on content and curriculum in the different instructional areas.

High School Information - provides information on the U-46 high school programs, courses and graduation requirements .

Support Services 

• Elgin High is a CRISS ( CReating Independence through Student-owned Strategies ) school. CRISS strategies are used to help students organize their learning and make connections between what is being taught and what they know.
• Peer Tutoring – an opportunity for students to receive extra help provided by their peers. They may sign up to participate in this student-to-student program or be referred by a teacher.
• Young Women's Empowerment Group – to motivate and inspire females to “live their best life.” Topics covered: goal setting, body image, healthy relationship/friendships, female health concerns and motivational testimonies.
• Teen Parenting Support Group – offers support to teenage parents.
• Homework Club
• PSAE Tutorial is a class students volunteer to take. It provides ANY student the opportunity to work with a math or language arts teacher on skill building to improve skills.
• Freshman Seminar – the first seminar is held on the first Friday of the school year to help students understand the high school culture and know whom to turn to when they have concerns or problems.
• Freshman Tutoring Center (funded by the Grand Victoria Foundation). Click here for more information.
• PBIS – Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports is a program instituted school wide to reward positive behavior provide clear expectations of students that are consistent throughout the school. This will be the first year Elgin High will be a PBIS school. The program will be systematically implemented at the school during the 2008-09 school year. A committee is working to ensure everything is in place and the program will get off to a strong start.  

Extracurricular Offerings:

Audio Visual Auto Club C.W.T. (Cooperative Work Training) Cheerleaders Class of: '09 Class of '10 Class of '11 Class of '12 Drug Prevention Eboniers Environmental Club French Club German Club Graphic Arts Club Graphic Communications Health Occupations

Hispanic Club Mathletes Mechanical Drafting National Honor Society NTHS (National Technology Honor Society) Nature Trail Peer Mediation Pom Pons Principal's Advisory Council (PAC) PSAE Tutorial Scholastic Bowl Spanish Club Student Council Tech Prep Video Club Woods Technology Club World Youth in Science & Engineering

Parent Involvement:

 A supportive parent community backs the work of the Elgin High School faculty and staff. When help is needed the parents are there to answer the call. Parents have stepped forward to make Homecoming an event at the school. The parade and other activities have come back with great enthusiasm and student participation. Parents from the diverse groups that make up the high school community are also involved. Parents of ELL students attended a meeting to discuss the new ELL classes at the school and it was a standing room only crowd.

In addition Elgin High boasts ever growing alumni who are willing to give back to the school. They have raised money to support school efforts, and even are a part of the Elgin High School web site with a page of their own.

Community Involvement:

• Elgin High School has been awarded state recognition for the past several years as a State Service Learning School. Our students are involved in many environmental programs and have been invited to attend and present at conferences. EHS was invited to present at the International Conference on Solid Waste Management in Philadelphia, PA., the first school to do so in the history of the conference.
• EHS Environmental Science students successfully implemented a reading initiative in the community. High school students select children's stories that highlight scientific principles. Students then prepare activities that demonstrate the principle through hands-on, multi-sensory activity. In the first year of the reading program, 35 EHS students read 17 books to over 500 younger students (ages 3-14).
• “Read Across America Night” was organized and hosted by EHS for a family evening of books, food and activities. Students also organized a night hike, bonfire and presented 17 stories to an array of parents, children and community leaders.
• Elgin High School is also the home school of Illinois Teacher of The Year (2004-2005), Deborah Perryman. 
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