Under his direction, the school system was re-graded, organizing Elgin High School as a four-year program with the goal of preparing students for graduation.
The grammar school became a three-year course while the primary and intermediate departments provided a two-year course of study.
Ultimately, Kimball advocated for the improvement of curricular standards, recruitment and training of new teaching staff, and the improvement and addition of new educational facilities to house the growing enrollment in Elgin Public Schools. In , kindergarten was integrated into the elementary school program.
In , a major change in education occurred throughout Illinois: a consolidation to limit the over-establishment of school systems in the state.
As a result, Elgin Public Schools had expanded from 9 square miles to more than 85 square miles, housing 17 former districts into one system by By the late s, more than 21, students attended 30 schools throughout the district.
When the numbering system was changed in , it became Union School District Charles, Streamwood, Wayne, and West Chicago. As the second-largest school district in the state of Illinois, U now serves nearly 39, students at 40 elementary schools, eight middle schools, and five high schools.
From its geographical expansion to its diverse demographics to its comprehensive academic programming, U has experienced tremendous growth since its start in His family is present in some of the archival material. Even one of his family members is part of a social media campaign school officials hope catches on.
Other pieces may make their way into the archive room as well. Devine recently brought in a pole draped with dozens of color ribbons, usually located elsewhere in the building, he said. The ribbons are tied to the pole by the graduating class presidents. Make space in the schools for archives, if possible, she advised other schools. Skip to content. Judy Sorton, a graduate of Elgin High School, looks through files of archives on the school's history. The school celebrates its th anniversary this school year.
Latest Elgin Courier-News. Football wasn't played until and was initiated with an man team. This continued for several years until declining enrollment forced the introduction of a six-man team. In , the eight-man team was set up, but from, six-man football was played. The season saw the return of eight-man play. There was also a girls basketball team as early as , but girls basketball was banned by the state in the late s.
Girls basketball returned to Elgin High in and is again a popular item. The team won the Class D State Championship in Girls volleyball and boys and girls track have all been popular through the years.
Golf was added in The first yearbook from the Elgin High School was the "Foghorn" published in , and In , the senior class published the "Peptimist. The class of again published the "The Peptimist" and then the yearbook was discontinued until In the meantime, the "Spotlight" was printed as a special part of the Elgin Review. Since , the yearbook, called the "Spotlight", has been published.
Elgin Public Schools had an enrollment of students during the school year, with Dwaine Uttecht as superintendent and Kent Edwards as principal. Thank you to the committee that compiled this history for the Elgin Centennial Book! Launch the media gallery 2 player. Fast forward to Dan Polk is our superintendent and Mr. Greg Wemhoff is our principal.
We have students enrolled from Pre-School through Seniors. The students now move from class to class the same as the high school students. The elementary building was made handicap-accessible through a grant which included new doorways and a chair lift. The Art room and the Elementary Library were switched and remodeled. These two rooms, during the 60s and 70s, were the kitchen and cafeteria before the new gym was built in Before that they were janitor rooms. These are conferences in which the student creates a portfolio of their class work and presents it to their parents.
The Music students earned all Superiors at Districts! The students voted to become the Red, Black and Silver Wolfpack. We were now Wolfpack in all of the sports. The eagle mascot that had been in the gym since was painted over when several large cracks in the wall had to be repaired. A sidewalk on the east side of the playground was added allowing patrons to walk there instead the street after games.
The old boiler and radiators were replaced with a new, modern heating system. The tin shed was taken down after 50 some years of service and the Eagles Nest outdoor classroom area was established in its place. The grounds were re-seeded after the devastating drought from last year killed off most of the grass.
New conference mascot signs were installed in the gym along with a new Elgin Eagle mascot. New flags were purchased and moved to the south wall of the gym. The Wolfpack logo was painted in the middle of the floor with "Wolfpack" spelled out on both ends in red and black.
A wolfpack pad was also added to the north wall of the gym. The badly cracked and worn Cinderella steps were torn out and replaced as well.
New sidewalk lights were added on both sides of the high school building. Elgin Public got a Twitter account and soon everyone was tweeting about all of the current events as they happened. The school purchased several technology updates that included a 3D printer, a poster printer, a drone, smart tables and an updated WiFi. The west parking lot was armor coated and a new parking lot and steps were built east of the gym for additional parking for games.
New steps were installed on the west side of the buildings replacing the old, cracked ones. Several classrooms received new carpet or tile. New doors were added in the four corners of the gym. The two trees east of the high school building had died and were removed along with the flowers.
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