Larkin High School

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Larkin High School
Motto Together We Achieve... Together We Succeed
Established 1962
Type Public secondary
Principal Richard Webb
Faculty 157
Students 2,428
Grades 9–12
Location 1475 Larkin Av.
Elgin, Illinois, USA
Campus Suburban
Colors Royal Blue, White
Nickname Royals
Yearbook Cerulean
Newspaper Royal Herald
Website www.u46.k12.il.us/lhs

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

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[edit] History

Larkin High School was built in 1962 on the former farm of Cyrus H. Larkin, whom the school is named after.

[edit] Academics

In 2006, Larkin graduated 84.7% of its senior class. Larkin has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act. [1]

[edit] School sports

Larkin High School is a member of the Upstate Eight Conference and has many athletic teams including:

  • Softballs
  • Soccer
  • Swimming girls
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Football
  • Baseball


[edit] Activities

Larkin offers nearly forty extracurricular activities, including academic, service, and performing arts. Home of the Visual and Performing Arts Academy. The Larkin High School Visual and Performing Arts Academy (VPAA) is a four-year program which offers specialized academic studies and activities in the areas of Art, Dance, Drama, and Music.


[edit] References

  1. ^ Illinois School Report Card

[edit] External links

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