| South Elgin High School | |
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| Motto | "Taking The Future By Storm" |
| Established | 2005 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Mrs. Melanie Meidel |
| Students | 3000+ |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 760 E. Main St. South Elgin, Illinois, USA |
| Campus | Exurban |
| Colors | Silver, Red, Navy Blue |
| Mascot | Striker |
| Yearbook | The Vortex |
| Newspaper | The Doppler |
| Website | www.schools.u-46.org/sehs |
South Elgin High School (SEHS), opened 2005, is a four-year high school located in South 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, Larkin High School, Bartlett High School, and Streamwood High School. The class of 2008 was the first to graduate at the high school. The class of 2009 was the first four year graduating class from the high school. It is currently the highest populated school in U46 and since its opening, each incoming freshman class has exceeded the previous year's number of new students.
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Beacon Academy deals with teaching broadcasting and communication. Beacon stands for Broadcasting Education And Communication Networks. The Academy opened in Fall of 2008 with 50 students. A special feature that was recently established from the academy is the Beacon Broadcast. This 7 minute weekly segment features the work of academy students.
South Elgin High School is currently enrolling hundreds more students than the actual building capacity. Due to the heavy foot traffic during passing periods, school administrators initiated the Zero Hour schedule to combat this issue beginning for the 2010-2011 school year. Zero Hour is only issued to students whose first class begins on the "000" mark on their schedules unlike the second start time of "001" which is for all other students. This unique time difference is the reason SEHS runs on a 16 period schedule and not the widely accepted 8 period schedule of most schools in the country. This caused controversy in the school and district since Zero Hour students would receive an extra 30 minutes of instructional time and would have a harder time attending morning clubs or receive extra help prior to the school day because their extra time is gained from their morning.
Dr. Bowen was the first principal of South Elgin High School. The current principal is Mrs. Meidel.
South Elgin High School was constructed on 76 acres of previous farmland. During the excavation process of construction, pottery from around 6000 to 4000 B.C. had been unearthed. The site has been identified as a pre-historic, American Indian settlement.
The construction of the South Elgin High School football stadium began before the 2011-2012 school year. The expected cost is $3,205,084 for the 2,500 seat field which will be completed in a three step process. It had been decided that all money to build the school's stadium would be gathered through the "Bring It Home" fundraiser. The first game to be played in the new stadium was a soccer match in the fall of the 2011 school year, in which the Storm had won.
South Elgin High School had its first Cultural Show on Friday March 20, 2009. Named "Celebration of Nations," the show was sponsored by the school's SASA (South Asian Student Association), made up of Pakistani and Indian students, and OLAS (Organization of Latin American Students). The show featured many different performances including dances, singing and a fashion show. The "Celebration of Nations" show is still continued annually. Other popular events at the school are the annual car show and the Relay for Life walk which are usually done in the spring.
HAIL TO THE STORM!
Hail silver, red, navy blue, The STORM colors run so true.
Give a cheer with your might
We see victory in our sight,
And our battle cry will be
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
Fiercest in all of the land
And right to the end we'll stand
Our thunder comes through
We're loyal to you,
South Elgin High School STORM!
S-T-O-R-M S-T-O-R-M
Lets Go STORM
(repeat)
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