Elgin High School

Illinois is participating in the nationwide Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) Program. Summer EBT, also known as SUN Bucks, will provide grocery-buying benefits to eligible families during the summer break when students are not receiving meals at school.

We encourage those who believe they are eligible to fill out the 2023-24 Fee Waiver form as soon as possible. Households that already qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Income Eligible Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or have children who are homeless or in foster care, are not required to fill out the Fee Waiver Form. No action is required for households that have already filled out the 2023-24 Fee Waiver form.

💻 Visit dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=163478
📄 Sign Waiver Form u-46.org/Page/9288
📞 Call 1-800-359-2163
📱 Text “FOOD" (or “COMIDA") to 304-304

Congratulations to all of our graduates!

Happy Graduation Day, Maroons!

It's almost graduation time again! Over 40,000 students have graduated from Elgin High School since our first in 1872. What will the class of 2024 accomplish? Their path is wide open in front of them! Do you know an EHS graduate who has accomplished especially notable accomplishments? We'd love to hear more about our graduates. Fill out this form, https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflOM1pj87NJNTGCx2kWqt5tHtxEuz7xmLNo23b62LDGvodkw/viewform for us to learn about a special achievement. Want to read about some of our notable graduates? Click here, https://www.u-46.org/domain/3280, and scroll all the way down.

Class of 2026 will be selling blizzards after school again today and tomorrow for $5 in the commons!

Maroons! Prom tickets go on sale next week! You will receive an ACCESS CODE either via the treasurer (if you are in need of paying fines) or via a Prom Committee Member outside of the main office by Door 1 on one of the following dates: 4/9, 4/12, 4/15-18, 4/22-25, 4/29-30 from 3:00-3:20. Seating Assignments will be first come, first served. The sooner you buy your ticket, the better chance you have of getting to sit where you want and with who you want.

Happy Spring Break, Maroons! Enjoy your well deserved week off, we will see you back at school on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.

Do you need your hair, make up or nails done for prom? We’ve got you ! Stylists from local beauty Schools and other cosmetologists will be at EHS the day of prom.

ACE (Asian Connection and Expression) and SASA (South Asian Student Association) will be performing in The Culture Show this weekend in the Elgin High School auditorium. The students have practiced all year for this show and are very excited to express their cultures to our communities. Please come by Friday night or Saturday afternoon to experience their beautiful dances, songs, and fashion.

Parents, please join us on Monday, March 18th from 5-7 PM for spring semester parent teacher conferences!

It is officially prom season, Maroons! Get ready to dance under twinkling lights and experience the allure of our enchanted forest themed prom on May 3 from 6-10PM at the Seville in Streamwood. More information to come soon!

Stop by Gail Borden Library and check out the artwork on talented student artists from the Upstate 8 Conference! Elgin High has artwork from nine talented students on display! Jayla Miller won 2nd place in the drawing category, Emily Realzola won 3rd place in the photography category, and Ashley Konefes won an honorable mention for her digital art piece. The show is located on the second level and will run through April 1, 2024.

Congratulations to Sebastian Siwiec and Joel Martinez on an amazing night of performances at the District’s TalentFest! Both Joel and Sebastian placed in the top 6, which meant they got to compete for the top 3, and Sebastian placed 3rd!! EHS also had the highest number of votes for a school so we get to bring the traveling trophy back to Elgin for the third year in a row!

Congratulations! EHS DECA State Competition Team!! This past weekend five EHS students proudly represented Elgin High School DECA at the State Competition! Jesse Flores, Aashna Gandhi, Suhani Gandhi, Vinay Jose, and Ayush Saggar. All five students made a remarkable showing in their events! Aashna and Suhani took 1st Place in the Integrated Marketing Campaign Event competition! (An historical Elgin High School 1st!) We wish Aashna, Suhani, and Ayush continued success as they go on to compete at the International Competition in Anaheim, CA in April!

The YWCA of Elgin sponsors a yearly event called Cinderella's Closet. Cinderella's Closet is a prom boutique where high school students can shop hundreds of new and gently used prom dresses. Each prom dress costs $25 and comes with free accessories and minor alterations if needed. Students can register for the event at ywcaelgin.org If students are unable to afford the $25, they can get a form signed from their counselor to waive the fee.

We are 4 days away from the annual flea market! Hope to see you there!

Don’t forget to participate in the Illinois 5Essentials Survey! This is your chance to share your
thoughts about school improvements. Click here: info.u-46.org/5EssentialsParent to take the
survey.

No se le olvide participar en la encuesta de 5Essentials de Illinois. Esta es su oportunidad de
dejarnos saber cómo podemos mejorar la escuela de su hijo(a). Visite
info.u-46.org/5EssentialsParent para completar la encuesta.

📣School Calendar Update 📅
We kindly remind you that this winter, School District U-46 had to use three emergency days (January 12, 16, and 23) due to winter conditions. Therefore, we have to adjust our school calendar to make up for these emergency days, but in a way that doesn’t take away too many summer days from our students! Here are the important changes:

✔ Friday, May 3, will shift from an Institute Day to a regular student attendance day.
✔ Thursday, May 30, will be the last student attendance day, if no additional emergency days are used.

Make sure to visit u-46.org/calendar for a copy of the calendar for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years.
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📣Cambio al calendario escolar 📅
Les recordamos que este invierno, el Distrito Escolar U-46 tuvo que utilizar tres días de emergencia (12, 16 y 23 de enero) debido a las condiciones climáticas. Por lo tanto, tenemos que ajustar nuestro calendario escolar para reponer estos días de emergencia, pero de manera que no les quite demasiados días de verano a nuestros estudiantes. Aquí están los cambios importantes:

✔ El viernes, 3 de mayo cambiará de Día de Institución a día de asistencia regular para los estudiantes.
✔ El jueves 30 de mayo será el último día de asistencia de estudiantes, si no se utilizan días de emergencia adicionales.

Visite u-46.org/calendar para obtener una copia del calendario de los años escolares 2023-24 y 2024-25.

Discuss your school in a confidential manner by taking the 5Essentials Survey. Your participation
and support will help us identify areas of strength and areas that need improvement to help our
students succeed: info.u-46.org/5EssentialsParent

Comparta sobre su escuela de una manera anónima al completar la Encuesta 5Essentials. Con
su participación y apoyo nos ayuda a identificar nuestras áreas fuertes y las áreas que necesitan
mejorar para ayudarles a nuestros a que sean exitosos: info.u-46.org/5EssentialsParent

Today is the last day of sessions in this years NBTI, support our students by registering and watching! For more information, including registering for a session, head to the NBTI website https://www.nationalbiodiversityteachin.com/

In order for our schools to drive improvement, the school must have at least 20 percent of their
students’ parents take the 5Essentials Survey. All responses are completely anonymous, and
available in English and Spanish. It takes approximately 10 minutes:
info.u-46.org/5EssentialsParent.

Para poder mejorar nuestras escuelas, es necesario que el 20 por ciento de lo padres de la
población estudiantil participen en la Encuesta 5Essentials. Todas las respuestas son totalmente
anónimas, y disponibles en inglés y español. Toma aproximadamente 10 minutos:
info.u-46.org/5EssentialsParent.

Here is tomorrow's lineup for NBTI! For more information, including registering for a session, head to the NBTI website https://www.nationalbiodiversityteachin.com/

It’s NBTI day! Here’s today’s lineup!

Are you wanting to feel more prepared for the SAT? EHS is offering a SAT Test Prep Class for Juniors! Teachers will be helping students better their skills in both English and Math. Take advantage of this opportunity to crush the SAT!

Tomorrow is the EHS Talent Show! Come out and support our very talented acts; admission is $3!

Hey Maroons, just a reminder than next week is the EHS talent show! Come out and support our very talented acts! Admission is $3, good luck to all of our acts.

The Elgin High School talent show is coming up next week on Thursday, February 8! The cost to enter is $3! Good luck to all of our acts!