South Elgin High School (SEHS), opened 2005, is a four-year high school

High school

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 located in South Elgin, Illinois

South Elgin, Illinois

South Elgin is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 16,100 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 20,758 as of 2005. In July 2007, Money magazine named South Elgin as 82 of 100 entries in its "America's Best Places To Live" edition.- Geography :South Elgin is...

, a north-west suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States

United States

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. It is part of Elgin Area School District U46

Elgin Area School District U46

Elgin Area School District U46, often referred to as "U-46", is a unit school district headquartered in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois. Covering , the district serves portions of eleven communities in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Cook, DuPage and Kane Counties. School District U-46 serves over...

, which also includes Elgin High School, Larkin High School

Larkin High School

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...

, Bartlett High School, and Streamwood High School

Streamwood High School

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

Beacon Academy

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.

"Zero Hour"

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.

Principals

Dr. Bowen was the first principal of South Elgin High School. The current principal is Mrs. Meidel.

Site History

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.

Future Projects

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.

Events

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.

STORM Fight Song

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)

Sports

• Badminton (girls)
• Basketball (boys & girls)
• Baseball (boys)
• Bowling (boys & girls)
• Competitive Cheerleading (coed & girls)
• Cross Country (boys & girls)
• Diving (girls)
• Football (boys)
• Hockey (boys) (state champions 08-09) (club)
• Golf (Boys & Girls)
• Gymnastics (girls)
• Poms (girls)
• Sideline Cheerleading (girls)
• Soccer (boys & girls)
• Softball (girls)
• Swimming (girls)
• Tennis (boys & girls)
• Track (boys & girls)
• Volleyball (boys & girls)
• Wrestling (Boys)
• Storm Front Fall and Winter Competitive Color Guard (09-10 State Qualifiers)

Clubs, Groups, and Organizations

• Interact Club
• Class Council
• Student Council
• NHS (National Honors Society)
• French Club
• Auto Club
• Skills USA
• Scholastic Bowl
• Tech Club
• German Club
• YAC (Youth Advisory Council)
• IATD (I Am The Difference)
• Interact
• Mathletes
• Uprising
• Drama Club
• SASA (South Asian Student Association)
• OLAS (Organization of Latin American Students)
• HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America)
• M.U.D. (Movement United by Dance)
• MSA (Muslim Student Association)
• Polish Club
• Anime Club
• COMA (Creative Outlet for Musical Aspirations)
• NJA Dance Arts
• Break-Club (Bboying, part of M.U.D)
• Art Club
• Business Club
• RAJN
• Guide Ri ght
• RAIN
• STATS
• Mock Trial Team
• Storm Troupe
• Speech and Drama Team
• Band (Symphonic, Jazz, Varsity)
• Orchestra (Chamber, Concert)
• Chorus/Choir (Chamber, Concert, Mixed)
• Humanimals
• NIA Dance Arts (Neuromuscular Integrated Action)