It is with sadness that we are contacting our school community to let you know of the passing of Frank J. Hogan III, Elgin Academy’s Headmaster from 1975-1985.  He died in California on the morning of June 27th surrounded by his family.

Mr. Hogan arrived on our campus at a critical moment in the Academy’s history.  After what had been a particularly turbulent period of time, Mr. Hogan’s decisive leadership was instrumental in raising academic standards, strengthening the sense of school community and spirit, and reinvigorating athletic and co-curricular programs. The quintessential independent school educator, Frank stayed connected to the Academy even after he moved on to become Head at Ransom Everglades School in Florida and the Latin School in Chicago. We were so pleased to be able to welcome him back to campus for our 175th anniversary celebration in 2014.  Mr. Hogan’s wife, Nancy, and their children were all an integral part of the EA community during Frank’s decade-long tenure, and our hearts go out to them as they grieve his loss.  We know that our alumni, past parent, and past faculty communities join us in acknowledging the life of such a remarkable Elgin Academy personality.

Please find below a link to Mr. Hogan’s obituary with details of the funeral arrangements which will take place in Chicago this coming week.

https://legacy.suntimes.com/us/obituaries/chicagosuntimes/name/frank-hogan-obituary?id=35530977

Summer Hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and are in effect through August 19th. Regular Hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 pm. will resume Monday, August 22nd. If you need to meet with a particular administrator or staff member over the summer, please call ahead and make an appointment due to vacation schedules.

Elgin Academy's 166th Commencement celebration took place on Saturday, June 4, 2022. The video of Commencement is posted on the Class of 2022 page on our website. You can also find the senior speeches and the college shirt photo on this page. Congratulations to the Class of 2022!

Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, EA will be the only EC-12 school in the region offering an approach that specifically remediates dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia, offering multisensory instruction in the Orton-Gillingham Approach embedded in a whole-school environment.

The mission of PEAK on the Hilltop is to help students with language-based differences gain back hope and their love of learning so they are positioned to succeed in their education and their future.

We are currently accepting applications for students in the fifth and sixth grades for next school year. Explore EA’s newest offering on our website elginacademy.org/PEAK. If you know of a parent looking for an approach like this, please direct them to Bonita Goist, Director of Admissions. bgoist@elginacademy.org

Who would guess that nearly 20 students and three teachers would choose to spend 5 days in the cold and snow of Northern Minnesota in January but that's exactly what is happening for the students in Elgin Academy's Northern Minnesota Wilderness Experience. During the January term course and in preparation for their trip north, the students have learned about the history and culture of the Ojibwe tribe (native to the area) and also honed their camping and winter survival skills.

Today in class, students carved and painted sticks they found during a recent field trip to Lord's Park. The sticks were used to play a traditional Ojibwe game of Snow Snake. The decorated sticks are launched down tracks carved in the ice. The straightest traveling stick wins.

The cooking continues in the La Cucina Italiana January term course. This week students made fresh pasta and lasagna.