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On Friday, September 25th, many Elgin Academy families participated in the Homecoming Parade which took place during morning Drop-Off. They were welcomed on campus by Foxman who was rocking some serious dance moves. Enjoy! View on YouTube
Homecoming is one of the long-standing traditions at Elgin Academy that brings students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni together to celebrate our school and our community. Thank you to the EAPA Executive Board for planning great virtual Homecoming events this year!
Here are some highlights from our Virtual Homecoming 2020 - Hilltoppers Together!
Virtual Dunk Tank
Thank you for supporting Elgin Academy’s student clubs and activities by participating in our Virtual Dunk tank. Together we more than doubled our goal and raised over $2,000 for our Hilltoppers!
We hope you enjoy this video of Foxman dumping Gatorade on Coach Pinson and Coach Williams, hitting Mr. Sept in the face with a pie, dying Mrs. Kut's hair pink, and soaking Mr. Hanford with water balloons! We thank all of them for being such good sports!
Homecoming Parade
On Friday, September 25th, many Elgin Academy families participated in the Homecoming Parade which took place during morning drop-off. Parents and students decorated their cars and were welcomed on campus by Foxman who was rocking some serious dance moves. Enjoy!
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Our 2020 Virtual Homecoming festivities concluded with a tour of the Elgin Wing Museum by Steve Thoren, folk songs sung by former EA Head of School, John Cooper and his wife Joan, a retelling of Elgin Academy history by Laura Davidson Sears as portrayed by Linda Rock, a bonfire (via Zoom, of course) and a rousing game of Minecraft.Thank you to our amazing EAPA who made the 2020 Elgin Academy Homecoming so memorable and fun!
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Thank you for supporting Elgin Academy’s student clubs and activities by participating in our Virtual Dunk tank. Together we more than doubled our goal and raised over $2,000 for our Hilltoppers!
We hope you enjoy this video of Foxman dumping Gatorade on Coach Pinson and Coach Williams, hitting Mr. Sept in the face with a pie, dying Mrs. Kut's hair pink, and soaking Mr. Hanford with water balloons! We thank all of them for being such good sports! View Video on YouTube
![5K Your Way]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1601313293/elgin/xuvw8ytkn7rxrjt2mhxu/5Kyourway.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1601313293/elgin/xuvw8ytkn7rxrjt2mhxu/5Kyourway.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1601313293/elgin/xuvw8ytkn7rxrjt2mhxu/5Kyourway.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1601313293/elgin/xuvw8ytkn7rxrjt2mhxu/5Kyourway.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1601313293/elgin/xuvw8ytkn7rxrjt2mhxu/5Kyourway.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1601313293/elgin/xuvw8ytkn7rxrjt2mhxu/5Kyourway.jpg","width":1644}])
The Elgin Academy Girls Tennis Team along with Coaches Perez and Moe participated in the 5K Your Way as part of EA's Homecoming Festivities. EA 8th Grader, Kaan Bruss, finished his 5K Your Way, and the Metzler family did their 5K their way at Waterfall Glen in Lemont. Congratulations to all!
![Coach Rick]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1601314823/elgin/lzbbkd8v1bxrdd0t8ov3/CoachRick.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1601314823/elgin/lzbbkd8v1bxrdd0t8ov3/CoachRick.png","width":329}])
Somebody clearly forgot to tell Coach Williams that it was a No-Talent Talent Show because not only did he write his own lyrics, but he plays the piano to Radiohead's Creep. It was such a hit it left at least one audience member in tears! View Video on YouTube
The Upper School Improv & No-Talent Talent Show is just one of the many Virtual Homecoming activities held this past weekend as part of Elgin Academy's week of Homecoming festivities.
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Throughout Homecoming week the Middle School students participated in Dress Up/Spirit Days to the fullest.
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Homecoming week at Elgin Academy continues. Today Lower and Middle School students represented their favorite sport and sports teams and Upper School kids dressed in their class colors.
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The Upper School students dressed up for Formal Day as part of this week's Homecoming Spirit Week. They looked fabulous!
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Day 3 of Elgin Academy's Homecoming week means it's Wacky Wednesday in the Lower and Middle Schools. These students definitely know Wacky!
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Homecoming week at Elgin Academy has begun. In Lower School and Upper School it was Roll Out of Bed Day and in Middle School it was Color Day. Hilltoppers showed their school spirit by wearing their PJs to class.