Elmwood Park High School (Illinois)

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Elmwood Park High School
Established	1954
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Jim Jennings
Faculty	164
Students	951
Grades	9–12
Location	8201 West Fullerton Avenue Elmwood Park, Illinois, USA
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Black, Gold
Mascot	Tigers
Yearbook	Scroll
Newspaper	EPIC
Website	www.epcusd401.org/ephs

Elmwood Park High School, or EPHS, is a public four-year high school located in Elmwood Park, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401.

1 History
2 Academics
3 Athletics
4 Activities
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

Elmwood Park High School opened its doors in 1954.

[edit] Academics

In 2005, Elmwood Park had an average composite ACT score of 19.0, and graduated 92.9% of its senior class. The average class size is 20.3. Elmwood Park has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.^[1]

[edit] Athletics

Elmwood Park competes in the Metro Suburban Conference and Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Tigers.

Boys Baseball

[edit] Activities

Cheerleading
Music-Instrumental

There are currently 3 school bands
-Concert Band
-Pep Band
-Jazz Band
There is also a class for those who are interested in joining band, but do not know how to play an instrument call Beginning Band

Music-Vocal

There are currently 3 curricular choirs directed by Michael Popplewell.
-Fresh/Soph Chorale
-Concert Choir
-Swing Choir
Each year approx. 20 students have participated in the IHSA solo contest both vocally and instrumentally.

Pom Pon
Student Council
Thespian Club for theatre students

Each year we produce a full length play in the Fall and a full length musical in the Spring.
Past shows include:
Little Shop of Horrors (2002)
How 2 Succeed in Business (without really trying) (2003)
The Wiz (2004)
Once Upon a Mattress (2005)
Bye Bye Birdie (2006)
The Sound of Music (2007)
Annie (2008)