Sports

Friday Flyover: Elk Grove High School

Friday, September 13, 2019
This week, we feature Elk Grove High School on ABC7's Friday Flyover, celebrating high school sports!
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. (WLS) -- This week, we feature Elk Grove High School on ABC7's Friday Flyover, celebrating high school sports!

PHOTOS: Friday Flyover

Coal City students show off their third Friday Flyover formation.none
Coal CIty High School students get in their second Friday Flyover formation.none
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This week, we feature South Elgin High School on ABC7's Friday Flyover, celebrating high school sports!none
This week, we feature South Elgin High School on ABC7's Friday Flyover, celebrating high school sports!none
This week, we feature South Elgin High School on ABC7's Friday Flyover, celebrating high school sports!none
Crystal Lake Central High School gets into their first Friday Flyover Formation.none
The students at Crystal Lake Central High School show off their second Friday Flyover formation.none
Crystal Lake Central High School students get in their third Friday Flyover formation.none
Plainfield South High School students get in their third Friday Flyover formation.none
Plainfield South High School students show off their second Friday Flyover formation.none
Plainfield South High School students show off their first Friday Flyover formation.none
Students at Prospect High School show off their third Friday Flyover formation.none
Students at Prospect High School show off their second Friday Flyover formation.none
Prospect High School students show off their first Friday Flyover formation.none
Lockport Township High School Friday Flyover Formation 2.WLS
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Elk Grove High School Formation 3.WLS
Elk Grove High School Formation 2.WLS
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FUN FACTS
-Elk Grove High School opened in 1966
-840 Student Athletes
-85.6% Completed College-Level Coursework
-Niche rated A+
-500+ Students in Fine & Performing Arts
-2,000 Students
-We are the only school in Illinois that has a cheerleading team that has qualified for state every year for the past 15 years
-Our baseball team won back to back to back MSL championships - only time in conference history.

-Football announcer for every single football game for the last 53 years - Ken Grams

PHOTOS: Elk Grove High School
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Elk Grove High School Formation 3.WLS
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Famous alumni:
-James Iha, guitarist, known for his work with Smashing Pumpkins.
-Dave Otto, a Major League Baseball pitcher (1987-94) and broadcaster.
-Ailyn Perez is a world-renowned operatic soprano
-Stephanie Faracy, an American actress known for playing supporting roles in films including Heaven Can Wait (1978),Scavenger Hunt (1979), Blind Date (1987), and The Great Outdoors(1988)

Friday Flyover: Elk Grove HS shows off school spirit


Social Media: @ElkGroveHS, Twitter, Facebook

School Song:

Fight on for Elk Grove
Charge down the field
Push on to victory
We will never yield
Raise high our banner
Hail to Varsity
Fight on for Elk Grove
and onward to victory!

To find out more about Elk Grove High School, visit https://eghs.d214.org/.
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