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Article updated: 5/31/2012 2:55 PM

How Elgin High School nearly lost its name

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The Board of Education's decision to rename Elgin High School to "Central" 50 years ago prompted a major controversy in the city. School officials cited a 1938 yearbook picture, when some high school students were housed at Abbott School on the west and the east side campus was called "Central," as justification for their actions.

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What's in a name? Apparently everything when it comes to a high school. At least that was the case 50 years ago this spring when the U-46 Board of Education, then commonly known as the Elgin Public Schools, announced it was going to change the name of Elgin High School.
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