Welcome to the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin
Welcome! This site is dedicated to displaying the projects of the Boys & Girls of Elgin. Our Club members take part in Digital Arts programs through out the year and compete against other Boys & Girls Clubs throughout the nation. The theme for this years Digital Arts Club Tech program is "Our Changing World."
Image Makers
Image Makers is a nationally organized program which our Club members participate in annually. Our Club members have the opportunity to learn how to take aesthetically pleasing pictures and compete with other clubs across the nation. Please enjoy our digital gallery.
Digital Gallery Image Makers 2007-2008
Graphic Design
Our Club members were challenged with using words, photos and innovative design, to create a full-page magazine advertisement motivating youth to get involved and make a difference. We are proud to announce that Metzin M. will be representing the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin in the Midwest Regional Competition with her magazine add to "Stop Global Warming." Congrats and good luck!
Web Design
Check out these websites created by our Club members. Our Club members were challenged to create a Web page that provides a "call to action" to get people involved and supportive of a cause they believe in. The site must consist of two pages, no more or less, and can include text, photos, Flash animation and audio. We are proud to announce that Amber S. represented the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin in the Midwest Regional Competition for Web Design with her Antismoking website. Great job Amber! Thanks to all that participated.
Movie Tech
The Boys & Girls Club of Elgin's own Noah O. produced and directed this PSA to raise awareness about the harmful affects of Cyber Bullying. This PSA competed and won in the Midwest Regional Contest. Enjoy!
Music Tech 
The Boys & Girls Club of Elgin's own China B. produced this music piece which after winning locally at our Club went to compete and win in the Midwest Regional Contest. China made history by being the first Club member from Elgin to ever to compete in a National Contest. China was recognized at our "Distinguished Citizens Dinner" for this accomplishment. Her song was also featured in Noah O.'s Cyber Bully PSA.
Photo Tech
The Boys & Girls Club of Elgin's own Jessica T. competed against other Club Elgin members in creating a photo collage of youth making a difference in our world. Jessica took pictures of youth cleaning up trash around Larsen Middle School and created a collage utilizing Microsoft Publisher. Here is her locally award winning collage.
Newsletter
The Boys & Girls Club of Elgin write their own newsletter. At one time both the Club House and our Larsen Middle School Site produced two newsletters during the school year and then the Club House produce one in the summer. The Club Chronicle was produced at the Club House and the Larsen Times is produced at Larsen Middle school. Please click on this link to view the hard work of our Club Teens.
Past Projects
Club members were challenged to create a commercial advertising the Boys & Girls Club. These commercials were created in the Summer of 2007.
This was a video that was put together by a couple of our members for a technology grant. Although we did not get the grant it was a good learning experience.
Shadday represented the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin in the Movie Tech Regional Competition in 2006-2007.
For Photo Tech in 2006 Club members were challenged to take a picture and write a caption underneath as it would appear in a newspaper.
These pictures were taken by our Club members during the Summer of 2006 for the Image Makers program sponsored by Circuit City.
This is an aerial shot of the old Boys & Girls Club of Elgin.
This is the New Boys & Girls Club of Elgin under construction.
