 Larkin High School was built in 1962 on the former farm of Cyrus H. Larkin, after whom the school is named.Elgin citizens were divided on the naming of the new west side high school.Many voiced their opinion to the school board that naming it Elgin (West) HS would better rival the original Elgin HS located on the east side of the Fox River in the City of Elgin (thus Elgin East).