Thornwood High School

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Thornwood High School
Address
17101 South Park Ave., South Holland, IL 60473

,
60473

Coordinates41°35′00″N 87°36′19″W / 41.58343°N 87.60539°W / 41.58343; -87.60539Coordinates: 41°35′00″N 87°36′19″W / 41.58343°N 87.60539°W / 41.58343; -87.60539
Information
TypePublic
Established1972
School districtThornton Township High School District 205
SuperintendentDr. Nathaniel Cunningham Jr.
PrincipalDon C. Holmes
Assistant principalThomas Walsh
Staff135.30 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
GenderCo-ed
Number of students1,763 (2020)[2]
Student to teacher ratio12.79[1]
Color(s)  Navy
  Gold
Athletics conferenceSouthland Athletic Conference
Feeder schoolsMcKinley Junior High School
Wolcott School

Barack H. Obama Learning Academy

Jesse White Learning Academy
Websitewww.district205.net/thornwood

Thornwood High School is a public high school located in South Holland, Illinois, United States. It was built as part of Thornton Township High School District 205. It opened in 1971 to accommodate overcrowding at other District 205 schools, Thornridge High and Thornton Township High School.

Notable alumni[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Thornwood High School". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Baranek, Tony (September 15, 2016). "Baranek: Thornwood, NFL alum Michael Blair chasing Olympic bobsled dream". Chicago Tribune.
  4. ^ Eddy Curry
  5. ^ a b c d "Alumni / Most Notable Alumni". Thornwood High School.
  6. ^ Hymon, Steve (January 12, 1991). "Ooutlook on life is Fields' Primary Strength". Chicago Tribune.
  7. ^ Castle, George (September 20, 2013). "Floyd was good talker as player, so now he gets paid for that skill" (PDF). Chicago Baseball Museum.
  8. ^ "Reggie Hamilton - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles". ESPN.com. Thornwood High School
  9. ^ "Thornwood gains striking victory against T.F. South". Chicago Tribune. May 16, 1997.
  10. ^ Ariva, Phil (24 April 2011), "Trivia Time", Chicago Sun-Times, p. 59, Which former Thornwood High School baseball player is most accomplished in his chosen profession? Answer ... Mark Konkol (the Sun-Times reporter who last week won a Pulitzer Prize ...)
  11. ^ https://www.facebook.com/neil.magny/about
  12. ^ Moss to Indiana State. highschoolelite.com. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  13. ^ CBS (February 11, 2015). "Former MLB Pitcher Mark Mulder Accuses JRW Of Cheating For Years". CBS Chicago.
  14. ^ Brown, Harley (April 28, 2014). "DJ Rashad Dead at 34 (Update)". Billboard.
  15. ^ Draft Picks who came from Thornwood HS at baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
  16. ^ Adam L. Jahns. Thornwood Thunderbirds. Chicago Sun-Times. May 15, 2008. Retrieved on May 23, 2008.
  17. ^ Weaver, Jason [@itsjasonweaver] (April 24, 2014). "My high school! THORNWOOD aka "The Wood" aka "Gladiator School"" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Justin Williams at basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 29 September 2007.

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