Bloomington High School (Bloomington, Illinois)
Bloomington High School (BHS) is a public secondary school in Bloomington, Illinois, and is part of Bloomington School District 87.
| Bloomington High School | |
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| Address | |
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1202 E. Locust Street , 61701 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40.4866°N 88.9741°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | District 87 |
| Principal | Timothy Moore |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 1,374 (2015-16[1]) |
| Hours in school day | 6.5 |
| Color(s) | Purple Gold |
| Athletics | IHSA |
| Athletics conference | Big Twelve |
| Team name | Purple Raiders |
| Nobel laureates | Clinton Davisson |
| Website | bhs |
Academics
Courses include subjects of standard core high school curricula (Math, English, Science, Physical Education, Foreign Language, etc.) as well as courses in fine arts, vocational skills and special education.
Athletics
Athletics include a full range of individual and team sports, including football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, swimming, diving, wrestling, track and field, cross country, golf, cheerleading, and pom pons. A wide variety of school clubs also meet on a wide range of topics.[2]
The school's colors are purple and gold. The school dropped its mascot, a Native American chief head, in 2001 because it was deemed offensive. The students of the school at that time voted not to replace the mascot, but still be called the Purple Raiders. Bloomington High School participates in the Big 12 Conference (Illinois).
Awards
Bloomington High School was named by U.S. News & World Report as a Bronze Medal Winner in 2009 and as a Silver Medal Winner in 2012, reflecting its status as one of the nation's best high schools.[3]
Notable alumni
- Gordon William Lillie[4] a.k.a. Pawnee Bill, worked for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, then later operated his own wild west show
- Sidney Smith[5] (1890s) Syndicated cartoonist
- A.C. Littleton (1908?) – Professor and accounting historian University of Illinois (now Gies College of Business), editor-in-chief The Accounting Review, Accounting Hall of Fame inductee
- Curt Raydon[6] (1952?) — Former MLB player (Pittsburgh Pirates)
- Jim Cox[7] (1968) — Former MLB player (Montreal Expos)
- Edward B. Rust Jr.[8] (1968) — CEO, State Farm
- Bob Bender[9] (1975) — basketball coach and player: Currently working as an assistant with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.[10]
- Tim Bradstreet[11] (1985) — Comic book artist and illustrator
- Brandon Hughes[12] (2004) — Philadelphia Eagles football player
- Clinton Davisson, recipient of the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics.[13]
- Greg Engel, NFL player
References
- "Bloomington High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-02-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://bhs.district87.org/pages/Bloomington_High_School/News/U_S__News_and_World_Report_Ran
- http://old.district87.org/sesqui/1879pawneebill.htm%5B%5D
- http://old.district87.org/sesqui/1890sidneysmith.htm%5B%5D
- http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=raydocu01
- http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=coxji01
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2012-07-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-07-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.nba.com/coachfile/bob_bender/index.html?nav=page Bob Bender. nba.com.
- http://m.pantagraph.com/blogs/craft/craft-it-s-a-match-made-in-comic-book-heaven/article_fbc80192-c6a3-11e1-bf41-0019bb2963f4.html
- http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/columnists/kindred/article_6e20c105-e59d-595e-b35e-099be934e930.html
- Kemp, Bill (October 27, 2013). "Bloomington Native Won Nobel Prize in Physics". Pantagraph.