Thornwood High School

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.

Thornwood High School
Address
17101 South Park Ave., South Holland, IL 60473 South Holland , Illinois 60473 United States
Coordinates	41.58343°N 87.60539°W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1972
School district	Thornton Township High School District 205
Superintendent	Dr. Nathaniel Cunningham Jr.
Principal	Don C. Holmes
Assistant principal	Thomas Walsh
Staff	135.30 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Gender	Co-ed
Number of students	1,763 (2020)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	12.79[1]
Color(s)	Navy   Gold
Athletics conference	Southland Athletic Conference
Mascot	Thunderbird
Website	www.district205.net/thornwood

Thornwood High main building entrance

Notable alumni

• Michael Blair – NFL football player[3]
• Eddy Curry – NBA basketball player[4]
• T. C. Dantzler – Greco-Roman wrestler
• Matt Doherty – actor[5]
• Floyd Fields – NFL football player[6]
• Cliff Floyd – MLB baseball player and World Series champion[7]
• Reggie Hamilton – basketball player[8]
• Justin Huisman – MLB baseball player[9]
• Don Holmes-Northwestern University Football Big Ten Champion and Rosebowl Middle Linebacker-96, Thornwood High School Principal (2018–Present)
• Mark Konkol – reporter for Chicago Sun-Times; 2011 Pulitzer Prize recipient[10]
• Neil Magny – wrestler, professional MMA fighter competing in UFC[11]
• David Jerard Moss – professional basketball player[12]
• Mark Mulder – MLB baseball player[13]
• DJ Rashad – DJ, pioneer of Chicago footwork[14]
• Bill Roe – NFL football player[5]
• Reggie Torian – 1999 silver medalist in 110m hurdles at World Championships; NCAA indoor 60m hurdle record holder[5]
• Steve Trout – MLB baseball player[15]
• Michelle Venturella – 2000 United States Olympic softball gold medalist[16]
• Jason Weaver – R&B singer and actor[17][5]
• Justin Williams – NBA basketball player[18]

References

1. "Thornwood High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
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. "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.

External links

• Official site