Thornridge High School

Thornridge High School is a public four-year high school located in Dolton, Illinois, a suburb about 20 miles south of Chicago. The school is part of Thornton Township High School District 205. Thornridge High School first opened to the public in 1960 after completing construction of the current building. It serves the cities/villages of Dolton, Harvey, South Holland, Phoenix, Burnham, Calumet City, and Markham.

Thornridge High School
Address
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15000 Cottage Grove Avenue

South Suburbs

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60419

Coordinates41°37′08″N 87°36′00″W / 41.6189°N 87.6001°W / 41.6189; -87.6001
Information
School typePublic
Opened1960
School districtDistrict 205
SuperintendentDr. Nathaniel Cunningham, Jr.[1]
DeanChristy Lewis
Erica McGhee
Mark Morgan
PrincipalJustin Moore[2]
Assistant PrincipalCarol Friedl
Teaching staff72.00 (FTE)[3]
Grades912
GenderCoed
Enrollment1,057 (2022-2023)[3]
Average class size21.5[4]
Student to teacher ratio14.68[3]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)  Columbia Blue
  Navy Blue
Slogan"We are TR"
Athletics conferenceSouthland Athletic Conference
MascotWing Ding the Mighty Falcon
RivalThornton
Thornwood
NewspaperBagpipe
YearbookPiper
Communities servedDolton, Harvey, South Holland, Phoenix, Burnham, Calumet City, and Markham
Feeder schoolsGeorge S. Patton School
Washington Jr. High School
Lincoln Jr. High School
Roosevelt Jr. High School
Dirksen Middle School
Websitewww.district205.net/thornridge

Academics

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As of 2024, total student attendance is 85%.[5] The graduation rate is 79.8%.[6] Thornridge was ranked a commendable school according to the US News & World Report.[7]

Demographics

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96% of students at Thornridge are African American, 3% are Hispanic, and 0.4% are White.[8] The gender makeup is 47.5% male and 52.5% female.[9] 77% of students were eligible for the Free Lunch Program.[10]

Activities

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Thornridge is known for its success in the performing arts and competitive public speaking. The following teams have placed in the top four of their respective state championship competitions sponsored by the IHSA.[11]

  • Debate: State Champions (1976); 2nd place (1973, 1978)
  • Drama: State Champions (1971–72, 1989–90, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008); 2nd Place (1970, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1985, 1989, 2006); 3rd Place (1977, 1979, 1983); 4th Place (2002)
  • Group Interpretation: State Champions (1975, 1994, 2003); 2nd Place (1981, 1998, 2001, 2004); 4th Place (1997, 2000)
  • Individual Events: State Champions (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971); 3rd Place (1985, 1994); 4th Place (1965, 1981, 1983, 1990)
  • Speech: State Champions (1968, 1970); 2nd Place (1971, 1972), 4th Place (1969)

Athletics

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The Falcons compete in the Southland Athletic Conference (SAC) as well the state championship series sponsored by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) which governs most athletic and competitive activities in Illinois. School colors are Columbia Blue and Navy. Teams are called the "Falcons".

The Athletic Director is Sherry Jackson and the Assistant Athletic Director is Prince Lowe.

The school sponsors interscholastic teams for both young men and women in basketball, bowling, cross country, soccer, tennis, and track & field. Young men compete in baseball, football, swimming and diving and wrestling. Young women compete in cheerleading, competitive dancing, softball, and volleyball.[12]

The following teams won or placed in the top four of their respective class in their respective sports in IHSA sponsored state championship series:[11]

  • Basketball (Boys): Regional Champions (1971,1972, 1973, 1974, 1975,1976,1980,1985, 1989,1990, 1992,1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006); Sectional Champions (1971, 1972, 1976, 1989, 1992, 1999); State Champions (1971, 1972)
  • Basketball (Girls): Regional Champions (1992, 1994, 1995)
  • Baseball: Regional Champions (1968, 1975,1979,1980,1982); Sectional Champions (1982)
  • Bowling (Girls): Sectional Champions (1984,1989)
  • Cross Country (Boys): Regional Champions (1983, 2005, 2006); Sectional Champions (1979, 1980); 3rd Place (1979, 1980);
  • Cross Country (Girls): Regional Champions (1983, 1984, 1985, 2006); Sectional Champions (1982-83, 1983-84); 3rd Place (1984)
  • Football: Conference Champions (1966, 1970, 1973, 1983); State Champions (1970)
  • Soccer (Boys): Regional Champions (1989, 1995)
  • Softball: Sectional Champions (1979, 1981)
  • Tennis (Girls): Sectional Champions (1989, 1990)
  • Track and Field (Boys): Sectional Champions (1984, 1994, 2013, 2019); 3rd Place (1980)
  • Track and Field (Girls): Sectional Champions (1990, 1991, 2002)
  • Swimming (Boys): 3rd place (1970); 4th Place (1967, 1968, 1969)
  • Wrestling: Regional Champions (2006)

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ [district205.net/domain/3 Administration, Thornton Township H.S. District 205 District Administration; accessed September 8, 2020]
  2. ^ [district205.net/domain/114 Administration, Thornridge H.S. homepage; accessed September 8, 2020]
  3. ^ a b c "Thornridge High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Class of 2007 school report card, p. 1; accessed 25 September 2020" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Illinois Report Card". www.illinoisreportcard.com. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Illinois Report Card". www.illinoisreportcard.com. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "Thornridge Nationally Ranked#13,345". U.S. News & World Report. September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Explore Thornridge High School in Dolton, IL". GreatSchools.org.
  9. ^ "Explore Thornridge High School in Dolton, IL". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Student Body".
  11. ^ a b "Season Summaries". www.ihsa.org. Archived from the original on March 29, 2001.
  12. ^ "Thornridge Athletic Department; accessed 25 September 2020".
  13. ^ a b c d e "Bell, Taylor, Spotlight: Thornridge Falcons, 12 March 2008, Chicago Sun-Times; accessed 23 November 2008".
  14. ^ "Illinois H.S.toric | News & Media | IHSA". www.ihsa.org.
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  17. ^ "Kevin Duckworth Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  18. ^ "EIU Legend Kevin Duckworth Passes Away". Eastern Illinois University Athletics.
  19. ^ "Nelsan Ellis". Yahoo! TV. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2012. [verification needed]
  20. ^ Hipes, Patrick (July 10, 2017). "Nelsan Ellis' Family Shares Circumstances Of 'True Blood' Actor's Death – Update". Deadline. Retrieved March 21, 2018. [verification needed]
  21. ^ Fornek, Kimberly (March 4, 2022). "With minutes to spare, Thornton Township Board names Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard to replace the late Frank Zuccarelli as supervisor". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  22. ^ "Sam Mack stats & bio, databaseBasketball.com; accessed 23 November 2008". Archived from the original on February 26, 2006.
  23. ^ Bootsma, Josh (January 3, 2022). "Frank Zuccarelli, longtime Thornton Township Supervisor, died Monday, January 3, 2022". The Lansing Journal. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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