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
Address
Map
1202 E. Locust Street

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61701

United States
Coordinates40°29′12″N 88°58′27″W / 40.4866°N 88.9741°W / 40.4866; -88.9741
Information
TypePublic
School districtDistrict 87
PrincipalTimothy Moore
Grades9–12
Gendercoed
Enrollment1,503 (2022-23[1])
Average class size13.5
Hours in school day6.5
Color(s)  Purple
  Gold
AthleticsIHSA
Athletics conferenceBig Twelve
Team namePurple Raiders
NewspaperThe Aegis
Feeder schoolsBloomington Junior High
Nobel laureatesClinton Davisson
Websitebhs.district87.org

Curriculum

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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

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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, gaming club, and pom pons. A wide variety of school clubs also meet on various 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 school's students at that time voted not to replace the mascot but still called the Purple Raiders. Bloomington High School participates in the Big 12 Conference (Illinois).

Awards

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Bloomington High School was named by U.S. News & World Report as a Bronze Medal Winner in 2009 and a Silver Medal Winner in 2012, reflecting its status as one of the nation's best high schools.[3]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Bloomington High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "About Bloomington High School". Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  3. ^ "Bloomington High School / Homepage".
  4. ^ "::District 87 Sesqui: Pawnee Bill::". old.district87.org. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  5. ^ "::District 87 Sesqui: Sidney Smith the Gumps::". old.district87.org. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Curt Raydon Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac".
  7. ^ "Jim Cox Baseball Stats | Baseball Almanac".
  8. ^ "15 Fortune 500 CEOs that Attended Public School | PublicSchoolReview.com". Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  9. ^ "Bob Bender Profile - University of Washington Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  10. ^ http://www.nba.com/coachfile/bob_bender/index.html?nav=page Bob Bender. nba.com.
  11. ^ "Craft: It's a match made in comic book heaven".
  12. ^ "Kindred: Life in 'the dream' good for BHS grad Hughes".
  13. ^ Kemp, Bill (October 27, 2013). "Bloomington Native Won Nobel Prize in Physics". Pantagraph.
  14. ^ Salt, Bonnie B. (December 22, 2015). "Kenneth Raisbeck papers". Hollis for Archival Study. Houghton Library, Harvard University.
  15. ^ Stock, Eric (30 September 2022). "Bloomington High School, District 87 induct 3 into their halls of fame". WGL FM.
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