Bloomington High School (Bloomington, Illinois)

























































Bloomington High School
Address

1202 E. Locust Street
Bloomington, United States, Illinois 61701
United States
Coordinates
40°29′12″N 88°58′27″W / 40.4866°N 88.9741°W / 40.4866; -88.9741Coordinates: 40°29′12″N 88°58′27″W / 40.4866°N 88.9741°W / 40.4866; -88.9741
Information
Type
Public
School district
District 87
Principal
Timothy Moore
Grades
9–12
Gender
coed
Number of students
1,378 (2014-15)[1]
Hours in school day
6.5
School colour(s)
     Purple
     Gold
Team name
Purple Raiders
Nobel laureates
Clinton Davisson
Website
bhs.district87.org

Bloomington High School (BHS) is a public secondary school in Bloomington, Illinois, and is part of Bloomington School District 87.




Contents






  • 1 Academics


  • 2 Athletics


  • 3 Awards


  • 4 Notable alumni


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





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


  • 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


  • Ryan Bliss[12] (1989) — 3D artist; founder of Digital Blasphemy


  • Brandon Hughes[13] (2004) — Philadelphia Eagles football player


  • Clinton Davisson, recipient of the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics.[14]


  • Greg Engel, NFL player



References





  1. ^ "Bloomington High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-02-01.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  3. ^ http://bhs.district87.org/pages/Bloomington_High_School/News/U_S__News_and_World_Report_Ran


  4. ^ http://old.district87.org/sesqui/1879pawneebill.htm[permanent dead link]


  5. ^ http://old.district87.org/sesqui/1890sidneysmith.htm[permanent dead link]


  6. ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=raydocu01


  7. ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=coxji01


  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2012-07-29.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-07-29.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  10. ^ http://www.nba.com/coachfile/bob_bender/index.html?nav=page Bob Bender. nba.com.


  11. ^ http://m.pantagraph.com/blogs/craft/craft-it-s-a-match-made-in-comic-book-heaven/article_fbc80192-c6a3-11e1-bf41-0019bb2963f4.html


  12. ^ http://www.ryanbliss.com/#school


  13. ^ http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/columnists/kindred/article_6e20c105-e59d-595e-b35e-099be934e930.html


  14. ^ Kemp, Bill (October 27, 2013). "Bloomington Native Won Nobel Prize in Physics". Pantagraph.




External links



  • School website

  • IHSA school competition website




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