Dixon High School (Illinois)
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| Dixon High School | |
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| Address | |
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300 Lincoln Statue Drive , , 61021 United States | |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | Jared Shaner |
| Staff | 42.53 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 805[1] (2022-23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.93[1] |
| Color(s) | Purple and white [2] |
| Nickname | Dukes/Duchesses[2] |
| Website | [1] |
41°50′49″N 89°29′19″W / 41.847°N 89.4885°W
Dixon High School (DHS) is a high school located on Lincoln Statue Drive and Peoria Avenue on the northern side of Dixon, Illinois.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Charles Rudolph Walgreen (c. 1889), founder of Walgreens[3][4]
- Louella Parsons (1901), first Hollywood gossip columnist[5]
- Douglas MacLean (c. 1906), silent film actor, producer, and writer[6][7]
- Ronald Reagan (1928), 40th president of the United States[8]
- Lou Bevil (1939), former MLB player (Washington Senators)[9]
- Rondi Reed (1970), Tony Award-winning actress[10][11][12]
- Rita Crundwell (1971), criminal convicted of the largest municipal embezzlement in U.S. history[13][14]
- Isaiah Roby (2016), basketball player for NBA's OKC Thunder
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dixon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "Dixon High School". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Bacon, John U: America's corner store: Walgreens' prescription for success, page 5. John Wiley and Sons, 2004.
- ^ U.S. Department of Labor: Labor Hall of Fame Honoree--Charles R. Walgreen Archived 2009-05-10 at the Wayback Machine, 2006.
- ^ Barbas, Samantha: The First Lady of Hollywood: A Biography of Louella Parsons, page 17. University of California Press, 2006.
- ^ Golden, Eve: Golden images: 41 essays on silent film stars, page 84. McFarland, 2001.
- ^ Parson, Louella (April 3, 1921). New York Telegraph, reprinted in Long, Bruce (editor), "Douglas and Faith MacLean" Archived December 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Taylorology, Issue 31, July 1995.
- ^ Cahill, Robert; Mcticol, Richard (Editors): The Dixonian - 1928 (DHS Yearbook), page 29.
- ^ "1939 Dixon High School Yearbook". Classmates.com. Classmates, Inc. p. 13. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
Louis Bevilacqua
- ^ The Dixonian - 1970; Vol. 56.
- ^ Houlihan, Mary (April 2, 2004). "Old friends reunite and 'Fall to Earth'". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ "1968 Dixon High School Yearbook". Classmates.com. Classmates, Inc. p. 122. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
Rhondi Reed
- ^ Jenco, Melissa (February 14, 2013). "Ex-Dixon comptroller gets 19 1/2 years for $54 million fraud". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "1971 Dixon High School Yearbook". Classmates.com. p. 143. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
Rita Humphrey
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