Thornwood High School

Thornwood High School
Thornwood High School
Address
	17101 South Park Ave.; South Holland, Illinois 60473; United States
Coordinates	41°35′00″N 87°36′19″W / 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	145.05 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9-12
Gender	Co-ed
Number of students	1,996 (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio	13.76
Color(s)	Navy blue; Gold
Athletics conference	Southland Athletic Conference
Feeder schools	McKinley Junior High School; Wolcott School; Barack H. Obama Learning Academy; Jesse White Learning Academy
Website	www.district205.net/thornwood

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.

Notable alumni

Freddie Banks – College football coach
Michael Blair – retired NFL football Running Back; played on the Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers^[2]
Eddy Curry – Former NBA Center; played for the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, 2012 NBA Champion Miami Heat, and Dallas Mavericks^[3]
T. C. Dantzler – Greco-Roman wrestler; two-time U.S. national champion, five-time U.S. world wrestling team member
Matt Doherty – actor^[4]
Floyd Fields – Former NFL football safety for the San Diego Chargers^[5]
Cliff Floyd – MLB baseball left-fielder; won 1997 World Series championship with Florida Marlins^[6]
Reggie Hamilton – Undrafted professional basketball player^[7]
Justin Huisman – Former MLB baseball pitcher; pitched for the Kansas City Royals^[8]
Don Holmes- Played Middle Linebacker for the Northwestern Wildcats; 1995 Big Ten Champion and participated in 1996 Rose Bowl; Currently the Principal of Thornwood High School (2018–Present)
Mark Konkol – Reporter for Chicago Sun-Times; 2011 Pulitzer Prize recipient^[9]
Neil Magny – Wrestler, professional MMA fighter competing in UFC^[10]
David Jerard Moss – Professional basketball player^[11]
Mark Mulder – Former MLB baseball pitcher; pitched for the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals^[12]
Brittani Nichols - Actress, producer, and writer
DJ Rashad – DJ, pioneer of Chicago footwork^[13]
Bill Roe – Former NFL football Linebacker^[4]
Dr. William A. Smith (Distinguished Professor & University Administrator)^[14]
Reggie Torian – 1999 silver medalist in 110m hurdles at World Championships; NCAA indoor 60m hurdle record holder^[4]
Steve Trout – Former MLB baseball pitcher; pitched for the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, and Seattle Mariners^[15]
Michelle Venturella – 2000 United States Olympic softball gold medalist^[16]
Jason Weaver – R&B singer and actor^[17]^[4]
Justin Williams – Former NBA basketball Power forward-Center; currently plays in Italy ^[18]
Bill Zehme—Biographer (Frank Sinatra, Andy Kaufman, Jay Leno, Hugh Hefner); writer for Rolling Stone, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Playboy.[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Thornwood High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
^ Baranek, Tony (September 15, 2016). "Baranek: Thornwood, NFL alum Michael Blair chasing Olympic bobsled dream". Chicago Tribune.
^ Eddy Curry
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Alumni / Most Notable Alumni". Thornwood High School.
^ Hymon, Steve (January 12, 1991). "Ooutlook on life is Fields' Primary Strength". Chicago Tribune.
^ Castle, George (September 20, 2013). "Floyd was good talker as player, so now he gets paid for that skill" (PDF). Chicago Baseball Museum.
^ "Reggie Hamilton - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles". ESPN.com. Thornwood High School
^ "Thornwood gains striking victory against T.F. South". Chicago Tribune. May 16, 1997.
^ 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 ...)
^ https://www.facebook.com/neil.magny/about ^{[user-generated source]}
^ Moss to Indiana State. highschoolelite.com. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
^ CBS (February 11, 2015). "Former MLB Pitcher Mark Mulder Accuses JRW Of Cheating For Years". CBS Chicago.
^ Brown, Harley (April 28, 2014). "DJ Rashad Dead at 34 (Update)". Billboard.
^ [1]
^ Draft Picks who came from Thornwood HS at baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
^ Adam L. Jahns. Thornwood Thunderbirds. Chicago Sun-Times. May 15, 2008. Retrieved on May 23, 2008.
^ Weaver, Jason [@itsjasonweaver] (April 24, 2014). "My high school! THORNWOOD aka "The Wood" aka "Gladiator School"" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Justin Williams at basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 29 September 2007.

External links

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[NCES-1] "Thornwood High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[2] Baranek, Tony (September 15, 2016). "Baranek: Thornwood, NFL alum Michael Blair chasing Olympic bobsled dream". Chicago Tribune.

[3] Eddy Curry

[district205-4] "Alumni / Most Notable Alumni". Thornwood High School.

[5] Hymon, Steve (January 12, 1991). "Ooutlook on life is Fields' Primary Strength". Chicago Tribune.

[6] Castle, George (September 20, 2013). "Floyd was good talker as player, so now he gets paid for that skill" (PDF). Chicago Baseball Museum.

[7] "Reggie Hamilton - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles". ESPN.com. Thornwood High School

[8] "Thornwood gains striking victory against T.F. South". Chicago Tribune. May 16, 1997.

[9] 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 ...)

[10] ttps://www.facebook.com/neil.magny/about ^{[user-generated source]}

[11] Moss to Indiana State. highschoolelite.com. Retrieved 9 February 2010.

[12] CBS (February 11, 2015). "Former MLB Pitcher Mark Mulder Accuses JRW Of Cheating For Years". CBS Chicago.

[13] Brown, Harley (April 28, 2014). "DJ Rashad Dead at 34 (Update)". Billboard.

[14] [1]

[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.

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