Tinley Park High School

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Tinley Park High School
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Tinley Park High School
6111 West 175th Street

Tinley Park
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Illinois
60477

United States
Coordinates 41°34′18″N87°46′02″W / 41.57163°N 87.76713°W / 41.57163; -87.76713
Information
School type Public Secondary
Opened1961
School district Bremen Community High School District 228
SuperintendentDr. Brad Sikora
CEEB code 144118
PrincipalDr. Theresa Nolan
Teaching staff62.03 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Gender Coed
Enrollment1,025 (2020-21) [1]
 •  Grade 9 265 students
 •  Grade 10 244 students
 •  Grade 11 266 students
 •  Grade 12 250 students
Average class size23.4
Student to teacher ratio16.17 [1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)  Scarlet
  Gold
Athletics conference South Suburban Conference
Nickname Titans
Rival Oak Forest High School
Accreditation Illinois State Board of Education
PublicationAfterthoughts
NewspaperTitan Times
YearbookScythe
Website tinley.bhsd228.com
[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Tinley Park High School, TPHS or simply Tinley is a public high school located in Tinley Park, Illinois, approximately 30 miles southwest of Chicago. It is part of Bremen Community High School District 228 which also includes Oak Forest High School, Hillcrest High School and Bremen High School.

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Overview

Tinley Park High School is the second oldest school of the four high schools comprising Bremen High School District 228, opening in 1961. The 1,100 students at TPHS come from sections of the villages of Tinley Park, Oak Forest, Markham, and Country Club Hills, Illinois.

Demographics

With approximately 67 teachers for the estimated 1100 student body, Tinley Park has a student/teacher ratio of roughly 17:1. In 2007, the student body composed of 56.8% caucasian students, 25.8% African-American students, 10.4% Hispanic students, 4.7% Asian-American students, 0.6% Native American students, and 1.6% multi-racial students.

Academics

In 2016, the average composite ACT score for Titan students was 19.0. [5] As of 2008, Tinley Park HS is making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as described by the federal No Child Left Behind act. [5]

Athletics

Tinley Park's athletic teams play in the South Suburban Conference, governed by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).

The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in: basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, and track & field. Young men may compete in baseball, football, and wrestling. Young women may compete in cheerleading, softball, and volleyball. While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors a pom pom team (the Titanette Dancers). [8]

The following teams have won or placed top four in their respective IHSA state tournaments or meets: [9]

Activities

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tinley Park High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ "District 228 Administration". Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Administration". Tinley Park High School. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Tinley Park High School" . Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 "2008 Illinois School Report Card for Tinley Park HS" (PDF). Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  6. ↑ "School info for Tinley Park HS". ihsa.org. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Activities directory". Tinley Park High School. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Athletics". Tinley Park High School. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  9. ↑ "IHSA Season Summaries for Tinley Park HS" . Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Coach Passes On Key to Greatness". Chicago Tribune. 18 February 1965. pp. NW7. ProQuest   179816178. Gora would rather discuss his (Tinley Park) titan swimming team than himself, but he is familiar with greatness. He swam in the 1952 Olympics ...
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