Bloom High School

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Bloom High School
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Front entrance
Address
Bloom High School
101 W. 10th Street

Chicago Heights
,
Illinois
60411

United States
Coordinates 41°30′51″N87°38′38″W / 41.5142°N 87.6440°W / 41.5142; -87.6440
Information
School type Public Comprehensive Secondary
Opened1900
School district Bloom Twp. HS 206
SuperintendentLenell Navarre
PrincipalJerry Anderson
Teaching staff95.70 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9–12
Gender Coed
Enrollment1,631 (2020–21) [1]
 •  Grade 9 536 students
 •  Grade 10 470 students
 •  Grade 11 318 students
 •  Grade 12 307 students
Average class size23.7
Student to teacher ratio17.16 [1]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)  Blue
  White
Slogan"We're From Bloom, & Couldn't Be Prouder"
Athletics conference Southland Athletic Conference
MascotBlazing Trojan
Team nameBloom Township Blazing Trojans
Accreditation AdvancED [2]
NewspaperThe Broadcaster
YearbookThe Annual
Website http://www.bloomhs.org/
Bloom Township High School
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Area10.7 acres (4.3 ha)
Built1931
ArchitectRoyer, Danely & Smith
Architectural styleArt Deco, Zig-Zag Modern
NRHP reference No. 82002527 [3]
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1982

Bloom High School is a public school in Chicago Heights, Illinois. It is part of Bloom Township High School District 206.

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The school was founded in 1900. A second Chicago Heights high school, Bloom Trail, was established in 1976 to offset overcrowding. [4] Since 1995, however, Bloom and Bloom Trail have shared the same sports programs, drawing from over 3,000 students [5] [6] in grades 9 to 12.

The present Bloom High School building, erected during the Great Depression, was named to the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1982. It is an Art Deco structure with six WPA murals. [7] The frescoes were created by Edgar Britton in 1935. The two limestone sculptures were designed by Curtis Drewes. The main structure of the high school was designed by the architectural firm of Royer, Danley, and Smith of Urbana, Illinois. Major additions were finished in 1956 and 1976.

In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, Bloom High School was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component (AIA Illinois). [8]

Athletics

Since 1995, Bloom and Bloom Trail have operated a cooperative athletic program. Prior to consolidating in sports, Bloom's teams were known as the Trojans. When combined with Bloom Trail (which used the name Blazers), teams are called the "Bloom Township Blazing Trojans". Both alone, and as a part of the cooperative program, Bloom was a member of the South Inter-Conference Association (SICA) until the conference dissolved in 2005. Since 2020, the program has been a member of the Southland Athletic Conference.

The following teams won their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament/meet. [9]

Bloom played in the title game of the Illinois High School Boys Basketball Championship in both 1974 and 1975.

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

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References

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  2. ↑ Institution Summary Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine , AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-10
  3. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ↑ About Bloom Trail High School Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 22 August 2007.
  5. ↑ Taylor Bell. Hoops consistent over ages for Bloom boys. Chicago Sun-Times. 25 December 2000.
  6. ↑ They've gone to great heights Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine . Chicago Sun-Times. 6 June 2007.
  7. ↑ Delia O'Hara. "After 50 years, WPA frescoes bloom under duo's care." Chicago Sun-Times. 22 July 1987.
  8. ↑ Waldinger, Mike (January 30, 2018). "The proud history of architecture in Illinois". Springfield Business Journal. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Season Summaries: Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 28 March 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bloom: They've gone to great Heights", Chicago Sun-Times, 6 June 2007, archived from the original on 19 September 2007, retrieved 7 April 2010
  11. ↑ Jeff Slade obituary
  12. ↑ The History Makers-Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Jr.

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