Bloomington High School (Bloomington, Illinois)

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Bloomington High School
Address
Bloomington High School (Bloomington, Illinois)
1202 E. Locust Street

Bloomington
,
Illinois
61701

United States
Coordinates 40°29′12″N88°58′27″W / 40.4866°N 88.9741°W / 40.4866; -88.9741
Information
Type Public
School district District 87
PrincipalTimothy Moore
Teaching staff102.71 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Gendercoed
Enrollment1,395 (2023-2024 [1] )
Average class size13.5
Student to teacher ratio13.58 [1]
Hours in school day6.5
Color(s)  Purple
  Gold
Athletics IHSA
Athletics conference Big Twelve
Team namePurple Raiders
NewspaperThe Aegis
Feeder schoolsBloomington Junior High
Nobel laureates Clinton Davisson
Website www.district87.org/o/bhs

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

Contents

Curriculum

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, gaming club, and pom pons. A wide variety of school clubs also meet on various 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 school's students at that time voted not to replace the mascot but still 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 a Silver Medal Winner in 2012. [3] In 2024 it was ranked by U.S. News as #8,362 nationally and #297 within Illinois. [4]

Notable alumni

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  11. ↑ Stock, Eric (September 30, 2022). "Bloomington High School, District 87 induct 3 into their halls of fame". WGL FM.
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  13. ↑ "::District 87 Sesqui: Pawnee Bill::". old.district87.org. Archived from the original on July 10, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
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