Thornwood High School

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Thornwood High School
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Thornwood High School
17101 South Park Ave., South Holland, IL 60473

South Holland
,
Illinois
60473

United States
Coordinates 41°35′00″N87°36′19″W / 41.58343°N 87.60539°W / 41.58343; -87.60539 Coordinates: 41°35′00″N87°36′19″W / 41.58343°N 87.60539°W / 41.58343; -87.60539
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TypePublic
Established1972
School district Thornton Township High School District 205
SuperintendentDr. Nathaniel Cunningham Jr.
PrincipalDon C. Holmes
Assistant principalThomas Walsh
Staff135.30 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
GenderCo-ed
Number of students1,763 (2020) [2]
Student to teacher ratio12.79 [1]
Color(s)  Navy blue
  Gold
Athletics conference Southland Athletic Conference
Feeder schoolsMcKinley 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.

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  2. ↑ "Thornwood High School". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ Baranek, Tony (September 15, 2016). "Baranek: Thornwood, NFL alum Michael Blair chasing Olympic bobsled dream". Chicago Tribune.
  4. ↑ Eddy Curry
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  6. ↑ Hymon, Steve (January 12, 1991). "Ooutlook on life is Fields' Primary Strength". Chicago Tribune.
  7. ↑ Castle, George (September 20, 2013). "Floyd was good talker as player, so now he gets paid for that skill" (PDF). Chicago Baseball Museum.
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  9. ↑ "Thornwood gains striking victory against T.F. South". Chicago Tribune. May 16, 1997.
  10. ↑ 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 ...)
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  14. ↑ Brown, Harley (April 28, 2014). "DJ Rashad Dead at 34 (Update)". Billboard.
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  16. ↑ Adam L. Jahns. Thornwood Thunderbirds. Chicago Sun-Times . May 15, 2008. Retrieved on May 23, 2008.
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