Addison Trail High School

Addison Trail High School first opened on September 1, 1966.[12] Prior to the opening of Addison Trail, there were two other high schools within District 88 - York High School, located in Elmhurst, and Willowbrook High School, located in Villa Park. Due to the rapid growth within District 88, Addison Trail was approved for construction, making it the third in the district.[12]

Since the opening of Addison Trail, there have been significant changes to the school. In 1976, construction of a new addition to Addison Trail was approved due to a growing student population.[12] In 2008, construction began on new renovations, which included a new 3-story classroom addition, student commons area, and field house.[13] The renovations, and additions were completed in 2010.[14] In 2010, Village of Addison purchased what was once Driscoll High School with the primary intention of using it as Addison Trail’s athletic fields.[15] The acquired land was named “Blazer Park”.[16]

In 2017, Addison Trail had an average composite ACT score of 20 and graduated 89% of its senior class.[17] Addison Trail has met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, which with the ACT, comprise the assessments used to fulfill the mandates of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.[4] The school as a whole exceeded expectations in reading, and three of the four students subgroups met the expectations in both mathematics and reading.[4]

In 2009, Newsweek, using the Challenge Index, ranked Addison Trail #491 in its list of the top 1,500 public high schools in America.[18]

Addison Trail competes in the West Suburban Conference. The school is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) which governs most sports and competitive activities in the state. Addison Trail's teams are stylized as the Blazers.

The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in: basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming & diving; tennis, track & field, and volleyball. Young men may also compete in baseball, football, and wrestling, while young women may compete in badminton, bowling, cheerleading, and softball.[19]

The following teams finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament or meet.[20]

• Football: semifinals (1990—91, 1991—92); 2nd place (1983—84, 1997—98)
• Gymnastics (boys): 4th place (1987—88); 3rd place (1982—83, 1986—87, 1988—89, 2002—03); 2nd place (1978—79, 1983—84, 2001—02); State Champions (1976—77, 1977—78, 1979—80, 1980—81, 1981—82, 1984—85, 1985—86)
• Gymnastics (girls): State Champions (1977—78, 1978—79, 1979—80, 1980—81, 1990—91)
• Soccer (boys): 4th place (1989—90)
• Wrestling: 2nd place (1970—71); State Champions (1978—79, 1979—80)
• Hockey State Champions (1993)
• Boys Swimming: 25th place(2009-2010)
• Boys Volleyball: 3rd place (2014-2015)
• Coed Cheerleading: ICCA Champions (2016) ICCA 3rd place (2015) ICCA 4th place (2014)[21]
• Coed Cheerleading Stunt Group: 1st place (2016)[22]

• Adam Amin, sportscaster[23]
• Mark Anelli (class of 1997) was an NFL tight end (2002), playing for the San Francisco 49ers[24][25]
• Kyle Kinane (class of 1995), stand-up comedian[26]
• Alexa Scimeca Knierim, figure skater, pairs national champion in U.S. National Championships
• James Millns (class of 1967), with partner Colleen O'Connor, won three U.S. National Championships in ice dancing; pair became first Americans to medal in that event at Olympics, winning bronze at 1976 Winter Olympics[27]
• Mark Rodenhauser, was an NFL center (1987—99)[28]
• Rocco Sisto (class of 1970) actor, played Richie Gazzo in Donnie Brasco and young Junior Soprano in The Sopranos[29]
• Lenae Williams (class of 1998), basketball player in WNBA (2002) with Detroit Shock[30][31]

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