Dixon High School (Illinois)
Dixon High School (DHS) is a high school located on Lincoln Statue Drive and Peoria Avenue on the northern side of Dixon, Illinois.
History
Notable alumni
- Charles Rudolph Walgreen (c. 1889), founder of Walgreens[1][2]
- Louella Parsons (1901), first Hollywood gossip columnist[3]
- Douglas MacLean (c. 1906), silent film actor, producer, and writer[4][5]
- Ronald Reagan (1928), 40th President of the United States[6]
- Lou Bevil (1939), former MLB player (Washington Senators)[7]
- Rondi Reed (1970), Tony Award-winning actress[8][9][10]
- Rita Crundwell (1971), criminal convicted of the largest municipal embezzlement in U.S. history[11][12]
- Isaiah Roby (2016), basketball player for NBA's Dallas Mavericks
References
- Bacon, John U: America's corner store: Walgreens' prescription for success, page 5. John Wiley and Sons, 2004.
- U.S. Department of Labor: Labor Hall of Fame Honoree--Charles R. Walgreen Archived 2009-05-10 at the Wayback Machine, 2006.
- Barbas, Samantha: The First Lady of Hollywood: A Biography of Louella Parsons, page 17. University of California Press, 2006.
- Golden, Eve: Golden images: 41 essays on silent film stars, page 84. McFarland, 2001.
- Parson, Louella (April 3, 1921). New York Telegraph, reprinted in Long, Bruce (editor), "Douglas and Faith MacLean" Archived December 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Taylorology, Issue 31, July 1995.
- Cahill, Robert; Mcticol, Richard (Editors): The Dixonian - 1928 (DHS Yearbook), page 29.
- "1939 Dixon High School Yearbook". Classmates.com. Classmates, Inc. p. 13. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
Louis Bevilacqua
- The Dixonian - 1970; Vol. 56.
- Houlihan, Mary (April 2, 2004). "Old friends reunite and 'Fall to Earth'". Chicago Sun-Times.
- "1968 Dixon High School Yearbook". Classmates.com. Classmates, Inc. p. 122. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
Rhondi Reed
- Jenco, Melissa (February 14, 2013). "Ex-Dixon comptroller gets 19 1/2 years for $54 million fraud". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- "1971 Dixon High School Yearbook". Classmates.com. p. 143. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
Rita Humphrey
External links
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