Thornridge High School

Thornridge High School is a public high school in the south suburbs of Chicago located in Dolton, Illinois. It was built as part of Thornton Township High School District 205. Thornrigde's doors first opened to the public in 1960. It is sometimes confused with the similarly named schools in the Thornton Township district 205 : Thornton Township High School (Harvey, IL) and Thornwood High School (South Holland,IL). Thornridge HS is currently celebrating their 60th anniversary of education to Dolton as of the 2019-2020 school year. The school is over 96% African American.[5]

Thornridge High School
Address
South Suburbs, 15000 Cottage Grove

Dolton
,
Illinois
60419

United States
Coordinates41.6189°N 87.6001°W / 41.6189; -87.6001
Information
TypePublic high school
Opened1960
School districtThornton Twp HS 205
SuperintendentDr. Nathaniel Cunningham, Jr.[1]
PrincipalMs. Ebonie Williams [2]
Grades9–12
GenderCoed
Enrollment1,242 [3] (2019)
Average class size18.7[4]
AreaSouth Suburbs
Campus typeSuburban
School color(s)     Light Gray
     Columbia blue[3]
Slogan"We Are TR"
Athletics conferenceSouthland Athletic Conference
Nickname"The Ridge" or "TR"
Team nameMighty Falcons
NewspaperBagpipe
YearbookPiper
Websitewww.district205.net/thornridge

Athletics

Thornridge's teams are nicknamed the "Falcons". The school colors are Columbia Blue, and Navy Blue. The school's teams competed as a member of the South Inter-Conference Association or SICA before eventually joining the Southwest Suburban Conference and as of 2019,the Falcons compete in the Southland Athletic Conference. These teams also compete in the state championship series sponsored by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).

The school sponsors teams for both men and women in basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis, and track & field. Men may also compete in baseball, football, swimming & diving, and wrestling. Women may compete in cheerleading, softball, and volleyball.[6]

The following athletic teams placed in the top four of their respective class in their respective sports in IHSA sponsored state championship series.[7]

  • basketball (boys): State Champions (1970–71, 1971–72)
    The Thornridge Falcons Logo
  • cross country (boys): 3rd place (1978–79, 1979–80)
  • cross country (girls): 3rd place (1983–84)
  • swimming & diving (boys): 4th place (1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69); 3rd place (1969–70)
  • track & field (boys): 3rd place (1979–80)

Activities

Thornridge has had an extensive history of success in the performing arts and competitive public speaking. The following teams have placed in the top four of their respective state championship competitions sponsored by the IHSA.[7]

  • Debate: State Champions (1975–76); 2nd place (1972–73, 1977–78)
  • Drama: State Champions (1971–72, 1989–90, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08); 2nd place (1969–70, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 2005–06); 3rd place (1976–77, 1978–79, 1982–83); 4th place (2001–02)
  • Group Interpretation: State Champions (1974–75, 1993–94, 2002–03); 2nd place (1980–81, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2003–04); 4th place (1996–97, 1999–2000)
  • Individual Events: State Champions (1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71); 3rd place (1984–85, 1993–94); 4th place (1964–65, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1989–90)
  • Speech (sweepstakes): State Champions (1967–68, 1969–70); 2nd place (1970–71, 1971–72), 4th place (1968–69)

Notable alumni

References
  1. Thornton Township H.S. District 205 District Administration; accessed 23 November 2008 Archived 19 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Administration, Thornridge H.S. homepage; accessed 23 November 2008
  3. Thornridge High School profile, ihsa.org; accessed 23 November 2008
  4. Class of 2007 school report card, p. 1; accessed 23 November 2008
  5. http://webprod.isbe.net/ereportcard/publicsite/getReport.aspx?year=2019&code=0701620500002_e.pdf
  6. Thornridge Athletic Department; accessed 23 November 2008
  7. Season Summaries for Thornridge High School, ihsa.org; accessed 23 November 2008
  8. Bell, Taylor, Spotlight: Thornridge Falcons, 12 March 2008, Chicago Sun-Times; accessed 23 November 2008
  9. Heston, Patrick C, One Magical Century: The Story of Illinois High School Basketball, ihsa.org; accessed 23 November 2008
  10. Quinn Buckner biography and stats, basketball -reference.com; accessed 23 November 2008
  11. Quinn Buckner biography, pascers.com; accessed 23 November 2008
  12. Kevin Duckworth statistics and bio, basketball-reference.com; accessed 23 November 2008
  13. EIU Legend Kevin Duckworth Passes Away, Eastern Illinois University Athletics; accessed 23 November 2008
  14. Hermann, Andrew, True Blood actor Nelsan Ellis credits Thornridge teachers with on- and off-screen success, 23 November 2008, Chicago Sun-Times; accessed 23 November 2008
  15. Sam Mack stats & bio, databaseBasketball.com; accessed 23 November 2008 Archived 26 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine
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