Bloom High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Bloom High School
type = Public
students =
grades = 9–12
principal =
city = Chicago Heights
state = Illinois
country = USA
oversight =
mascot = Trojans
colors = Blue and White| website = [http://www.bloomhs.org/index.jsp?rn=3190782 Bloom High School]
newspaper =
established = 1900 Bloom High School is a public school in Chicago Heights, Illinois. It is part of Bloom Township High School District 206.

The school was founded in 1900. A second Chicago Heights high school, Bloom Trail, was established in 1976 to offset overcrowding. [ [http://www.bloomtrail.org/about_trail.jsp?rn=61140 About Bloom Trail High School] . Retrieved 22 August 2007.] Since 1995, however, Bloom and Bloom Trail have shared the same sports programs, drawing from over 3,000 students [Taylor Bell. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20001225/ai_n13881409 Hoops consistent over ages for Bloom boys] . Chicago Sun-Times. 25 December 2000.] [http://www.bloomdistrict206.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=37639&id=0&rn=1510614 They've gone to great heights] . "Chicago Sun-Times". 6 June 2007.] in grades 9-12.

The present Bloom High School building, erected during the Great Depression, was named to the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1982. It is an Art Deco structure with six WPA murals. [Delia O'Hara. "After 50 years, WPA frescoes bloom under duo's care." "Chicago Sun-Times". 22 July 1987.] The frescoes were created by Edgar Britton in 1935. The two limestone sculptures were designed by Curtis Drewes. The main structure of the high school was designed by the architectural firm of Royer, Danley, and Smith of Urbana, Illinois. Major additions were finished in 1956 and 1976.

Alumni

Notable alumni include actress Lynn Hamilton from Sanford and Son, sports mogul Jerry Colangelo, baseball player and author Jim Bouton, LPGA Hall of Fame golfer Carol Mann, Olympic bronze-medal pole vaulter Jan Johnson, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David S. Broder, NFL San Francisco 49ers lineman Bryant Young, award-winning newspaper columnist Mike Downey, and sports radio talk-show host Terry Boers. [http://www.bloomdistrict206.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=37639&id=0&rn=1510614 They've gone to great heights] . "Chicago Sun-Times". 6 June 2007.]

Demographics

As of 2006:

Am. Indian/Alaska Native: 1 ( 0 %)
Asian/Pacific Islander: 4 ( 0 %)
Hispanic: 653 ( 33 %)
African American: 1092 ( 56 %)
White: 214 ( 11 %)
Unspecified: 0 ( 0 %)

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