Bloom High School

Bloom High School

brown and white multi-story building, Art Deco style, with stone statues on each side of the steps, a circular drive in front, and green trees on the sides and center island of the drive

Front entrance
Address
101 W. 10th Street
Chicago Heights, Illinois 60411
United States
Coordinates 41°30′51″N 87°38′38″W / 41.5142°N 87.6440°W / 41.5142; -87.6440Coordinates: 41°30′51″N 87°38′38″W / 41.5142°N 87.6440°W / 41.5142; -87.6440
Information
School type public comprehensive secondary
Opened 1900
School district Bloom Twp. HS 206
Grades 912
Gender coeducational
Campus type suburban
Color(s)      Blue
     White
Slogan "We're From Bloom, & Couldn't Be Prouder"
Athletics conference South Suburban Conference
Mascot Trojans
Team name Bloom Township Blazing Trojans
Accreditation AdvancED[1]
Newspaper The Broadcaster
Yearbook The Annual
Website

http://www.bloomhs.org/

Bloom Township High School
Location 10th St., Dixie Hwy. and Chicago Heights St., Chicago Heights, Illinois
Area 10.7 acres (4.3 ha)
Built 1931
Architectural style Art Deco, Other, Zig-Zag Modern
NRHP Reference # 82002527[2]
Added to NRHP June 3, 1982

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.[3] Since 1995, however, Bloom and Bloom Trail have shared the same sports programs, drawing from over 3,000 students[4][5] in grades 9 to 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.[6] 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.

Athletics

Since 1995, Bloom and Bloom Trail have operated a cooperative athletic program. Prior to consolidating in sports, Bloom's teams were known as the Trojans. When combined with Bloom Trail (which used the name Blazers), teams are called the "Bloom Township Blazing Trojans". Both alone, and as a part of the cooperative program, Bloom was a member of the South Inter-Conference Association (SICA) until the conference dissolved in 2005. Since 2006, the program has been a member of the Southland Athletic Conference.

The following teams won their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament/meet.[7]

Bloom played in the title game of the Illinois High School Boys Basketball Championship in both 1974 and 1975.

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

References

  1. Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-10
  2. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. About Bloom Trail High School. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
  4. Taylor Bell. Hoops consistent over ages for Bloom boys. Chicago Sun-Times. 25 December 2000.
  5. They've gone to great heights. Chicago Sun-Times. 6 June 2007.
  6. Delia O'Hara. "After 50 years, WPA frescoes bloom under duo's care." Chicago Sun-Times. 22 July 1987.
  7. "Season Summaries: Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 28 March 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bloom: They've gone to great Heights", Chicago Sun-Times, 6 June 2007, retrieved 7 April 2010
  9. Jeff Slade obituary

External links

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