Thornwood High School

Thornwood High School

Infobox school
name= Thornwood High School
grades=9-12
established=1972
mascot=Thunder Birds
type= Public secondary
location= 17101 South Park Avenue South Holland, Illinois

Thornwood High School is a public high school located in South Holland, Illinois. It was built as part of Thornton Township High School District 205.

History

Thornwood opened in spring 1972 to offest overcrowding at other District 205 high schools Thornton Township High School and Thornridge High School. [* [http://www.carriesteinweg.com/ Carrie Elizabeth Steinweg] . "* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738523348 Images of America: South Holland] ". Arcadia Publishing, 2003. 71.]

Notable Alumni

*basketball players Eddy Curry [ [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/eddy_curry/bio.html Eddy Curry] at NBA.com. Retrieved 29 September 2007.] and Justin Williams [ [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/williju01.html Justin Williams] at basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 29 September 2007.]
*baseball players Mark Mulder, Cliff Floyd, and Steve Trout. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?exact=1&came_from=Thornwood%20HS%20(South%20Holland,IL) Draft Picks who came from Thornwood HS] at baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 29 September 2007.]
*NFL players Michael Blair, Floyd Fields, and Bill Roe
*Michelle Venturella -2000 United States Olympic Softball Gold Medalist. [Adam L. Jahns. [http://www.suntimes.com/sports/preps/highschool/948275,CST-SPT-spot14.article Thornwood Thunderbirds] . "Chicago Sun-Times". May 15, 2008. Retrieved on May 23, 2008.]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.district205.net/thornwood/ Official site]


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