Riverside Brookfield High School
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Riverside-Brookfield High School)
Riverside Brookfield Township
|
|
|---|---|
| Established | 1909 |
| Type | Public High School |
| Principal | Pamela Bylsma |
| Students | 1469 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Riverside, Illinois, United States |
| Campus | Coed |
| Colors | Royal Blue & White |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Yearbook | Rouser |
| Newspaper | The Clarion |
| Website | RBHS |
Riverside Brookfield High School is a public high school located in Riverside, IL. It serves the towns of Riverside, Brookfield, LaGrange Park, North Riverside and Broadview . The mascot of Riverside Brookfield (RB) is Rouser the Bulldog. RB recently finished a major renovation. It is right next to the Brookfield Zoo and had a program for freshman with the zoo called SEE (School of Environmental Education) team. The SEE Team and many other clubs, activities, and faculty members were cut following a failed 2011 referendum.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Tom Baugh was an NFL center (1986—89), playing most of his career with the Kansas City Chiefs.[1][2]
Their critically acclaimed album Amelia Earhart (The First Vagina in Space) went on to sell 3 million copies worldwide and has been described as "groundbreaking" by revered artist The RZA
- Michael Colgrass (1949) is a composer. He won the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Music, and then won an Emmy Award in 1982 for a PBS documentary Soundings: The Music of Michael Colgrass.[3]
- Bob Daily (1978) is an author, producer, and award winning television writer. He received two awards from the Writers Guild of America for his work on these television series Frasier, and is currently a producer for the series Desperate Housewives.[1][4]
- Jack Dykinga (1961) is an author and photojournalist who won the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography.[1][5]
- Tom Kondla was a professional basketball center playing the 1968—69 season, mostly with the ABA Houston Mavericks.[1][6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Akouris, Tina; Riverside-Brookfield: A history of unforgettable games; 19 September 2007; Chicago Sun-Times; accessed 21 July 2009
- ^ Tom Baugh stats & bio; databasefootball.com; accessed 21 July 2009
- ^ Riverside Brookfield High School - 2000 Alumni Award Recipients; accessed 21 July 2009
- ^ Riverside Brookfield High School - 2000 Alumni Award Recipients; accessed 21 July 2009
- ^ Riverside Brookfield High School - 2001 Alumni Award Recipients; accessed 21 July 2009
- ^ Tom Kondla stats & bio; basketball-reference.com; accessed 21 July 2009
 |
This Illinois school-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
