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* [[David Goldblatt]] (1977), jazz pianist, member of [[Mark Isham]]'s studio band.{{citation needed|date=September 2009}}
* [[David Goldblatt]] (1977), jazz pianist, member of [[Mark Isham]]'s studio band.{{citation needed|date=September 2009}}
* [[Jeff Harnar]] (1977) is a New York-based [[cabaret]] singer.<ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | title = New Trier: Alum, Jeff Harnar, has cabaret act| newspaper = Wilmette Life| location =Wilmette, IL, USA| pages = B10| date = 29 October 1992 }}</ref><ref name="103006 Playbill"/>
* [[Jeff Harnar]] (1977) is a New York-based [[cabaret]] singer.<ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | title = New Trier: Alum, Jeff Harnar, has cabaret act| newspaper = Wilmette Life| location =Wilmette, IL, USA| pages = B10| date = 29 October 1992 }}</ref><ref name="103006 Playbill"/>
* [[Al Jourgensen]] (attended), musician
* [[Al Jourgensen]] (attended), musician{{citation needed|date=September 2009}}
* [[Liz Phair]] (1985) is a [[singer-songwriter]] and [[guitarist]] (''[[Why Can't I?]]'').<ref name="SunTimes HSotW article"/>
* [[Liz Phair]] (1985) is a [[singer-songwriter]] and [[guitarist]] (''[[Why Can't I?]]'').<ref name="SunTimes HSotW article"/>
* [[Dave Samuels]] (1966) is a jazz [[vibraphone|vibraphonist]] who formerly played with [[Spyro Gyra]] and currently plays with The [[Caribbean Jazz Project]].<ref>{{cite web| last = Warrick| first = James| title = Northern Illinois University School of Music - news announcements for March, 1999| publisher = Northern Illinois University School of Music| date = March, 1999| url = http://www.niu.edu/Music/news_announcements/vault/March%201999.pdf| accessdate = 27 September 2009| quote = This concert will feature all four of our New Trier Jazz Ensembles with special guest artist and New Trier alum, DAVE SAMUELS (vibes/marimba).}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | title = Dave Samuels, New Trier class of 1961, won Grammy award for Best Latin Jazz Recording for his Caribbean Jazz Project| newspaper = Wilmette Life| location =Wilmette, IL, USA| pages = B5| date = 20 March 2003}}</ref>
* [[Dave Samuels]] (1966), jazz vibraphonist of [[Spyro Gyra]], The Caribbean Jazz Project
* [[Joe Trohman]] (2002) is a guitarist for the band [[Fall Out Boy]].<ref name="102005 Chicago Mag">{{Citation| last = McKeough| first = Kevin| title = About a Boy| journal = Chicago Magazine| volume = | issue = | pages = | date = October| year = 2005| url = http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/October-2005/About-a-Boy/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc| quote = (from page 2) Wentz attended North Shore Country Day School (where his mom, Dale, works as an administrator) and New Trier High School ... They formed Fall Out Boy in 2001 with Trohman-a New Trier junior who'd known Wentz since they were kids ...}}</ref><ref name="Sawyer book">{{cite book| last = Sawyer| first = Sarah| title = Fall Out Boy| publisher = Rosen Publishing Group| date = 2009| location = New York, NY, USA| pages = 14-15| isbn = 1-4358-5127-6| quote = Joseph Trohman ... attended Washburne Junior High and New Trier Township High School in Winnetka, Illinois, which is where he met Wentz.}}</ref>
* [[Joe Trohman]] (2002), guitarist for [[Fall Out Boy]]
* [[Matt Walker (drummer)|Matt Walker]] (1987) is a rock musician and former drummer for [[The Smashing Pumpkins]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Conway| first = Michael| title = Rock star returns to roots| newspaper = Wilmette Life| location =Wilmette, IL, USA| pages = | publisher = Pioneer Press| date = 23 April 1998| quote = Matt Walker, New Trier class of 1987, who has performed as a drummer with the Smashing Pumpkins, appeared as a guest artist at the spring jazz concert in Gaffney Auditorium.}}</ref>
* [[Matt Walker (drummer)|Matt Walker]], rock musician and former drummer of [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]
* [[Pete Wentz]] (attended), bassist for [[Fall Out Boy]]
* [[Pete Wentz]] (attended), bassist for the band [[Fall Out Boy]].<ref name="102005 Chicago Mag"/><ref name="Sawyer book"/>


==Newsmakers==
==Newsmakers==

Revision as of 18:43, 27 September 2009

This is a list of notable alumni from New Trier High School, a public four-year high school, in Winnetka, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, including alumni from the former New Trier East and New Trier West High Schools:


Business

Film and theater

Government

Journalism and letters

Music

Newsmakers

Science and technology

Sports

Others

  • Ann-Margret
    Ann-Margret
  • Adam Baldwin
    Adam Baldwin
  • Judy Biggert
    Judy Biggert
  • Christine Ebersole
    Christine Ebersole
  • Rahm Emanuel
    Rahm Emanuel
  • Christie Hefner
    Christie Hefner
  • Charlton Heston
    Charlton Heston
  • Mark Kirk
    Mark Kirk
  • Virginia Madsen
    Virginia Madsen
  • Liz Phair
    Liz Phair
  • Donald Rumsfeld
    Donald Rumsfeld
  • Hal Sparks
    Hal Sparks
  • Jack Steinberger
    Jack Steinberger
  • Scott Turow
    Scott Turow
  • Rainn Wilson
    Rainn Wilson

References

  1. ^ Golosinski, Matt (Summer 2001). "Recipe for success: Campbell Soup CEO Doug Conant '76 talks strategy". Kellogg World. Evanston, IL: Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "High School of the Week: New Trier". Chicago Sun-Times. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  3. ^ Hauser, Marc (March 2006). "Man of a Thousand Faces". Chicago Magazine.com. Retrieved 3 September 2009. I've known Christie since we were in high school together at New Trier; I was working for Playboy then.
  4. ^ Davidson, Andrew (30 September 2007). "A Very Happy Bunny". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 September 2009. VITAL STATISTICS — School: New Trier West, Illinois
  5. ^ Cohen, Roger (9 June 1991). "MS. PLAYBOY". New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2009. Christie went to New Trier West, a public high school with a reputation for academic excellence, and was a model pupil.
  6. ^ Strahler, Steven (2 July 2005). "Lofty expectations await Boeing CEO". Chicago Business. Chicago, IL: Crain Communications, Inc. Retrieved 3 September 2009. The 55-year-old Mr. McNerney, a New Trier Township High School graduate with experience at Corporate ...
  7. ^ Derry, Charles (2001). International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale Group.
  8. ^ "Ann-Margret Discusses Being a Showbiz Survivor". Larry King Live. 1 January 2001. CNN. KING: ... Now, you went to a famous high school, as I notice. New Trier High School. ANN-MARGRET: Yes. {{cite episode}}: External link in |transcripturl= (help); Unknown parameter |began= ignored (|date= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |transcripturl= ignored (|transcript-url= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ a b c d e f Green, Caryn. "Community Profile: Winnetka". North Shore Magazine. Retrieved 31 August 2009. While New Trier's academic excellence is legendary, the drama and music programs are also renowned. Famous alums include actors Adam Baldwin, Bruce Dern, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson, Virginia Madsen and Ann Margaret, as well as musician Liz Phair, author Scott Turow, Sen. Charles Percy, and Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense.
  10. ^ O'Malley, Kathy (21 August 1987). "Baldwin's career regains its luster". Spokane [WA] Chronicle. Chicago Tribune. p. 18. Retrieved 1 September 2009. "Yeah," said Baldwin, whose career began at a level where many never reach — with a starring role in a hit movie ... He was 17 at the time, a junior at suburban New Trier East High School ...
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h Stillerman, Joel (5 April 2001). "New Trier Centennial events planned". Wilmette Life. Wilmette, IL: Pioneer Press. p. 7. Retrieved 7 September 2009. New Trier Centennial events planned. "New Trier Stars on Stage" includes alumni panelists Hugh O'Brian '43, James Stern '75, Joel Stiller (sic) '79, Virginia Madsen '79, Adam Baldwin 1976-79, Rusty Schwimmer '80, Hal Sparks '88, Adam Hunter '92. Saturday youth baseball clinic for children includes "trainers" who are former professional baseball players: Pete Burnside '48, Mike Huff '81, and Russ Baumgarten '81
  12. ^ "Ralph Bellamy". biography. The Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  13. ^ a b "Callaway sisters to mark two birthdays with their reunion". Mount Prospect Times. Mt. Prospect, IL: Pioneer Press. 18 August 2005. Retrieved 7 September 2009. Sisters Liz Callaway and Ann Hampton Callaway, who grew up in Winnetka and graduated from New Trier Township High School ...
  14. ^ Richards, Dean (15 September 2008). "The Buzz: Actor William Christopher" (interview). The Morning Call. WGN-TV. Retrieved 7 September 2009. Our family moved out to Glencoe, so I went to New Trier High School.
  15. ^ "The Success Story of Dr. Christine Ebersole '71". biographic sketch. MacMurray College. Retrieved 1 September 2009. Dr. Christine Ebersole came from Winnetka, Illinois, where she discovered her passion for acting and singing at New Trier High School (Winnetka) ...
  16. ^ Witchel, Alex (3 June 2007). "Between a Mother and a Daughter". New York Times. p. 4. Retrieved 1 September 2009. After New Trier Township High School, Ebersole briefly attended MacMurray College ...
  17. ^ Kilday, Gregg (5 April 2008). "Actor Charlton Heston dies at 84". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles, CA: Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 7 September 2009. Fortunately for his artistic development, the Heston family moved to Winnetka, Ill., where he attended New Trier High School, excelling in theater, before moving on to Northwestern. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ Hartl, John (6 April 2008). "Charlton Heston was larger than life". msnbc.com. Retrieved 7 September 2009. Taking drama classes at Winnetka's New Trier High School, he decided he wanted to be an actor after seeing a school production of "Twelfth Night." Shakespeare would remain his favorite writer.
  19. ^ "Rock Hudson". biography. New York Times. Retrieved 7 September 2009. A popular but academically unspectacular student at New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL, he decided ...
  20. ^ "Rainn Wilson Hearts 'The Rocker'" (interview). OK! Magazine. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2009. We played two? gigs, one for a bunch of 11-year-olds who ended up stealing our patch chords in a church basement. Then our second gig was an audition for the Battle of The Bands, which we didn't get into. That's how bad we were; we were not even in the top six bands at New Trier High School (in Illinois). I was the singer.
  21. ^ "Rainn Wilson" (biography). New York Times. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  22. ^ "Meet Judy". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 4 September 2009. Judy was born in Chicago on August 15, 1937 and attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois.
  23. ^ "U.S. Congress Database — Members of Congress: Judy Biggert". The Washington Post Company. Retrieved 4 September 2009. BIGGERT, Judith Borg, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 15, 1937; attended New Trier High School, Winnetka, Ill.
  24. ^ Bendavid, Naftali (6 November 2008). "Rahm Emanuel mulls chief of staff role in Barack Obama's administration". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 4 September 2009. Emanuel is a consummate Chicagoan; he was born in the city and attended New Trier West High School ...
  25. ^ Bendavid, Naftali (2007). The Thumpin': How Rahm Emanuel and the Democrats Learned to be Ruthless and Ended the Republican Revolution. Random House, Inc. p. 31. ISBN 0385523289. Larry Grote, Emanuel's high school advisor and soccer coach at New Trier High School, reaffirmed ...
  26. ^ a b c d Berger, Susan (27 July 2000). "Seeing the world through New Trier eyes". Winnetka Talk. Winnetka, IL: Pioneer Press. Retrieved 4 September 2009. The panel that gathered as part of a yearlong New Trier centennial celebration included: former U.S. Senator Charles Percy, class of 1937; former U.S. Rep. Donald Rumsfeld, class of 1950; current Ambassador Thomas Miller, class of 1966; Harvard professor Richard Sobel, class of 1967; and former political adviser Rahm Emanuel, class of 1977.
  27. ^ "About Mark". biographical sketch. United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 4 September 2009. Representative Kirk graduated from New Trier High School (Winnetka) and attended ...
  28. ^ a b c d Fusco, Chris (29 April 2001). "New Trier turns 100". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 4 September 2009. The school's many famous alums include Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, former Sen. Charles Percy, chef Charlie Trotter and author Scott Turow.
  29. ^ Rodrick, Stephen (4 April 2008). "Becoming Julia Allison: PR-savvy powerhouse or the media world's own Britney Spears? Read what it took semi-credible, self-made maelstrom Julia Allison to bumrush New York's media elite". mediabistro.com. Retrieved 13 September 2009. The smile echoes a girlish grin found in New Trier High School yearbook photos for a student named Julia Baugher.
  30. ^ Berger, Susan (15 February 2001). "New Trier alums report on the media". Wilmette Life. Wilmette, IL: Pioneer Press. Retrieved 13 September 2009.| quote = Television reporter Ann Compton returned to New Trier ... "I can't believe that I am standing on the same stage where we performed "Brigadoon" and "Of Thee I Sing," Compton, a member of the class of 1965}}
  31. ^ Wolkin, Mike (2000). Michael Bloomfield: if you love these blues. San Francisco, CA, USA: Miller Freeman Books. p. 38. ISBN 0-87930-617-3. After prep school, Mike came back and tried to go to New Trier again to graduate. I don't remember what he did, exactly, but - oh, we all came to school drunk, and they threw us all out. None of us were allowed to graduate. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  32. ^ a b Greenfield, Robert (2002). S.t.p.: A journey Through America With The Rolling Stones. Cambridge, MA, USA: Da Capo Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-306-81199-9. A friend of the band can be anyone from a musician like Mike Bloomfield, who went to high school with Marshall Chess back in Winnetka, Illinois ...
  33. ^ a b Drake, David (30 October 2006). "The Cabaret Beat: A Collective Cy". Playbill.com. Retrieved 27 September 2009. Liz Callaway and I went to high school together in Chicago. This will be our first singing in public together since we did Kismet at New Trier High School," he laughs ...
  34. ^ "New Trier: Alum, Jeff Harnar, has cabaret act". Wilmette Life. Wilmette, IL, USA. 29 October 1992. pp. B10.
  35. ^ Warrick, James (March, 1999). "Northern Illinois University School of Music - news announcements for March, 1999" (PDF). Northern Illinois University School of Music. Retrieved 27 September 2009. This concert will feature all four of our New Trier Jazz Ensembles with special guest artist and New Trier alum, DAVE SAMUELS (vibes/marimba). {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  36. ^ "Dave Samuels, New Trier class of 1961, won Grammy award for Best Latin Jazz Recording for his Caribbean Jazz Project". Wilmette Life. Wilmette, IL, USA. 20 March 2003. pp. B5.
  37. ^ a b McKeough, Kevin (October), "About a Boy", Chicago Magazine, (from page 2) Wentz attended North Shore Country Day School (where his mom, Dale, works as an administrator) and New Trier High School ... They formed Fall Out Boy in 2001 with Trohman-a New Trier junior who'd known Wentz since they were kids ... {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  38. ^ a b Sawyer, Sarah (2009). Fall Out Boy. New York, NY, USA: Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 14–15. ISBN 1-4358-5127-6. Joseph Trohman ... attended Washburne Junior High and New Trier Township High School in Winnetka, Illinois, which is where he met Wentz. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)
  39. ^ Conway, Michael (23 April 1998). "Rock star returns to roots". Wilmette Life. Wilmette, IL, USA: Pioneer Press. Matt Walker, New Trier class of 1987, who has performed as a drummer with the Smashing Pumpkins, appeared as a guest artist at the spring jazz concert in Gaffney Auditorium.
  40. ^ Cohen, Sharon (12 June 1988). "Suicide ended years of suffering for Laurie Dann". Star-News. Wilmington, NC: Associated Press. pp. 12A. Retrieved 2 September 2009. Laurie Wasserman (Dann), who had an older brother, Mark, graduated from prestigious New Trier East High School.
  41. ^ Brower, Montgomery; Bell, Bonnie (6 June), "Mad Enough to Kill", People, pp. 42–49, retrieved 2 September 2009, The daughter of a well-to-do accountant, Norman Wasserman, Dann was raised in Chicago's northern suburbs and graduated from Winnetka's elite New Trier East High School in 1975. {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  42. ^ Day, Nancy (July–August 2004). "The Battle for Illinois". Harvard Magazine. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University. Retrieved 2 September 2009. Ryan played basketball for New Trier High School, then played football at Dartmouth.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  43. ^ "True Believers; Hot Rocks; Breach of Faith". CNN & Time. August 6, 2000. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  44. ^ Dedman, Bill (6 July 1999). "Midwest Gunman Had Engaged In Racist Acts at 2 Universities". New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2009. The quotation that Benjamin Smith chose for his senior yearbook in 1996 at New Trier High School was ...
  45. ^ Jensen, Trevor (3 November 2006). "Bradley Roland Will: 1970 - 2006 : Filmmaker hoped to change world" (PDF). Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2 September 2009. A 1988 graduate of New Trier High School, Mr. Will for the last decade had traveled throughout the U.S., Latin America and Europe on behalf of various causes {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  46. ^ Steinberger, Jack (1988 (addendum 2005)). "Jack Steinberger — The Nobel Prize in Physics 1988: Autobiography" (autobiographic sketch). The Alfred Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 8 September 2009. New Trier Township High School on the well-to-do Chicago North Shore, enjoyed a national reputation, and, with a swimming pool, athletic fields, cafeteria, as well as excellent teachers, offered horizons unimaginable to the young emigrant from a small German town. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  47. ^ "Library showcases Nobel Laureate's gift to New Trier" (PDF). Board report to the Community. Winnetka, IL: New Trier Township High School District 203. Fall 2004. p. 3. Retrieved 2 September 2009. Inside—wrapped only in sheets of paper—was Mr. Steinberger's Nobel Prize medal. "The good beginning I received at New Trier was one of several important privileges in my life, and it is a pleasure to leave that token in good hands," Mr. Steinberger wrote.
  48. ^ "Prof. Dr. Jack Steinberger". biographical sketch. The Nobel Laureates Meeting at Lindau. Retrieved 2 September 2009. Jack was taken in by a Chicago businessman, who put him into the respected New Trier Township High School (to whom Jack donated his Nobel medal) ...
  49. ^ "Ross Baumgarten". statistics & biographical sketch. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  50. ^ Goddard, Joe (29 June 2003). "WHAT'S UP WITH ... Ross Baumgarten: Pitcher Baumgarten had fun while it lasted". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 7 September 2009. Baumgarten, who played high school ball at New Trier, threw six shutouts among his 22 victories for the White Sox ...
  51. ^ "Profile: Ben Braun" (statistics & biography). Rice University Athletic Department. Retrieved 7 September 2009. A native of Chicago, Braun graduated from New Trier High School, where he starred in both basketball and baseball.
  52. ^ Digilov, Yan (24 October 2008). "Under construction: Braun brings no-excuse formula to rebuild men's basketball". The Rice Thresher. Houston, TX: Rice University student press. Retrieved 7 September 2009. An anecdote from his youth as captain of a New Trier team on the path to a state title best describes his earliest approach to leadership: "One time, my best friend was eating too much at a pre-game meal, and I spit in his ice cream," Braun remembered. "We got into a fight and coach had to separate us. I did that because he didn't have the discipline to wait until after the game to eat ice cream."
  53. ^ "Pete Burnside" (statistics & biographical information). The Baseball Cube.com. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  54. ^ "John Castino" (statistics & biograhical information). The Baseball Cube.com. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  55. ^ a b c d Mahoney, Dennis (1 July 2009). "Blue Jackets make New Trier's Moore the one". Glencoe News. Glencoe, IL: Pioneer Press. Retrieved 7 September 2009. Although he didn't play for the Trevians, Moore now rates among the school's elite all-time athletes after being selected by a professional team in the first round of a draft. He is believed to be the first New Trier product since football standout Clay Matthews in 1978 -- the No. 12 pick of the Cleveland Browns -- to earn the distinction of having his name called in a first round. Other high draft picks of note included John Castino, a third-round selection in the 1976 baseball draft by the Minnesota Twins, and Chuck Mercein, a third-round pick in the 1965 NFL draft by the New York Giants.
  56. ^ Mariotti, Jay (10 April 1992). "Huff chased ballgames before fly balls for Sox". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 7 September 2009. The Sox claimed former New Trier and Northwestern standout Mike Huff on waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
  57. ^ Joyce, Barbara (Summer, 1997). "Ivan Albright: Portrayer of Darkness and Decay". The Gazette. Winnetka, IL: Winnetka Historical Society. Retrieved 9 September 2009. Twins Ivan Le Lorraine and Malvin Marr were born in 1897 to Clara and Adam Emory Albright in North Harvey, Illinois ... The boys attended New Trier High School. In the 1915 yearbook their photographs are captioned, "The Albright Twins: Two heads are better than one." {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  58. ^ Griffen, Cheever (May, 2001). "New Trier Confidential: An inside look at the high school as it celebrates its 100th birthday". Glenview, IL: northshoremag.com. Retrieved 9 September 2009. Founded in 1901, New Trier annually sends off hundreds of students to the finest universities in the land and has produced over the years a long list of luminaries: actors Ann-Margret and Charlton Heston, makeup artist Bobbi Brown and United States Senator Charles Percy. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  59. ^ Bumiller, Elisabeth (15 June 1997). "The Brothers Emanuel". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 September 2009. Shoshana ... like her brothers, she graduated from New Trier ... The conversation the brothers continue to have about Shoshana is also, of course, a conversation about themselves. Were Zeke, Rahm and Ari simply successful products ...
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