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* Nancy Elwess, Genetics Professor & [[Mayo Clinic]] Board Member. Class of 1973.
* Nancy Elwess, Genetics Professor & [[Mayo Clinic]] Board Member. Class of 1973.

* Jeff Wartman, one of the most awesome people in the world


==Rivalries==
==Rivalries==

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Thornton Fractional North High School
Address
Map
755 Pulaski Road

Calumet City
,
Illinois
60409

USA
Coordinates41°36′53″N 87°32′43″W / 41.6146°N 87.5452°W / 41.6146; -87.5452
Information
School typepublic secondary
Motto"Hardworking, Caring, Responsible, & Respectful."
Established1926
School districtThornton Fractional HS 215
SuperintendentDr. Creg E. Williams[1]
CEEB code140475[4]
PrincipalMr. Dwayne Evans[2]
Faculty142[3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,721[5]
Average class size21.6[5]
Campus size3 Acres
Campus typesuburban
Color(s)  purple
  gold[6]
Athletics conferenceSouth Suburban Conference[6]
MascotMeteor-Man
Team nameMeteors[6]
NewspaperThorntonian[7]
YearbookChronoscope[7]
Websitehttp://TFD215.org/North

Thornton Fractional North High School (T.F. North, TF North, TFN) in Calumet City, Illinois first opened its doors in March 1926 as Thornton Fractional Township High School.[8]

The fully accredited school serves Calumet City & Burnham. T.F. North also serves over 1,700 students in grades 9-12. The school's boundaries are the City of Chicago on the North, Torrence Avenue on the West, the Indiana state line on the East, & the Little Calumet River to the South.[8]

On December 20th, 1933, the original school structure was destroyed by fire. February 7th, 1936 marked the opening of current building, which was built at the same location: 755 Pulaski Rd. Calumet City, IL.[8]

Due to growth in the Calumet City-Lansing area, Thornton Fractional South High School was opened in 1959. The original high school that first opened in 1926 was renamed Thornton Fractional North High School. In 1963 & 1964, expansions to the 1936 building were completed.[8]

Academics

In 2010, T.F. North had an average composite ACT score of 18.0, an average class size of 21.6 Students, a 20.5 Student to Teacher Ratio, & graduated 92.8% of its Senior class.[5] T.F. North has not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test used in Illinois to fulfill the mandates of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.[5] Overall, the school has not exceeded minimum expectations in reading, mathematics & science.[5] It has far exceeded graduation expectations.[5]

Athletics

T.F. North competes in the South Suburban Conference & is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), the body which governs most sports & competitive activities in the state. All T.F. North Athletic Teams are known as the Meteors.

Activities

T.F. North offers many extra-curricular activities. Some of these have won Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Championships in the past, such as the Drama Club.

Other activities & clubs include: Adventure Club, Auto Collision, Auto Mechanics, Chess, Concert Band, Creative Arts Magazine, Cultural Diversity, Foreign Language Club, Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), Integrated Cooperative Education (ICE), J.I.L.G., Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Choir, Marching Band, Mathletes, National Honor Society, Newspaper, Peer Mediators, Pep Club, S.A.D.D., Speech Team, TV Production (Meteor Productions), Visual Arts, & Yearbook.

Notable Alumni[9]

  • Ron Tomczak, Legendary TF North coach with his partner Jerry Munda. As father to aforementioned Mike Tomczak, he started the organization Retired Athletic People South to aid retired athletes.
  • Daniel DeLaurentis, NASA Aerospace Engineer. Class of 1987.
  • Nancy Elwess, Genetics Professor & Mayo Clinic Board Member. Class of 1973.
  • Jeff Wartman, one of the most awesome people in the world

Rivalries

T.F. North has been well known for it's neverending rivalry against Thornton Fractional South High School which has gone on to be the largest known High School rivalry in the Chicagoland area, with T.F. South having a boulder on their front lawn, which was taken from T.F. North's Mascot, The Meteor. Both battle every year for supremacy of the "Fractional Line". It has been called the high school version of the Chicago Cubs (North Side) & Chicago White Sox (South Side) Rivalry.

References

  1. ^ "Staff". directory. Thornton Fractional HS District 215. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Mr. Dwayne Evans - Principal". T. F. North HS. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  3. ^ accessdate = 27 April 2011 "Staff Directory". Directory. Thornton Fractional North High School. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing pipe in: |url= (help)
  4. ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Illinois School Report Card" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  6. ^ a b c "Calumet City (TF North)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 17 November 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Clubs & Activities". T. F. North HS. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  8. ^ a b c d "Thornton Fractional North".
  9. ^ "High School Spotlight". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  10. ^ Hamnik, Al (11 September 2010), "Cal City's Tomczak won't ever forget 'miracle' ride", Northwest Indiana Times, retrieved 11 May 2011, They had accepted Tomczak, the rookie, and occasionally he was allowed to play among them. "It was a miracle ride for me," the T.F. North grad and former Ohio State star said.
  11. ^ Myslenski, Skip; Kay, Linda (17 September 1986), "Planning ahead: Mike Tomczak reached inside the breast...", Chicago Tribune, retrieved 11 May 2011, Both Jo Ann and Ron Tomczak, who coached Mike at Thornton Fractional North, dashed the theory that their son had a case of the jitters Sunday.
  12. ^ "John Jurkovic". Football Database.com. 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011. High School: Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City, IL)
  13. ^ Foltman, Bob (3 May 2001), "WMVP shuffles afternoon lineup: Low ratings cost Simonson-Canellis", Chicago Tribune, retrieved 11 May 2011, Jurkovic, who played with the Green Bay Packers and Jacksonville Jaguars before retiring in 1999, was voted the NFL's funniest player in a Sport Magazine poll in 1998. He is a Calumet City native and a graduate of Thornton Fractional North High School.
  14. ^ "Steve Wojciechowski". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 11 May 2011. High School: Thornton Fractional North (Calumet, Illinois)
  15. ^ "Mary Matalin". Notable Personalities Born, Raised, or Became Famous in Lake, Porter Counties Indiana and Surrounding Illinois Communities. LakeNet. Retrieved 11 May 2011. She graduated from T.F. North High School in Calumet City and was elected homecoming queen in her junior year, 1970.
  16. ^ Williams, Marjorie (2008), Reputation: portraits in power, New York, NY, USA: PublicAffairs (Perseus Books), ISBN 978-1-58648-679-2, (p 134) ...growing up, almost all the kids in the neighborhood were boys, so Mary was a tomboy. At T.F. North High School in Calumet City, she was both the pretty, "good" girl -- homecoming queen and pom pom girl -- and also the family rebel ...
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