Bloom Trail High School
| Bloom Trail High School | |
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| Address | |
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22331 Cottage Grove Ave. , 60411 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°30′51″N 87°38′38″W / 41.5142°N 87.6440°W |
| Information | |
| School type | public comprehensive secondary |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Status | Open |
| Closed | No |
| School district | Bloom Twp. HS 206 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Lenell Navarre[1] |
| Principal | Dr. Deb Grahm |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1,589 (2014-2015 school year) |
| Average class size | 23 |
| Area | South Suburbs |
| Campus type | suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue Gold |
| Slogan | Go Blazing Trojans! |
| Athletics conference | South Suburban Conference |
| Mascot | Trail Blazers |
| Team name | Bloom Township Blazing Trojans |
| Rival | Crete-Monee |
| Newspaper | "The Bloom Trail Express" |
| Website | http://www.bloomtrail.org/ |
Bloom Trail High School is a public high school in Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States. It is part of Bloom Township High School District 206. Originally the Bloom Township Freshman-Sophomore Division, in 1976 it became a four-year high school and was renamed Bloom Trail High School. Sports for both Bloom High School and Bloom Trail High School are combined. Football, volleyball, basketball, track, games/practices are held at Bloom Trail. Bloom Trail suffered a tragic loss in 2015 when we lost Senior, Kyle Buster, in a car accident on Cottage Grove Ave, less than a mile from the school.There is a memorial site set up for him on Cottage Grove Ave.
Academics
"Bloom Trail High School" has a great variety of classes to take. There are a number of AP classes, many honors classes and all at level classes for the students. BT's average ACT score is an 18. The class of 2017 set a record for the amount of students who passed the PSAE, which allows the students to go to the local community college, Prairie State College, to take college courses. The record number was 33 students of Class of 2017.
Attendance Area
Bloom Trail High School serves the communities of Steger, Sauk Village, a small portion of Chicago Heights, South Chicago Heights, Ford Heights, and parts of Lynwood. The following schools feed into Bloom Trail High School:[2] Columbia Central Middle School (Steger), Rickover Jr. High School (Sauk Village), Crete-Monee Middle School (University Park) and Cottage Grove Middle School (Ford Heights).
References
- ^ "Administration". directory. Bloom Township High School District 206. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ 2008-2009 Student Handbook – Bloom Trail High School. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
External links
- Bloom Trail High School – Official site.
- Bloom Township High School District 206 – Official site.
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