Bloomington High School | |
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Address | |
1202 E. Locust Street , 61701 United States | |
Coordinates | 40°29′12″N 88°58′27″W / 40.4866°N 88.9741°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
School district | District 87 |
Principal | Timothy Moore |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | coed |
Enrollment | 1,374 (2015-16[1]) |
Average class size | 13.5 |
Hours in school day | 6.5 |
Color(s) | Purple Gold |
Athletics | IHSA |
Athletics conference | Big Twelve |
Team name | Purple Raiders |
Newspaper | The Aegis |
Feeder schools | Bloomington Junior High |
Nobel laureates | Clinton Davisson |
Website | bhs |
Bloomington High School (BHS) is a public secondary school in Bloomington, Illinois, and is part of Bloomington School District 87.
Courses include subjects of standard core high school curricula (Math, English, Science, Physical Education, Foreign Language, etc.) as well as courses in fine arts, vocational skills and special education.
Athletics include a full range of individual and team sports, including football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, swimming, diving, wrestling, track and field, cross country, golf, cheerleading, gaming club, and pom pons. A wide variety of school clubs also meet on various topics.[2]
The school's colors are purple and gold. The school dropped its mascot, a Native American chief head, in 2001 because it was deemed offensive. The school's students at that time voted not to replace the mascot but still called the Purple Raiders. Bloomington High School participates in the Big 12 Conference (Illinois).
Bloomington High School was named by U.S. News & World Report as a Bronze Medal Winner in 2009 and a Silver Medal Winner in 2012, reflecting its status as one of the nation's best high schools.[3]