Thornton Fractional South High School
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Thornton Fractional Township High School, South Campus |
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| Address |
18500 Burnham Ave, Lansing, Illinois |
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Lansing and Lynwood |
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| Type |
Public Secondary |
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| Religion |
No Affiliation |
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| Students |
Coeducational |
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| Grades |
9 to 12 |
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| District |
215 |
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| Teachers |
195 |
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| Population |
1837 |
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| Nickname |
Rebels(boys), Lady Rebels(girls) |
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| Mascot |
Richie Rebel |
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| Colors |
Red/Grey |
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| Newspaper |
Rebel Rouser |
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Postscript |
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Thornton Fractional Township South High School is a high school located in suburban Cook County, Illinois, located about 6 miles from the city limits of Chicago, 24 miles south of Downtown Chicago. Thornton Fractional Township South High School (commonly known as T.F. South) is one of three high schools in the Village of Lansing the others being Luther East and Illiana Christian high schools neither offer football.. The school serves an area of approximately 9 square miles, and serves over 1,600 students in grades 9-12 who reside in the near south suburban communities of Lansing and Lynwood.
The school's 2004-2005 enrollment was 1,669.
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[edit] Location
The school is located on the corner of 186th Street and Burnham Avenue, providing easy access from two main streets. The official address for the school is 18500 Burnham Ave, Lansing, IL 60438
[edit] Athletics
T.F. South offers a range of Athletic activities for students including ten sports for boys and eleven for girls. The school competes in the SICA Central & SICA Orange (Football) conferences.
- Boys's Sports
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Swimming
- Wrestling
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Tennis
- Track
- Football
- Baseball
- Soccer
- Volleyball
- Girl's Sports
- Basketball
- Swimming
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Badminton
- Track
- Softball
- Cheerleading
- Soccer
- Cosmetics
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Thomas Burke Baldwin, professional football player
- (James) Kendall Kremer, professional football player
- Curtis Granderson, professional baseball player[1]
- Harry Smith (television), television journalist
- Demetra Plakas, drummer for all-girl punk band L7 (band)
- Pierre Thomas, University of Illinois football player; Signed with the New Orleans Saints in 2007 as unrestricted free agent [2]
- Jim O'Heir, Actor; Starred in Strip Mall on Comedy Central and appeared in film and television, including Ed (1996), Harvey (1998), and Welcome to Paradise (2007) [3]
- Ralph Seymour, Actor; Starred in Equus on Broadway and appeared in film and television, including the academy award-winning, Rain Man. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ Curtis Granderson. Detroit Tigers Team Site. Major League Baseball (2007). Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
- ^ Pierre Thomas. University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
- ^ Jim O'Heir. Theatre, Film and Television. Retrieved on November 20, 2007.
- ^ Ralph Seymour. Theatre, Film and Television. Retrieved on June 7, 2007.
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