Bloom High School
Bloom High School is a public school in Chicago Heights, Illinois. It is part of Bloom Township High School District 206.
| Bloom High School | |
|---|---|
Front entrance | |
| Address | |
101 W. 10th Street , 60411 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41.5142°N 87.6440°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Comprehensive Secondary |
| Opened | 1900 |
| School district | Bloom Twp. HS 206 |
| Superintendent | Lenell Navarre |
| Principal | Jerry Anderson |
| Teaching staff | 95.70 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 1,631 (2020–21) |
| • Grade 9 | 536 students |
| • Grade 10 | 470 students |
| • Grade 11 | 318 students |
| • Grade 12 | 307 students |
| Average class size | 23.7 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.16 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue White |
| Slogan | "We're From Bloom, & Couldn't Be Prouder" |
| Athletics conference | Southland Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | Blazing Trojan |
| Team name | Bloom Township Blazing Trojans |
| Accreditation | AdvancED |
| Newspaper | The Broadcaster |
| Yearbook | The Annual |
| Website | http://www.bloomhs.org/ |
Bloom Township High School | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Area | 10.7 acres (4.3 ha) |
| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | Royer, Danely & Smith |
| Architectural style | Art Deco, Zig-Zag Modern |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002527 |
| Added to NRHP | June 3, 1982 |
The school was founded in 1900. A second Chicago Heights high school, Bloom Trail, was established in 1976 to offset overcrowding. Since 1995, however, Bloom and Bloom Trail have shared the same sports programs, drawing from over 3,000 students in grades 9 to 12.
The present Bloom High School building, erected during the Great Depression, was named to the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1982. It is an Art Deco structure with six WPA murals. The frescoes were created by Edgar Britton in 1935. The two limestone sculptures were designed by Curtis Drewes. The main structure of the high school was designed by the architectural firm of Royer, Danley, and Smith of Urbana, Illinois. Major additions were finished in 1956 and 1976.
In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, Bloom High School was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component (AIA Illinois).