Thornton Fractional North High School

Thornton Fractional North High School (T.F. North, TF North, TFN; formerly Thornton Fractional Township High School) is a public secondary school in Calumet City, Illinois. It first opened its doors in March 1926.[9]

Thornton Fractional North High School
Address
755 Pulaski Road

Calumet City
,
Illinois
60409

United States
Coordinates41.6146°N 87.5452°W / 41.6146; -87.5452
Information
School typepublic secondary
Motto"Hardworking, Caring, Responsible, and Respectful."
Established1926
School districtThornton Fractional HS 215
SuperintendentDr. Creg E. Williams[1]
CEEB code140475[2]
PrincipalMr. Dwayne Evans[3]
Faculty142[4]
Grades9–12
Enrollment358 (2016-17)[5]
Average class size21.6[6]
Campus size3 Acres
Campus typesuburban
Color(s)  purple
  gold[7]
Athletics conferenceSouth Suburban Conference[7]
MascotMeteor-Man
NicknameMeteors[7]
NewspaperThorntonian[8]
YearbookChronoscope[8]
Websitehttp://TFD215.org/North

The school serves Calumet City and 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, and the Little Calumet River to the South.[9]

On December 20, 1933, the original school structure was destroyed by fire. February 7, 1936 marked the opening of current building, which was built at the same location (755 Pulaski Road, Calumet City.)[9]

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 and 1964, expansions to the 1936 building were completed.[9]

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, and graduated 92.8% of its Senior class.[6] 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.[6] Overall, the school has not exceeded minimum expectations in reading, mathematics, and science.[6] It has far exceeded graduation expectations.[6]

Athletics

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

Activities

T.F. North offers various 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 and 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, Radio/TV Productions (Meteor Productions), Visual Arts, and Yearbook.[10]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Staff". directory. Thornton Fractional HS District 215. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  2. "High School Code Search". College Board. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  3. "Mr. Dwayne Evans - Principal". T. F. North HS. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  4. "Staff Directory". Directory. Thornton Fractional North High School. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  5. "Thornton Fractnl No High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  6. "Illinois School Report Card" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  7. "Calumet City (TF North)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). November 17, 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  8. "Clubs & Activities". T. F. North HS. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  9. "Thornton Fractional North".
  10. "Clubs & Activities". Thornton Fractional North High School. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  11. "John Jurkovic". Football Database.com. 2011. Archived from the original on November 22, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011. High School: Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City, IL)
  12. Foltman, Bob (May 3, 2001), "WMVP shuffles afternoon lineup: Low ratings cost Simonson-Canellis", Chicago Tribune, retrieved May 11, 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.
  13. "Mary Matalin". Notable Personalities Born, Raised, or Became Famous in Lake, Porter Counties Indiana and Surrounding Illinois Communities. LakeNet. Retrieved May 11, 2011. She graduated from T.F. North High School in Calumet City and was elected homecoming queen in her junior year, 1970.
  14. 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 ...
  15. Hamnik, Al (September 11, 2010), "Cal City's Tomczak won't ever forget 'miracle' ride", Northwest Indiana Times, retrieved May 11, 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.
  16. Myslenski, Skip; Kay, Linda (September 17, 1986), "Planning ahead: Mike Tomczak reached inside the breast...", Chicago Tribune, retrieved May 11, 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.
  17. "Steve Wojciechowski". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 11, 2011. High School: Thornton Fractional North High School (Calumet City, Illinois)
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