This year's Bloom and Bloom Trail High School District 206 graduating seniors “Couldn’t Be Prouder!”
With $17.2 million in scholarships awarded, many of this year’s graduating “Blazing Trojans” are ready to blaze a trail on the way to their next levels of academic achievement and professional accomplishment. Highlights from this senior year include:
Bloom High School Class of 2019
376 graduates
53 Early College Initiative students graduated with 4 college courses completed
14 students graduated with a Certified Nursing Assistant certificate
10 students enlisted in the U.S. military
8 students graduated with an Associate's degree in Information Technology
6 students completed barber college
Notable institutions of higher education that some of these graduates will attend include: University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Illinois State University, Alabama A&M University, Ball State University, Hampton University, University of Arizona, University of Michigan, and Xavier University of Louisiana
Bloom Trail High School Class of 2019
301 graduates
75 percent of graduates will attend a two- or four-year college or trade school; or have enlisted in the U.S. military
42 students each earned 12-14 college credits through the Early College Institute at Prairie State College
10 students earned their Certified Nursing Assistant certification and one student earned an Emergency Medical Technician certification at Prairie State College
Nine students are Illinois State Scholars
Three students will complete licensure for a barbering certificate with 1,500 hours earned credit hours through Legacy Barber College
Notable institutions of higher education thatsome of these graduates will attend include: University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Loyola University and Spellman College
This year's Marian Catholic High School graduating class made history, twice (well, four times if you count the collectible bobblehead doll and Topps baseball card to commemorate Sister Mary Jo Sobieck’s perfect first pitch at last August’s White Sox game)!
For the first time ever in Marian Catholic history, two Spartan seniors were named co-valedictorians and extremely close grade point averages changed the annual Top 10 Scholars list to the Top 11. More notable highlights are listed below:
Marian Catholic High School Class of 2019
263 graduates
$23 million in scholarships awarded
32 students named Illinois State Scholars
Six students participated in the Amerigo International Student Education Partnership Program and were the first to graduate from Amerigo at Marian.
93 different institutions of higher education in 22 different states and Washington, D.C. will be attended by this year’s MCHS graduates, including:
Auburn University, Boston College, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Indiana University, Loyola University Chicago, Ohio State University, Saint Louis University, University of Illinois-Chicago and University of Illinois-Springfield.
C-SPAN visits Bloom Township High School in Chicago Heights!
For more information on events like this one, or to find information regarding sponsorship opportunities, visit the School District 206 website here.
Marian Catholic’s men's basketball team captured third place in the IHSA 3A State Championships. They were recently named the SunTimes City/Suburban Hoops Report's Team of the Year, and Coach Mike Taylor was named the Daily Southtown Boys Basketball Coach of the year.