Thornwood High School
Thornwood High School is a public high school located in South Holland, Illinois, United States. It was built as part of Thornton Township High School District 205. It opened in 1971 to accommodate overcrowding at other District 205 schools, Thornridge High and Thornton Township High School.
Notable alumni
- Freddie Banks – College football coach
- Michael Blair – retired NFL football Running Back; played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers
- Liz Bouck-Jagielski – DePaul University softball team head coach since 2025. Played for the Blue Demons from 2000 to 2003 and became a DePaul Hall of Famer in 2019.
- Darrell Campbell – former NFL Defensive Lineman; played for the Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Baltimore Ravens
- Eddy Curry – Former NBA Center; played for the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, [2012 National Basketball Association|NBA Finals|2012 NBA Champion] Miami Heat, and Dallas Mavericks
- T. C. Dantzler – Greco-Roman wrestler; two-time U.S. national champion, five-time U.S. world wrestling team member
- Matt Doherty – actor
- Floyd Fields – Former NFL football safety for the San Diego Chargers
- Cliff Floyd – MLB baseball left-fielder; won 1997 World Series championship with Florida Marlins
- Michial Foy – Former Olympic wrestler
- Reggie Hamilton – Undrafted professional basketball player
- Justin Huisman – Former MLB baseball pitcher; pitched for the Kansas City Royals
- Mark Konkol – Reporter for Chicago Sun-Times; 2011 Pulitzer Prize recipient
- Neil Magny – Professional MMA fighter competing in UFC
- David Moss – Professional basketball player
- Mark Mulder – Former MLB baseball pitcher; pitched for the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals
- Brittani Nichols – Actress, producer, and writer
- DJ Rashad – DJ, pioneer of Chicago footwork
- Bill Roe – Former NFL football Linebacker
- Donte Thomas – Professional basketball player
- Reggie Torian – 1999 silver medalist in 110m hurdles at World Championships; NCAA indoor 60m hurdle record holder
- Steve Trout – Former MLB baseball pitcher; pitched for the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, and Seattle Mariners
- Michelle Venturella – 2000 United States Olympic softball gold medalist
- Jason Weaver – R&B singer and actor
- Justin Williams – Former NBA basketball Power forward-Center; currently plays in Italy
- Bill Zehme – Biographer ; writer for Rolling Stone, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Playboy.