Most Notable Alumni
Pro – Athletes/ Olympians
Cliff Floyd Tampa Bay Rays, formerly Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs
Michael Blair Was in the Movies: We are Marshall and The Game Plan. In 2007 he became a TJ or Travel Journalist for 5 Takes Latin America on the Travel Channel. NFL running back, who played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers in 1998. In 2001, he played for the New York/New Jersey Hitmen in the XFL. He also played for the Grand Rapids Rampage, Carolina Cobras, New Orleans VooDoo, and New York Dragons in the Arena Football League from 2002 through 2006. He is now retired and had coached football for Thornwood High School.
Eddy Curry New York Knicks, formerly Chicago Bulls
Michael Foy 88 & 92 Olympian
Reggie Torian Track (Hurdler), former World’s Record Holder
Mark Mulder St. Louis Cardinals, formerly Oakland A’s
Justin Williams Sacramento Kings
Michele Venturella Iowa Softball Associate Head Coach - As a player, she was one of the best catchers in the country and earned a spot on the United States National Team from 1995-2000. Throughout her career with USA Softball, she earned four gold medals, including one at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. She also helped the United States to Gold at the 1998 World Championships and was a member of the first-ever United States Olympic Softball Team in 1996.
Justin Huisman Kansas City Royals
Steve Trout Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft, played for the Chicago White Sox and then the Chicago Cubs
Darrell Campbell Tampa Bay Bucks
Floyd Fields San Diego Chargers 1991-93
Bill Roe Former Dallas Cowboy
Norries Wilson Head football coach at Columbia University
Marvin Sanders North Carolina's defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. Played five Fiesta Bowls. Defensive Coordinator at University of Colorado. Played for the Canadian Football League. Currently coaches football at Lincoln University.
Kathleen Raske Fifth season as Sacramento State’s Director of Track & Field/Cross Country
Actors/Actresses/Authors
Bill Zehme Famous author (writes biographies of famous Hollywood people such as Frank Sinatra and Hugh Hefner, Jay Leno, Andy Kaufman).
Matt Doherty Actor in Might Ducks – 1-D2-D3 and other movies
Kathleen Logelin Actress in Various Plays
Jason Weaver Sang the lead song in Lion King and was the voice of the cub in the movie.
Phil Arvia Writes for the Southtown.
Mark Konkol Writes for the Sun-Times.
High School State Championships
Baseball – 1990-91
Softball – 1989-90, 1990-91, 1997-98
(Baseball and Softball won State Championships within minutes of each other in June of 1991)
Boys Track – 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04