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Reavis High School

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School type
  
public, secondary

NCES District ID
  
1733270

CEEB code
  
143235

Phone
  
+1 708-599-7200

Colors
  
White, Navy blue

Opened
  
1950

Superintendent
  
Daniel J. Riordan

NCES School ID
  
173327003446

Mascot
  
Ricky the Ram

Address
  
6034 W 77th St, Burbank, IL 60459, USA

District
  
Reavis Township High School District 220

Similar
  
Oak Lawn Community High Sch, Argo Community High Sch, Queen of Peace High Sch, Amos Alonzo Stagg Hig, St Laurence High Sch

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Reavis high school dance team 2015 invitational


Reavis High School is a public high school located in Burbank, Illinois. It is named for Dr. William Claude Reavis (1881–1955), a professor at the University of Chicago who played a major role in guaranteeing its completion.

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Reavis is the only school in Cook County High School District 220, making the school and the district one and the same.

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Academics

In 2010, Reavis had an average composite ACT score of 19.5 and graduated 96.3% of its senior class. The average class size is 20.4. Reavis has not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, which the state of Illinois uses to assess schools as is mandated in the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

Athletics and activities

Reavis competes in the Southwest Suburban Conference, which was formed in 2006. Prior to this, the school was a part of the South Inter-Conference Association (SICA). Reavis is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most sports and competitive activities in the state.

The following Reavis teams won their respective state championship tournaments sponsored by the IHSA:

  • Football: 1982-83
  • Wrestling: 1960-61, 1961–62, 1964–65
  • Drama (Contest Play): 2006–07, 2010–11
  • Drama (Group Interpretation) 2012-13, 2016
  • Reavis High School was the site for all of the wrestling matches at the 1959 Pan American Games.

    Notable alumni

  • Lance Dreher, two-time Mr. Universe and former Mr. America.
  • Ray Hanania, journalist and comedian.
  • James Chico Hernandez, World Cup Silver, 3 time British silver medalist in Sombo wrestling and Wheaties Fame.
  • Tom Lemming, college football recruiting analyst
  • Bobby Madritsch, former Major League Baseball pitcher (2004–05), playing for the Seattle Mariners.
  • Willy Roy, former soccer coach and member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
  • References

    Reavis High School Wikipedia