Addison Trail High School (ATHS) is a public four-year

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in Addison, a western suburb of

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, in

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. It is located approximately half a mile east of

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at the intersection of Army Trail Road and Lombard Road in and is part of DuPage High School District 88, which also includes

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. Addison Trail draws its students from Addison and unincorporated areas adjacent to Lombard and Wood Dale. Addison Trail has roughly 1,900 students in grades 9-12, and 120 teachers. Addison Trail is ranked as the 344th best high school in Illinois. The population at Addison Trail is 70.0% Hispanic, 22.3% White, 3.8% Asian, 2.0% Black, 0.9% American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander, and 1.0% two or more races.

History

Addison Trail High School opened on September 1, 1966. Before the opening of Addison Trail, there were two other high schools within District 88 – York High School in Elmhurst and

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. Due to the rapid growth within District 88, Addison Trail was approved for construction, making it the third in the district. Since the opening of Addison Trail, there have been significant changes to the school. In 1976, construction of a new addition was approved because of a growing student population. In 2008, construction began on new renovations, which included a new 3-story classroom addition, student commons area and field house. The renovations and additions were completed in 2010. In 2010, Village of Addison purchased what was once Driscoll High School with the primary intention of using it as Addison Trail's athletic fields. The acquired land was named Blazer Park. The school has 120 classrooms and its still going on. The basement has an auto tech classroom, including a woodshop, a photography classroom plus driver eds room, a credit recovery room and an BRC (behavioral resource center) and a fitness gym. Plus there is a couple of classrooms used for sports and education classes.

Academics

In 2024, Addison Trail had a four-year graduation rate of 88%. Its five-year graduation rate was 90.2%, slightly higher than the State average of 89.3%. Addison Trail is ranked #10,736 in the national rankings, based on student performance on state-required tests, graduation, and how well students are prepared to enter college.

Sports

Addison Trail competes in the West Suburban Conference. The school is a member of the

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(IHSA) which governs most sports and competitive activities in the state. Addison Trail's teams are stylized as the Blazers. The school sponsors interscholastic teams for boys and girls in

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, cross country,

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and

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and

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. Boys may also compete in

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and

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, while girls may compete in

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and

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. The following teams finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament or meet. * American Football: semifinals (1990–91, 1991–92); 2nd place (1983–84, 1997–98) * Gymnastics (boys): 4th place (1987–88); 3rd place (1982–83, 1986–87, 1988–89, 2002–03); 2nd place (1978–79, 1983–84, 2001–02); State Champions (1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86) * Gymnastics (girls): State Champions (1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1990–91) * Soccer (boys): 4th place (1989–90) * Wrestling: 2nd place (1970–71); State Champions (1978–79, 1979–80) * Hockey State Champions (1993) * Boys' swimming: 25th place (2009–2010) * Boys' volleyball: 3rd place (2014–2015) * Co-ed cheerleading: ICCA Champions (2016) ICCA 3rd place (2015) ICCA 4th place (2014) * Co-ed cheerleading stunt group: 1st place (2016)

Notable alumni

* * Adam Amin (class of 2005) sportscaster *

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(class of 1997) was an

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(2002), playing for the

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Kyle Kinane Kyle Christian Kinane (born December 23, 1976) is an American stand-up comedian and actor from Addison, Illinois. Career Kinane's first television appearance was on ''The Nanny'' playing "Young Roger Clinton". His debut album ''Death of the Pa ...

(class of 1995), stand-up comedian *

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(class of 2009), figure skater, pairs world champion in

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* James Millns (class of 1967), with partner Colleen O'Connor, won three U.S. National Championships in

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; pair became first Americans to win medals in that event at Olympics, winning bronze at

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* Mark Rodenhauser, was an NFL

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(1987–1999) *

Rocco Sisto Rocco Sisto (born February 18, 1953) is an Italian-American stage, film, television and voice actor. Early life Sisto was born on February 18, 1953, in Bari, and later moved to Addison, Illinois. He attended and graduated Addison Trail High Scho ...

(class of 1970) actor, played Richie Gazzo in ''

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'' and young Junior Soprano in ''

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'' * Lenae Williams (class of 1998), basketball player in WNBA (2002) with

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- Tucker, Steve, , ''Chicago Sun-Times'', 5 December 2001. Retrieved 20 July 2009. Quote: "There was no denying Lenae Williams. The senior from Addison Trail scored 39 points to lift DePaul."

References

External links

* {{authority control 1966 establishments in Illinois Addison, Illinois Educational institutions established in 1966 Public high schools in Illinois Schools in DuPage County, Illinois