William Claude Reavis High School simply known as Reavis is a

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located in

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, a near southwest suburb of

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. It is named for Dr. William Claude Reavis (1881–1955), a professor at the

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who played a major role in guaranteeing its completion.

Academics

In 2025, Reavis had an average SAT score of 1120, with 21% of the students reading at grade level and 16% of the students doing math at grade level. The school graduates 86% of its students, and 68% of the graduated students enroll in post-secondary education within 12 to 16 months. Additionally, Reavis also has over 1,000 students participating in career and technical education courses while enrolled at the school.

Athletics and activities

Reavis competes in the South Suburban Conference, which was formed in 2006. Reavis is also member of the

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(IHSA), which governs most sports and competitive activities in the state. The following Reavis teams won or place top four in their respective state championship tournaments sponsored by the IHSA: * Baseball: 2nd Place (1983–84) * Bowling (Girls): 2nd Place (1988–89); 3rd Place (1983–84,1987–88) * Drama: State Champions (2006–07, 2010–11, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22); 2nd Place (2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018-19) * Football: State Champions (1982–83); 2nd Place (1980–81,1981–82) * Group Interpretation: State Champions (2012–13, 2022–23); 2nd Place (2016–17); 3rd Place (2003–04, 2008–09) * Speech: 3rd Place (1971–72) * Wrestling: State Champions (1960–61,1961–62,1964–65); 3rd Place (1957-28) Reavis High School was the site for all of the wrestling matches at the

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Notable alumni

* Lance Dreher (Class of 1973), two-time Mr. Universe and former Mr. America. *

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(Class of 2005), musician, songwriter, filmmaker, actor, and author. * Ray Hanania (Class of 1971), journalist and comedian. * James Chico Hernandez (Class of 1972), World Cup Silver, 3-time British silver medalist in Sambo wrestling, Amateur Athletic Union Wrestling Hall of Fame, Maine Sports Hall of Fame and

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Fame. * Tom Lemming, college football recruiting analyst. * Bobby Madritsch (Class of 1994), former

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pitcher (2004–05), playing for the

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. * Willy Roy (Class of 1961), IHSA State Wrestling Champion 1961. Former professional soccer player, and coach of the Chicago Sting and member of the

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References

http://www.reavisd220.org/aboutus/boardofeducation

External links

Official site

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