Addison Trail High School

Addison Trail High School (ATHS) is a public four-year high school in Addison, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in DuPage County, United States. It is located approximately half a mile east of Interstate 355 at the intersection of Army Trail Road and Lombard Road in and is part of DuPage High School District 88,^[9] which also includes Willowbrook High School. Addison Trail draws its students from Addison and unincorporated areas adjacent to Lombard and Wood Dale.

Addison Trail High School
Location
213 N. Lombard Road Addison , Illinois 60101 United States
Coordinates	41.9311°N 88.0209°W / 41.9311; -88.0209
Information
School type	Public secondary
Opened	1966; 59 years ago (1966)
School district	DuPage HSD 88
Superintendent	Jean Barbanente[1]
Principal	Jack Andrews[2]
Staff	118.59 (FTE)[3]
Grades	9—12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	1,904 (2023–2024)[3]
Average class size	16.6[4]
Student to teacher ratio	16.06[3]
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Navy blue   White[citation needed]
Slogan	Academically Engaged, Trustworthy, Honorable, and Safe[5]
Fight song	"A.T. Blazers Go!"[6]
Athletics conference	West Suburban Conference
Mascot	Bucky the Blazer
Nickname	Blazers[7]
Newspaper	Torch[8]
Yearbook	In Retrospect[8]
Website	www.dupage88.net/index.php?website_id=2

Front entrance of Addison Trail High School

Addison Trail has roughly 1,900 students in grades 9-12, and 120 (on an FTE basis) teachers.^[3] Addison Trail is ranked as the 344th best high school in Illinois.^[10]

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.^[3]

History

Addison Trail High School opened on September 1, 1966.^[11] Before the opening of Addison Trail, there were two other high schools within District 88 – York High School in Elmhurst and Willowbrook High School in Villa Park. Due to the rapid growth within District 88, Addison Trail was approved for construction, making it the third in the district.^[11]

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.^[11] In 2008, construction began on new renovations, which included a new 3-story classroom addition, student commons area and field house.^[12] The renovations and additions were completed in 2010.^[13] 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.^[14] The acquired land was named Blazer Park.^[15] 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%.^[16] 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.^[17]

Sports

Addison Trail competes in the West Suburban Conference. The school is a member of the Illinois High School Association (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 basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball. Boys may also compete in baseball, American football and wrestling, while girls may compete in badminton, bowling, cheerleading and softball.^[18]

The following teams finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament or meet.^{[citation needed]}

• 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)^[19]
• Co-ed cheerleading stunt group: 1st place (2016)^[19]

Notable alumni

• Adam Amin (class of 2005) sportscaster^[20]
• Mark Anelli (class of 1997) was an NFL tight end (2002), playing for the San Francisco 49ers^[21]
• Kyle Kinane (class of 1995), stand-up comedian^[22]
• Alexa Scimeca Knierim (class of 2009), figure skater, pairs world champion in 2022 World Figure Skating Championships^[23]
• James Millns (class of 1967), with partner Colleen O'Connor, won three U.S. National Championships in ice dancing; pair became first Americans to win medals in that event at Olympics, winning bronze at 1976 Winter Olympics^[24]
• Mark Rodenhauser, was an NFL center (1987–1999)^[25]
• Rocco Sisto (class of 1970) actor, played Richie Gazzo in Donnie Brasco and young Junior Soprano in The Sopranos^[26]
• Lenae Williams (class of 1998), basketball player in WNBA (2002) with Detroit Shock^[27]