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Zion-Benton Township High School, or ZBTHS, is a public high school located at the corner of Kenosha Road and 21st Street in Zion, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Zion-Benton Township High School District 126. The school mascot/symbol is the Fighting Zee-Bee which was adapted from the Navy Seabees of World War II. In 2008 the district opened a partner school near the former ZBTHS Pearce Campus called New Tech High at Zion-Benton East, a 4-year high school associated with the New Tech Network of Napa, California. New Tech High at Zion-Benton East is located at the division of Bethesda Avenue and 23rd Street in Zion.
| Zion-Benton Township High School | |
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3901 21st Street , 60099 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°27′22″N 87°52′06″W / 42.4561°N 87.8682°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Respect and Responsibility |
| Established | 1939 |
| Principal | Bonnie Felske |
| Teaching staff | 147.80 (FTE) (2022–23)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,113 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.30 (2022–23)[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Maroon White |
| Nickname | Fighting Zee-Bees |
| Newspaper | The Stinger |
| Yearbook | Nor'Easter |
| Website | www |
ZBTHS is fed by three major middle schools, including North Prairie Junior High of Winthrop Harbor, IL, Beach Park Middle School of Beach Park, IL, Zion Central Middle School and Shiloh Park Middle School of Zion, IL. ZBTHS is one of the most diverse high schools in the state of Illinois. The district is 17.99% Caucasian, 26.3% African American, 47.3% Hispanic, 2.3% Asian and Pacific Islander, .3% Native American, and 5.6% identifying as two or more races (2018–19).[2]
Athletics
editZion-Benton, along with New Tech in a combined athletic program, competes in the North Suburban Conference and Illinois High School Association. The ZB Majorettes have won 18 straight Illinois State championships, and have placed nationally several times.
Notable alumni
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (November 2020) |
- Joe Daniels - musician
- Scot Lucas - musician
- Billy McKinney - NBA basketball player[3]
- Admiral Schofield - 2nd round NBA Draft Pick[4][5]
- Lenzelle Smith Jr. (born 1991) - basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
References
edit- ^ a b c "Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Billy McKinney Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ Ryan, Shannon. "Zion-Benton product Admiral Schofield out to help Tennessee sink Loyola". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ "Admiral Schofield Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
External links
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