Thomas Middle School formerly known as Arlington North Middle School until 1997, is a sixth through eighth grade middle school

Middle school

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 located in Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights, Illinois

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, Illinois

Illinois

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, USA. It is part of School District 25

Arlington Heights School District 25

Arlington Heights School District 25 operates seven elementary schools and two middle schools and is located in Arlington Heights, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.Elementary Schools: Dryden, Greenbrier, Ivy Hill, Olive-Mary Stitt, Patton, Westgate, and Windsor...

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Feeder pattern

Thomas Middle School students go to John Hersey High School

John Hersey High School

John Hersey High School, , is a four-year public high school located in Arlington Heights, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois in the United States, it has its students from Arlington Heights and also takes some students from Prospect Heights, Mount Prospect and a small part of Des...

, or Buffalo Grove High School

Buffalo Grove High School

Buffalo Grove High School, or BGHS is a public high school located in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago. It is one of six four-year comprehensive high schools in Township High School District 214, serving portions of the Villages of Buffalo Grove, Arlington Heights and a small...

 after eighth grade. Students from Olive Mary-Stitt Elementary School, Patton Elementary school, Ivy Hill Elementary School and Greenbrier Elementary School go to Thomas. Olive and Patton students go to Hersey, and Ivy Hill and Greenbrier students go to Buffalo Grove. Its rival school, South Middle School

South Middle School (Illinois)

South Middle School , formerly known as South junior high School until 1991 is a school in Arlington Heights School District 25, in Arlington Heights, Illinois.Rival: Thomas. Middle school....

, is located in Arlington Heights and also reopened in 1997. Most students on the Northside of Arlington Heights go to Thomas Middle School.

History

Arlington North Middle School opened in 1964 at 1436 N. Belmont Avenue. Its name was changed in 1997. It was partially remodeled in 1998, adding a hallway with Science Labs and two computer labs.

Sports

TMS offers a wide range of sports, including cross-country

Cross country running

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, track & field, "poms"

Cheerleading

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, volleyball

Volleyball

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, and basketball

Basketball

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. Their mascot used to be the Trojans, but is currently the Timberwolves.

Alumni

• Tom Zbikowski
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   - Played strong safety for Notre Dame and now plays for the Baltimore Ravens
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• Tom Nelson
  Tom Nelson
  Tom Nelson is a Democratic politician from Kaukana, Wisconsin and the County Executive of Outagamie County, having taken office on April 19, 2011.- Background :...
  
   - Played strong safety for Illinois State and played for the Cincinnati Bengals
  Cincinnati Bengals
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   in 2009-2010.
• Brian McBride
  Brian McBride
  Brian Robert McBride is a retired American soccer player who finished his career for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer , but spent the majority of his time in MLS playing for the Columbus Crew. For much of his career he played in Europe, notably for Fulham in the English Premier League...
  
  - Played on many different soccer teams and was one of the best American soccer players of his time.