Thomas Jefferson High School (Rockford, Illinois)

Thomas Jefferson High School (commonly referred to as Jefferson High School, Rockford Jefferson, or JHS) is a public coed four-year high school, in Rockford, Illinois, United States. The school serves the city of Rockford and the neighboring villages of Cherry Valley, Illinois and New Milford, Illinois. The school is named after the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson.

Athletics


Jefferson High School's mascot is the J-Hawk. The official school colors are red, white, and gold.

Jefferson High School is a member of the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC-10) and participates in state championship tournaments sanctioned by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).

The following competitive teams won their respective IHSA sanctioned state championship tournament:


 * Bowling (Boys): State Champion (2002–03)
 * Bowling (Girls): State Champion (2007–08)

Activities
The following competitive teams won their respective IHSA sanctioned state championship tournament:


 * Chess: State Champion (1990–91)
 * Journalism: State Champion (2006–07)

Notable alumni

 * Leonard Bell (1982) - defensive back, Cincinnati Bengals
 * Chad Knaus (1989) - crew chief, Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion
 * Kathryn Layng (1978) - actress, Doogie Howser, M.D.