| 1902 |
| Clinton Davisson graduates from Bloomington High School. He received his Doctorate in Physics from Princeton University and, in 1937, won the Nobel Prize for his work in the field of Physics |
| 1903 |
| Edwards School was built on the corner of Market and Allin for the cost of $51,000. It closed around 1967. |
| 1904 |
| The original Irving School was demolished and replaced at a cost of $68,000. |
| 1906 |
| BHS' Debating Society is formed. The named would be changed in 1919 to the "Roosevelt Debating Society" in honor of Pres. Theodore Roosevelt. |
| 1907 |
| Emerson School was built in the 700 block of South Clinton Street for $75,000. |
| 1910 |
| BHS wins State Championship in Basketball |
| 1911 |
| Bloomington High School begins publishing its yearbook, the Aegis (later named the Aepix) on an annual basis. |
| 1912 |
| BHS' Dramatic Club is formed. Three plays were presented on February 16 & 17, 1913. |
| 1914 |
| BHS' Baseball and Track teams are disbanded.
• BHS' football team beats Pekin by the score of 108-0. |
| 1915 |
| BHS' Boys Tennis team is formed. |
| 1916 |
| BHS wins State Championship in Basketball |
| 1917 |
| The seventh Bloomington High School was built on the corner of E. Washington and McLean Sts. for $750,000. The architect was Arthur Pillsbury.
• BHS' Short Story Club is formed. |
| 1918 |
| BHS' Latin Club, Art League and Domestic Science Clubs were formed.
Ten male BHS faculty members, including the principal, resigned in order to serve our country during WWI. |
| 1919 |
| BHS' Radio Club was formed. |
| 1920 |
| BHS Girls' Reserves was formed. The programs fell into three groups: educational, social and athletic.
BHS' Vocational Agriculture Club was formed.. |
| 1921 |
| BHS' Girls' Athletic Association, French Club, Freshman Girl Reserves and Hi-Y Clubs were formed.
Kindergarten was first offered to students at Emerson and Edwards Schools. BHS' swimming pool is sanitized using the recent discovery of utilizing ultra violet rays to kill bacteria in the water. BHS' Baseball and Track teams take the field after being disbanded since 1914. BHS holds its first Homecoming. |
| 1923 |
| Kindergarten classes become available at each of the district's elementary schools. |
| 1924 |
| The Horatio G. Bent School was built on the corner of Roosevelt and Walnut Sts. by architect Arthur Pillsbury. Bent School replaced Nathaniel Hawthorne School, which was located on the site of the current Bent School playground. The school was replaced and named for Horatio G. Bent, the District's long-time business manager. The school is proudly in use today. |
| 1929 |
| Florence Fifer Bohrer, daughter of Governor Joe Fifer, graduates from Bloomington High School. Bohrer would later become the first female elected to the State Senate (2 terms). She also founded the Florence Fifer Bohrer Club, the predecessor to the McLean County League of Women Voters. |
| 1946 |
| McLean Stevenson graduates from Bloomington High School. He would later become a Hollywood actor and is best known for his role as Lt. Henry Blake on the television series, M*A*S*H. |
| 1948 |
| Driver's Education is added to the high school curriculum. |
| 1949 |
| Oakland School was built at 1605 E. Oakland St. for $222,017. |
| 1951 |
| Oakland School addition costs $170,790. |
| 1952 |
| BHS' Girls Tennis team is formed. |
| 1957 |
| Centennial School was completed at the cost of $361,195. It was built on the corner of Colton and Empire St. The school was partially torn down and replaced with the current Bloomington Junior High School in 1990. |
| 1959 |
| The eighth, and current, Bloomington High School was completed at the corner of Locust and Towanda Ave. for roughly 3 million dollars. The former building on E. Washington St. was used at the District's junior high school until 1990. |
| 1967 |
| Adlai Stevenson II School opens on Arrowhead Drive. This former Governor of Illinois, Presidential Candidate and United Nations Ambassador was a former student in our schools. |
| 1968 |
| The Bloomington Area Vocational Center opens at Bloomington High School. This vocational program currently serves juniors and seniors 16 area high schools. |
| 1990 |
| Bloomington Junior High School opens at its new location. It is located on the corner of Empire and Colton Sts.
Sheridan School's annual "Back to School Parade" debuts. |
| 1992 |
| BHS' annual Writers Stage debuts on May 6. |
| 1996 |
| Daily breakfast is offered to our students.
Washington School appears on "Good Morning America" to celebrate the school's 100th birthday. Sheridan School's "Poetry Place" is officially opened on October 11. |
| 1997 |
| BHS student, Jenni Harms, is named Chicago Tribune Student of the Year. |
| 2000 |
| All Day Kindergarten is offered at Irving and Sheridan Schools. |
| 2001 |
| BHS student, Lisa Hutmacher, is named Chicago Tribune Student of the Year. |
| 2002 |
| Dr. Robert Nielsen is named "Superintendent of the Year" for the state of Illinois. |
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