Springfield High School (Springfield, Ohio)

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Public high school in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, United States

Springfield High School

Springfield High School campus in 2009

Address

701 East Home Road

Springfield

Clark County

Ohio

45503-2714

United States

Coordinates| 39°56′54″N 83°47′49″W﻿ / ﻿39.94833°N 83.79694°W﻿ / 39.94833; -83.79694
Information
Type| Public high school
Motto| Every Student. Every Opportunity. Every Day.
Established| 1911 (original)
2008 (re-established)
Closed| 1960–2008
School district| Springfield City School District
NCES District ID| 3904481[1]
School code| OH-044818-035527
CEEB code| 364794
NCES School ID| 390448101701[2]
Principal| Lisa Cunningham
Faculty| 83.00 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades| 9–12
Enrollment| 1,516[2] (2022–2023)
• Grade 9| 558
• Grade 10| 430
• Grade 11| 293
• Grade 12| 235
Student to teacher ratio| 18.27:1[2]
Campus type| City: small[2]
Color(s)| Gold, white, and blue

Athletics conference| Greater Western Ohio Conference[3]
Nickname| Wildcats
Accreditation| Ohio Department of Education[4]
USNWR ranking| 11,279[5]
Feeder schools| Hayward, Roosevelt, & Schaefer Middle Schools
Website| www.scsdoh.org/o/shs

Springfield High School (SHS) is a public comprehensive high school in Springfield, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Springfield City School District, which includes the majority of the city limits.[6]

It is administratively divided into five academies, but all classes are available to all students. The school was first established in 1911 and existed until 1960, when it split into two separate high schools, Springfield North and Springfield South. SHS was re-established in 2008 with the merger of North and South High Schools.

## History

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Original Springfield High School that later served as South High School, 1960–2008

The school was founded in 1911, then split into two high schools (North and South) in the fall of 1960.[7] South High kept the original Springfield High School building, located at 700 South Limestone Street near the city's downtown, which was modeled after the Library of Congress and renowned for its large white dome. South also kept Springfield High's nickname, "Wildcats," and school colors of navy and gold. North High was nicknamed "Panthers" and used red, blue, and white as school colors. The two high schools shared Evans Stadium, which Springfield High used until North High built a stadium on the campus of its school. In 2008, North and South merged into "Springfield High School". A new high school building and campus were built at the location of the old North High. The new Springfield High took the "Wildcats" nickname, adopted blue, gold, and white as its colors, and continues to use Evans Stadium for football. It also uses the on-campus stadium North High, built for other sporting events. The school district uses the old Springfield High/South High building for administrative purposes but is no longer allowed to be used for teaching or classroom purposes per state guidelines.

In the second year of Springfield High School's reopening, a decision was made to change the names of the four small schools. Starting in the 2010–2011 school year, instead of having the four small schools Problem-Based Learning, Humanities, Leadership, and Global Perspectives, the fall of 2010 marked those four small schools' transformation into five separate academies. These academies allow each student to join with students and staff with similar interests and needs. The five academies are Preparatory Academy, Exploratory Academy, STEM Academy, International Arts & Communications Academy, and Health & Human Services Academy.[8]

## Athletics

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### Football

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Springfield competes in the Greater Western Ohio Conference in the Ohio High School Athletic Association. The Wildcats have been coached by NFL veteran Maurice Douglas since 2014. He has compiled a .598 winning percentage in eight seasons with appearances in the state semifinals in 2019 and 2020 and the state finals in 2021.[9]

### State championships

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Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

* Boys' cross country – 1938, 1940[3]
* Boys' track and field – 1957, 1958[3]
* Boys' basketball – 1925, 1950

## Notable alumni

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* Ron Burton, professional football player in the American Football League; member of the College Football Hall of Fame
* Trey DePriest, professional football player in the National Football League (NFL)
* Alice Hohlmayer, professional baseball player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
* Edythe Kirchmaier, centenarian known for being the oldest user on Facebook
* Johnny Lytle, boxer, jazz musician[citation needed]
* Henry Maier, Mayor of Milwaukee from 1960 to 1988
* Jim Rhodes, Governor of Ohio
* Jonathan Winters, comedian and actor

## References

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1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Springfield City School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
2. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - Springfield High School (390448101701)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
3. ^ a b c "Springfield High School". Ohio High School Athletic Association. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
4. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
5. ^ "Springfield High School". Best High Schools. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clark County, OH" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2024. \- Text list
7. ^ "Our Heritage". Springfield High School.
8. ^ "Springfield High School students to get new options with academies". Springfield News Sun.
9. ^ "Teams - Springfield Wildcats Football (Springfield, OH)". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

## External links

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* Official website

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Springfield, Ohio

Education|

* Springfield City School District
* Springfield HS
* Catholic Central School
* Wittenberg University
* Clark State College
* Clark County Public Library

Transportation|

* Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport (near the city)

Media|

* Springfield News-Sun

Landmarks|

* Clark County Heritage Center
* Westcott House

History|

* Lynching of Richard Dickerson
* Pet-eating hoax

This list is incomplete.

Authority control databases: Geographic |

* NCES

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