Springfield High School is a public comprehensive high school in Springfield, Ohio. It is administratively divided into five academies, but all classes are available to all students. The school was first established in 1911, then divided into two separate high schools, North and South, in 1960. SHS was re-established in 2008 at a new facility after enrollment declines necessitated combining the two high schools into a single body.
History
The school was founded in 1911, then split into two high schools in the fall of 1960. 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 its school colors. The two high schools shared Evans Stadium, which was used by Springfield High, until North High built its own stadium on the campus of its school. In 2008, North and South merged back into "Springfield High School." A new high school building and campus was 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 opening, a decision was made to change the names of the four small schools. Starting 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 school's transformation into five separate academies. These academies are meant to allow each student to join with students and staff with similar interests and needs. The five academies are called Preparatory Academy, Exploratory Academy, STEM Academy, International Arts & Communications Academy, and Health & Human Services Academy.
