Springfield High School (Lakemore, Ohio)

Springfield High School
Address
1880 Canton Road Akron , Ohio 44312 United States
Coordinates	41°01′04″N81°24′59″W / 41.01778°N 81.41639°W / 41.01778; -81.41639
Information
Funding type	Public
School district	Springfield Local School District
Principal	Michelle Warner
Staff	47.65 (FTE) [1]
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	849 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.82 [1]
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Red and Gray
Athletics conference	Metro Athletic Conference
Team name	Spartans
Rivals	Field Falcons Coventry Comets Ellet Orangemen
Accreditation	Ohio Department of Education North Central Association of Schools and Colleges
Communities served	Springfield Twp. Lakemore
Website	Springfield High School

Springfield High School is a public high school in Lakemore, Ohio, United States, just east of Akron. It is the only high school in the Springfield Local School District and serves students living in Lakemore and Springfield Township.

Construction

The current high school was built to replace the district's old high school. The building was constructed by Cavanaugh Building in 2013. ^[2] The new high school cost $42 million to build, and was supposed to be opened in the fall of 2013, but due to structural issues on the second floor the opening was delayed. ^[3] The school began operations in early 2014 and has been in use since. ^[4]

Programs Offered

• Springfield is affiliated with the Portage Lakes Career Center, which offers career programs to juniors and seniors attending Springfield High School. ^[5]
• Springfield also offers a CCP (College Credit Plus) program to those attending its high school, giving them the ability to earn high school and college credits simultaneously. ^[6]

Springfield High School Media Coverage

Springfield High School has been the topic of several stories from local media outlets such as the Akron Beacon Journal. While the school is mainly subject to sports stories, some events at the school have gathered negative media attention.

• On May 7, 2015, four students were arrested by local law enforcement after they were caught having brought air-soft weapons into school. One of the weapons had the appearance of an SMG. ^[7] No one was hurt during the incident, but the school was put into lock down mode for a while.
• William Burket, a teacher at Springfield High School, was charged in July 2017 for stealing teachers' union funds. In that same year, Mia Balazovich pleaded guilty to stealing $30,000 from a booster club from 2014 to 2016. ^[8]
• In February 2020, the cafeteria served a "pizza burger" which consisted of a hamburger bun topped with meat sauce and shredded cheese. The "pizza burger" received mixed reviews, but disgusted some students to the point that they posted about it on social media. The school defended their lunch item by stating that they wanted to create new lunches for the students. ^[9]

  

  Springfield High School

State championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

• Girls Softball – 1978, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2005 ^{[10] [11]}

Notable Graduate

• Brian Friend (1985): Inducted into the Semi-Pro Football Hall of Fame: October 2024

External links

• Official website

Notes and references

1. "Springfield Junior/Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
2. "Springfield High School - Site Work Package". Cavanaugh Building. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
3. "Shaky floors in Springfield school could postpone scheduled fall opening". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
4. "Springfield students move in to new building Monday". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
5. Chesnic, Emily (January 16, 2020). "PLCC's student-run restaurant opening next month". Akron.com. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
6. Kelley, Jeremy P. "Free college credit program has risks to go with rewards". dayton-daily-news. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
7. "Police: Two Springfield HS students may have been planning to use airsoft guns in Akron robberies". fox8.com. May 7, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
8. "Springfield teacher charged with union funds theft; ex-booster club treasurer pleads guilty". The Suburbanite. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
9. Ashworth, Alan. "Springfield High School lunch comes with side of criticism". The Daily Jeffersonian. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
10. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Softball" . Retrieved February 12, 2007.
11. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site" . Retrieved December 31, 2006.