Springfield High School is a public high school in Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is a part of the Springfield School District. In addition to Springfield Township, its attendance zone includes the borough of Morton.
| Springfield High School | |
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| Address | |
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200 South Rolling Road , Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Coordinates | 39°55′41″N 75°20′18″W / 39.9280°N 75.3383°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "We Believe that Every Child Can Read" (at grade level or higher) |
| Established | 1932 |
| School district | Springfield School District |
| Principal | Joseph Hepp |
| Faculty | ~150 staff members |
| Teaching staff | 82.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,375 (2022-2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.77[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue Gold |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Yearbook | "Scrivener" |
History
editPrior to the school's establishment, Springfield families could choose to send their children to Lansdowne High School, Media High School, or Swarthmore High School. Springfield High was established in 1931. The building originally had 13 classrooms. Harvey Sabold was the first principal.[2]
Earl R. Knorr became the principal in 1970.[3]
March 11, 1977 a fire destroyed the original 1931 building which included 12 ninth grade classrooms, two gyms, two art rooms, a little theater and some administrative offices.[2]
Knorr retired in 1990.[3]
There will be a new high school, with fewer than 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) of space. The district began planning for it circa 2009.[4] In 2015 the school board voted to build a new facility, with eight in favor and one, Bruce Lord, against. The former baseball field was chosen as the site of the new building.[5] Construction began in 2018. The previous main gymnasium and stadium were dismantled as part of the process. By summer 2019 the school's steel structure had been established.[4] As of 2018[update] the estimated cost was $130 million.[6] The new high school was completed in late 2020, and was later opened to students and staff in 2021.
Campus
editThe Frances "Chickie" Giuffre Dining Center Complex and Katherine G. “Kay” Voglesong Bus Driver Commons Room in the new building are named after former employees. Giuffre's son Nicholas Giuffre gave the Springfield Area Education Foundation $1 million, and the cafeteria and bus driver room were in turn named after his mother and his mother-in-law. The son was a member of the Class of 1974.[7]
In the old campus, Knorr is the namesake of the theater.[3]
Culture
editThe "Festival of the Arts" was established by Knorr.[3]
Notable alumni
edit- Ja'Den McKenzie, college football player for the Rhode Island Rams[8]
- Robert Hazard, Class of 1966 Musician Song Writer
- Mike Scioscia, Class of 1976 MLB Baseball Player and Manager
- Geoff Petrie, Class of 1966 NBA Basketball Player and Executive
- Andre Petroski, Class of 2010 UFC Fighter
- Taylor Buchholz, Class of 2001 MLB Pitcher
- Frank Mentzer, Dungeons & Dragons Designer
- Tom Keifer, Guitarist and singer for the rock band Cinderella[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Springfield HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Springfield Historical Society (2004-06-23). Springfield Township, Delaware County. Arcadia Publishing. p. PT141. ISBN 9781439629017.
- ^ a b c d Downey, Sally A. (2007-07-28). "Earl R. Knorr, 80, Delco high school principal". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ a b Serbin, Susan L. (2019-09-03). "New Springfield High School is on the rise". Delco Times. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
The project, known as the High School Master Plan, was a decade in the making. Over the course of the 10 years,[...]
- ^ Serbin, Susan L. (2015-06-11). "Springfield School Board votes to build new high school". Delco Times. Archived from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ Serbin, Susan (2018-10-07). "New Springfield High School cost hits $130 million". Delco Times. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ Boccella, Kathy (2019-04-25). "Springfield HS alum donates $1 million to honor his lunch lady mom, bus-driver mother-in-law". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Ja'den Mckenzie". maxpreps.com. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
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