| Maple Heights High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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1 Mustang Way , , 44137 United States | |
| 41°24′45″N 81°33′40″W / 41.41250°N 81.56111°W / 41.41250; -81.56111 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| Superintendent | Charles Keenan[1] |
Principal | Shay Price[1] |
Teaching staff | 58.00 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.53[2] |
| Colors | Maroon and White[1] |
Athletics conference | United Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Mustangs[1] |
| Rival | Bedford, Cleveland Heights |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3] |
| Website | www |
Maple Heights High School is a public high school located in Maple Heights, Ohio, southeast of Cleveland, Ohio. It graduated its first class in 1925.
A completely new high school building opened in 2013, replacing one that dated back 90 years. A new stadium with artificial turf and an all-weather track opened in 2014.
Athletics
State championships
Notable alumni
- Chuck Findley – Class of 1965. trumpet player in The Tonight Show Band, Steely Dan and The Wrecking Crew.
- Bruce E. Grooms – retired vice admiral in the United States Navy.
- Len Kosmalski, NBA basketball player (Kansas City Kings)[6]
- Jim Krusoe, novelist, poet, and short story writer.[7]
- Frank Mestnik (born 1938), class of 1953, professional football player (St. Louis Cardinals and Green Bay Packers).[8]
- Dale Mohorcic, class of 1974, professional baseball player[9]
- Ric Ocasek (1944–2019), class of 1963, lead singer of the Cars.[10]
- Mary Oliver – Pulitzer Prize and American Book Award winning poet.
- Richard Quinn (born 1986), professional football player (Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins).[8]
- Evelyn Svec Ward (1921–1989), class of 1939, fiber artist.[11]
Notes and references
- OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- "Maple Heights High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved December 31, 2006.
- Yappi. "Yappi Sports Wrestling". Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
- "Len Koxmalski Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- "MHHS Class of 1961 Reunion Program". MHHS Class of 1961. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- "Maple Heights Alumni Pro Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- Campbell, Steve (June 28, 1987). "'Horse' is a horse". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- Greene, Andy (December 13, 2017). "The Cars' Ric Ocasek on the Hall of Fame: 'It's a Good Cap to the Bottle'". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
That was in Cleveland, Ohio, since I used to live there.... I graduated from [Maple Heights] [sic] High School in 1963.
- Who's Who in the Midwest. Vol. 16. A.N. Marquis. 1978. p. 734. ISBN 978-0-8379-0716-1.