# Field High School

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{{short description|Public high school in Brimfield, Ohio, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox school
| name                = Field High School
| picture             =
| image               = Field High School 7-11-22 image 339 (2).jpg
| image_size          = 
| motto               = 
| address             = 2900 State Route 43
| city                = [Mogadore](/source/Mogadore%2C_Ohio)
| state               = [Ohio](/source/Ohio)
| zipcode             = 44260
| country             = [United States](/source/United_States)
| coordinates         = {{coord|41.06739|-81.344139|display=inline,title|region:US-OH_type:edu|format=dms}}
| website             = {{URL|fieldlocalschools.org/fhs/index}}
| seal_image          = 
| district            = [Field Local School District](/source/Field_Local_School_District)
| principal           = Chelsea Keener
| teaching_staff      = 25.86 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| fundingtype         = [Public](/source/Public_school_(government_funded))
| grades              = 9–12
| language            = [English](/source/American_English)
| communities         = [Brimfield](/source/Brimfield_Township%2C_Ohio) and [Suffield](/source/Suffield_Township%2C_Portage_County%2C_Ohio)
| feeder_schools      = 
| campus              = Rural
| team_name           = Falcons
| colors              = Red, white, and black<br>{{color box|red}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|black}}
| founded             = 1961
| ratio               = 20.77<ref name=NCES/>
| enrollment          = 537 (2023–24)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3904919&ID=390491903525|title=Field High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=March 28, 2025}}</ref>
| accreditation       = [Ohio Department of Education](/source/Ohio_Department_of_Education)
| free_label1         = Distinctions
| free_text1          = Ohio Dept. of Education Excellent rating - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
| athletic_conference = [Metro Athletic Conference](/source/Metro_Athletic_Conference_(Ohio))
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}}

'''Field High School''' is a public [high school](/source/high_school) located in [Brimfield, Ohio](/source/Brimfield_Township%2C_Ohio), United States.  It is the only high school in the [Field Local School District](/source/Field_Local_School_District) and mainly enrolls students from Brimfield and [Suffield](/source/Suffield_Township%2C_Portage_County%2C_Ohio) townships, and the southern part of [Kent](/source/Kent%2C_Ohio). Athletic teams are known as the Falcons, and they compete in the [Metro Athletic Conference](/source/Metro_Athletic_Conference_(Ohio)) as a member of the [Ohio High School Athletic Association](/source/Ohio_High_School_Athletic_Association).

== History ==
Field High School opened in 1961, following the consolidation of the Suffield and Brimfield school districts in 1959 to create the Field Local School District.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two Fields in One |date=January 6, 1959 |page=7 |newspaper=[Akron Beacon Journal](/source/Akron_Beacon_Journal)}}</ref> Previously, high school students from Suffield attended Suffield High School at the Suffield Township School. Brimfield students attended the Brimfield Township School up to 8th grade but attended the [Kent State University School](/source/Kent_State_University_School) for high school. Athletic teams were originally known as the Big Red, which had been the team name for Suffield High School. "Falcons" was adopted in 1976 when the school joined the Metropolitan League in sports.<ref>{{cite news |title=1976 Football Schedules |date=August 29, 1976 |page=10 |newspaper=[Akron Beacon Journal](/source/Akron_Beacon_Journal)}}</ref>

== Extracurricular activities ==
The school offers honors classes that include Honors English 9–12, Honors Math (Algebra I & II, Geometry, and [AP Calculus](/source/AP_Calculus)), and Honors Science (Biology, Chemistry, and Physics).

== Athletics ==
Field High School currently offers:

* Baseball
* Basketball
* Bowling
* Cheerleading
* Cross country
* Golf
* Football
* Soccer
* Softball
* Track and field
* Volleyball

=== State championships ===
{{Further|Ohio High School Athletic Association}}
* Boys cross country – 1994, 1997
* Girls cross country – 1997, 1998<ref name="Ohio High School Athletic Association">{{cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
* [Jani Lane](/source/Jani_Lane) - former lead singer of [Warrant](/source/Warrant_(American_band))<ref>{{cite news |author=Johnson, Kevin C. |title=B.I.G. big on pop charts; Rapper aka Biggie Smalls to be at Gund with Ice Cube, Others |newspaper=[Akron Beacon Journal](/source/Akron_Beacon_Journal) |date=June 22, 1995 |quote=...Lane, a 1982 graduate of Field High School in Brimfield Township.}}</ref>
* [Michael Tarver](/source/Michael_Tarver) - motivational speaker and former [WWE](/source/WWE) wrestler{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
* [Kate Tucker](/source/Kate_Tucker_%26_the_Sons_of_Sweden) - singer and songwriter, for [Kate Tucker & the Sons of Sweden](/source/Kate_Tucker_%26_the_Sons_of_Sweden)
* [Janis Mars Wunderlich](/source/Janis_Mars_Wunderlich), ceramic artist<ref>{{cite web |title=Education: Janis Mars Wunderlich |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/janis-mars-wunderlich-638b5941/details/education/ |work=LinkedIn |access-date=August 26, 2024}}</ref>

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.fieldlocalschools.org/fhs/index}}

==References==
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{{Metro Athletic Conference (Ohio)}}
{{Education in Portage County, Ohio|state=autocollapse}}

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Category:High schools in Portage County, Ohio
Category:Public high schools in Ohio

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