North High School was a public high school in

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, that opened in 1960. It was one of two high schools in the Springfield City School District, the other school being South High School. On September 8, 2008, the two schools were combined into Springfield High School. The North High School building was demolished on May 30, 2008, to make way for the new Springfield High School building. North's mascot was the

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and the school colors were scarlet and navy on white.

State championships

* Girls Basketball – 1977

Notable alumni

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– basketball player and head coach for The

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– model and actor on ''

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'' * Marsha Dietlein Bennett – actress *

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– musician/singer-songwriter *

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– professional baseball player in

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- professional baseball player in Major League Baseball

References

External links

Springfield City School District website
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