Mansfield Senior High School
| Mansfield Senior High School | |
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124 N Linden Road , 44903 | |
| Coordinates | 40°45′44″N 82°32′36″W / 40.762222°N 82.543333°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Kris Beasley |
| Teaching staff | 68.14 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 825 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.11[1] |
| Colors | Orange, Brown, White, Gray, & Black |
| Athletics conference | Ohio Cardinal Conference |
| Mascot | Tyger |
| Website | www |
Mansfield Senior High School is located in Mansfield, Ohio, United States. The school serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Mansfield City School District. The school enrolls 755 students as of the 2021–2022 academic year.[1] Their nickname is the Tygers.
Mansfield's original school colors were red and white. When crosstown Malabar High School was merged into Mansfield Senior following the 1988-1989 school year, the Tygers kept part of the Falcons' legacy alive by adopting their school colors of orange and brown.[2]
"Tyger" Name
[edit]Mansfield's nickname the "Tygers" originates from a 1940s football game vs rivaln Massillon. The legend claims the loser of the game must change their name, Mansfield lost therefore changing the spelling in their nickname "Tigers" from an "I" to a "y."[3]
State Championships
[edit]- Boys Baseball – 1954[4]
- Boys Track and Field – 1945, 1978[5]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Lee Adams — Tony Award-winning lyricist and member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame[6]
- Sherrod Brown — former U.S. Senator from Ohio
- Hugh Douglas — American football defensive end in the National Football League and football analyst for the ESPN television network
- Willmer Fowler — former American football halfback for the Buffalo Bills
- Keon Johnson — basketball player (Winthrop Eagles)[7]
- John Robinson — Washington State Supreme Court justice
- H. Edwin Umbarger — bacteriologist, biochemist, and member of the National Academy of Sciences
External links
[edit]- Mansfield City Schools—TygerPride.com
- Mansfield Senior High School profile—GreatSchools.net
- Mansfield City Schools profile—City-Data.com
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Mansfield Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ Hunnell, Carl (January 31, 2014). "Mansfield Senior defends its home floor against Lexington in boys' hoops win". Richland Source. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ McGowan, Rich. "Looking at stories behind Ohio's high school mascots". Mansfield News Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Archived from the original on March 8, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
- ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved December 31, 2006.
- ^ "Lyricist Lee Adams to Write Show Biz Column". Ohio, Mansfield. News-Journal. February 23, 1975. p. 1. Retrieved November 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2016–17 Keon Johnson bio". Winthrop Eagles. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
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