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

• Boys wrestling – 1956, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1974

• Football – 2010

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)

• Jim Krusoe, novelist, poet, and short story writer.

• Frank Mestnik (born 1938), class of 1953, professional football player (St. Louis Cardinals and Green Bay Packers).

• Dale Mohorcic, class of 1974, professional baseball player

• Ric Ocasek (1944–2019), class of 1963, lead singer of the Cars.

• Mary Oliver – Pulitzer Prize and American Book Award winning poet.

• Richard Quinn (born 1986), professional football player (Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins).

• Evelyn Svec Ward (1921–1989), class of 1939, fiber artist.

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