Salem High School (New Hampshire)

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Salem High School
Founded
Principal Mr. William Hagen
School type Public high school

Grades 9–12
Enrollment aprox. 2,200
Mascot The Blue Devil

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[edit] Salem High School

Salem High School is an accredited high school located in Salem, New Hampshire that enrolls students who live in Salem and bordering Windham, New Hampshire. There are as of 2006 approximately 2,200 students. The school is equipped with a library, which contains over 20,000 books, as well as a vocational center. The school offers many unique and different classes, ranging from Astronomy to Television Production.

[edit] Students

A student group publishes Blue Ink, the student newspaper. The student-teacher ratio is 17.2 [1]. In 2004 it sent 83.2% of the graduating class to a 2 year college, four year college, or the military.

About 1/10 of the students in the school are in the Salem Blue Devil Marching Band and Color Guard. Last year they came in 2nd place in the regional finals and were awarded the best color guard and the best drumline in New England. The Salem High School Blue Devil Marching Band has brought many accolades to the school and has marched in various national parades including the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Fiesta Bowl Parade, Rose Bowl Parade, and the Citrus Parade.

There are over 45 clubs that students can join. The clubs are:

[edit] History

The original high school for the town of Salem was Woodbury High School. In the 1960s it was converted to a middle school, and the current building was built. In its existence the school has had one bomb threat [2], one avoided shooting [3].

Just recently the cheerleading team has won in new englands the second year in a row and on the same day the boys basketball team one in the basketball championships, which hasnt been done for 12 years! The school has recently suffered from overcrowding, leading administrators to place portable classrooms on the campus. Windham is scheduled to stop attending the school in 2008, and is in the process of building its own school. Students in the graduating class of 2009 may have the choice of going to the Windham or Salem High School, but there is some debate over this.

The school has various traditions that include the video yearbook in which many of the students are showcased in one way or another, Senior Safe Night, the Senior Skits, Carbaret- a marching band fundraiser, A Night of Magic- The Key Club's yearly fundraiser for the Make A Wish Foundation that is also a place to showcase students' talents as the entertainment, and food drives every semester.

Senior Safe Night started when students decided to camp out at the high school and chaperones were eventually called for when students were believed to be involved in illicit behavior in their tents. It has grown from a student-led initiative to one run by members of the communities- many of whom are parents of children in the high school- who want to make sure the seniors can have one last night to hang out before graduation in an environment in which there are no drugs or alcohol. There are usually door prizes and a massive yearbook signing towards the beginning of the night when teachers are there to wish the students fun on their night in.

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