North Salem High School (Salem, Oregon)

North Salem High School
Address
765 14th St NE
Salem, Oregon, Marion County, 97301
 United States
Coordinates 44°56′40″N 123°01′16″W / 44.944541°N 123.021026°WCoordinates: 44°56′40″N 123°01′16″W / 44.944541°N 123.021026°W
Information
Type Public
Opened 1906
School district Salem-Keizer School District
Principal Cynthia Richardson[1]
Grades 9-12[2]
Number of students 2023[2]
Color(s) Red and black         [3]
Athletics conference OSAA Central Valley Conference 6A-7[3]
Mascot Vikings[3]
Website north.salkeiz.k12.or.us

North Salem High School is a public high school in Salem, Oregon, United States founded in 1906. It was known as Salem High School until 1954.

History

The original Salem High School building, opened 1906, was at the location of the former Meier & Frank building in downtown Salem (now a Macy's).[4][5] A decision was made to move the school to a more spacious building, and in 1937 the new Salem High School building was opened on the corner of 14th and D street.[4] The new building was a project of the Public Works Administration,[4] and at the time of its founding was on the fringes of developed Salem. The name of Salem High School was changed in 1954 to North Salem High School when South Salem High School opened that year.[6] Over the years, many additions have been made to the building, with the latest addition, the West Wing, being completed in 2001.[4]

Academics

Like many Marion County schools, North Salem High School has historically had a high drop-out rate, regularly exceeding the state average. During the 2001-02 school year, the drop-out rate stood at 29.83%. However, the drop-out rate has been improving steadily since 1997, when the drop-out was 39.90%[7]

In 2008, 73% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 492 students, 360 graduated, 91 dropped out, and 41 are still in high school.[8][9]

Music

North Salem has been nationally recognized by the GRAMMY Foundation as a "Grammy Signature School" multiple times.[10]

In 2003, the Marching Band won the Northwest Marching Band Circuit taking their number 1 ranking among Washington, Oregon, Southern Idaho, Northern California, and Western Nevada marching bands.[11] In 2005, the band tied with South Salem High School to win the OSAA 4A State Band Championship.[12]

State championships

Boys cross country:1949, 1952, 1953

Boys Basketball:1920, 1925, 1926, 1933, 1939, 1940, 1950

Baseball: 1967

Boys Golf: 1953

Boys Tennis: 1953

Boys track & field: 1927

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "School Principal Profile". North Salem High School. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/NorthSalem/
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "North Salem High School: School History". North Salem High School. Retrieved March 5, 2009.
  5. ↑ Rose, Michael (April 26, 2006). "New mall, downtown Salem stores alter retail landscape". Statesman Journal. Retrieved March 5, 2009.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "A General History of Education in Salem". Salem Online History (Salem Public Library). Retrieved March 5, 2009.
  7. ↑ Community Health Information Project, Willamette University Public Policy Research Center, Accessed May 4, 2007.
  8. ↑ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  9. ↑ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  10. ↑ GRAMMY in the Schools Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  11. ↑ NWMBC Championships Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  12. ↑ OSAA Band Championships Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  13. ↑ Herbert, Brian. (2003) Dreamer of Dune : The Biography of Frank Herbert. New York: Tor Books, 2003, (p. 24) ISBN 978-0-7653-0647-0
  14. ↑ Fentress, Aaron (April 18, 2011). "MLB local ties: Boston's Jed Lowrie continues hot streak; Darwin Barney consistent in No. 2 hole; Mike Stutes dominant in Triple-A". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  15. ↑ "49th Round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

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