Salem High School (Ohio)
| Salem High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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1200 East 6th Street Salem, Ohio 44460 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°54′25″N 80°50′41″W / 40.90694°N 80.84472°WCoordinates: 40°54′25″N 80°50′41″W / 40.90694°N 80.84472°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| Established | 1860 |
| Opened | 1959 |
| School district | Salem City School District |
| Superintendent | Dr. Joe Shivers |
| CEEB code | 364560 |
| Principal | Sean Kirkland |
| Teaching staff | 52 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 588[1] (2016) |
| Campus type | Fringe Town[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and Black [2] |
| Athletics conference | Northeastern Buckeye Conference[2] |
| Team name | Quakers[2] |
| Rival | West Branch Warriors |
| Yearbook | Quaker Annual |
| Athletic Director | Todd Huda |
| Website |
salemquakers |
Salem High School is a public high school in Salem, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Salem City School District. Athletic teams compete as the Salem Quakers in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Northeastern Buckeye Conference.
Since 2006, the building has also housed Salem Junior High School, for grades 7 and 8, though it is administered separately from the high school.
Athletics
Salem High School's athletic teams are known as the Quakers. Mascots include Quaker Sam for boys teams, and Quaker Ann for girls teams.
College Football Hall of Fame inductee Earle Bruce had his first head coaching position (at any level) at Salem. Bruce led the Quakers to a record of 28-9 over four seasons from 1956 until 1959.[3][4]
OHSAA State Championships
- Boys Cross Country - 1930, 1931, 1993, 2004, 2005
- Girls Cross Country - 2005, 2006
- Boys Track - 2005, 2006
Notable alumni
- Alan Freed - disc jockey who coined Rock and Roll
- Rich Karlis - NFL kicker
- Kirk Lowdermilk - NFL offensive lineman
- Jerry Meals - Major League Baseball umpire
- Chip Mosher - newspaper columnist, high school "Educator of Distinction," poet
- Lou Slaby - NFL linebacker
- Lloyd Yoder - College Football Hall of Fame inductee
References
- 1 2 U.S. News & World Report. "Salem High School". Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- 1 2 3 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ↑ SalemHistoryMakers.com, accessed November 17, 2007. Archived January 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia: National Championship Edition. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.