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Salem High School (Ohio)

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Teaching staff
  
52

Enrollment
  
641 (2009–10)

Phone
  
+1 330-332-8905

Colors
  
Black, Red

Grades
  
9-12

Team name
  
Quakers

Number of students
  
641 (2009–2010)

Type
  
Public, Coeducational high school

Athletics conference
  
Northeastern Buckeye Conference

Address
  
1200 E 6th St, Salem, OH 44460, USA

District
  
Salem City School District

Salem High School is a public high school in Salem, Ohio, USA. It is the only high school in the Salem City School district. 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. As of the 2009–2010 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 641 students with 52 teachers. The building was built in 1959. Mr. Sean Kirkland is the High School (Grades 9-12) principal, and Mr. Todd McLaughlin serves as the Dean of Students for the Junior High (Grades 7-8).

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Athletics

Salem High School's athletic teams are known as the Quakers, and the school mascot is Quaker Sam. The high school has won Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships in the following sports:

  • Boys Cross Country, 1930, 1931, 1993, 2004, 2005
  • Girls Cross Country, 2005, 2006
  • Boys Track 2005,2006
  • 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.

    Notable former pupils

  • Alan Freed, disc jockey
  • 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

    Salem High School (Ohio) Wikipedia