Type Public Grades 9-12 Phone +1 503-399-5533 Principal Ken Philips (2014–) | Opened 2002 Number of students 1,742 Mascot Titan | |
Motto It's a great day to be a Titan. Color(s) Black, forest green, and silver Address 1776 Titan Dr NW, Salem, OR 97304, USA District Salem-Keizer School District | ||
West Salem High School (also referred as, "West Salem High", "West Salem HS", or "WSHS") is a public high school of the Salem-Keizer School District located in Salem, Oregon, United States.
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Academics
In 2008, 82% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 339 students, 279 graduated, 29 dropped out, 5 received a modified diploma, and 26 are still in high school.
Maps Credit Union Education Branch
West Salem High School is one of three high schools in Salem, Oregon that is home to an education branch of Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union.
Maps Credit Union education branches provide an opportunity for high school students to participate in the day-to-day operations of a real credit union. Students in certain business classes spend a small amount of time conducting real teller transactions for other students during lunch hours, under the supervision of a trained faculty member. The branch has been open since 2003.
Black football field
In 2012, West Salem installed a new black FieldTurf surface for its football field, believed to be the first of that color ever used for outdoor football (the Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League also use this color of surface). The decision to use a black surface came about when the school's original green FieldTurf surface, installed in 2002, needed replacement. FieldTurf offered the school a discount of nearly $140,000 from the regular $437,000 replacement cost if it used an "unusual" color; West Salem chose black since it was a school color and also had not previously been used by another school. The school changed its home uniform color from black to green in order to avoid possible complaints by visiting teams about the uniforms blending into the field. The field and uniforms were fully paid for through fundraisers, including four local business sponsors. However, as of 2015, the school has now started to use black uniforms with grey numbers.