South Salem High School

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South Salem High School
South Salem HS crest.jpg
Address
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1910 Church St SE

Salem
,
Marion County
,
Oregon
97302

United States
Coordinates44°55′21″N 123°02′20″W / 44.922410°N 123.038963°W / 44.922410; -123.038963Coordinates: 44°55′21″N 123°02′20″W / 44.922410°N 123.038963°W / 44.922410; -123.038963
Information
TypePublic
Opened1954
School districtSalem-Keizer School District
PrincipalLara Tiffin[1][2]
Staff82.46 (FTE)[3]
Grades9-12[2]
Number of students2,057 (2019–20)[3]
Student to teacher ratio24.95[3]
Color(s)Columbia blue and scarlet   [1]
Athletics conferenceOSAA Mountain Valley Conference 6A-7[1]
MascotSaxons[1]
RivalSprague High School
NewspaperThe Clypian
Websitehttp://www.southsaxons.com/

South Salem High School is a public high school in Salem, Oregon. It was built in 1954 as the second public high school in the city. After South Salem opened, the former Salem High School was renamed North Salem High School.

History[]

South Salem High School is not the first school to be built on the current site. The former Leslie Middle School was built in 1927, and South Salem was connected to it when it was constructed in 1954. The schools shared common facilities, including the cafeteria and auditorium. When the middle school was moved in 1997, the old building became home to Howard Street Charter School. The Howard Street building was demolished in 2020.[4][5]

Academics[]

South Salem offers the International Baccalaureate program in the 11th and 12th grades, as well as a preparatory Honors program for 9th and 10th grades. The first graduating class to have spent 4 years with the IB program was the class of 2002.

In 1987, South Salem High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.[6]

In 2008, 78% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 466 students, 364 graduated, 69 dropped out, 1 received a modified diploma, and 32 are still in high school.[7][8]

Athletics[]

Boy's Basketball Program[]

The men's basketball team has been one of the most successful programs in Oregon. South Salem has produced 15 plus D1 basketball recruits in program history. Some previous Saxon players have chosen to play at Stanford, UCLA, BYU, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, and other schools. South Salem has won state titles in 1996 and 2004. Travis Brown has been head coach since 2019.

State Championships[]

  • Football: 1954, 1971
  • Boys tennis: 1955, 1957
  • Boys track: 1959
  • Boys cross country: 1959, 1960, 1962
  • Boys golf: 1964, 1989, 1991, 1992
  • Girls tennis: 1968
  • Girls basketball: 1976, 2015, 2016
  • Girls golf: 1984
  • Baseball: 1991
  • Boys basketball: 1996, 2004
  • Boys Soccer: 2009
  • Girls Softball: 2014

Music[]

South Salem High School's entire music department has been nationally recognized as a Gold[9] school in the program.[10]

Since the OSAA State Band Contest began in 1987, the SSHS's Wind Ensemble has won in 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.[11] The Wind Ensemble also performed in Shanghai and Beijing in activities surrounding the 2008 Summer Olympics in China.[12]

Since the state choir championship began in 1987, SSHS placed first in 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2014, and 2016.[13]

The state orchestra championship also began in 1987, and SSHS placed first in 2001, 2004, 2007, and 2014.[14] In 1989, Oregon added Full Orchestra to the state competition; SSHS won in 1995, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, and 2015.

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d OSAA.org :: Schools
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "South Salem High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Litke, Yvonne (2006). "South Salem High School". Salem (Oregon) Online History. Salem Public Library. Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  5. ^ "A Brief History". Howard Street Charter School. Archived from the original on 2009-11-15. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  6. ^ Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  8. ^ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  9. ^ Christina Cassidy; Jaime Sarachit (April 19, 2011). "THE GRAMMY FOUNDATION® ANNOUNCES 2011 GRAMMY® SIGNATURE SCHOOLS". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  10. ^ There are many schools in the nation that are selected as a GRAMMY Signature School by the GRAMMY Foundation. The top seven schools are designated Gold recipients. The best of the Gold recipients is named the National GRAMMY Signature School.
  11. ^ OSAA State Champions, Band Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Area musicians will play at Olympics, Salem Statesman Journal, January 7, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  13. ^ OSAA State Champions, Choir Archived June 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ OSAA State Champions, Orchestra Archived 2010-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ https://www.facebook.com/michael.j.totten

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