North Salem High School (originally 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 in 1906, was at the location of the former Meier & Frank building in downtown Salem (now a Macy's). 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. The new building was a project of the Public Works Administration, and at the time of its founding was on the fringes of developed Salem. The school's name was changed in 1954 to North Salem High School when South Salem High School opened that year. Over the years, many additions have been made to the building, with the latest addition, the West Wing, being completed in 2001.
Academics
Like many Marion County schools, North Salem High School has historically had a high dropout rate, regularly exceeding the state average. During the 2001â€"02 school year, the dropout rate stood at 29.83%. However, this has been improving steadily since 1997, when the dropout rate was 39.90%.
In 2008, 73% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 492 students, 360 graduated, 91 dropped out, and 41 were still in high school the following year.
Music
North Salem has been nationally recognized by the GRAMMY Foundation as a "Grammy Signature School" multiple times.
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. In 2005, the band tied with South Salem High School to win the OSAA 4A State Band Championship.
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
- Staryl C. Austin, U.S. Air Force general
- Rocky Gale, Major League Baseball player, San Diego Padres
- Elizabeth Halseth, Nevada state senator
- Mark Hatfield, Governor of Oregon 1959-67, U.S. Senator 1967-97
- Frank Herbert, author of Dune
- Jed Lowrie (born 1984), Major League Baseball player, Oakland Athletics
- Leonard Stone (born Leonard Steinbock), actor
References
External links
- Historic images of Salem High School and related images from Salem Public Library