South Salem High School
South Salem High School Crest
Address
1910 Church St SE Salem, Oregon, Marion County, 97302  United States
Coordinates	44°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
Type	Public
Opened	1954
School district	Salem-Keizer School District
Principal	David Phelps[1][2]
Grades	9-12[2]
Number of students	1898[2]
Color(s)	Columbia blue and scarlet         [1]
Athletics conference	OSAA Central Valley Conference 6A-7[1]
Mascot	Saxons[1]
Newspaper	The Clypian
Website	http://www.southsaxons.com/

South Salem High School was the second public high school built in Salem, Oregon, in 1954, at which time the former Salem High School was renamed North Salem High School.

Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Athletics 3.1 State Championships 4 Music 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

South Salem High School is not the first school to be built on the current site. Leslie Middle School was built in 1927, and the high school was connected to it when the high school was built 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.^[3][4]

[edit] 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.^[5]

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.^[6][7]

[edit] Athletics

[edit] 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
• Girls golf: 1984
• Baseball: 1991
• Boys basketball: 1996, 2004
• Boys Soccer: 2009

[edit] Music

Every year since 2005, South Salem High School's entire music department has been nationally recognized as a Gold school in the Grammy Signature School program. This is only awarded to the top seven schools in the nation.^{[citation needed]}

The band program is led by Mary Lou Boderman, the Oregon Music Educator of the Year award recipient of 2006-2007. 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.^[8] The Wind Ensemble also performed in Shanghai and Beijing in activities surrounding the 2008 Summer Olympics in China.^[9]

Since the state choir championship began in 1987, SSHS placed first in 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.^[10]

The state orchestra championship also began in 1987, and SSHS placed first in 2001, 2004, and 2007.^[11]

In 1989, Oregon added Full Orchestra to the state competition; SSHS won in 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2007.^[11]

[edit] Notable alumni

• Ann Aiken, United States District Court judge, class of 1970
• Darla Baker, supermodel, attended 2003-2005
• Craig Hanneman, NFL defensive lineman, class of 1967
• Dan Heder, producer/animator, class of 1996
• Jon Heder, actor, class of 1996.
• Bob Horn, NFL linebacker, class of 1972

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• South Salem High School Alumni Home Page
• Salem Online History: South Salem