Welcome to Salem City School District
Our Mission
The Salem City School District will be a high-performance district as demonstrated by the Salem City students who: Exceed state standards in literacy and computation, develop intrinsic motivation to pursue education in and outside of the classroom setting, master the skills necessary to retrieve and analyze information, and become lifelong learners.
District Goals 2018-2021
District Equality Goal
Superintendent's Message
District Calendar 2020-2021 (Updated 10/14/20 - as per the closing of schools on election day 2020)
Headlines & Highlights
September Reopening of Schools:
Greetings, Salem Ram Family ! I hope you are staying healthy, wearing mask(s), practicing social distancing and finding ways to enjoy the summer. Please take time to carefully read this important set of information regarding 2020-2021 School Reopening plan: School Reopening Plan 2020-2021.
CDC Guidelines for schools - The Importance of Reopening America’s Schools this Fall.
Student-Athletes
2020 Fall SPORTS - "Need to Know" (click links below)
Athletic Forms & Covid-19 for SHS Athletes
http://salemnj.org/athletics/s_h_s_athletic_forms___activity_information
NJSIAA Task Force Return to Play Update 8-20-20
NJSIAA Medical Advisory Task Force Message
State of New Jersey Department of Education - Covid-19
The Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (FFVP) is a federally assisted program that provides FREE, FRESH fruits & vegetables to students in elementary schools which are selected by the government through an application process each year. We are proud to announce that John Fenwick Academy & Salem Middle School are recipients of the FFVP.
SHS Military Wall of Honor
Photos & service records alphabetically
& by graduation year from SHS.
Recent addition to the SHS Military Wall of Honor:
Samuel Victor Staples '65
U.S. Marine Corps Corporal
We are so very proud of our U.S. Military!
U.S. universities evaluate academic grades in the context of a student's high school curriculum and its degree of rigour. The two-year IB Diploma Program is widely regarded as an academically demanding syllabus, and one that provides excellent preparation for college level coursework -- IB Student Acceptance Rates at The Top 25 U.S. Universities
IB Diplomas
Adam Dodds and Tanner Humphreys, 2015 graduates of Salem High School -
the first two students of Salem High School to receive an
International Baccalaureate Diploma.
International Baccalaureate
~ Frequently Asked Questions about the Diploma Programme
~ IB Credentials and the University Application Process
~ How Do Universities View The IB Diploma Programme?
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