Greensburg Salem High School

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Greensburg-Salem High School
Location
Greensburg Salem High School
65 Mennel Dr

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15601-1344

United States
Coordinates 40°19′35″N79°32′29″W / 40.3264°N 79.5413°W / 40.3264; -79.5413
Information
Type Public high school
Motto It’s a Great Day to be a Golden Lion/ Children First- Engagement Always/ Effort Creates Ability
StatusCurrently operational
School boardGreensburg Salem School Board [1]
School district Greensburg-Salem School District
NCES District ID 4210920 [2]
Oversight Pennsylvania Department of Education
SuperintendentKen Bissell [3]
CEEB code 391575
NCES School ID 421092004373 [4]
PresidentRonald Mellinger, Jr. [1]
PrincipalAdam Jones
Faculty56.50 (FTE) [4]
Grades9–12 [4]
Enrollment820 [4]  (2022–2023)
   Grade 9 202 [4]
   Grade 10 212 [4]
   Grade 11 217 [4]
   Grade 12 189 [4]
Student to teacher ratio14.51 [4]
Campus typeSuburban [4]
Student Union/AssociationStudent Council Association [5]
Color(s)Gold, Brown, and White [6]
   
Athletics conference PIAA, WPIAL [7]
Nickname Golden Lions [6]
USNWR ranking11,118 [8]
NewspaperLions Den
Feeder schools Greensburg-Salem Middle School
Website gshs.greensburgsalem.org

The Greensburg-Salem High School (GSHS) is a public high school which is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

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Greensburg-Salem High School is the only high school in the Greensburg-Salem School District, which is situated thirty-five miles east-southeast of Pittsburgh in the center of Westmoreland County. It covers an area of fifty-one square miles that includes urban, suburban and rural populations. [9]

For 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked GSHS 11,118th best of 17,843 U.S. public high schools, 435th best of 718 Pennsylvania public high schools, and 78th best among 132 Pittsburgh-area public high schools. [8]

Curriculum

GSHS students who wish to choose a vocational or technical program may attend Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center in New Stanton.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

In addition to academics, Greensburg-Salem fields several sports teams.

Boys

  • Baseball – Class AAA
  • Basketball – Class AAA
  • Bowling – Class AAAA
  • Cross Country – Class AAA
  • Ice hockey – Class AA
  • Football – Class AAAA
  • Golf – Class AAAA (WPIAL Champions 1943, 1997)
  • Soccer – Class AA
  • Swimming and Diving – Class AA
  • Tennis – Class AA
  • Track and Field – Class AAA
  • Wrestling – Class AAA

Girls

  • Basketball – Class AAA
  • Bowling – Class AAAA
  • Cross Country – Class AAA
  • Field Hockey – Class AA
  • Lacrosse – Class AAAA
  • Soccer – Class AAA
  • Softball – Class AAA (WPIAL Champions 2013)
  • Swimming and Diving – Class AA
  • Tennis – Class AAA
  • Track and Field – Class AAA
  • Volleyball – Class AA (WPIAL & PIAA Champions 1998)

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 "Overview". Greensburg-Salem School District. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  2. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Greensburg-Salem School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  3. "Central Office Administration". Our District. Greensburg-Salem School District. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Search for Public Schools - Name (421092004373)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  5. "Student Council Association (SCA)". Greensburg-Salem High School. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Handbook for Parents and Students" (PDF). Greensburg-Salem School District. 2020–2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  7. "Athletics". Greensburg-Salem Golden Lions. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Greensburg-Salem High School". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  9. "About Our District". Greensburg-Salem School District. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

See also

Official web site