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Salem High School | |
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3551 Underwood Road Southeast , 30013 United States | |
Coordinates | 33°35′42″N83°59′16″W / 33.595001°N 83.987777°W [1] |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1991 |
School district | Rockdale County School District |
Principal | Brandi Johnson |
Teaching staff | 75.00 FTE [2] |
Grades | 9 to 12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 1,184 (2019-20) [2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.79 [2] |
Color(s) | Burgundy and yellow |
Athletics conference | 5 AAA [3] |
Sports | Baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, and tennis |
Mascot | Seminoles |
Nickname | SHS |
Team name | The Mighty Noles |
Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
Newspaper | The Signal |
Yearbook | The War Cry |
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Salem High School is one of three public secondary schools in the Rockdale County School District in Conyers, Georgia, United States. The school educates about 1,600 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Rockdale County Public School district.
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In the Taylor's Publishing Yearbook for 2007, the staff received the Honorable Mention recognition award for their annual, themed "Making Connections."
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