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Salem High School
Address
Map
219 Walnut Street

Salem
,
Salem County
,
New Jersey
08079

United States
Coordinates39°33′33″N 75°28′33″W / 39.5591°N 75.4757°W / 39.5591; -75.4757
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtSalem City School District
NCES School ID341455005090[1]
PrincipalJohn R. Mulhorn
Faculty40.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment387 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Student to teacher ratio9.7:1[1]
Color(s)  Royal blue
  white[3]
Athletics conferenceTri-County Conference[2] (general)
West Jersey Football League (football)
Team nameRams[3]
RivalWoodstown High School
Websitewww.salemnj.org/schools/salem_high_school

Salem High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Salem City, in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, as part of the Salem City School District. Students from Elsinboro Township, Lower Alloways Creek Township, Mannington Township and Quinton Township attend the school as part of sending/receiving relationships with the respective districts.[4][5][6]

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 387 students and 40.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1. There were 222 students (57.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 16 (4.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program.[7] Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education.[8]

Awards, recognition and rankings

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The school was the 308th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[9] The school had been ranked 265th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 277th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[10] The magazine ranked the school 284th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[11] The school was ranked 245th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[12]

Athletics

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The Salem High School Rams[3] compete as one of the member schools in the Tri-County Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties.[2] The conference is overseen by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[13] With 260 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range.[14] The football team competes in the Diamond Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconference[15][16] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 185 to 482 students.[17]

The boys' basketball team won the Group II state championship in 1963 against Mountain High School of West Orange and won the title in 1986 against Central High School of Newark in the tournament final.[18] The 1963 team, led by a tournament-high 38 points from Jerry Dickerson, finished the season with a 26–0 record after winning the Group II title with a 73–61 win against returning champion West Orange Mountain High School in the championship game.[19][20] The team won back to back Tri-County Conference and South Jersey Group II championships during the 1980–81 and 81–82 seasons. Each season ended in a loss to Clifford Scott High School of East Orange in the state finals. The Salem Rams boys' basketball team won the Tri-County Conference Championship 1951, 1960–1963, 1974–1978, 1981, 1982, 1984-1990 and 2007–2009. Coach George "Lou" Schantz was the first coach in New Jersey high school basketball history to reach the milestone of 600 wins.[21] The 1986 boys' basketball team won the Tri-County Conference Royal Division, South Jersey Group II and New Jersey Group II state championships; Salem defeated Central High School (Newark) in the state finals 77-63 led by the school's all-time leading scorer Keith Jackson.[19][22] The team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championship in 2008, defeating Paulsboro High School 64–59 in the final game of the tournament.[23] The team defeated Academy Charter High School 63–48 in the first round of the Group I state tournament, but fell to Science Park High School 77–58 in the finals.[24]

The track & field team, under Coach Nathan Dunn Jr. won the Tri-County Conference Championship in 1960, 1961, 1968 and 1969. Coach Dunn also started the Boys' Cross-Country program at Salem in 1962 and won the Tri-County Conference Championship in 1966 and 1967.

The baseball team, under Coach Wendell Lloyd, won the 1965 Tri-County Conference Championship, then captured the South Jersey Group II championship in 1967.[25] Salem beat Clearview Regional High School and Merchantville High School in the first two rounds of the tournament before defeating Cinnaminson High School in the final game to win the title.[26]

The 1973 football team was awarded the South Jersey Group II state sectional title by the NJSIAA as co-champion with Pleasantville High School.[27] Led by Anthony "A. B." Brown with 2,012 yards rushing, the 1983 football team finished the season with a 9-0-2 record, having won the Tri-County Conference title and the South Jersey Group II sectional title with a 37–13 victory in the championship game against a Hammonton High School team that came into the finals undefeated.[28][29][30] The Thanksgiving Day rivalry with Woodstown High School, among the state's oldest and one that has attracted crows exceeding 3,000, was listed at 9th on NJ.com's 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football". Salem leads the rivalry with a 60–35–10 overall record as of 2017.[31]

The spring (outdoor) track and field team won the Group II state championship in 1987 and 1989.[32] The team won the Salem County, Tri-County Conference, South Jersey Group II and the state Group II championships in 1987.[33] Coached by Hall of Famer Lee Bacon, the 1987 team finished the season ranked #1 in South Jersey, earning them the Courier-Post Cup. Team championships also included the Lakewood, Woodbury and Bridgeton Relays. The 1989 boys track and field team won the Salem County, Tri-County championships and won the state Group II title by a single point over Kingsway Regional High School without finishing first in any single event.[34][35] Bacon previously guided the Rams track team to the 1976 Tri-County Championship.

The girls' basketball team won the 2005 South, Group I state sectional championship, defeating Penns Grove High School 77–54 in the first round and Point Pleasant Beach High School 60–53 in the semifinals, before taking the title with a 57–52 win versus Gloucester City High School.[36] The team also won the 2006 South Jersey Group I state sectional championship.

The softball team earned the South Jersey Group I state title in 2006 with a 5–4 win over Penns Grove High School.[37]

The boys' soccer team earned its first Tri-County Conference Title in team history in 2007 while on its way to its first playoff berth in program history. The team defeated Maple Shade High School 5–0 in the first round of the South Jersey Group I tournament before losing to Arthur P. Schalick High School by a score of 3–1 in the semifinal game. The following year the boys won their second Tri-County conference earning a number one seed in the tournament and fighting their way to a South Jersey Group I title and a berth in the State Group I semi-final match before losing to South River High School.[38]

Administration

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The principal is John R. Mulhorn. The core members of the school's administration include two vice principals.[39]

Notable alumni

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See also: Category:Salem High School (New Jersey) alumni

Notable faculty

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Salem High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Member Schools, Tri-County Conference. Accessed November 18, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Salem High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Our Sending Districts, Salem City School District (New Jersey). Accessed January 24, 2017. "Salem High School welcomes students from: Elsinboro Township School; Lower Alloways Creek School; Mannington Township School; Quinton Township School"
  5. ^ Shott, Meghan. "Salem High School", SouthJersey.com. Accessed January 24, 2017. "Students from Elsinboro, Lower Alloways Creek Township, Mannington Township and Quinton Township attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship, according to the school's 2010 Report Card from the NJ Department of Education."
  6. ^ Bumpus, Robert L. Salem County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization, Salem County, New Jersey Executive County Superintendent, March 15, 2010. "In this area of Salem County four P-8 districts, Lower Alloway Creek, Quinton, Elsinboro, and Mannington Townships have a send/receive agreement with neighboring Salem City to send their students to Salem High School."
  7. ^ Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Approved Choice Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.
  8. ^ Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Introduction Archived January 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.
  9. ^ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  10. ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 5, 2012.
  11. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed December 1, 2011.
  12. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  13. ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  14. ^ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  15. ^ Salem Rams, West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  16. ^ Home Page, West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023. "The WJFL is a 94-school super conference that stretches from Princeton to Wildwood encompassing schools from the Colonial Valley Conference, the Burlington County Scholastic League, the Olympic Conference, the Tri-County Conference, the Colonial Conference, and the Cape Atlantic League. The WJFL is made up of sixteen divisions with divisional alignments based on school size, geography and a strength-of-program component."
  17. ^ NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
  18. ^ NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
  19. ^ a b Carchidi, Sam. "The Solid South Has Risen Again, With Three state championship Teams", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 24, 1986. Accessed December 1, 2011. "Lou Schantz, who retired before the season after a sensational 39-year coaching career (625 wins, 266 losses) at Salem, sat in the front row and watched the Rams' win over Newark Central. It was the second state title in Salem history; the Rams also won the 1963 crown.... 'It would be a close game, but I'd pick the '63 team because of Jerry Dickerson - he was about 6-6 or 6-7 - and a little guard named Itzy Fox.'"
  20. ^ Staff. "Newark Central, Salem, Trenton Teams Win Titles; Hillside, Roselle Catholic, Mountain High Beaten in State Tournament Final Games", Herald News, March 25, 1963. Accessed February 14, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "In the two title games Saturday afternoon, Salem (26-0) upset Mountain High School of West Orange, 73-61, for the Group II crown. The Essex five was the defending champ.... Jerry Dickerson's 16 of 23 field goals sparked Salem of South Jersey to its first cage title. He had 23 of his team's points in piling up a 38-18 lead at intermission. The 6-4 junior, who also made six of 10 foul shots, wound up with 38 points. This tied him with Bob Verga of St. Rose, Belmar, for high tourney individual single game scoring honors."
  21. ^ Staff. "A Season to Answer Questions", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 9, 1984. Accessed December 1, 2011. "Schantz, 67, has posted a 600-263 record in his 38 years at Salem and is the winningest coach in New Jersey schoolboy history."
  22. ^ Minnick, Kevin. "Boys' Basketball: Salem's all-time leading scorers", Courier-Post, February 28, 2011. Accessed December 1, 2011.
  23. ^ 2008 Boys Basketball - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 20, 2008.
  24. ^ 2008 Boys Basketball - Public Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 20, 2008.
  25. ^ Baseball Championship History: 1959–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
  26. ^ Hummel, Jack. "1967 Salem High baseball team recalls Group II title", NJ.com, December 17, 2013. Accessed September 23, 2019. "Salem had to beat Clearview, Merchantville and Cinnaminson to win the Group II title."
  27. ^ "Pequannock snubbed; 9 Area schools awarded state football crowns", Herald News, December 6, 1973. Accessed February 8, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "South Jersey - Group 4, Triton Regional (Runnemede); Group 3, Camden; Group 2, Pleasantville and Salem, co-champions; Group 1. Woodbury"
  28. ^ NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  29. ^ Goodwin, Lee. "Champions; Salem Routs Hammonton, 37-13, Wins South Jersey Group II Title", The Daily Journal, December 5, 1983. Accessed February 8, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Salem High School, (9-0-2), under head coach Dave Whitzell, captured the South Jersey Group 2 championship, toppling visiting Hammonton, 37-13, here Saturday. The Rams' backfield tandem of Anthony Brown and Michael Ross combined for 302 rushing yards to pave the way for Salem's decisive triumph."
  30. ^ Schumann, Walt. "Glassboro holds off Audubon, 16-8", Courier-Post, December 4, 1983. Accessed February 22, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Salem High School won the South Jersey Group 2 football championship yesterday when it jolted previously unbeaten Hammonton, 37-13. Anthony Brown, Mike Ross and David Payne were the heroes as the Rams completed a 9-0-2 campaign, but solid blocking performance by the offensive line and a rugged defense deserved equal billing."
  31. ^ Stypulkoski, Matt. "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 27, 2017, updated May 15, 2019. Accessed December 1, 2020. "9-Salem vs. Woodstown - One of the longest Thanksgiving Day rivalries in the country is a matchup of these Salem County small-school programs.... More than 3,200 fans saw the 100th anniversary game in 2011. All-time series: Salem leads, 60-35-10"
  32. ^ NJSIAA Boys Spring Track Summary of Group Titles, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  33. ^ Narducci, Marc. "Salem And Haddonfield Capture State Track Titles", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 31, 1987. Accessed September 5, 2012. "Salem won six events in the two-day NJSIAA state championships at South Plainfield High, including four yesterday, to win the school's first state Group 2 title."
  34. ^ Staff. "Reynolds Strikes Gold For Willingboro His 3 Championships Propel The Chimeras", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 4, 1989. Accessed September 5, 2012. "Salem won its second Group 2 boys' track championship in three years, edging Kingsway by a single point, 28.5 to 27.5."
  35. ^ Culligan, Joey. "Willingboro and Salem reign supreme", Courier-Post, June 4, 1989. Accessed February 11, 2021. "Willingboro High School won for the second straight year in Group 3, and Salem nipped Kingsway by one point in Group 2 to capture boys titles at the state Track and Field Championships at South Plainfield High School held Friday and yesterday.... Salem, which won the state title in 1987, did not clinch a 28 1/2-27 1/2 win over Tri-County Conference foe Kingsway until Coach Lee Bacon's Rams placed second to Kingsway in the 4x400 relay the final event of the two-day meet. The Rams won their state title without the benefit of a first-place victory in any of the 15 events."
  36. ^ 2005 Girls Basketball - South Jersey, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  37. ^ 2006 Softball - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  38. ^ 2007 Boys Soccer - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 22, 2008.
  39. ^ SHS Administration & Office Staff, Salem City School District. Accessed December 22, 2024.
  40. ^ Harvin, Al. "Football; McNeil, Put on Injured Reserve, To Miss the Jets' Next 3 Games", The New York Times, October 19, 1991. Accessed August 13, 2012. "The Jets placed Freeman McNeil on injured reserve today and promoted A. B. Brown to the active roster for Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts.... Brown is from Salem, N.J., where he broke Lydell Mitchell's high school records."
  41. ^ Green, Joe. "Former pro baseball player Forrest 'Spook' Jacobs to be inducted into Bridgeton's sports hall of fame", Gloucester County Times, April 9, 2009. Accessed August 13, 2012. "Originally from Cheswold, Del., Jacobs said he started throwing a ball around when he was five. Before long, he was playing for Salem High and went on to play in leagues throughout the U.S. and parts of Latin America."
  42. ^ Trible, Mark. "Football: Then and now with Salem great Lydell Mitchell", Courier-Post, September 22, 2017. Accessed September 26, 2017.
  43. ^ Staff. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, p. 241. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1985. Accessed August 25, 2016. "Pankok was born in Salem July 9, 1931. He is a 1950 graduate of Salem High School and a veteran of four years service in the Navy, during the Korean conflict."
  44. ^ Potrykus, Jeff. "UW freshman tailback Jonathan Taylor appears ready to play this season if needed", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 19, 2017. Accessed September 17, 2017. "Taylor, from Salem, N.J., has flashed both speed and power during preseason camp and impressed running backs coach John Settle by picking up the offense quickly.... Taylor, who has been timed at 10.49 seconds in the 100-meter dash, rushed for a state-record 2,815 yards as a senior at Salem High School."
  45. ^ McKee, Don. "The Latest Foley May Be the Greatest", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 15, 1991. Accessed April 28, 2023. "The South Jersey record is 45, set in 1975 by Salem's Jay Venuto, who later starred at Wake Forest, and it doesn't figure to exist much longer."
  46. ^ Odenbrett, Austin. "Salem graduate Jay Venuto to be honored at ACC football championship game", South Jersey Times, November 21, 2013. Accessed April 28, 2023. "For his efforts back in his prime, Venuto, a Salem High School graduate, has been selected to represent Wake Forest as a 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Legend, and will be recognized during the ACC's 9th Annual Dr. Pepper Championship weekend on Dec. 6-7 in Charlotte, N.C."
  47. ^ "Rebecca Watson Bluesky post". Bluesky. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2024. I went to Salem High School in Salem, NJ
  48. ^ Odenbrett, Austin. "Legendary Salem football coach Sam Venuto dies at 87", South Jersey Times, July 14, 2014. Accessed April 28, 2023. "Following a short career in the NFL with the Washington Redskins, Venuto spent nearly three decades as head coach at Salem from 1953-1979, amassing a career record of 132-94-11. He coached multiple future college football stars, including College Football Hall of Famer Lydell Mitchell, who went on to thrive at Penn State and in the NFL, and his own son Jay, who stood out as a quarterback at Wake Forest."
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