The 143rd Annual Meeting of the SHSAA will be held at the Scholarship Award Ceremony on Saturday evening, April 27, 2024, in the Salem High School auditorium beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The meeting will include the election of board members and SHSAA Board of Trustees officers for 2024-25.

An update of the organization’s Bylaws will also be voted upon (see below).

All Salem Senior High School alumni and family and friends are invited to the program that will award scholarships to 78 SHS Class of 2024 students.

A special presentation will be made to honor Dr. Joseph A. Shivers, SHS Class of 1966, who has been chosen as the 2024 SHSAA Honored Alumnus.

The SHS Class of 1974 will be recognized as the 50-year class.

A catered SHSAA Open House reception for all students, families, and alumni will follow the program in the SHS cafeteria.

On May 20, 2023, 111 scholarships totaling $393,625 were awarded to 60 SHS Class of 2023 graduates, 2 underclassmen, and 32 postsecondary alumni (94 total students). Since 1908, the Salem High School Alumni Association has awarded 3,335 scholarships totaling $9,263,322 to 2599 recipients.

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The Salem High School Alumni Association Student Award Ceremony is Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Dr. Joseph A. Shivers of Salem has been chosen as the 2024 Salem High School Alumni Association Honored Alumnus.

Dr. Shivers graduated from Salem High School in 1966 and in 1970. He received a bachelor’s degree from Baldwin-Wallace College. He continued his education, when he received his teaching certificate from Youngstown State University in 1973 and his master’s degree from The Ohio State University in 1982. Shivers attained his Doctor of Education degree from Harvard University in June of 1985.

The alumni association will honor Shivers during its 143rd SHSAA Annual Meeting and Scholarship Award Ceremony on Saturday, April 27, 2024, in the SHS auditorium.

Graduating seniors from the SHS Class of 2024 who have received scholarships from the association will be recognized as the organization will sponsor the event almost a month earlier than in the past.

The 50-year classmates from the SHS Class of 1974 will also be introduced and recognized.

As it has been for the last several years, the annual meeting and scholarship ceremony will be held in the SHS auditorium beginning at 6:30 p.m. with an SHSAA Open House in the cafeteria following the program.

The classmates of the Salem High School Class of 1973 celebrated the golden anniversary of their graduation last summer during the busy SHS Alumni Weekend.

Please consider involving the association in your planning and send us information for our newsletter.

We have created an informational guide and can assist with the process.

On May 20, 2023, 111 scholarships totaling $393,625 were awarded to 60 Salem High School graduates, 2 underclassmen, and 32 alumni.

Since 1908, the Salem High School Alumni Association has awarded 3,335 scholarships totaling $9,263,322 to 2599 recipients.

We congratulate all Salem High School graduates and postsecondary students on their outstanding accomplishments.

We hope that these scholarships, which have been provided through the generosity of alumni and friends of the association, will help our students pursue their career aspirations.

THANK YOU to all our donors who supported bringing back our living Quaker Sam mascot. A listing of those who donated to the Quaker Sam campaign will appear in the Winter/Spring SHSAA newsletter that will be mailed out to alumni and friends by the end of April.

A LIVING QUAKER SAM MASCOT has been missing from school events for nearly a decade. In the last few years, many Salem alumni have been heard to say... “Where is Sam and why isn’t he appearing at Quaker sporting events?”

SALEM HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION unanimously agreed to bring Quaker Sam back by purchasing a new costume that would be worn by a Salem High School student at games and occasional community events.

ALUMNI DONATED FUNDS during our ”Giving Tuesday” campaign in November and our Valentine's Day campaign in February raising sufficient funds for the mascot costume.

LOVE THOSE QUAKERS!

We are happy to welcome visitors to the office. Come and explore more than 100 years of Salem High School memories. Visit our newly renovated lobby and a second-floor room featuring the SHS Alumni Art Wall.

Our regular office hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We are also open on select Second Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Alumni and friends may also call the office at 330-332-1427 for assistance and to request an afternoon or weekend visit.

The SHSAA Mission Statement:
The mission of the Salem High School Alumni Association of Ohio shall be to award scholarships to qualified students, manage assets including memorabilia for future generations, foster student and alumni development, and honor the organization’s past by nurturing friendships and enriching memories.

The Salem High School Alumni Association Societies recognize the generosity of our donors who have made a difference in the lives of Salem High School graduates for more than 100 years.

For more information, please contact us at 330-332-1427.

Planning a reunion or gathering of alumni? Let us know what you have planned, and we will post it for others.

Our database includes 20,000 alumni from as far back as the first graduation class of 1865.

We also have an extensive collection of Salem High School yearbooks back to 1893 both online and at our office.

We honor our past members and look forward to our future.

The Salem High School Alumni Association has a database of more than 20,000 alumni dating back to the first graduating class of 1865.

Consider a memorial donation which will help fund our scholarships for the benefit of future alumni.

Memorial Society recognition is bestowed on individuals or families who have given or bequeathed funds or for whom memorial donations have been made totaling at least $10,000 but less than $100,000.

Named Scholarships and higher-levels of recognition are bestowed for donations of $100,000 or more.

Salem High School Alumni Association is proud of the rich military experience of our alumni.

We have information on hundreds of alumni who have served in the military.

Feel free to search and admire the distinguished careers and accomplishments of our alumni.

Please encourage other alumni or their families to submit their military information.