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Salem High School (Conyers, Georgia)

Public secondary school in Conyers, Georgia, United States

Field	Value
name	Salem High School
streetaddress	3551 Underwood Road Southeast
city	Conyers
state	Georgia
zipcode	30013
district	Rockdale County School District
country	USA
coordinates
principal	Brandi Johnson
teaching_staff	63.00 FTE
ratio	16.62
enrollment	1,047 (2023-2024)
type	Public
grades	9 to 12
gender	Coeducational
accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
conference	5 AAA
mascot	Seminoles
sports	Baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, and tennis
team_name	The Mighty Noles
nickname	SHS
colors	Burgundy and yellow
established	1991
newspaper	The Signal
yearbook	The War Cry
footnotes
homepage	http://shs.rockdaleschools.org/

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.

Information

Salem High School is located in Conyers, in East Metro Atlanta. First led by Robert Creswell, it was established in 1991 as the third high school in Rockdale County, coming to be known as the Seminoles. Approximately 1600 students are enrolled.

The school was named a State School of Excellence in 1999 and in 2007, and a National School of Excellence in 2000.

In the Taylor's Publishing Yearbook for 2007, the staff received the Honorable Mention recognition award for their annual, themed "Making Connections."

Athletics

Salem is a part of the GHSA in Region 5-AAA. The school has teams for football, softball, competition cheerleading, swim team, women's and men's basketball, baseball, women's and men's soccer, golf, tennis, track and field, and cross country.

In 2004 the football Seminoles played an undefeated season and went to the Georgia Dome, in their greatest playoff berth, but lost to Statesboro High School, leaving them in a 13-1 season. In 2005, they once again won the region championship, but lost in the 2nd round playoff to Marist High School, 35-14.

Torrell Troup, a 2006 graduate, was drafted in the second round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills.

Notable alumni

Akil Baddoo, MLB outfielder
Billy Buckner, MLB pitcher
Da'shawn Thomas, CFL player
Torrell Troup, NFL player
Teddy Swims, Musical Artist

References

"Free US Geocoder".
"Salem High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
"2018-2019 Region Alignments | GHSA.net".
[http://www.rockdale.k12.ga.us/schools/shs/default.aspx Salem High School website] {{webarchive. link. (2008-05-25 . Retrieved on 2008-05-16.)
[http://www.rockdale.k12.ga.us/schools/shs/Pages/About%20Our%20School.aspx About Our School] {{webarchive. link. (2008-05-25 . Salem High School. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.)
"2020-2021 Region Alignments {{!}} GHSA.net".

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