SALEM HIGH SCHOOL

10/14/24 - No School - Indigenous People's Day

10/15 - 10/18 - Homecoming Week

10/16/24 - Fall Concert @ 7pm

10/21/24 - Progress Reports Posted

10/22/24 - Picture Day Retake

10/23/24 - Early Release Day 12:30

10/24/24 - Grade 11 PSAT

10/30/24 - Conferences 2:40 - 3:40

10/31/24 - Early Release Day 12:30

Homecoming 2024

Next week is Homecoming, do you have your spirit gear ready?

Check out the graphic above to see the dress-up themes for the week.

Don't forget, the homecoming dance is on Thursday, October 17th from 7-9. Tickets are $5 if purchased in advance (during lunch at student activities) or $10 at the door.

Let's see your school spirit!!!

Salem High School is excited to provide an in school opportunity for all 11th grade students to participate in the PSATs OCTOBER 24, 2024.

The PSAT/NMSQT takes 2 hours and 14 minutes and consists of 2 sections: (1) the Reading and Writing Section, and (2) the Math Section. Most of the questions are multiple choice, though some math questions ask you to write in the answer rather than select it.

The following table shows how much time you get for each section and the number of questions for each test:

How to Prepare:

College Board offers many ways to practice for the computer exam and has partnered with Khan Academy for a personalized plan. Click the link below to access preparation materials:

https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/practice

For the 14th year, the Salem Education Foundation has launched its Dinner Anywhere in the World Raffle, which includes dinner, hotel, and two roundtrip airplane tickets to anywhere in the world. Tickets are sold through the school PTOs, SEF board members, volunteers, restaurants, parents, and students.

Students have incentives if they sell tickets:

• The student who sells the winning ticket earns $500 cash.
• The school that sells the most tickets will be the first positioned school in the next Haunted Happenings parade.
• PTO’s earn $1 for every ticket they sell after exceeding 100 tickets

An anonymous donor who bought a ticket for each and every school teacher, custodian, and cafeteria worker in SPS will be automatically entered.

Download Raffle Form

Checks can be made payable to the Salem Education Foundation. For any questions regarding the raffle or ticket sales please contact Ben Arlander at BenArlander@gmail.com.

Salem Education Foundation Raffle: https://www.salemeducationfoundation.org/raffle

Sign Up Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVU0axXbKXWWI2UbrZJGAAu2uKi1Aqm5Vh_cbLOFO1yc2HeQ/viewform

Breakfast is served at Salem High School from 7:15 - 7:45 each morning in the 1st Floor Cafeteria.

Exciting News! Salem High School students now have the opportunity to stay for dinner any day after school! Dinner will be served in the SHS first-floor cafeteria from 3:05 PM - 4:35 PM starting this coming Monday 12/11. These meals are FREE for all students.

Be About It!

#GoWitch

The Black Cat is open for lunch and providing our culinary program a creative outlet. On last week's menu was a variety of creative meals including Shepherd's Pie constructed in a potato, spiced apple cider, and so much more.

Revere 3, Salem 1: Junior captains Annie Thornett (6 kills, 12 dis, 3 aces) and Mia Silva (17 assists, 3 aces on 95.5 percent serving) both had stellar showings in the Witches' four-set defeat. Yanalis Ventura, a sophomore libero, added 17 digs and three aces on perfect serving for Salem (now 3-12), with junior Jenaleen Sedano picking up two aces on perfect serving. (Salem News)

Salem 21, Saugus 0: Alvin Laurent ran for touchdowns of 11 and 9 yards, respectively and captain Quinn Rocco Ryan returned an interception 55 yards to the house as the Witches (3-2) bounced back with a victory over their Northeastern Conference rivals. Finn Coughlin added three extra points in the victory. (Salem News)

This week our Witches went into Saugus and took home another victory! This team is remarkable in so many ways and demonstrates our values of inclusion and hard work. Our student-athletes are building the Salem High School legacy in Unified Sports! #GoWitch

(Large Picture from our Home Opener)

How to Access your College and Career Counselor:

1) Scholars can ask for a pass from their teacher to see a counselor

2) Scholars can email their counselor regarding a concern or to make an appointment.

3) Scholars can also use the counselors' YouCanBookMe Links below

Kerry McHugh - https://kmchugh.youcanbook.me

Alice Ryan - https://msryansalemhigh.youcanbook.me

Maureen Beaudet - https://maureen-beaudet.youcanbook.me

Rachael Kozlowski - https://mskoz.youcanbook.me

Claribel Paulino - https://cpaulino.youcanbook.me

Alexandra Kirby - Early College Coordinator - akirby@salemk12.org

Meet your counselor! No matter where your scholar is on their journey in high school, their counselor can help provide valuable and useful information to guide them to post secondary success. Your scholar’s counselor will meet both individually and in groups to create a high school and postsecondary plan that meets your scholar’s unique needs. Please feel free to make an appointment anytime to get to know how this department can help your family and scholars in any way!

The U.S. Education Department (USED) has announced that the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will be launched through a new process. Starting on Tuesday, October 1, USED will release the 2025-26 FAFSA form for testing with a limited set of students and institutions. The department will make the application available to all students on or before Sunday, December 1. This process will allow USED to test and resolve issues before making the form available to all students and contributors.

Massachusetts students can find information about college financial aid on this shared web site and through the Department of Higher Education’s Office of Student Financial Assistance.

Salem High School Counselors will continue to work with our community partners to provide continual support around the financial aid process as the year progresses including workshops, one-on-one support in person and virtually, and student lesson planning.

Admission Representatives will be here during Crew - students can sign up via Naviance or at the C3 Desk in order to receive a pass to the event.

Deciding what colleges to add to your list? One great resource to examines what factors goes into your college choice is Big Future at https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search.

ocation: Minneapolis, MN

Mascot: Goldy Gopher

Enrollment: 30,903

Average GPA: 3.83

Average SAT Score: 1351

Average ACT Score: 28

Fast Facts:

- More than 200 Graduate programs

- 14:1 Student to Faculty Ratio

- 900+ student organizations

- More than 3,000 students participate in Greek Life on campus

- Every year more than 4,000 students study abroad

- U of M plays athletics in the Big Ten and offers 22 Div 1 sports. The average GPA of athletes is 3.44

Faculty at U of M:

The 4,000 faculty members form the cornerstone of the Twin Cities campus. Faculty have won Guggenheim Fellowships, MacArthur Fellowships (“genius grants"), Nobel Prizes, and other honors and include members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and more.

Virtual and In-Person Tours: https://admissions.tc.umn.edu/visit/virtual-tours-and-visits

Website: https://twin-cities.umn.edu/.

Respiratory Therapist Education Required: Associate Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy.

*Certification in the field is also required.

Typical Tasks Associated with This Career:

• Set up and operate devices for patient treatment, such as ventilators, oxygen machines, and aerosol generators

• Perform emergency care, such as artificial respiration

• Follow doctors’ orders and consult with doctors if patients have bad reactions

• Monitor patients’ responses to treatment and assess patients’ condition

• Work with doctors, nurses, and other medical staff to oversee patient progress

• Maintain patients’ charts. Note evaluation and treatment information.

• Teach patients to use ventilators and other life support systems for home care.

• May perform non-traditional tasks, such as drawing blood

• Check lung function and adjust equipment for best results, following doctor’s orders

• Perform chest physiotherapy to remove mucus from lungs. Assist patents in breathing exercises.

• Teach or supervise respiratory care trainees and other staff

• Assist doctors in research and diagnosis

• Make emergency visits to fix equipment

• Run tests such as electrocardiograms or stress tests to assess lung functions

• Use blood gas analyzer to measure blood levels of oxygen and acidity

• Evaluate patients’ lung capacity. Compare oxygen readings to normal standards for age, weight, and other factors.

Expected Income: Average $72,740

Job Growth: 24% in the next 10 years

Related High School Coursework:

• Biology

• Anatomy & Physiology

• Healthcare

• Biomedical Science

• First Aid and CPR

• Chemistry

• Computer Technology