Greensburg Salem High School
The Greensburg-Salem High School (GSHS) is a public high school which is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
Greensburg-Salem High School is the only high school in the Greensburg-Salem School District, which is situated thirty-five miles east-southeast of Pittsburgh in the center of Westmoreland County. It covers an area of fifty-one square miles that includes urban, suburban and rural populations.
For 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked GSHS 11,118th best of 17,843 U.S. public high schools, 435th best of 718 Pennsylvania public high schools, and 78th best among 132 Pittsburgh-area public high schools.
Curriculum
GSHS students who wish to choose a vocational or technical program may attend Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center in New Stanton.
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
In addition to academics, Greensburg-Salem fields several sports teams.
Boys
- Baseball – Class AAA
- Basketball – Class AAA
- Bowling – Class AAAA
- Cross Country – Class AAA
- Ice hockey – Class AA
- Football – Class AAAA
- Golf – Class AAAA (WPIAL Champions 1943, 1997)
- Soccer – Class AA
- Swimming and Diving – Class AA
- Tennis – Class AAA
- Track and Field – Class AAA
- Wrestling – Class AAA
Girls
- Basketball – Class AAA
- Bowling – Class AAAA
- Cross Country – Class AAA
- Field Hockey – Class AA
- Lacrosse – Class AAAA
- Soccer – Class AAA
- Softball – Class AAA (WPIAL Champions 2013)
- Swimming and Diving – Class AA
- Tennis – Class AAA
- Track and Field – Class AAA
- Volleyball – Class AA (WPIAL & PIAA Champions 1998)
Notable alumni
- Carroll Baker - American actor
- Greg Jones – American collegiate wrestling champion
- Brennan Marion – American football coach and player
- Robert Mitinger – American football player
- Jess Quatse – collegiate All-American (American football), professional football player and coach
- Al Wesbecher – American football player, collegiate football coach
- Wayne Wolff – American football player
References
- ^ "Overview". Greensburg-Salem School District. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Greensburg-Salem School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Central Office Administration". Our District. Greensburg-Salem School District. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Name (421092004373)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Student Council Association (SCA)". Greensburg-Salem High School. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Handbook for Parents and Students" (PDF). Greensburg-Salem School District. 2020–2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Athletics". Greensburg-Salem Golden Lions. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Greensburg-Salem High School". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ "About Our District". Greensburg-Salem School District. Retrieved May 1, 2021.