Greensburg Salem High School

Greensburg-Salem High School
Greensburg-Salem High School
Address
	65 Mennel Dr; Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania 15601-1344; United States
Coordinates	40°19′35″N 79°32′29″W / 40.3264°N 79.5413°W
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	It’s a Great Day to be a Golden Lion/ Children First- Engagement Always/ Effort Creates Ability
Status	Currently operational
School board	Greensburg Salem School Board
School district	Greensburg-Salem School District
NCES District ID	4210920
Oversight	Pennsylvania Department of Education
Superintendent	Ken Bissell
CEEB code	391575
NCES School ID	421092004373
President	Ronald Mellinger, Jr.
Principal	Adam Jones
Faculty	56.50 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	820 (2022–2023)
• Grade 9	202
• Grade 10	212
• Grade 11	217
• Grade 12	189
Student to teacher ratio	14.51
Campus type	Suburban
Student Union/Association	Student Council Association
Color(s)	Gold, Brown, and White;
Athletics conference	PIAA, WPIAL
Nickname	Golden Lions
USNWR ranking	11,118
Newspaper	Lions Den
Feeder schools	Greensburg-Salem Middle School
Website	gshs.greensburgsalem.org

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.^[9]

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.^[8]

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

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "Greensburg-Salem High School". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
^ "About Our District". Greensburg-Salem School District. Retrieved May 1, 2021.