SHSAA Summer-Fall 2024 Newsletter

• $415,700 in scholarships awarded to 77 graduating seniors and 35 postsecondary students at the SHSAA Scholarship Award Ceremony and 143rd Annual Meeting held in April


• Dr. Joseph A. Shivers ’66 is the 2024 SHSAA Honored Alumnus


• Donations received in the first six months of 2024


• In Memoriam – remembering our alumni


• Alumni notes


• Two new SHSAA grant programs unveiled


• Two fundraising campaigns – One revisited and one new effort


• 2024 SHS Athletic Hall of Fame inductees

To support our mission of fostering student development, the Salem High School Alumni Association is now offering grants in the amount of $100-$500 to eligible K-12 teachers in the Salem City School District.

This October, the SHSAA provided $8177.50 to 19 classrooms to expand, improve, or provide unique educational insights while enhancing educational opportunities, environment, and the physical and mental growth of students.

Applications for Winter 2024 classroom grants will be accepted until December 31 for grants paid in January 2025.

The 143rd Annual Meeting and Scholarship Award Ceremony was held on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

The Salem High School Alumni Association awarded 133 scholarships totaling $415,700 to 77 Salem High School graduating seniors and 35 alumni. Since 1908, more than $9.6 million has been awarded to 2676 students.

We are grateful for our past and present donors for their generous support of our students.

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.

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

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 and received his teaching certificate from Youngstown State University in 1973 and his master’s degree from The Ohio State University in 1982. From Harvard University, Shivers attained his Master of Education degree in June of 1985 and his Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in 1989.

The alumni association honored 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 received scholarships from the association and were recognized as the organization sponsored the event almost a month earlier than in the past.

The 50-year classmates from the SHS Class of 1974 were introduced and recognized, and Class President Tom Jesko presented a short reflection.

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

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.

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.