The Spartan Spirit award is presented to two 9th grade students who have exhibited academic achievement, good citizenship, determination, courage, kindness, and integrity while being a student at Salem Jr High School.
The Kiwanis Club awarded some of our 9th grade students with the Hope of America Award. Students were nominated by faculty and staff and then asked to complete an application explaining their service, school, and extracurricular activities as well as write an essay. The Kiwanis Club the chose the students to receive this prestigious award.
Students were honored by receiving the Spartan Summit award at our End-of-Year Awards Night on May 1. The Spartan Summit award is an award that was created the first year Salem Jr High School opened as a way to increase literacy in our community. Students, faculty, staff, and members of the community are eligible to earn this presitgious award. The requirements for this award are:
Our Hope Squad and Student Council have helped plan and run activities throughout the year to promote school spirit, build inclusivity, and help students in many ways. Members are:
More students honored in the following departments at our End-of-Year Awards Night on May 1:
Our students received awards from the Fine Arts department at our awards night on May 1:
Congratulations to these students for being outstanding in these departments!
We celebrated outstanding students at our End-of-Year Awards Night on May 1. Our students received awards in many areas. Some of these include:
Congratulations to these students!
Students wrote poems in their English classes and then performed them for their class. Teachers selected students from their classes to perform their poems in the school Poetry Slam. Yesterday, 30 students shared their poems in the Slam. It was fun hear the students express themselves through poetry. It was amazing to see their creativity and courage to present in front of the panel that they did. A giant shout out to our English department for doing this fun activity with their students. It was a huge success!
9th Grade ACT Aspire Test: 9th grade students will take the ACT Aspire test on May 2 and May 3. It is essentially a practice test for the real ACT they will take in high school. Research shows that the more exposure that students have to the ACT the better they score. Encourage your student to be prepared by getting enough rest, eating a good breakfast and putting their best effort when taking the test.
The 8th grade End of Year English Test is 4/24-4/28. Please help your student be ready to do their best in the following ways: