Greensburg Salem High School

Public high school in Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

Athletics conferencePIAA, WPIAL^[7]NicknameGolden Lions^[6]USNWR ranking11,118^[8]NewspaperLions DenFeeder schoolsGreensburg-Salem Middle SchoolWebsitegshs.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 May 17, 2022.
^ "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.