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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

1. ^ "Overview". Greensburg-Salem School District. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
2. "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.
3. "Central Office Administration". Our District. Greensburg-Salem School District. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
4. ^ "Search for Public Schools - Name (421092004373)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
5. "Student Council Association (SCA)". Greensburg-Salem High School. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
6. ^ "Handbook for Parents and Students" (PDF). Greensburg-Salem School District. 2020–2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
7. "Athletics". Greensburg-Salem Golden Lions. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
8. ^ "Greensburg-Salem High School". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
9. "About Our District". Greensburg-Salem School District. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

See also

Official web site

• Public high schools in Pennsylvania
• Schools in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
• Greensburg, Pennsylvania