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Salmon Jr/Sr High School
Salmon Jr/Sr High School
Address
	401 S. Warpath Drive; Salmon, Idaho 83467; United States
Coordinates	45°10′13″N 113°53′07″W / 45.17017°N 113.88532°W
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1980; 44 years ago
School district	Salmon School District #291
Superintendent	Jill Patton
Principal	Russ Bradshaw
Teaching staff	23.37 (FTE) (2022-23)
Grades	6–12
Enrollment	395 (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	16.90:1 (2022-23)
Color(s)	Orange, Black, and White
Athletics conference	IHSAA Division 3A
Mascot	Savages
Website	sjshs.salmon291.org

Salmon Jr/Sr High School is a public high school located in Salmon, Idaho. Salmon High School is a part of the Salmon School District #291.^[5]

Extracurricular activities

Extracurricular activities offered by the school include FFA, Travel Club, Natural Helpers, National Honor Society, Robotics, student council, pep band, and Key club.^[5] School-supported programs include wrestling, football, basketball, cross-country, track & field, baseball, softball, golf, volleyball, cheer, ice hockey, and rodeo.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

The Nep & Mary Ellen Lynch Center, known locally as The Lynch Center, opened in May 2021. This $5 million facility is the primary gym at Salmon High School for basketball, volleyball, and wrestling.

Graduation requirements

In order to receive a diploma from Salmon High School, students must maintain a "C" average (a 2.0 GPA) in core subjects.^[9] The number of credits required varies between graduation years, currently ranging from 46 to 50.^[9] In addition, students who entered 9th grade on or after the Fall of 2009 must take either the ACT, SAT, or COMPASS college placement test.^[9] The same group of students must complete a senior project.^[9]

Mascot lawsuit

In 1999, the Salmon School Board was threatened by the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and the Media with a $100,000 lawsuit if they did not change the schools mascot, the Savages.^[10] Members of the coalition stated that Native American mascots were derogatory especially since the name was Savages.^[10] The school board ultimately chose to get rid of the logo featuring a Native American head but retained the Savages name.^[10]^[11] The current logo is a nod to grizzly bears in the nearby Salmon-Challis National Forest.