• SHSAA reaches $10 million scholarship milestone at Scholarship Award Ceremony
  $405,500 awarded in 116 scholarships to 49 SHS graduating seniors and 52 postsecondary students at the SHSAA Scholarship Award Ceremony and 144th Annual Meeting held in April
  
• Frank A. Zamarelli, Jr. ’82 is the 2025 SHSAA Honored Alumnus
  
• Donations received in the first six months of 2025
  
• Quaker Success podcast update
  
• Alyssa Bricker ’20 selected as SHSAA administrative assistant
  
• 2025 SHS Athletic Hall of Fame inductees
  
• Alumni notes
  
• In Memoriam – remembering our alumni
  

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 past year, SHSAA provided $11,538.79 to 28 classrooms to expand, improve, or provide unique educational insights while enhancing educational opportunities, environment, and the physical and mental growth of students.

Applications for Fall 2025 classroom grants are closed.

On April 26, 2025, the Salem High School Alumni Association awarded 116 scholarships totaling $405,500 to 49 Salem High School graduating seniors and 52 alumni.

The Salem High School Alumni Association was organized in 1882 and created the first high school alumni scholarship fund in Ohio in 1903.

Since 1908, more than $10 million in scholarships have been awarded to 2730 students to help them pursue their career aspirations through the generosity of alumni and friends.

Local businessman and community advocate Frank A. Zamarelli Jr. has been chosen as the 2025 Salem High School Alumni Association (SHSAA) Honored Alumnus.

The alumni association recognized Zamarelli during its 144th Annual Meeting and Scholarship Award Ceremony on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

Raised in a family deeply involved in the community, Zamarelli became active in church, school, and local events at an early age. As an adult, he has used his skills and expertise to support numerous organizations, offering leadership in board governance, management, marketing, and technology.

Organizations that have benefited from Zamarelli’s contributions include the Rotary Club of Salem, the Salem Rotary Foundation, the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the Hope Cemetery Association, the Grandview Cemetery Association, the First Presbyterian Church Pre-School, A.I.D., Salem Community Theater, Salem Renaissance, Salem Community Center, the Salem Italian American Club Education Fund, St. Paul Home and School Association, St. Paul School Foundation, Salem High School Alumni Association, SHS Choir Boosters, and the Kent State – Salem Business Advisory Board.

Zamarelli also works with Salem City Schools as the SHS Auditorium Manager and serves as a sports announcer and scorekeeper for Quaker football, girls and boys basketball, wrestling, and volleyball. He volunteers weekly at St. Paul Church as a member of the video streaming team.

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

Alumni Craig Berger '02, Aaron Berger '05, and Ed Butch '02 are co-hosting a podcast named "Quaker Success: Redefining What It Means to Succeed."

They are partnering with the Salem High School Alumni Association on this initiative and speaking with Quaker alumni about their various journeys since graduation, including discussing personal/professional accomplishments, reflecting on SHS memories, and identifying how growing up in Salem contributed to their success.

To accentuate this focus on "success," they are spending the first season interviewing guests who were voted "Most Likely to Succeed" their senior year.

They recently added episodes of "Quaker Success Shorts: Stories Among Friends." In these narrative-driven stories, they bring alumni journeys to life in our own words, weaving together the details they've shared into a short-form experience. These episodes are snapshots—quieter, tighter, and a little different from our interviews, but rooted in the same spirit of community, curiosity, and Quaker pride.

Quaker Success is available on all major podcast platforms.

They hope you will listen, enjoy, and reflect on what it means to be a Salem Quaker!

We are filled with gratitude for the volunteer participation of fifty alumni and friends who took part in the SHS Career Day sponsored by SHSAA and the Rotary Club of Salem Friday, November 22, 2024, at the Kent State-Salem campus.

One hundred and thirty-five Salem High School sophomores listened and learned during a variety of presentations and participated in break-out sessions with the professionals.

Thanks to Salem Regional Medical Center for the sponsorship of refreshments.

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.