Salem High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia)

Salem High School is a secondary school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.The school has a Visual and Performing Arts Academy; one of eight magnet programs in Virginia Beach. Students throughout the city interested in these arts can apply. The class of 2008 is the first graduating class to include students from the academy.School AdministrationMr. Matthew Delaney- PrincipalMrs. Leanne A. Turnbull - Assistant PrincipalMr. Jairo Padilla - Assistant PrincipalMrs. Jennifer L. Knight - Assistant PrincipalMr. Christopher Buhner - Visual and Performing Arts Academy CoordinatorMr. Mark Harrison - Student Activities CoordinatorMs. Amy Schuiteboer - School Improvement SpecialistMr. Robert Toran - Guidance DirectorHistory of the SchoolSalem High School, located at 1993 Sundevil Dr, is built on a 50acre site acquired by the School Board in 1985. Construction of the 258862sqft building began in July 1987. The school which contains 85 classrooms, an auditorium, a large lecture hall, a large gym, and two auxiliary gyms, opened on September 5, 1989, to a capacity enrollment of just over 2,000 students. A student committee selected the name, SunDevils, to represent Salem High School in the spring of 1989. The school colors are scarlet, black, silver, and white. A life-sized school mascot was unveiled during the 1991-1992 school year; "Sunny the SunDevil" is depicted on school sweatshirts and athletic programs. The Visual and Performing Arts Academy became an integral part of Salem High School in 2004. The student body had one of the largest number of Filipino-Americans in the city.