Transportation Registration Open for 2025-26 School Year
Transportation applications for the 2025-26 school year are now open in the Aspen Family Portal.
All students who wish to ride the bus for the 2025-26 school year must submit an application, even if the student currently rides the bus or is considered a mandatory rider. A completed application must be submitted by Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Applications received after July 1, 2025, will not be accepted except in extenuating circumstances to allow proper time for processing and routing.
- Transportation Application Letter: ENG | ESP | POR
- VIEW: Transportation Application Instructions
- Step-by-Step Bus Application in Aspen: ENG | ESP | POR
For more information, visit the Salem Public Schools Transportation website or contact us at:
- T: (978) 740-1240
- dbido@salemk12.org
- jbarros@salemk12.org
Teams Sought for SHS Community Volleyball Tournament
The Second Annual Salem High School Community Volleyball Tournament is slated for Saturday, May 31 (8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.) at the SHS Veterans Memorial Field House.
This year's tournament will be comprised of two divisions -- a Women's Bracket and a Co-Ed Bracket:
- Teams may consist of 6-8 athletes.
- All co-ed teams must have at least two female athletes on the court at all times.
- All athletes ages 14+ are invited to participate.
- Registration fee is $200 (~$25/person)
The event also includes food, raffles and Witches Volleyball gear for sale. All proceeds will support the SHS Volleyball program's preseason Trip in August.
For more information, visit the Tournament website or contact the SHSVB coaching staff at salemwitchesvolleyball@gmail.com.
Girls in Sports Day Clinic Postponed
Due to scheduling conflicts with many youth sports organizations, the Salem Girls in Sports Day Clinic, originally scheduled for Saturday, May 10, has been postponed to a later date to be announced. Our goal is to encourage the growth of and participation in girls sports across our city, so we are partnering with organizers and commissioners to identify a day with fewer conflicts within the Salem Youth Sports calendar.
A rescheduled date will be announced as soon as possible. Registrations are still valid for the next date. If you need to cancel your registration a full refund will be given.
For more information, contact Reilly Christie, Director of Athletics at Salem High School, at rchristie@salemk12.org.
Teams of Educators and Students from 9 New England Communities Head to Arizona to Explore Sunnyside Unified School District’s Efforts to Transform Learning
Teams of Educators and Students from 9 New England Communities Head to Arizona to Explore Sunnyside Unified School District’s Efforts to Transform Learning
Tucson, AZ, April 28, 2025 – Today, 80 representatives from nine New England communities arrive in Tucson excited to visit and learn with Desert View High School and Sunnyside Unified School District.
The Spring 2025 Innovative Schools Learning Excursion to Arizona, organized by the national nonprofit Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) with funding from the Boston-based Barr Foundation, offers small teams from New England high schools the opportunity to see innovative learning in person, exchange strategies to improve the learning experience, and come up with actions to try in their own high schools.
The nine visiting communities were selected through a competitive application process and have received a grant, ranging from $11,200 to $12,600, to support their participation and follow-up activities stemming from the visit. These teams include representatives in a variety of roles, from students and parents to teachers and administrators and school board members. “Every team is required to include two high school students,” explained NGLC co-director Dr. Carlos Beato, “because students have the most important perspective to contribute when it comes to learning. Teams on past NGLC excursions have treasured the variety of roles on their teams, broadening their perspective on what’s possible in their high schools.”
The nine teams are:
Blackstone-Millville Regional High School (Mass.)
Gateway Regional School District (Mass.)
Hamden High School (Conn.)
Hinsdale School District (New Hampshire)
Holyoke High School North Campus (Mass.)
Mountain Views Supervisory Union (Vermont)
Salem High School (Mass.)
Taunton Public Schools (Mass.)
Wachusett Regional School District (Mass.)
This excursion is part of a series of such trips that NGLC has offered, with support from the Barr Foundation, for the past eight years. This is the program’s first visit to learn with Sunnyside Unified School District. NGLC has co-designed this experience with Angélica Duddleston, principal of Desert View High School, and Pam Betten, chief academic officer of Sunnyside Unified School District. They, in turn, have brought in the high school’s Student Ambassadors plus many teachers and school and district staff to lead activities for the New Englanders.
While in Tucson, visitors will learn about the high school’s college and career academies; the district’s Profile of a Graduate and commitment to identity, agency, and purpose; student agency; and intentional teaching and assessment strategies. They will observe classroom learning, tour the high school, listen to student panels, sit in on teacher-led roundtables, and engage in interactive workshops about the many strengths of Desert View and Sunnyside Unified’s approach to learning. The high school’s culinary students are even helping to cater the three-day event!
The kinds of discussions that participants will have with each other and with their colleagues in Arizona are rare in public education, especially across the variety of roles represented on the excursion. Inspired to think differently and explore new ideas and strategies, teams are also provided a foundation to apply what they learn to advance their own community’s vision for learning. “We have seen the amazing energy coming out of these Learning Excursions,” shared NGLC co-director Andrew Calkins, “to create the kinds of learning and schools that our young people need and deserve. It is truly remarkable what happens when school communities come together like this. It gives us hope for the future of public education.”
For more information on the 2025 Innovative Schools Learning Excursion to Arizona, contact Kristen Vogt at kvogt@nextgenlearning.org or Andrew Calkins at acalkins@nextgenlearning.org.
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ACT Score Average: 24
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