About Salem High

Salem High, located in downtown Salem, is the public High School for students in the town. Often students from Salem Middle apply to Metric but not all of them get in. Salem High is known rivals with Metric High, and the rivalry exists for many reasons. Since both of the schools reside in Salem, the thunder is often stolen by Metric for its prestige. Many Salem High students resent this because they find it insulting – others find it difficult to have any pride in their school because they live in Metric’s shadow. It’s also not uncommon that many students who attend Salem High are ‘rejects’ from Metric, leading to more potential resentment between the schools.

Many of the sports teams at Salem consider it, then, to be a huge victory when they defeat Metric High. Sometimes having the sports crowns is what gives them satisfaction. Though the mayor of Salem occasionally tries to have the students from both High Schools bond, it’s mostly a futile effort. There’s many prejudices against Metric students – that they are snobby, bratty, and rich. And there’s prejudices about Salem students too – that they’re poorer, less talented, and hate Metric only because they are jealous.

Salem High is a three story building. Its stairwells are the windowed area to the far right of the image, as well as their science labs. The building itself is made of brick. It’s older looking than Metric, and since Salem doesn’t have half the budget that Metric does, it’s significantly less maintained.

Their mascot is a bear, and their school colors are brown and blue.