2023 Junior High Tournament Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 SALT junior high tournament. Well done!
7th & 8th Grade Champions
Salem Academy, Keeper of the Lost Books (Ryan, Jordan, Kennedy)
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 SALT junior high tournament. Well done!
Salem Academy, Keeper of the Lost Books (Ryan, Jordan, Kennedy)
Salem Academy hosted the SALT elementary tournament on May 5, 2023. Students from Western Christian, Santiam Christian, Willamette Valley Christian, and Salem Academy came together for a day of competition and team camaraderie. Every student, from 3rd to 6th grade, put forth their best efforts for a fun and memorable competition.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 SALT elementary tournament. Well done!
Santiam Christian, THEE Reading Rockstars (Emma, Andrew, Heidi, Lydia)
Salem Academy, Team Gary (Cooper, Piper, Ava, Alexis)
Congratulations to our 2023 Duman Award winner, Gracie Poore from Willamette Valley Christian School!
Each year we ask SALT coaches from participating schools to nominate one student they feel is a behind-the-scenes hero and shows extraordinary kindness to their teammates. This year’s Duman Award winner stood out among the nominees. Here is what Gracie’s coach had to say about her…
The Duman Award was established as a way to honor our beloved teacher Trisha Duman who passed away in 2018. Trisha was a huge supporter of SALT and served on our board. She was definitely one of the behind-the-scenes heroes for us as we were getting the program up and running. Trisha had many amazing characteristics, but she was best known for her kindness.
Practice skirmish questions have been posted! Coaches can find the practice questions on our Resources page. Viewing, downloading, and printing these PDFs requires your access password. Please remember that password access and practice questions are for COACH USE ONLY. If you have forgotten your access password, please email Jeneé Orso and it will be sent to you as soon as possible. The all-school tournament on Friday, May 5, 2023, is almost here. Keep practicing!
We are excited to announce the official reading list for 2022-2023. Brief details for each of the 20 books can be found here on the website. 3rd-4th Grade Division will read 12 of the books, 5th-6th will read 16, and 7th-8th will read 8 books. Please see each division’s complete list below:
3RD-4TH GRADE DIVISION
5TH-6TH GRADE DIVISION
7TH-8TH GRADE DIVISION
AUTHOR: Kate Messner
GENRE: Adventure Fiction
SUMMARY: Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever, is back for the third book in Kate Messner’s new chapter book series. This time, he helps two kids navigate the Underground Railroad! Ranger is a time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training. In this adventure, he goes to a Maryland plantation during the days of American slavery, where he meets a young girl named Sarah. When she learns that the owner has plans to sell her little brother, Jesse, to a plantation in the Deep South, it means they could be separated forever. Sarah takes their future into her own hands and decides there’s only one way to run — north.
AUTHOR: Jerry B. Jenkins & Tim LaHaye
GENRE: Fiction
SUMMARY: In one shocking moment millions around the globe disappear. Those left behind face an uncertain future—especially four kids who now find themselves alone. As the kids search for help and for answers, they are told the truth behind the disappearances. But are they ready to believe it? Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye present the Rapture and Tribulation through the eyes of four young friends—Judd, Vici, Lionel, and Ryan. As the world falls in around them, they band together to find faith and fight the evil forces that threaten their lives.