2025 SALT Tournament Date

We’re excited to announce that the 2025 Salem Area Literature Tournament will be held at Salem Academy on Friday, April 11, 2025. Get details about the SALT tournament here. Remember to check the SALT website throughout the year for other important announcements and resource updates.

Complete Book List for 2024-2025

We’re happy to announce the official SALT reading list for the 2024-2025 school year. Brief book details can be found here on the website. The 3rd-4th Grade Division will read 12 books and the 5th-6th Grade Division will read 16 books. Please see each division’s complete list below: 3RD-4TH GRADE DIVISION: Book of Ruth NIV…

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2024 Tournament in Pictures

Salem Academy hosted the all-school SALT tournament was on April 13, 2024. Students from Santiam Christian, Willamette Valley Christian, Western Christian, Our Savior’s Christian, and Salem Academy arrived to compete for the 3rd-4th and 5th-6th grade division titles. The students competed in an amazing way, giving it their all. Congratulations to all of the participants…

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2024 Tournament Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 SALT tournament. Well done! 3rd & 4th Grade Champions Salem Academy, SA Salties (Avalon, Ruby Rose, Sigrid, Jason, Nelson, Coach Karie Hutchings) 5th & 6th Grade Champions Santiam Christian, THEE Reading Rockstars (Lydia, Heidi, Emma, Andrew, Coach Geron Haan)

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Duman Award Winner: Haddie Jones

Congratulations to our 2024 Duman Award winner, Haddie Jones from Santiam Christian! One of our SALT tournament traditions is presenting a student with what we call “The Duman Award.” The Duman Award is named after one of our original SALT staff members, who was known for her kindness. Trisha Duman loved being part of SALT,…

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Partial Book List for 2024-2025

Season seven of SALT is getting a head start. Here are the first 8 books on our 2024-2025 reading list that all divisions will read: Book of Ruth NIV Bible Glennall’s Betrayal by Paul McCusker Hook’s Revenge: The Pirate Code by Heidi Schulz Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Rules by Cynthia Lord Tales from…

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Book List for 2023-2024

We’re pleased to announce the official reading list for 2023-2024. Brief details for each of the 20 books for this sixth season of SALT can be found here on the website. The 3rd-4th Grade Division will read 12 books and the 5th-6th Grade Division will read 16 books. Please see each division’s complete list below:…

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