Congratulations to the Salem High School Homecoming Court!
- Heart Throb and First Runner up King Rafe Wells
- 1st Runner Up Queen Peyton Maynard
- King Hunter Trainor
- Sweet Heart and Queen Morgan Humphrey
Photos by Editor Nathaniel Smith
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