The rebuilt Rose Auditorium in the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
New classrooms, theater space and a professional kitchen are among the additions to South Salem High School following an $84 million renovation that wrapped up this fall.
It’s the fourth high school in the Salem-Keizer School District to undergo an expansion after voters approved a property tax increase in 2018 to put $620 million toward construction projects at local schools.
READ MORE: Rebuilt 900 seat Rose Auditorium anchors South Salem High School expansion
A crowd listens to speakers during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Principal Lara Tiffin speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) 
A courtyard next to the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
A private music practice room in the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
The foyer next to the reconstructed Rose Auditorium in the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
A life skills room in the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
A graphic design lab in the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
The choir room in the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
A culinary arts room in the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
The scene shop in the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
The band room in the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Phones livecast a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
A dressing room area in the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
A culinary arts room in the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
A broadcast journalism room in the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
A broadcast journalism lab in the new addition at South Salem High School on Oct. 21, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
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