Salem High To Dismiss Early For Super Bowl Game At Gillette Stadium

SALEM, MA — Salem High School students and staff will get to enjoy a half day on Thursday to help celebrate the accomplishments of the school's football team and allow those who want to see the Witches play in the Division 6 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium to get to Foxboro.

Superintendent Steve Zrike said the high school will dismiss at 11:15 a.m. on Nov. 30. The kickoff for the first Salem appearance in a Super Bowl since 1999 is 3 p.m. vs. Fairhaven.

"We believe that this is a unique and special experience for the Salem High School community and we want to encourage as many students and staff to attend as possible," Zrike said in a letter to the school community. "We are grateful to the team for unifying and bringing excitement to our city throughout the football season. We are incredibly proud of our athletes, musicians and cheerleaders for representing our community with distinction."

(Also on Patch: Salem High Football Team To Play For State Title At Gillette Stadium)

The school will be running spectator buses from Salem High to Gillette Stadium for the game. Zrike said the administration is also planning for a sendoff/rally for the team as it attempts to bring home a state title.

Zrike said the rest of the district will run on a normal full-day school schedule on Thursday with parents wishing to have students attend the game needing to follow normal individual early-dismissal protocols. Respective school offices should be notified of the intent to dismiss early by Wednesday.

Tickets for the Super Bowl are on sale through Ticketmaster with no tickets available at the Gillette Stadium ticket office the day of the game. All tickets will be digital and will be accessible through mobile devices only.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students/senior citizens. Children 5 years old and younger are free. Parking is free with each ticket providing a $3 discount to the Patriots Hall of Fame.

The Witches (9-2) earned a Super Bowl spot with a 38-14 wipeout of Stoneham last Friday.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)