Northampton Area School District is a public school district located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania .
22-586: Students in ninth through 12th grades attend Northampton Area High School in Northampton. Students in grades six through eight attend Northampton Area Middle School, and the district maintains four elementary schools, Northampton Borough, George Wolf, Lehigh, and Moore, for kindergarten through fifth grade. As of the 2022–23 school year, the school district had a total enrollment of 5,227 students between all six of its schools, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. Northampton Area School District
44-473: Is Koncrete Kourier . The peer helper program at the school has received national recognition and numerous awards for its focus on assisting students with special needs. At-risk, alternative education, Student Assistance Program (SAP), and counseling services are provided at the secondary level. Northampton Area High School competes athletically in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) in
66-498: Is 430 students. The high school was constructed in 1963. The Northampton Area Middle School is located in the Borough of Northampton. Enrollment is approximately 1800 students in 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Northampton Area School District has five elementary school buildings to comprise four elementary schools, Northampton Borough, George Wolf, Lehigh, and Moore, for kindergarten through fifth grade. Total elementary school enrollment in
88-545: Is frequently one of the top ranked teams in the area and has won the LVSHL District Championship 5 times. Northampton High School holds the record for the most Lehigh Valley Conference championships in girls tennis and wrestling. The school holds the fifth most Lehigh Valley Conference championships in all sports, behind Parkland High School , Emmaus High School , Easton Area High School and Allentown Central Catholic High School . Northampton High School
110-640: Is located in the heart of the Lehigh Valley . Covering 97.3 square miles (252 km) in Northampton County, the school district serves three boroughs, Bath , Chapman , and Northampton , and four townships, Allen , East Allen , Lehigh , and Moore . The population of the district is over 38,500. The school district is located 10 miles (16 km) from the cities of Allentown and Bethlehem , 70 miles (110 km) from Philadelphia and 90 miles (140 km) from New York City . Major roadways include
132-749: Is used. Conference champions District and state championships Individual state champions: In field hockey , no divisional conference alignment is used. Conference champions District and state championships Football uses the following adjusted divisional conference alignment, which changes slightly every two years: North: Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Northampton, Pleasant Valley, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, and William Allen South: Allentown Central Catholic, Bethlehem Catholic, Easton, Emmaus, Freedom, Liberty, Nazareth, Parkland, and Whitehall From
154-477: Is widely known for having one of the best wrestling programs in the nation. Holding two national titles, seven PIAA state team championships and 21 individual state champions at various weight classes, Northampton is one of the leading schools in Pennsylvania state wrestling history. The school's wrestling team was ranked #1 in the nation in 1992-93 and 1993–94, #3 in the nation in the 2008–2009 season, #32 in
176-559: The District XI division of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association , one of the premier high school athletic divisions in the nation. The school's athletic teams are known as the "Konkrete Kids", which references Northampton's tradition as a large U.S. manufacturer of cement . The school is particularly well known for its successful wrestling program, which has periodically been ranked among
198-510: The Lehigh Valley and Pocono Mountain regions of eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania . The conference is a part of District XI of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference holds many Pennsylvania and national records and milestones in high school athletic competition. Many EPC athletes have gone on to compete in the Olympics and in professional sports, including Major League Baseball ,
220-593: The National Basketball Association , and the National Football League . The conference's high school wrestling programs have been labeled "among the nation’s best in the sport for nearly three decades" and WIN magazine has ranked the EPC and Lehigh Valley best in the nation for wrestling. The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference is home to two of Pennsylvania's largest high school football stadiums,
242-508: The Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension , Interstate 78 , Route 22 , Route 145 , Route 329 , and Route 248 . The borough of Northampton was the location of the former cement giant, The Atlas Portland Cement Company . Northampton Area High School is located in the borough of Northampton, Pennsylvania . Enrollment is approximately 1,800 students for 9th through 12th grades. The average graduating class
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#1733122357500264-748: The 15,000 capacity J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown , the state's largest high school stadium, and the 14,000 capacity Frank Banko Field at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium in Bethlehem . On October 2, 2013, the Lehigh Valley Conference , consisting of 12 schools from the Lehigh Valley, voted to invite six Mountain Valley Conference schools to the conference, expanding it to a super conference of 18 large Pennsylvania high schools. The EPC
286-520: The 2014 through 2017 seasons, Northampton was in the South division. From the 2014 through 2015 seasons, Bethlehem Catholic was in the North division. For 2016–17, Allentown Central Catholic was in the North division. Division champions District and state championships Golf does not use any divisional conference alignment. Conference champions District and state championships Boys lacrosse uses
308-455: The following adjusted divisional conference alignment: East: Bethlehem Catholic, Liberty, Nazareth, Northampton, and Pleasant Valley West: Allentown Central Catholic, Easton, Emmaus, Freedom, and Parkland Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, Whitehall, and William Allen do not participate in boys lacrosse. District and state championships Girls lacrosse uses
330-472: The following adjusted divisional conference alignment: Mountain: Nazareth, Northampton, and Pleasant Valley Steel: Easton, Freedom, Liberty Skyline: Allentown Central Catholic, Emmaus, and Parkland Bethlehem Catholic, Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, Whitehall, and William Allen do not participate in girls lacrosse. District and state championships Boys soccer uses
352-509: The nation in 2016–17, and #23 in the nation in 2018–2019. Northampton has won PIAA state championships in the following sports and seasons: Northampton has won PIAA District 11 championships in the following sports and seasons: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference , known informally as EPC , EPC18 , and East Penn Conference , is an athletic conference consisting of 18 large high schools from Lehigh , Monroe , Northampton , and Pike counties in
374-495: The nation's best, and for its continuing football tradition with cross-town rival, Catasauqua High School . The tradition has been running for 92 years. The annual Turkey Day game is held on Thanksgiving . Northampton Area High School is one of eleven Lehigh Valley -area high schools with an ice hockey team. The team competes in the Lehigh Valley Scholastic Ice Hockey League. Northampton Ice Hockey
396-467: The primary divisional conference alignment. Conference Champions District and state championships Girls basketball uses the primary divisional conference alignment. Conference champions District and state championships In boys cross country , no divisional conference alignment is used. Conference champions District and state championships Individual state champions: In girls cross country, no divisional conference alignment
418-742: The primary divisional conference alignment. Conference Champions District and state championships Girls soccer uses the primary divisional alignment. Conference champions District and state championships Softball uses the primary divisional alignment. District and state championships Boys swimming and diving does not use the divisional conference alignment. Pleasant Valley and Bethlehem Catholic do not participate in boys swimming and diving. In addition, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, and Stroudsburg do not participate in boys diving. Conference champions District and state championships Girls swimming and diving does not use
440-637: The school district is approximately 2,900. Northampton Area High School Northampton Area High School is a public high school in the Northampton Area School District and located in Northampton, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area of eastern Pennsylvania . As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had 1,862 students and 1198.21 teachers on an FTE basis for a student-teacher ratio of 15.75, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. The high school
462-506: Was officially announced on June 4, 2014, and the conference's play began in the 2014–15 school year. The conference is widely considered one of the premier high school athletic divisions in the nation. The 18 high school teams in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (with location in parentheses) are: Baseball uses the primary divisional conference alignment. District and state championships Boys basketball uses
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#1733122357500484-737: Was renovated in 2008 to help accommodate Northampton's growing population. Northampton Area High School offers programs of studies in advanced placement, honors, college preparatory, applied academics, and vocational andtechnical studies through the Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School . Co-curricular activities round out academics and include athletics, mock trial club, band, chess team, chorus, debate, DECA, drama, FBLA, French club, Kids for Christ, Gay-Straight Alliance, German club, marching band, orchestra, peer helpers, Science Olympiad, Scholastic Scrimmage, Spanish club, student council, and yearbook. There school newspaper
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