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.

Northampton Area High School
Location
1619 Laubach Avenue,

Northampton
,
Pennsylvania

United States
Coordinates40.6880°N 75.4900°W / 40.6880; -75.4900
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtNorthampton Area School District
NCES School ID421737003505[1]
PrincipalLuke Shafnisky[2]
Staff120.6 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9th–12th
Enrollment1,868[1] (2021–22)
Student to teacher ratio15.49[1]
Campus typeSuburb: Large
Color(s)Black and Orange   
Athletics conferenceEastern Pennsylvania Conference
MascotKonkrete Kids
RivalCatasauqua High School
Websitewww.nasdschools.org/o/nahs

As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had 1,868 students and 120.6 teachers on an FTE basis for a student-teacher ratio of 15.49, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. The high school was renovated in 2008 to help accommodate Northampton's growing population.[3]

Academics and extracurricular activities

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 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.

Athletics
See also: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference

Northampton Area High School competes athletically in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) in 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 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 High School holds the record for the most Lehigh Valley Conference championships in girls tennis and wrestling.[4] 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.[4]

Northampton High School 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 the nation in 2016–17, and #23 in the nation in 2018–2019.

Pennsylvania state championships

Northampton has won PIAA state championships in the following sports and seasons:

  • Girls softball: 1996
  • Wrestling: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004
  • Boys Swimming: 1993

District XI championships

Northampton has won PIAA District 11 championships in the following sports and seasons:

  • Baseball: 1938, 1963, 1968, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1997
  • Boys Basketball: 1937, 1972
  • Girls Basketball: 1995, 1997, 2010, 2011, 2019
  • Girls Cross Country: 1987
  • Golf. 2012
  • Softball: 1979, 1985, 1986, 1996, 2013, 2021, 2022
  • Girls Tennis: 2003, 2004
  • Boys Volleyball: 2022
  • Wrestling: 1953, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2019
  • Ping Pong: 2000, 2001

Eastern Conference Champions
  • Football: 2006
  • Ice Hockey: 2000, 2003, 2008, 2013
  • Baseball: 1997, 1998, 2019

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - Northampton Area High School (421737003505)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  2. Duffy, Kevin (24 April 2018). "Northampton taps Allen principal to helm high school; Luke Shafinsky's late father taught science there". The Morning Call. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. "Northampton High School". 2010-02-18.
  4. "LVIAC Historical Stats". LVIAC. Archived from the original on 2008-09-08.
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