Northampton Area High School is a public high school in the Northampton Area School District and located in

Northampton, Pennsylvania Northampton is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population was 10,395 as of the 2020 census. Northampton is located north of Allentown, northwest of Philadelphia, and west of New York City. The borough is par ...

in the

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metropolitan area of eastern

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. 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

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data. The high school was renovated in 2008 to help accommodate Northampton's growing population.

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. Their 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

Northampton Area High School competes athletically in the

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(EPC) in the District XI division of the

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, 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

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. The school is particularly well known for its successful

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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

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. Northampton Area High School is one of eleven

-area high schools with an

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team. The team competes in the Lehigh Valley Scholastic Ice Hockey League. Northampton Ice Hockey 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

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and wrestling. The school holds the fifth most Lehigh Valley Conference championships in all sports, behind Parkland High School,

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and

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. Northampton High School is widely known for having one of the best

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

history. The school's

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: 1997, 2003, 2021, 2023, 2024 *Baseball: 1997, 1998, 2019 *Boys Soccer: 2023

Notable alumni

* Jim Druckenmiller, former professional football player,

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, and

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* Jenn Gotzon, actress,

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in '' Frost Nixon'' * Dennis Onkotz, former professional football player,

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and 1995

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inductee * Steve Pritko, former professional football player,

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, and

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, former professional baseball player,

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and

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* Jennifer Storm, author, ''Blackout Girl: Growing Up and Drying Out in America'' and '' Leave the Light On'' * Walt Zirinsky, former professional football player,

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and 1945 NFL champion

References

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