Bangor Area High School

Bangor Area High School is a four-year public high school located in Bangor, Pennsylvania in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is the only high school in the Bangor Area School District.

Bangor Area High School
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Address
187 Five Points Richmond Road Bangor , Pennsylvania 18013 United States
Coordinates	40°53′5″N 79°9′3″W
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Bangor Area School District
NCES School ID	420300003434[1]
Principal	Andrew Krohn
Faculty	60.65 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9th–12th
Enrollment	887[1] (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio	14.62[1]
Campus type	Rural
Color(s)	Maroon and White
Athletics conference	Colonial League in the PIAA
Mascot	Slater
Rival	Pen Argyl Area High School
Website	www.bangor.k12.pa.us/Domain/8
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As of the 2022–23 school year, Bangor Area High School had a student enrollment of 887 students and 60.65 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student–teacher ratio of 14.62, according to National Center for Education Statistics data.^[2]

Bangor Area High School's colors are maroon and white and its mascot is the Slater, and its athletic teams compete in the Colonial League.

Extracurriculars

Athletics

See also: Colonial League

Its main athletic rival is Pen Argyl Area High School. The school's athletic teams belong to the PIAA's District XI,^[3] and is a member of the Colonial League.^[4]

Boys' Sports ^[5]

• Baseball – AAAAA
• Basketball – AAAAA
• Cross country – AAA
• Football – AAAA
• Golf – AAA
• Soccer – AAA
• Swimming – AA
• Tennis – AAA
• Track and field – AAA
• Wrestling – AAA

Girls' Sports

• Basketball – AAAAA
• Cheerleading – AAAAAA
• Cross country – AA
• Field hockey – AA
• Soccer – AAA
• Softball – AAAA
• Swimming – AA
• Tennis – AA
• Track and field – AAA

Marching band

The Welsh heritage of Bangor is represented by its band, whose uniforms are modeled after those of the Welsh Guard. The Slater Band has played in the Gator bowl in Gainesville, Florida and won an honorary mention. They have also participated in Disney World's Spectromagic Parade, and went on their "Tribute to Heroes Tour" in Ireland, Wales, and England during Easter Week of 2007.^[6] The band's trademark songs include "Men of Harlech" and "Rule, Britannia!"

Notable alumni

• Sound the Alarm, pop rock band

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Bangor Area High School (420300003434)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
2. "Bangor Area High School" at NCES
3. "P.I.A.A. District XI – Website Links to Member Schools". Retrieved 2007-11-24.
4. "Colonial League for Interscholastic Sports – Member High Schools". Retrieved 2007-11-24.
5. "School Details: Bangor Area High School". Retrieved 2017-03-02.
6. "Digwyddiadau / Events". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-02.

External links

• Official website
  • Bangor Area High School athletics official website
  • Bangor Area High School on Facebook
  • Bangor Area High School on Twitter
  • Bangor Area High School athletics on Twitter
• Bangor Area High School profile at Niche
• Bangor Area High School sports coverage at The Express-Times

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