Bangor Area High School Explained

Bangor Area High School
Streetaddress:187 Five Points Richmond Road
City:Bangor
State:Pennsylvania
Zipcode:18013
Country:United States
District:Bangor Area School District
Principal:Andrew Krohn
Type:Public high school
Grades:9th12th
Conference:Colonial League in the PIAA
Rival:Pen Argyl Area High School
Mascot:Slater
Colors:Maroon and White
Enrollment:887
Faculty:60.65
Ratio:14.62
Enrollment As Of:2022–23
Campus Type:Rural

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.

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.[1]

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,[2] and is a member of the Colonial League.[3]

Boys' Sports [4]

Girls' Sports

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.[5] The band's trademark songs include "Men of Harlech" and "Rule, Britannia!"

Notable alumni

External links

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Notes and References

  1. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4203000&ID=420300003434 "Bangor Area High School"
  2. Web site: P.I.A.A. District XI – Website Links to Member Schools. 2007-11-24.
  3. Web site: Colonial League for Interscholastic Sports – Member High Schools. 2007-11-24.
  4. Web site: School Details: Bangor Area High School. 2017-03-02.
  5. Web site: Digwyddiadau / Events . 2008-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080515091439/http://www.nwaf-cymru.org/digwyddiadau_events.htm . 2008-05-15 . dead .