Bangor Area High School

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Bangor Area High School
Address
Bangor Area High School
187 Five Points Richmond Road

,
18013

United States
Coordinates 40°53′5″N79°9′3″W / 40.88472°N 79.15083°W / 40.88472; -79.15083
Information
Type Public high school
School district Bangor Area School District
NCES School ID 420300003434 [1]
PrincipalAndrew Krohn
Faculty60.65 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9th12th
Enrollment887 [1]  (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio14.62 [1]
Campus typeRural
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

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.

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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

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]

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

Notable alumni

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References

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  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.
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