Catasauqua High School

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Catasauqua High School
Address
Catasauqua High School
2500 W. Bullshead Road

Northampton
,
Pennsylvania
18032

United States
Coordinates 40°40′43″N75°28′03″W / 40.6786°N 75.4674°W / 40.6786; -75.4674
Information
Type Public high school
MottoDedicated to Educational Excellence
Established1868;156 years ago (1868)
School district Catasauqua Area School District
NCES School ID 420516002798 [1]
PrincipalAdam Schnug
Faculty42.8 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9th–12th
Number of students447 [1]  (2023-24)
Student to teacher ratio10.44 [1]
Campus typeLarge Suburb
Color(s)Brown and White   
Athletics PIAA District XI; Class AA
Athletics conference Colonial League
Mascot Rough Rider
Nickname Roughies
Rival Northampton Area High School
NewspaperThe Brown & White
YearbookBrunalba
Literary magazineThe Drum
Website www.cattysd.org/Domain/363

Catasauqua High School is a public high school serving grades 9 through 12 in Northampton, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. As of 2023-24, the school had 447 students, according to National Center for Education Statistics data.

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Catasauqua High School is the only high school in the Catasauqua Area School District. The school district also includes Catasauqua Middle School, which serves grades 5 through 8, and Francis H. Sheckler Elementary School, which serves kindergarten through fourth grade.

Although Catasauqua High School is part of the Catasauqua Area School District and serves the residents of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, the school building is physically located in the city and county of Northampton. The previous high school building, situated in Catasauqua proper, is now the middle school building. The previous middle school building, which was, in fact, the original high school building, is currently home to the Innovative Arts Academy.

The school's mascot is the Rough Rider, and its school colors are brown and white, with gold sometimes used as an accentuating third color.

Athletics

The Catasauqua High School mascot is the Rough Rider, and the athletic teams are colloquially referred to as the “Roughies.” The school colors are brown and white, with gold sometimes used as an accentuating third color. Catasauqua High School participates in the Class AA division of PIAA District XI and in the Colonial League for sports. The school fields teams in each of the following sports listed below.

The Catasauqua High School Sports Hall of Fame, a body that honors past Catasauqua High School athletes who have distinguished themselves in the local community and beyond, was created in 2004 and inducted its first members that year. A shrine in the high school's gymnasium houses a plaque and picture in recognition of each athlete inducted. The list includes notable Catasauqua High School athletes, including Larry Miller, Pat Kelly, and Jon Linton. Beginning in 2005, the body also now awards an annual scholarship to college-bound recipients for athletic accomplishments achieved.

List of PIAA state championships

Baseball

  • 1997

Football

The school's football team competes in the Class AA division of PIAA District XI and in the Colonial League in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The team plays its home games at Alumni Field in Catasauqua. In 2008, the program celebrated its 100th season of competition. In 2013 the Catasauqua – Northampton game played its game on a neutral site (at Muhlenberg College).

List of football championships

  • Lehigh Valley League
    • 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1941, 1943, 1944
  • Colonial League
    • 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2012, 2013
  • District XI
    • 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2013
  • Eastern Conference
    • 1996, 1997, 2002

Thanksgiving Day rivalry

On each Thanksgiving Day, the Catasauqua Rough Riders play a non-league game against their rival, the Northampton High School. The game is not sanctioned and does not count as a win or loss for official standings with regard to playoff consideration within the PIAA. The game is always considered to be Homecoming for Catasauqua, regardless of whether the game is played at home or away. These two high schools from neighboring towns first played each other in 1925, and the game ended in a controversial victory for Catasauqua. A rematch was challenged by Northampton and scheduled for Thanksgiving Day to decide the outcome, as that was the only available day on the calendar. Catasauqua won both games in the first year. In 1926, once again, the two schools met, and again the game ended in a controversial victory, this time for Northampton. Catasauqua challenged a rematch, and once again, they met on Thanksgiving Day to decide the outcome. Northampton won both games in the second year.

Beginning in 1927, the game was agreed to be played on Thanksgiving Day from the season's onset. A tradition was born, and the game has been played every year since. Both schools and their respective communities have developed a bitter rivalry toward each other. For a number of years through 1968, the Catasauqua–Northampton game was played on a neutral site, often at Scotty Wood Stadium on the campus of Muhlenberg College in Allentown. Beginning in 1969, the games were held alternately at the teams' home fields until 2013, when the game was again played at Muhlenberg. In the most recent game, in 2018, Northampton beat Catasauqua.

Girls' basketball

  • 1988

Student media

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

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