Nazareth Area High School

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Nazareth Area High School
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Nazareth Area High School in April 2013
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Nazareth Area High School
501 East Center Street

Nazareth
,
Pennsylvania
18064

United States
Coordinates 40°44′33″N75°17′54″W / 40.7425°N 75.2983°W / 40.7425; -75.2983
Information
Type Public high school
EstablishedOctober 3, 1955
School district Nazareth Area School District
SuperintendentIsabel C. Resende
NCES School ID 421638003495 [1]
PrincipalScott Breidinger
Teaching staff106.30 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9th–12th
Enrollment1,627 [1]  (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio15.31 [1]
Campus typeSuburb: Large
Color(s)Blue, white, black    
Athletics conference Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
MascotBlue Eagle
Nickname Blue Eagles
NewspaperBlue and White Standard
Website www.nazarethasd.k12.pa.us/nahs

Nazareth Area High School is a public high school located in Nazareth, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is the only high school in the Nazareth Area School District and serves grades 9 through 12. Its mascot is the Blue Eagle and school colors are blue and white.

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As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,594 students and 99.83 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis) for a student–teacher ratio of 15.97, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. There were 226 students eligible for free lunch and 25 eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

As of the 2009–2010 school year, the high school obtained full accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. [2] [3] In 2012, Nazareth Area High School received the Keystone Award from the Pennsylvania Department of Education for achieving annual progress for two consecutive years as measured by the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) tests.

Nazareth Area High School has also appeared on the College Boards Advanced Placement Honor Roll for four consecutive years. Nazareth Area High School has an AP test passing rate of 87%, above state average of 69% and global average of 61%. [4]

History

Students at Nazareth Area High School in Nazareth, Pennsylvania in 1955 NAHS1.jpg
Students at Nazareth Area High School in Nazareth, Pennsylvania in 1955

The current high school was first built in 1954 and opened to students on October 3, 1955. It was dedicated on April 8, 1956, to Frederic A. Marcks, a former teacher and the first Superintendent of the Nazareth Area School District, following the merger of the regional districts. The original construction of the building consisted of two floors of academic classrooms with an auditorium, a gym, and a large cafeteria.

In 1971, the school underwent construction of a new wing consisting mainly of classrooms which made the school twice as large as it was originally intended to be. In addition to new classrooms, the addition included of the Sharon L. Adams Library and Media Center, expanded the cafeteria to nearly four times its original size, and added onto the current gym, doubling the size while also adding a lower level which housed a fitness room and coach's offices.

In 1998, the school experienced a mold problem which destroyed most of the old ceilings in the original building while causing the lead paint in the 1971 addition to chip faster than expected. The problem was deemed a health issue, and the school was forced to close for emergency renovations. That same year, with the new middle school built, the old junior high school, constructed in 1983, became the school's "North Campus."

In 1999, the new auditorium and music wing were constructed. The new auditorium was twice the size of the old auditorium and housed a complete light and sound power station with two floors of stage equipment storage. The music wing contains an instrument storage facility, practice rooms, offices, and classrooms that can hold in excess of 200 students at a time.

Extracurricular activities

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The tuba section of Nazareth Area High School's marching band in November 2018

Athletics

Nazareth Area High School competes athletically in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) in the District XI division of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, one of the premier high school athletic divisions in the nation. Nazareth's main Eastern Pennsylvania Conference athletic rivals are Northampton High School, Parkland High School, Freedom High School, and Easton High School.

Nazareth is one of eleven Lehigh Valley-area high schools with an ice hockey team; the team is a member of the Lehigh Valley Scholastic Ice Hockey League. [5]

Arts

Blue Eagle Marching Band

The Nazareth Area Blue Eagle Marching Band is one of many arts programs in the Nazareth Area High School. The band has been performing field shows since 1980 and has competed in a number of different competitive circuits, including U.S. Bands and Cavalcade of Bands. The band has won multiple national championships. Their most recent accomplishment includes winning the Cavalcade of Bands Yankee open-class championships in November 2024 at Dallastown Area High School.


The Eagle Nest Gallery, located in the high school, is a professional gallery which hosts artists from the community in monthly shows. The gallery can show both two-dimensional and three-dimensional pieces. Each month a gallery reception is held, where the public can meet and talk with the artists.

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ http://hs.nazarethasd.k12.pa.us/AFG/AFG%20Preliminary%20Report%20Overview%20-%20April%202010.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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  5. ↑ "Nazareth Blue Eagles". Lehigh Valley Scholastic Ice Hockey League.
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