Northern Lehigh High School

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Northern Lehigh High School
NLHS Seal.jpg
The logo of Northern Lehigh High School
Address
Northern Lehigh High School
1 Bulldog Lane

,
18080

United States
Coordinates 40°45′40″N75°36′46″W / 40.7612°N 75.6128°W / 40.7612; -75.6128
Information
Former nameSlatington High School
Type Public high school
Established1981;43 years ago (1981)
School district Northern Lehigh School District
NCES School ID 421767002818 [1]
PrincipalRobert Vlasity
Staff36.26 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9th12th
Enrollment487 [1]  (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio13.43 [1]
Campus typeSuburb: Large
Color(s)Navy and White   
Athletics conference Colonial League
MascotBulldog
Rival Palmerton High School
NewspaperThe Slate
YearbookReflections
Assistant PrincipalDavid Hauser
Website www.nlsd.org/domain/8

Northern Lehigh High School is a public high school located in Slatington, Pennsylvania. The school is the high school in Northern Lehigh School District, and serves students in ninth through 12th grades from Slatington, Walnutport, and Washington Township in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania attend the high school.

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As of the 2022–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 487 students, according to National Center for Education Statistics data.

Northern Lehigh High School competes in the District XI athletic division of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association and is a member of the Colonial League.

History

Present-day Northern Lehigh High School was founded in 1890. Between 1890 and the opening of the present school in 1982, the school had three prior locations. In 2000, an addition to the present school was completed, adding a new library and art room.

Since its 1890 opening and prior to the opening of the present Northern Lehigh High School in 1982, the school was based at three other locations:

Until 1981, when the school's name was changed to Northern Lehigh High School, it was known as Slatington High School. [3]

Academics

Northern Lehigh High School operates on a semester system. The school year has two semesters, each with four 86-minute class periods. Students are also offered the opportunity to take vocational training at Lehigh Career and Technical Institute and college courses offered through Lehigh Carbon Community College, both located in Schnecksville.

Athletics

Rivals

Northern Lehigh's main sports rivalries are closely aligned with geographic proximity. Northern Lehigh and Palmerton High School have had a strong rivalry for decades. Between 1946 and 1974, both school's football teams met for a Thanksgiving Day game, [4] and the teams still end their regular seasons each year by playing one another. A natural rivalry has also developed with Northwestern Lehigh High School, which was once a part of Northern Lehigh School District until the 1950s.

Teams

Northern Lehigh fields teams for interscholastic competition in a number of sports including, baseball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls track and field, field hockey, football, boys and girls basketball, wrestling, and softball.

PIAA state champions

Since its founding, Northern Lehigh High School has won PIAA state championships in the following sports and seasons:

PIAA state qualifiers

Northern Lehigh High School has qualified for the PIAA state tournament in the following sports and years:

PIAA Eastern PA champions

Eastern Conference Playoff AA champions

District XI champions

Northern Lehigh High School has won PIAA District 11 championships in the following sports and seasons:

Colonial League champions

Northern Lehigh High School joined the Colonial League in 1994. Their Colonial League championships since include:

Centennial League champions

Northern Lehigh High School joined the Centennial League in 1975 and was in the league through the end of the 1993 season. Their Centennial championships during this period include:

Lehigh Valley champions

Ring of Honor

Beginning in 2007, each year, six individuals who have made a significant impact on athletics at either Northern Lehigh High School or Slatington High School. The honor has included former athletes, coaches, and members of the community who have made contributions to promote high school athletics. [5]

Notable individual accomplishments

Arts

Marching Band

Freddy Awards

NLHS alma mater

The lyrics to the song were written by Charles Schoffstall, a commercial teacher between 1917 and 1920. [2] It is played to the tune of "Annie Lisle".

Lyrics: Just above the winding Lehigh,
Midst the mountains grand,
Stands our dear old Alma Mater
Famed throughout the land.

Far and wide through we may sojourn,
Still our hearts are true,
To our dear old alma mater,
Dear old white and blue

Chorus:
High school, high school, our own high school,
Dear N.L.H.S.
When afar from the we wander,
Thy dear name we bless.

Former school mascots

Notable alumni

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