Nazareth Area High School
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Nazareth High School is a public high school located in Nazareth, Pennsylvania
, in the United States
. 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
. Student enrollment for the 2010-2011 school year was approximately 1,600 students. In a 2006 study conducted by the school district, 43% of households within the district's boundaries reported having one or more children in the high school. As of the 2009-2010 school year, the high school was fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
.
Today the school retains these modifications, which assist in facilitating student and faculty population growth. It has also allowed smaller class sizes, as well as adding another gym and housing the Nazareth Area School District
offices. 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 200+ students at a time.
athletic rivals are Northampton Area High School
and Easton Area High School.
program, which gained prominence under former coach Ray Nunamaker, who amassed a record of 468 wins, 95 losses, and 7 ties over a span of thirty-four seasons.
Currently, Nazareth is coached by 2007 National Coach of the Year Dave Crowell. The school won the team state title for Pennsylvania in 2007, and finished second in the individual Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
(PIAA) Tournament. The team also won the 2006 PIAA individual wrestling tournament. Recent graduates include: two-time PIAA state champion Joe Caramanica ( North Carolina State University
) and three-time PIAA state champion Tim Darling ( The Pennsylvania State University). The Nazareth wrestling program has produced one NCAA champion, Rob Rohn (Lehigh University
).
, Oklahoma!
, 42nd Street
and The Music Man
. He was replaced by Mr. Jim DeNora and Miss Alicia Grossbauer. Mr. Jim DeNora directed his first musical, The Pirates of Penzance, at Nazareth Area High School in the spring of 2009. As of the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year, Mrs. Danielle Scheller (director) and Miss Amy Lantz (assistant director) are currently in control of the theater troupe, after Mr. Jim DeNora resigned two weeks into the 2011-2012 school year.
Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Nazareth is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 6,023 at the 2000 census.Nazareth is located seven miles northwest of Easton, four miles north of Bethlehem and twelve miles northeast of Allentown...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is the only high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in the Nazareth Area School District
Nazareth Area School District
Nazareth Area School District is a school district located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It serves the boroughs of Nazareth, Stockertown, and Tatamy; as well as Bushkill, Lower Nazareth, and Upper Nazareth Townships. District enrollment for the 2010-2011 school year...
and serves grades 9 through 12. Its mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
is the Blue Eagle and school colors are blue
Blue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
and white
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
. Student enrollment for the 2010-2011 school year was approximately 1,600 students. In a 2006 study conducted by the school district, 43% of households within the district's boundaries reported having one or more children in the high school. As of the 2009-2010 school year, the high school was fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
.
Building history
The current high school was first built in 1954 and dedicated in 1961 to F.A. Marcks. The original construction of the building consisted of two floors of academic classrooms with an auditorium, a gym, and a small 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 a new library (currently 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 bad 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 became so bad that it 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".Today the school retains these modifications, which assist in facilitating student and faculty population growth. It has also allowed smaller class sizes, as well as adding another gym and housing the Nazareth Area School District
Nazareth Area School District
Nazareth Area School District is a school district located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It serves the boroughs of Nazareth, Stockertown, and Tatamy; as well as Bushkill, Lower Nazareth, and Upper Nazareth Townships. District enrollment for the 2010-2011 school year...
offices. 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 200+ students at a time.
Athletics
Nazareth's main Lehigh Valley ConferenceLehigh Valley Conference
The Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference is an athletic conference consisting of 12 large high schools from Lehigh and Northampton counties in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States...
athletic rivals are Northampton Area High School
Northampton Area High School
Northampton Area High School is the secondary school in the Northampton Area School District, located in Northampton, Pennsylvania, in the United States....
and Easton Area High School.
Wrestling program
Nazareth is known nationally for its highly successful wrestlingWrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
program, which gained prominence under former coach Ray Nunamaker, who amassed a record of 468 wins, 95 losses, and 7 ties over a span of thirty-four seasons.
Currently, Nazareth is coached by 2007 National Coach of the Year Dave Crowell. The school won the team state title for Pennsylvania in 2007, and finished second in the individual Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. is one of the governing bodies of high school and junior high school sports for the state of Pennsylvania, United States....
(PIAA) Tournament. The team also won the 2006 PIAA individual wrestling tournament. Recent graduates include: two-time PIAA state champion Joe Caramanica ( North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
) and three-time PIAA state champion Tim Darling ( The Pennsylvania State University). The Nazareth wrestling program has produced one NCAA champion, Rob Rohn (Lehigh University
Lehigh University
Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. It was established in 1865 by Asa Packer as a four-year technical school, but has grown to include studies in a wide variety of disciplines...
).
Girls Soccer
The Nazareth Lady Blue Eagles Soccer Team won the title of District Champions in 2008 and 2010. The were also State Qualifiers in 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2011, winning their first state playoff game in 2010.Boys Tennis
Recent graduate Adam Harris anchored the lineup and was a mainstay the past four seasons. He was part of a powerful senior class that led Nazareth to its best season of all time. With Harris (Seton Hall University) graduated, Stephen Fishler is the favorite to lead the squad in 2012.Blue Eagle Marching Band
The Blue Eagle Marching Band is the high school's band. The seven-time USSBA champion band has received many awards under the direction of Mr. William Boandl, who has just finished his last season as director of the band. His son, Brad Boandl took over the organization in 2009 and is in his second year as director. Recently, the band became the first to be named two-time Grand National Champions in USSBA.Eagle Nest Gallery
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.Theater
Director Bruce Applegate (retired in June 2008) led the high school theater troupe to many shows, including The Scarlet PimpernelThe Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel is a play and adventure novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The story is a precursor to the "disguised superhero" tales such as Zorro and Batman....
, Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance...
, 42nd Street
42nd Street (musical)
42nd Street is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin, and music by Harry Warren. The 1980 Broadway production, directed by an ailing Gower Champion and orchestrated by Philip J. Lang, won the Tony Award for Best Musical and became a long-running hit...
and The Music Man
The Music Man
The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naive townsfolk before skipping town with...
. He was replaced by Mr. Jim DeNora and Miss Alicia Grossbauer. Mr. Jim DeNora directed his first musical, The Pirates of Penzance, at Nazareth Area High School in the spring of 2009. As of the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year, Mrs. Danielle Scheller (director) and Miss Amy Lantz (assistant director) are currently in control of the theater troupe, after Mr. Jim DeNora resigned two weeks into the 2011-2012 school year.
Notable alumni
- Michael AndrettiMichael AndrettiMichael Mario Andretti is a retired American CART and Formula One driver and owner of the Andretti Autosport team in the IndyCar Series. Andretti is the son of Mario Andretti. His son is Marco Andretti.-Early career:...
, professional auto racer, owner of Andretti Green Racing in the IRL IndyCar Series. - Kate MicucciKate MicucciKate Micucci born March 31, 1980) is an American actress, comedian and singer-songwriter, whose first major television exposure was as Stephanie Gooch in Scrubs, and later as Shelly in Raising Hope...
, actress, comedian, artist, and singer-songwriter. - Jordan WhiteJordan White (musician)Jordan White is an American rock musician and singer-songwriter from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:Born in Cranford, New Jersey, White was raised in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, part of the Lehigh Valley region of the state, where he learned to play guitar and classical piano...
, rock musician.