Bangor Area High School

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.

Bangor Area High School
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Location
187 Five Points Richmond Road Bangor , Pennsylvania 18013 United States
Coordinates	40°53′5″N 79°9′3″W
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Bangor Area School District
NCES School ID	420300003434[1]
Principal	Andrew Krohn
Faculty	59.65 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9th–12th
Enrollment	903[1] (2023–24)
Student to teacher ratio	15.14[1]
Campus type	Rural
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
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As of the 2023–24 school year, Bangor Area High School had a student enrollment of 903 students and 59.65 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student–teacher ratio of 15.14, 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

See also: Colonial League

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]

• Baseball – AAAAA
• Basketball – AAAAA
• Cross country – AAA
• Football – AAAA
• Golf – AAA
• Soccer – AAA
• Swimming – AA
• Tennis – AAA
• Track and field – AAA
• Wrestling – AAA

Girls' Sports

• Basketball – AAAAA
• Cheerleading – AAAAAA
• Cross country – AA
• Field hockey – AA
• Soccer – AAA
• Softball – AAAA
• Swimming – AA
• Tennis – AA
• Track and field – AAA

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

• Sound the Alarm, pop rock band