Nazareth Area High School

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.

Nazareth High School
Address
501 East Center Street

Nazareth
,
Pennsylvania
18064

United States
Coordinates40°44′33″N 75°17′54″W
Information
TypePublic
School districtNazareth Area School District
SuperintendentDennis L. Riker
NCES School ID4216380[1]
PrincipalAlan Davis
Faculty90.2 FTEs[1]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment1,555 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.2:1[1]
Color(s)Blue, white, black    
Athletics conferenceEastern Pennsylvania Conference
NicknameBlue Eagles
NewspaperNews from the Nest
Websitewww.hs.nazarethasd.org

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,555 students and 90.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.2:1. There were 252 students (16.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 21 (1.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1] 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.[2]

As of the 2009–2010 school year, the high school was fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.[3][4] In 2012, Nazareth Area High School received the Keystone Award from the Pennsylvania Department of Education for achieving Annual Yearly Progress for two consecutive years as measured by the Pennsylvania State System of Assessment (PSSA) tests. Nazareth Area High School has also appeared on the College Boards Advanced Placement Honor Roll for the last four consecutive years, out of the five it has been awarded, one of just two Pennsylvania schools to do so. Nazareth Area High School has an AP test passing rate of 87%, above state average of 69% and global average of 61%.[5]

Building history

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 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 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".

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.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics
See also: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (PIAA)

Nazareth School District competes in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.

Nazareth's main Eastern Pennsylvania Conference athletic rivals are Northampton Area High School, Parkland High School and Easton Area High School.

The Arts
  • Choral Programs
  • General Art
  • Guitar & Piano
  • Nazareth Area Blue Eagle Marching Band

About
Nazareth Area Marching Band Tuba Section (2018)

The Nazareth Area Blue Eagle Marching Band is one of many arts programs a part of 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 nation championships. Their most recent accomplishment includes winning the Cavalcade of Bands Patriot open-class championships in November, 2019, at Hershey, Pennsylvania.

  • 2008 USSBA Group 4 Open (Northern States Championship) – 1st Place
  • 2008 USSBA National Championship (Group 4 Open and Grand National Champion)[6]
  • 2010 USSBA Group 4 Open Championship (Northern States) – 1st Place
  • 2010 USSBA Group 4 National Championship – 1st Place[6]
  • 2012 USBands Group 4 Pennsylvania State Championship – 1st Place[6]
  • 2013 USBands Group 4 Pennsylvania State Championship - 1st Place[7]
  • 2013 USBands Group 4 Mid-Atlantic States Championship - 1st Place[7]
  • 2014 USBands Group 4 National Championship – 1st Place.[8]
  • 2015 USBands Group 4 Pennsylvania State Championship – 1st Place[9]
  • 2019 Cavalcade of Bands Patriot Open - 1st Place[10]

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

References
  1. School data for Nazareth Area HS, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 4, 2020.
  2. Archived October 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. http://hs.nazarethasd.k12.pa.us/AFG/AFG%20Preliminary%20Report%20Overview%20-%20April%202010.pdf
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2010-12-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Sroka-Holzmann, Pamela. "Nazareth Area High School students receive college credit following advanced placement exams". Lehigh Valley Live. Lehigh Valley Live. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  6. Vough, Mallory. "Nazareth Blue Eagle Marching Band Nabs 2012 Pa. State Championship", Nazareth. Pa, Patch, November 19, 2012. Accessed September 4, 2020. "The award-winning Nazareth Blue Eagle Marching Band continued its stellar fall competition season by capturing the 2012 USBands Pennsylvania State Championship at West Chester University.... At the USBands Pennsylvania State Championship on Nov. 3, Nazareth finished with an overall score of 94.45. The band also received awards for Best Music, Best Visual, Best Effect and Best Percussion.... Named the USSBA (now known as USBA) Grand National Champion in 2007 and 2008.... The band went on to earn the Group 4 Open USSBA National Championship in 2010, as well as the National Marine Corps Esprit de Corps Award in 2011."
  7. Beyer, Sue. "Nazareth Area High School marching band 2014 profile (photos)", The Express-Times, August 21, 2014, updated January 3, 2019. Accessed September 4, 2020. "first place in the 2013 U.S. Bands Group 4 Mid-Atlantic States Championships; and first place in the 2013 U.S. Bands Group 4 Pennsylvania State Championships."
  8. Sroka-Holzmann, Pamela. "Nazareth's marching band takes home national trophy in tribute of late director", The Express-Times, December 6, 2014, updated January 3, 2019. Accessed September 4, 2020. "Just before each performance by the Nazareth Area High School Blue Eagle Marching Band, drum major Kimberly Barr looks up and places her finger into the sky as part of the band's salute.... The result was beating 10 other bands to win the USBands Open-Class National Championships for Group IV."
  9. USBands Pennsylvania State Championship 2015, USBands. Accessed September 4, 2020.
  10. Roberts, Nicole. "2019 Fall Championships Recap", Halftime, February 7, 2020. Accessed September 4, 2020. "For Cavalcade of Bands, the championship title went to five Open Class and five A Class groups — Patriot: Open, Nazareth (Pennsylvania) Area High School, and A, Neshaminy High School from Langhorne, Pennsylvania"
  11. "Andretti’s stellar buildup to Indy 500 dissipates on race day", The Express-Times, August 24, 2020. Accessed September 4, 2020. "Nazareth Area High School graduate Sage Karam, competing for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, placed 24th."
  12. "Nazareth Area High School graduate Kate Micucci starring in When in Rome", The Express-Times, January 29, 2010, updated January 3, 2019. Accessed September 4, 2020.
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