Catasauqua High School

Catasauqua High School is a public high school serving grades 9 through 12 in Catasauqua, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. The school's mascot is the Rough Rider. School colors are brown and white, with gold sometimes used as an accentuating third color.

During the 2009-2010 academic year, the high school was attended by 524 students, making it one of the smaller public high schools in the Lehigh Valley region.^[1]

Catasauqua High School is the only high school in the Catasauqua Area School District. The school district also includes Catasauqua Middle School, which serves grades 5 through 8, and Francis H. Sheckler Elementary School, which serves kindergarten through grade 4.

Although Catasauqua High School is part of the Catasauqua Area School District and serves the residents of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, the school building is physically located in the city and county of Northampton. The previous high school building, situated in Catasauqua proper, is now the middle school building. The previous middle school building, which was in fact the original high school building, is currently home to the Lehigh Valley Christian High School.

Athletics

The Catasauqua High School mascot is the Rough Rider and the athletic teams are colloquially referred to as the “Roughies.” The school colors are brown and white, with gold sometimes used as an accentuating third color. Catasauqua High School participates in the Class AA division of PIAA District XI and in the Colonial League for sports. The school fields teams in each of the following sports listed below.

• Fall Sports
  • Football
  • Field Hockey
  • Boys' Soccer
  • Boys' Cross Country
  • Girls' Cross Country
  • Girls' Volleyball
• Winter Sports
  • Boys' Basketball
  • Girls' Basketball
  • Wrestling
• Spring Sports
  • Baseball
  • Softball
  • Boys' Track & Field
  • Girls' Track & Field
  • Girls' Soccer
  • Boys' Volleyball

The Catasauqua High School Sports Hall of Fame, a body which honors past Catasauqua High School athletes who have distinguished themselves in the local community and beyond, was created in 2004 and inducted its first members that year. A shrine in the high school’s gymnasium houses a plaque/picture in recognition of each athlete inducted. The list includes such noteworthy athletes as Larry Miller, Pat Kelly, and Jon Linton. Beginning in 2005, the body also now awards an annual scholarship to college-bound recipients for athletic accomplishments achieved.

List of PIAA state championships

• Girls' Basketball: 1988
• Baseball: 1997

Football

The school's football team competes in the Class AA division of PIAA District XI and in the Colonial League. It is one of the most tradition-rich and storied high school football programs in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The team plays its home games at Alumni Field in Catasauqua. In 2008, the program celebrated its 100th season of competition.

List of football championships

• Lehigh Valley League
  • 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1941, 1943, 1944
• Colonial League
  • 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2012, 2013
• District XI
  • 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992
• Eastern Conference
  • 1996, 1997, 2002

Thanksgiving Day rivalry

On each Thanksgiving Day, the Catasauqua Rough Riders play a non-league game against their rival, the Northampton Konkrete Kids. The game is not sanctioned and does not count as a win/loss for official standings with regard to playoff consideration within the PIAA. The game is always considered to be Homecoming for Catasauqua, regardless of whether the game is played at home or away.

Student media

• Newspaper (The Brown & White)
• Literary/Art Magazine (The Drum)
• Yearbook (Brunalba)

Notable alumni

• Pat Kelly, class of 1985, former professional baseball player, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays
• Jon Linton, class of 1993, former professional football player, Buffalo Bills
• Larry Miller, class of 1964, former professional ABA basketball player, Carolina Cougars, Los Angeles Stars, San Diego Conquistadors, Utah Stars and Virginia Squires
• Anthony Recker, class of 2001, professional baseball player, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, and New York Mets

References

External links

• Catasauqua High School Official Web Site
• Catasaugua School District Official Web Site

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