Catasauqua High School
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Catasauqua High School is a public 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....

 serving grades 9 through 12 in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
Catasauqua is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, settled in 1805 and chartered as a borough in 1853. Catasauqua is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state....

, in the Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley, known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and referred to locally as The Valley and A-B-E, is a metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania and...

 region of eastern Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

, in the United States
United States
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. The school's mascot is the Rough Rider
Rough Riders
The Rough Riders is the name bestowed on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish-American War and the only one of the three to see action. The United States Army was weakened and left with little manpower after the American Civil War...

. 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
Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley, known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and referred to locally as The Valley and A-B-E, is a metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania and...

 region.

Catasauqua High School is the only high school in the Catasauqua Area School District
Catasauqua Area School District
The Catasauqua Area School District spans portions of two counties. In Lehigh County, Pennsylvania it covers the Borough of Catasauqua and Hanover Township. In Northampton County, Pennsylvania it covers the Borough of North Catasauqua...

. 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.

Athletics

The Catasauqua High School mascot is the Rough Rider
Rough Riders
The Rough Riders is the name bestowed on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish-American War and the only one of the three to see action. The United States Army was weakened and left with little manpower after the American Civil War...

 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
PIAA District 11
District 11 of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association is an interscholastic athletic association in Northeastern Pennsylvania. District 11 is one of the PIAA's 12 athletic conferences and comprises mostly high schools within the Lehigh Valley and a few surrounding counties. Member...

 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
Larry Miller (basketball)
Lawrence James Miller is a retired American basketball player.As the All American star of his Catasauqua High School team, Miller scored 46 of his team's 66 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in a 65-62 win over Steelton High in the 1964 Pennsylvania state playoffs at the Hershey Arena.A 6'4"...

, Pat Kelly
Pat Kelly (baseball infielder)
Patrick Franklin Kelly is a former Major League Baseball infielder, he played in the major leagues for nine seasons. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the ninth round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not make his playing debut at the major league level until May 20, 1991 at age 23...

, and Jon Linton
Jonathan Linton
Jonathan C. Linton is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League...

. Beginning in 2005, the body also now awards an annual scholarship to college-bound recipients for athletic accomplishments achieved.

Football

The school's football team competes in the Class AA division of PIAA District XI
PIAA District 11
District 11 of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association is an interscholastic athletic association in Northeastern Pennsylvania. District 11 is one of the PIAA's 12 athletic conferences and comprises mostly high schools within the Lehigh Valley and a few surrounding counties. Member...

 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
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

. The team plays its home games at Alumni Field in Catasauqua
Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
Catasauqua is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, settled in 1805 and chartered as a borough in 1853. Catasauqua is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state....

. 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
  • District XI
    PIAA District 11
    District 11 of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association is an interscholastic athletic association in Northeastern Pennsylvania. District 11 is one of the PIAA's 12 athletic conferences and comprises mostly high schools within the Lehigh Valley and a few surrounding counties. Member...

    • 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
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....

 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
Homecoming
Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni of a school. It most commonly refers to a tradition in many universities, colleges and high schools in North America...

 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
    Pat Kelly (baseball infielder)
    Patrick Franklin Kelly is a former Major League Baseball infielder, he played in the major leagues for nine seasons. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the ninth round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not make his playing debut at the major league level until May 20, 1991 at age 23...

    , class of 1985, former professional MLB baseball player; New York Yankees
    New York Yankees
    The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

    .
  • Jon Linton
    Jonathan Linton
    Jonathan C. Linton is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League...

    , class of 1993, former professional NFL football player; Buffalo Bills
    Buffalo Bills
    The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

    .
  • Larry Miller
    Larry Miller (basketball)
    Lawrence James Miller is a retired American basketball player.As the All American star of his Catasauqua High School team, Miller scored 46 of his team's 66 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in a 65-62 win over Steelton High in the 1964 Pennsylvania state playoffs at the Hershey Arena.A 6'4"...

    , class of 1964, former professional ABA
    American Basketball Association
    The American Basketball Association was a professional basketball league founded in 1967. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger in 1976.-League history:...

     basketball player; Los Angeles Stars.

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