Pen Argyl Area High School
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Pen Argyl Area High School is a four-year public high school located in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
, in the United States
. It is the only high school in the Pen Argyl Area School District
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Its colors are green and white and its mascot is the Green Knight
.
District XI
, and is a member of the Colonial League. Its main athletic rival is Bangor Area High School
.
Pen Argyl Area High School has recently refinished and updated their gymnasium floor with a new Green Knight design, donated by the class of 2010.
Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
Pen Argyl is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, north of Easton, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. It is part of Pennsylvania's Slate Belt.-Population:In 1900, 2,784 people lived in Pen Argyl, and in 1910, 3,967 people lived here...
, 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 in the Pen Argyl Area School District
Pen Argyl Area School District
Pen Argyl Area School District is a public school district located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It serves the boroughs of Pen Argyl and Wind Gap; as well as Plainfield Township....
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Its colors are green and white and its mascot is the Green Knight
Green Knight
The Green Knight is a character in the 14th-century Arthurian poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the related work The Greene Knight. His true name is revealed to be Bercilak de Hautdesert in Sir Gawain, while The Greene Knight names him "Bredbeddle"...
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Athletics
The school's athletic teams belong to the P.I.A.A.'sPennsylvania 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....
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 is a member of the Colonial League. Its main athletic rival is Bangor Area High School
Bangor Area High School
Bangor Area High School is a four-year public high school located in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the only high school in the Bangor Area School District. Its colors are maroon and white and its mascot is the Slater....
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Pen Argyl Area High School has recently refinished and updated their gymnasium floor with a new Green Knight design, donated by the class of 2010.
Notable alumni
- Kristen MaloneyKristen MaloneyKristin Ann Maloney , also known as Kristen Maloney, is a retired gymnast from Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, United States, who was coached by Jack Carter in the 2000 Olympics and won bronze in the Team Event. Maloney was also the U.S...
, 2000 Summer Olympian2000 Summer OlympicsThe Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
gymnastGymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
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