Wilson Area High School
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Wilson Area High School is a four-year public high school located in Wilson, Pennsylvania
, in the Lehigh Valley
region of Pennsylvania
, in the United States. It is the only high school in the Wilson Area School District
.
The school mascot is the Warrior and its colors are blue
and gold
.
, and is a member of the Colonial League. Its main athletic rival is Notre Dame High School
.
Wilson, Pennsylvania
Wilson is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley region, and is adjacent to Easton, the smallest and easternmost of the Lehigh Valley's three cities....
, 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 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. It is the only high school in the Wilson Area School District
Wilson Area School District
Wilson Area School District is a public school district located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is home to the 2006 Football State Champions. It serves the boroughs of Glendon, West Easton, and Wilson; as well as Williams Township.-Philip F...
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The school mascot is the Warrior and its colors are blue
Blue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
and gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
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Athletics
The school's athletic teams belongs to the P.I.A.A.'s District XIPIAA 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 Notre Dame High School
Notre Dame High School (Easton, Pennsylvania)
Notre Dame High School also known as Notre Dame Green Pond, is a private, Roman Catholic high school near Easton, Pennsylvania, United States, in Bethlehem Township. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown.-Background:...
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Athletic accomplishments
- Wilson Area High School's football team won the 2006 Class AA Pennsylvania State Football Championship against Jeanette High School 29-28 at Hershey Stadium in Hershey, PennsylvaniaHershey, PennsylvaniaHershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality...
. The team took second in 2005, losing to South Park High School 28-17.
- Wilson Area High School's wrestling team won the 2001 and 2002 AA Pennsylvania State Dual Wrestling Championships in Hershey. Also won individual state titles in 1992, 2002, and 2003.
- Adam Eckhart, '08, won the triple jump (jumping 46 ft.) at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg UniversityShippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg University of Pennsylvania, commonly known as Ship, or SU, is a public university located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, 40 miles west-southwest of Harrisburg...
's Seth Grove Stadium in 2008.