Easton Area High School
| Easton Area High School | |
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2601 William Penn Highway Easton, Pennsylvania 18045 |
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| Type | Public |
| Principal | Kyle Geiger |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 2,693 |
| Information | 610-250-2481 |
| Mascot | Red Rovers |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Website | Easton Area High School |
2601 William Penn Highway
Easton Area High School is a four-year public high school located in Palmer Township, Northampton County, in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. It is part of the Easton Area School District. The school's colors are red and white (although black is used in many of the school's sports uniforms) and its mascot is the Red Rover. The principal of Easton Area High School is Kyle Geiger, and the Assistant principal is Jeanette Kassis.
Easton Area High School has an enrollment of approximately 2,700 students. Easton offers 26 Advanced Placement courses. Easton's proficiency levels on state assessments track slightly higher than the state average. Over 85% of Easton students will attend an institution of higher learning after high school, with about 45% going to four year colleges. Over 46% of Easton students qualify for free or reduced lunch, qualifying it for Title I federal funds.
The high school has a rivalry with Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. The two teams play an annual Thanksgiving Day football game at Lafayette College's Fisher Field that is considered one of the nation's longest-standing high school rivalries. The rivalry began in 1905 and is still ongoing.
The game, which typically draws more than 20,000 fans, has been televised on national networks. The 1988 game, which was broadcast on ESPN, was the first high school football game to be broadcast on national television. The 100th anniversary game, played in 2006 and won by Easton 21-7, was broadcast on ESPN2. Easton leads the overall series with 61 wins; Phillipsburg has 42 and the teams have tied five times. One of these ties, the 1993 game, was resolved as part of the Gatorade REPLAY series. The Easton and Phillipsburg teams from 1993 were brought back to play a rematch in early April 2009; Phillipsburg won the game 27-12.
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