Bangor Area High School

Bangor Area High School is a four-year public high school located in Bangor, Pennsylvania in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is the only high school in the Bangor Area School District.

As of the 2022–23 school year, Bangor Area High School had a student enrollment of 887 students and 60.65 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student–teacher ratio of 14.62, according to National Center for Education Statistics data.

Bangor Area High School's colors are maroon and white and its mascot is the Slater, and its athletic teams compete in the Colonial League.

Athletics
Its main athletic rival is Pen Argyl Area High School. The school's athletic teams belong to the PIAA's District XI, and is a member of the Colonial League.

Boys' Sports 


 * Baseball – AAAAA
 * Basketball – AAAAA
 * Cross country – AAA
 * Football – AAAA
 * Golf – AAA
 * Soccer – AAA
 * Swimming – AA
 * Tennis – AAA
 * Track and field – AAA
 * Wrestling – AAA

Girls' Sports
 * Basketball – AAAAA
 * Cheerleading – AAAAAA
 * Cross country – AA
 * Field hockey – AA
 * Soccer – AAA
 * Softball – AAAA
 * Swimming – AA
 * Tennis – AA
 * Track and field – AAA

Marching band
The Welsh heritage of Bangor is represented by its band, whose uniforms are modeled after those of the Welsh Guard. The Slater Band has played in the Gator bowl in Gainesville, Florida and won an honorary mention. They have also participated in Disney World's Spectromagic Parade, and went on their "Tribute to Heroes Tour" in Ireland, Wales, and England during Easter Week of 2007. The band's trademark songs include "Men of Harlech" and "Rule, Britannia!"

Notable alumni

 * Sound the Alarm, pop rock band