Northern Lehigh High School
Northern Lehigh High School is a public high school located in Slatington, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the only high school in the Northern Lehigh School District. Students in grades 9 through 12 from Slatington, Walnutport, and Washington Township in the Lehigh Valley region of the state attend the high school. Northern Lehigh competes in the District XI athletic division of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association and is a member of the Colonial League. History. The current high school building was completed in 1981, with an addition built in 2000 for a new library  and art room. Prior buildings which housed the school include: The high school had been known as Slatington High School until the name was changed to Northern Lehigh High School in 1981, with the first class graduating in 1982. Academics. Northern Lehigh High School operates on a semester system. The school year has two semesters, each with four 86 minute class periods. Students are also offered the opportunity to take vocational training at Lehigh Career and Technical Institute and can take college courses offered through Lehigh Carbon Community College. Athletics. Main rivals. Northern Lehigh's main sports rivalries are closely  aligned with geographic proximity. Northern Lehigh and Palmerton High School have had a strong rivalry for decades. From 1946-74, both school's football teams met for a Thanksgiving Day game, and the teams still end their regular seasons each year by playing one another. A natural rivalry has also developed with Northwestern Lehigh High School, which was once a part of Northern Lehigh School District until the 1950s. Teams Supported. Northern Lehigh fields teams for interscholastic competition in a number of sports including: baseball, boys & girls cross country, boys & girls soccer, boys & girls track and field, field hockey, football , boys & girls Basketball, wrestling, and softball. Ring of Honor. Beginning in 2007, each year six individuals who have made a significant impact on athletics at either Northern Lehigh High School or Slatington High School. The honor has included former athletes, coaches, and members of the community who have made contributions to promote high school athletics. Notable individual accomplishments. Aimee Oertner: Achieved a quintuple double in a high school basketball game on January 7, 2012 (a performance in which a player accumulates a double-digit number total in all five statistical categories—points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots—in a  single game). In 2012, this feat had only been accomplished two other times in basketball history. David Oertner: Earned his 1000th win as the Northern Lehigh Cross-country coach on October 3, 2018. He is also the father of Aimee Oertner and was her high school basketball coach as well. As of this writing, he is still active in coaching and has over 90 seasons of coaching as a head/assistant coach of various sports at Northern Lehigh High School. NLHS alma mater. The lyrics to the song were written by Charles Schoffstall, a commercial teacher between 1917 and 1920 . It is played to the tune of Annie Lisle. Lyrics: "Just above the winding Lehigh" "Midst the mountains grand" "Stands our dear old Alma Mater" "Famed throughout the land." "Far and wide through we may sojourn," "Still our hearts are true," "To our dear old Alma Mater," "Dear old white and blue" Chorus: "High school, high school, our own high school" "Dear N.L.H.S." "When afar from the we wander," "Thy dear name we bless."