Easton High School
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Easton Area High School is a four-year public high school located in Palmer Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Easton Area School District.
Rivalry with Phillipsburg High School
The high school is probably best known for its 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.
This coming Thanksgiving, November 22, 2006, will mark the 100th meeting between the two rivals.
The game, which typically draws in excess of 20,000 fans, is sometimes televised nationally on ESPN. This year's 100th anniversary game will be broadcast on ESPN.
School accomplishments
Academics
Easton High School has twice won the Scholastic Scrimmage contest (1996 and 1998), where Pennsylvania high schools compete against each other in an academic trivia contest.
Athletics
Easton High School also is known for its exceptional cheerleading team, which won the National Cheerleading Championship, held in Florida, in 2003. In 2002, the team placed fourth in the nation.
Notable alumni
- Chuck Amato, head football coach, North Carolina State University.
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