Guess they make concrete there, huh?
Indeed, according to the school district’s website, Southampton once was the “center of the world’s cement industry. The Atlas Portland Cement Company was the world’s largest cement producer and contributed to projects such as the Panama Canal, the Empire State Building, and the Holland Tunnel.”
Northampton is just up the Lehigh River from Bethlehem and Allentown. It currently has a population of 10,400.
The high school has 1,860 students. Wikipedia lists 8 “notable people,” though I’ve haven’t heard of any of them.
Sounds like they’re particularly known for their wrestling team. According to Wikipedia,
“Northampton High School is widely known for having one of the best wrestling programs in the nation. Holding two national titles, seven PIAA state team championships and 21 individual state champions at various weight classes, Northampton is one of the leading schools in Pennsylvania state wrestling history.
The school's wrestling team was ranked #1 in the nation in 1992-93 and 1993–94, #3 in the nation in the 2008–2009 season, #32 in the nation in 2016–17, and #23 in the nation in 2018–2019.”
That nickname’s been around for over 100 years. There’s a crazy rumor out there that it’s short for the KKK (?!?!).
The current mascot has a distinctive Lego look.
Previous mascots, like those for last week’s entry, are a little on the odd side:
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