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Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, known informally as EPC, EPC18, and East Penn Conference, is an athletic conference consisting of 18 large high schools from Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, and Pike counties in the Lehigh Valley and Pocono Mountain regions of eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania. The conference is a part of District XI of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference holds many Pennsylvania and national records and milestones in high school athletic competition. Many EPC athletes have gone on to compete in the Olympics and in professional sports, including Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the National Football League. The conference's high school wrestling programs have been labeled "among the nation’s best in the sport for nearly three decades" and ''WIN'' magazine has ranked the EPC and Lehigh Valley best in the nation for wrestling. The Eastern Pennsylvania Conferenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 - Allentown School District Stadium
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – The United States Seventh Fleet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and the highest professional level of American football in the world. Each NFL season begins with a three-week preseason in August, followed by the 18-week regular season which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 17 games and having one bye week In sport, a bye is the preferential status of a player or team that is automatically advanced to the next round of a tournament, without having to play an opponent in an early round. In knockout (elimination) tournaments they can be granted eit .... Following the conclusion of the regular season, seven teams from each conference (four division winners and three wild card teams) advance to the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pocono Mountain School District
Pocono Mountain School District (PMSD for short) is a large, rural public school district located in Monroe County in Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district had an enrollment of 8,290 students in its schools, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. Pocono Mountain School District encompasses approximately and is divided into two parts: Pocono Mountain East and Pocono Mountain West. The Pocono Mountain East attendance area includes: Jackson Township, Pocono Township, Paradise Township, Barrett Township and Mount Pocono Borough. The schools serving Pocono Mountain East are: Swiftwater Elementary Center (K-3), Swiftwater Intermediate School (4-6), Pocono Mountain East Junior High School (7-8), and Pocono Mountain East High School (9-12). It also includes a small area east of Route 380 that is Coolbaugh Township. Pocono Mountain West attendance area includes: Tobyhanna Township, Tunkhannock Township and most of Coolbaugh T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania
Brodheadsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,700 at the 2020 census. The community is served by Pleasant Valley School District. Geography Brodheadsville is located at (40.926724, -75.404707). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which 4.3 square miles (11.1 km2) is land and (0.93%) is water. Pennsylvania Route 115 and 715's southern termini are on U.S. Route 209 in Brodheadsville. Route 115 provides access from Wilkes-Barre and 715 provides access from Henryville, while U.S. 209 provides access from Lehighton and Stroudsburg. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,637 people, 602 households, and 461 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 382.8 people per square mile (147.7/km2). There were 667 housing units at an average density of 156.0/sq mi (60.2/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.77% White, 2.50% Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleasant Valley High School (Pennsylvania)
Pleasant Valley High School is a public high school in Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania (U.S.). It is the sole high school operated by the Pleasant Valley School District. As of the 2020-21 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,417 students. The school's name was given by its founder, John C. Mills, who took it from a common name for the area used by the locals. Pleasant Valley High School is located on U.S. Route 209. The building was built in 1960 and renovated in 2005. The school had 1,569 students as of the 2018–2019 school year. Athletics Pleasant Valley competes athletically in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) in District XI of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA), one of the premier high school athletic divisions in the nation. The district funds the following varsity sports: ;Boys: *Baseball - AAAA *Basketball- AAAA * Cross Country - AAA * Football - AAAA *Golf - AAA * Soccer - AAA *Tennis - AAA *Track and Field - AAA *Wrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the Poconos region of the state. Originally known as "Dansbury", East Stroudsburg was renamed for geographic reasons when the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad opened a station in town. Despite its name being derivative of its bordering borough, Stroudsburg, it has almost twice the population. East Stroudsburg is the largest municipality in Monroe County and in the East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area as designated by the Office of Management and Budget based on data from the 2010 US Census. The population was 9,847 at the 2020 census. East Stroudsburg is located northeast of Allentown, north of Philadelphia, and west of New York City. Geography East Stroudsburg is located at (41.001442, -75.180111). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. When traveling west on Interstate 80, East Stroudsburg is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Stroudsburg High School South
East Stroudsburg Senior High School South is a public high school located at 279 North Courtland Street in East Stroudsburg in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The school's mascot is the cavalier. The school is part of the East Stroudsburg Area School District. As of the 2021-22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,336 students, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. The student-to-teacher ratio is 1 teacher to 14.68 students, roughly in line with the state average of 15.1. The student body is 62.9% White, 17.6% African American, 17.1% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 2.3% Asian American, and less than 1% Native American. Scheduling The school utilizes block scheduling. Each block is 90 minutes long. Most classes only last for one semester. Each period is 45 minutes long, with the exception of those during block 3. 1st and 2nd periods are in Block 1, 3rd and 4th periods are in Block 2, and 9th and 10th periods are in Block 4. Block 3 is 120 minutes lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania
Dingmans Ferry is an unincorporated community in Delaware Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2014, it had a population of 7,477 people. It was originally sited on the Delaware River, in an area now included in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. When the Corps of Engineers acquired the land by eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century for the creation of the proposed Tocks Island Dam project, it relocated the community further up the hill. Local objections to the dam and purchasing of land willingly or by eminent domain had delayed the project for years, but preparations ended for certain when it was learned that the proposed dam site was on a fault line. When the dam project was cancelled, the National Park Service was tasked with managing the property for the Corps so far as public use was concerned. The land purchased by the Corps was converted to the Delaware National Recreation Area. Nearby attractions include Factory Falls, Fulmer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Stroudsburg High School North
East Stroudsburg Senior High School North is a midsized, public high school located in Dingmans Ferry in Pike County, Pennsylvania. It is one of two high schools operated by the East Stroudsburg Area School District. As of the 2020-21 school year, the school had an enrollment of 964 students, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. Athletics East Stroudsburg North competes athletically in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) in the District XI division of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, one of the premier high school athletic divisions in the nation. East Stroudsburg North fields teams in the following sports: ;Varsity: ;Boys: *Baseball - AAAA *Basketball- AAAA * Cross country - AAA *Football - AAAA *Golf - AAA *Rifle - AAAA *Soccer - AAA *Swimming and diving - AAA *Tennis - AAA *Track and field - AAA *Wrestling - AAA ;Girls: *Basketball - AAAA *Cheer - AAAA *Cross country - AAA *Field hockey - AAA *Golf - AAA *Rifle - AAAA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Valley Conference (Pennsylvania)
The Mountain Valley Conference (MVC) was an athletic conference consisting of six large high schools and four school districts from Monroe County and the Lehighton Area School District from Carbon County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was part of District XI of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). In 2014, its teams were mostly assimilated into the 18-team league of large eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania high schools known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference. History There had been widespread discussion about high school league realignment in the Lehigh Valley starting in late 1990 and early 1991. In the fall of 1993, the Mountain Valley Conference was formed. The new league included all the public high schools in Monroe County at the time: Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, Pocono Mountain, and Pleasant Valley High Schools, plus Nazareth and Northampton High Schools from Northampton County. Lehighton High School also later joined the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lehigh Valley Conference
The Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference, known informally as the Lehigh Valley Conference or LVC, was an athletic conference consisting of 12 of the largest high schools from Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh and Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Northampton counties in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. It was part of PIAA District 11, District XI of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). In 2014, its teams were mostly assimilated into the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, an even larger 18-team league of the largest high schools in the Lehigh Valley and Pocono Mountains regions of eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania. History Founded on November 14, 2001, the newly formed Lehigh Valley Conference (LVC) rejoined most of the 12 schools that formerly competed in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference at various times from 1976 to 1997, before five schools left in 1997 to join the Mountain Valley Conference (Pennsylvania), Mountain Valley Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem is a city in Northampton and Lehigh Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bethlehem had a total population of 75,781. Of this, 55,639 were in Northampton County and 19,343 were in Lehigh County. It is Pennsylvania's seventh most populous city. The city is located along the Lehigh River, a tributary of the Delaware River. Bethlehem lies in the center of the Lehigh Valley, a metropolitan region of with a population of 861,899 people as of the 2020 census that is Pennsylvania's third most populous metropolitan area and the 68th most populated metropolitan area in the U.S. Smaller than Allentown but larger than Easton, Bethlehem is the Lehigh Valley's second most populous city. Bethlehem borders Allentown to its west and is north of Philadelphia and west of New York City. There are four sections to the city: central Bethlehem, the south side, the east side, and the west side. Each of these secti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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