East Stroudsburg Senior High School North is a midsized, public high school located in Dingmans Ferry in Pike County,

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. It is one of two high schools operated by the

East Stroudsburg Area School District East Stroudsburg Area School District is a large, rural public school district located in Monroe and Pike Counties the Poconos of northeast Pennsylvania. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. East Stroudsburg A ...

. As of the 2020-21 school year, the school had an enrollment of 964 students, according to

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Athletics

East Stroudsburg North competes athletically in the

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 M ...

(EPC) in the District XI division of the

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, one of the premier high school athletic divisions in the nation. East Stroudsburg North fields teams in the following sports: ;Varsity: ;Boys: *

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

- AAAA *

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

- AAAA * Cross country - AAA *

Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

- AAAA *

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

- AAA *

Rifle A rifle is a long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting, with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ( rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus on accuracy, rifles are typically designed to be held with ...

- AAAA *

Soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

- AAA *

Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

and

diving Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), a ...

- AAA *

Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

- AAA *

Track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

- AAA *

Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

- AAA ;Girls: *Basketball - AAAA *Cheer - AAAA *Cross country - AAA *

Field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

- AAA *Golf - AAA *Rifle - AAAA *Soccer (Fall) - AAA *

Softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

- AAA *Swimming and diving - AAA *Tennis - AAA *Track and field - AAA *

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

- AAA According to PIAA directory July 2013

Departments and Programs

Music

Since the year 2000, the East Stroudsburg High School North has had a concert choir (open to all students); a select choir; courses in music fundamentals and composition, piano class; and have participated in adjudications and select programs at the regional and state levels. There is also the concert band, jazz band, color guard, and other instrumental ensembles which are open to students by audition. Throughout the school year, the vocal music and instrumental music programs host several concerts open to the community. The music classrooms are located on the first floor of the building.

Science

The Science Department offers courses in general science and biology for all 9th and 10th graders (respectively) at the applied, college prep, and honors levels. After completing Biology I, students can enroll in courses in environmental science, anatomy and physiology, chemistry, or physics. Advanced Placement (AP) courses in biology, chemistry, and physics are available for those students who qualify. Prior to 2005, a second-semester chemistry course and a course in human sexuality were offered in the Science Department. For several years, a forensics course as well as an earth science course, "General Science II," were offered. The science labs are housed on the middle wing, on both the first and second floors.

Social Studies

When the school first opened, all students were required to complete three years of social studies courses. These included World Cultures I, World Cultures/US History II, and US History III. These courses were offered at the honors, academic (later College Prep) and applied levels. Additionally, students could enroll in various elective courses offered through the Social Studies Department, including Current World Issues, Psychology, and Sociology. An Advanced Placement (AP) level course in US History was also offered for those students who qualified. Beginning with the class of 2008, students are now required to complete four years of social studies courses. The new course sequence included World Studies I (grade 9), World Studies II (grade 10), American Studies I (grade 11), and American Studies II (grade 12). As of 2022, ninth grade students are required to complete a course in World Civilizations. Tenth grade students are required to take a course in Civics. Eleventh grade students are required to take American History, and twelfth grade students are required to take a course in Global Citizenship. Courses are offered at the honors, College Prep, and Applied levels. Additionally, Advanced Placement (AP) courses in US Government (grade 10), US History I (grade 11), and US History II (grade 12) are also offered for those students who qualify. As electives, students can enroll in “Multicultural Perspectives on US History,” Psychology, Sociology, Current World Issues, and US Government and Politics. The Social Studies Department is housed on the first floor of the building.

Technology Education

Students at East Stroudsburg High School North can choose between courses in Architectural Drawing, Graphic Technology, Electronics, Wood Technology, TV & Video Production, Energy/Power, and Multimedia. The Technology Education Department is housed on the first floor of the building.

Musical

East Stroudsburg North stages an annual musical the first week of April. *2001: Godspell *2002: Footloose *2003: Chicago *2004: The Wizard of Oz *2005: Seussical the Musical *2006: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat *2007: The Sound of Music *2008: The Music Man *2010: Grease *2012: Once on this Island *2013: Ragtime *2014: Aida *2015: Godspell *2016: Hairspray *2017: In the Heights *2018: Seussical *2019: The Wiz

History

Principals

Notable alumni

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References

External links

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