Northampton High School is a four-year secondary school located in the city of

Northampton, Massachusetts The city of Northampton is the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of Northampton (including its outer villages, Florence and Leeds) was 29,571. Northampton is known as an acade ...

, United States.

Student body

The student body is composed of approximately 900 students, supported by 75 staff members.

Theater program

Northampton High's theater program has been under the direction of Stephen Eldredge since his hire in 2005. Eldredge has acted, directed and taught theater in New York, San Francisco and New England for over 30 years. Within the school is a 709-seat proscenium theater. A Black Box theater was added in 2012, providing an alternative performing, with room for 75 audience members. There is also a small theater which seats 90; it is used primarily for the school's chorus, chamber choir, and the

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group The Northamptones. The seats were salvaged from Pleasant Street Theater, a defunct movie theater in downtown

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. In the spring, senior students are given the opportunity to produce, direct, and put up a show of their own in the Black Box. The theater program is also run by a well sized theater tech program, also run by Steve Eldredge.

Athletics

Athletics include varsity teams in football, soccer, swimming, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, wrestling, track and field, cross country, field hockey, fencing, skiing, crew, and

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Robotics

The school is home to the Northampton Devilbots,

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(FRC) Team 4097, a regionally ranked team. The team was previously conjoined with a nearby school, Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School, however the team split from Smith Vocational and Agricultural High school in 2018.

Northampton Community Television

Northampton Community Television, a non-profit community media center, shares with the school. Although not officially affiliated with the High School, Northampton Community Television's equipment and resources are made available to students to for school and community media and art projects. The high school's theater and technology programs often work together.

Notable alumni

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(1896–1969), physical educator and outdoorswoman *

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(born 1990),

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basketball player for Israeli team

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(born 1978), filmmaker

References

External links

* {{authority control Buildings and structures in Northampton, Massachusetts Schools in Hampshire County, Massachusetts Public high schools in Massachusetts