There’s no doubt Northampton Area School District’s mascot, the Konkrete Kid, is a symbol of school pride. But the problem is, the costume students don at games stinks — literally.

"This is the site of the secondary campus," said Northampton Area School District Superintendent Joseph Kovalchik, as he showed off an old Atlas Cement company map where the high school now sits.

When it comes to memorable mascots, few school districts around the state can compete with Northampton’s Konkrete Kid. But even after the district started the Northampton Area Konkrete Kids ...

If it's up to Joseph Kovalchik the nickname Konkrete Kids isn't going anywhere. And according to him, alumni from around the nation and from different generations don't want it to go anywhere either.

Northampton Area School District contains 6 schools and 5,227 students. The district’s minority enrollment is 20%. Also, 28.1% of students are economically disadvantaged. The student body at the ...