North Allegheny Schools

News Releases
 

April 29, 2009

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April 27, 2009

NA Announces Honor Roll Listing for 3rd Nine Weeks

            The North Allegheny School District (NASD) proudly announces that 2,755 students in grades 6 through 12 have earned a position on the Honor Roll Listing for the third nine weeks.  Honor Roll placement is calculated for each nine weeks independently, using a weighted formula similar to that used for the calculation of QPA on the High School level.*

Students on

School                                                                   Grade        Honor Roll       % of Total

Carson Middle School (CMS)                                      6                      175                  56%
Total students enrolled: 726                                          7                      113
                                                                                    8                      115

Ingomar Middle School (IMS)                                      6                      123                  63%
Total students enrolled: 557                                          7                      122
                                                                                    8                      107 

Marshall Middle School (MMS)                                   6                      169                  70%
Total students enrolled: 647                                          7                      148
                                                                                    8                      135 

North Allegheny Intermediate High School (NAI)*        9                      393                  58%
Total students enrolled: 1,284                                       10                    357
 

North Allegheny Senior High School     (NASH)*         11                    396                  59%
Total students enrolled: 1,363                                       12                    402

An electronic list of names by grade level is available by request.  Please call 412-369-5445.

·          At the High School level, QPA is calculated at the end of each semester using a weighted formula to establish class rank.

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April 27, 2009

NA Student Receives Honors in Composer Competition

The North Allegheny School District (NASD) is proud to announce that Lucas Ashby, a senior at the North Allegheny Senior High (NASH), received an Honorable Mention in the 2009 Northeastern University High School Composers Competition.  His piece, titled “Mesh” was selected from a pool of nearly 100 entries in this year’s contest and can be heard on the following website:  http://www.musictech.neu.edu/05_compcontest_winners.html.

Students from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont are invited to submit one entry only to this competition sponsored by the Music Technology program of the Music Department, Northeastern University, Boston.  Each original composition must be between three and ten minutes in length.

For more information about the Music Technology program at Northeastern, a program in composition for new media, please visit their website www.musictech.neu.edu.

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April 24, 2009

North Allegheny Principal Receives Prestigious Administrator Award

The PAESSP/MetLife/NASSP Principal of the Year program began in 1993 as a means to recognize outstanding middle level and high school principals.   Ms. Andreyko was nominated for this award by District colleague, Ms. Kristen Silbaugh.  The three categories of criteria for selection are Collaborative Leadership, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment and Personalization.

Ms. Andreyko began her career with the North Allegheny School District twelve years ago when she was hired to be the Assistant Principal at Ingomar Middle School.  For the past eight years, Ms. Andreyko has been the Principal at Ingomar Middle School.

Ms. Andreyko earned her Bachelor of Science in Education at Kent State University, her Master of Science in Educational Administration at Old Dominion University, her Master of Science in Human Resource Management at LaRoche College and her Superintendents Letter of Eligibility at Gannon University.  Ms. Andreyko is currently enrolled in the Doctoral Program at the University of Pittsburgh.  Ms. Andreyko and her family are residents of the North Allegheny community.

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April 23, 2009

NA Named Best Community for Music Education

            The North Allegheny School District (NASD) is proud to announce that the District has been recognized on the 2009 ‘Best Communities for Music Education’ by the NAMM Foundation, the charitable branch of the association of the international music products industry.   This is the second year in a row that the District received this recognition.  Only 124 school districts across the U.S. are recognized on the 2009 list.  Those included exemplify community commitment to include music education as part of a quality education for all children.   

            Hundreds of teachers, school and district administrators, school board members, parents and community leaders, representing communities in all 50 states, participated in a web-based survey to apply for consideration for this honor. Districts were measured across a variety of criteria, including programmatic development, curricular offerings, budgetary appropriations, and community involvement. Results were measured proportionally, so that communities of different sizes were compared equally.

            Participants in the survey answered detailed questions about funding, enrollment, student/teacher ratios, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program, private music lesson participation, and other relevant factors in their communities’ music education programs. The responses were verified with district officials, and the sponsoring organizations reviewed the data.

            In conducting the annual survey, the NAMM Foundation is joined by advisory organizations in the fields of music and education: Americans for the Arts, League of American Orchestras, The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, The Metropolitan Opera Guild, Music for All, Music Teachers National Association, National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, National PTA, Yamaha Corporation of America, and VH1 Save The Music Foundation.

            The NAMM Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to advancing active participation in music-making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs from the international music products industry. For more information, visit www.nammfoundation.org.

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April 23, 2009

NA Senior High Announces Blood Drive

The North Allegheny School District (NASD) announces that the North Allegheny Senior High School (NASH) Key Club will be sponsoring a Blood Drive on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. till 6:00 p.m. in the foyer next to the NASH cafeteria. 

All community members and students are invited to participate and walk-ins will be accepted.  Identification must be presented at the time of donation.  Acceptable forms of identification are a driver’s license, social security card or birth certificate.

Interested individuals may call 724-934-7200 to schedule an appointment or get more information.

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April 23, 2009

NA Student Semifinalist in the 2009 Presidential Scholars Competition

The North Allegheny School District (NASD) is proud to announce that Stacey Chen, a senior at the North Allegheny Senior High (NASH), is one of only 17 Pennsylvania students to be selected as a semifinalist in the 2009 Presidential Scholars Competition.

From nearly 2.8 million graduating high school seniors, approximately 3,000 students were identified as candidates in the program and only 560 semifinalists have been selected from across the country. 

The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars will now review the applications of all semifinalists, taking into consideration their academic achievement, personal characteristics, leadership and service activities, and the quality and content of their essays.  The Commission selects up to 121 Academic Scholars and up to 20 Arts Scholars.  All scholars are honored for their accomplishments during the program’s national recognition events, held in June in Washington, D.C.

For general information about the Presidential Scholars Program, please contact 202-401-0961 or http://www.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html. For specific questions regarding the Presidential Scholars Program application, contact 319-341-2PSP (341-2777) or PSP@act.org.

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April 22, 2009

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April 14, 2009

NA Awarded Library Services and Technology Act Grants

            The North Allegheny School District (NASD) is proud to announce that the District has been awarded $60,000 in grant funds from the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Office of Commonwealth Libraries through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant program.  The LSTA grant program is designed to aid libraries in enhancing/providing access to information and library resources.

The following schools have each received a grant in the amount of $5,000 to develop collections of books in their libraries:

·        Marshall Elementary School

·        McKnight Elementary School

·        Ingomar Middle School

·        Marshall Middle School

·        North Allegheny Intermediate High School

In addition, the District was also awarded an LSTA grant in the amount of $35,000 to implement an information literacy program at Carson Middle School in collaboration with classroom teachers.

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April 7, 2009

NA Teacher Accepted to the 2009 National Physics Workshop 

The North Allegheny School District (NASD) is proud to announce that Mr. John Schaefers, a teacher at Ingomar Middle School (IMS), has been selected to participate in the 2009 National Physics Teachers Workshop titled “Nuclear Technology Addressing Worldwide Energy Demands.” 

            Only 30 teachers total, with a limit of one per state, have been selected to participate in this all-expense paid workshop sponsored by the Idaho National Laboratory (INL).   The workshop, which will be held in July 2009, is designed to provide teachers with the opportunity to increase their knowledge level on nuclear energy, meet and learn from the nuclear researchers, tour facilities and interact with peers from across the country.

            The Idaho National Laboratory is the United States’ lead laboratory for nuclear reactor research and development, making it the ideal location for hosting this select nuclear topic workshop.

For more information on the 2009 National Physics Teachers Workshop, please contact Cheryl Burgess, INL Community & Education Liaison, at 208-334-1058 or by email at Cheryl.burgess@inl.gov. 

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April 3, 2009

NA to Host Senior Citizens’ Prom 

The North Allegheny School District announces that the Annual Senior Citizens’ Prom will be held this year on Friday, May 15, 2009, at North Allegheny Senior High (NASH), 10375 Perry Highway, Wexford, (McCandless) from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.  The prom is hosted as a courtesy of the NA Senior and Junior Classes and offers free admission for all District Senior Citizens and their guests.   

All interested senior citizens are invited to attend.  For more information or to make reservations, please call 412-369-5445.                 

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April 3, 2009

NA School Board to Meet Twice in April 

The North Allegheny School District (NASD) announces that the Board of School Directors will meet twice in April.

The Board will hold a Work Session on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, in the Board Room of the Central Administration Offices, 200 Hillvue Lane, McCandless Township.  Prior to this meeting, a Distinguished Achievement Awards ceremony will be held at 7:00 p.m.  Students and staff members who have been honored on a state and national level will be recognized.

 The School Board’s Regular Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, 2009, and will also be held in the Board Room of the Central Administration Offices, 200 Hillvue Lane, McCandless Township, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

The public is invited to attend all meetings.

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April 3, 2009

NA Announces In-Service Days and Spring Break 

The North Allegheny School District (NASD) announces that there will be no classes for students from Wednesday, April 8 through Monday, April 13, 2009.  April 8 and 9 have been designated as In-Service days for teachers.  Schools will be closed on April 10 and 13 for Spring Break.  All classes will resume on Tuesday, April 14, 2009.

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April 1, 2009

NA to Host Community Seminar 

            The North Allegheny School District (NASD) Student Assistance Program is sponsoring a Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program titled “Communicating with Your Child through the Crossroads of Adolescence” on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Marshall Middle School, 5145 Wexford Run Road, Wexford.   This timely and informative session is open to the community and free of charge. 

            ACT 48 credits will be provided for educational professionals who attend.  For more information, please call the Student Assistance Office at 412-369-5466. 

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