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HEALING OUR PERSPECTIVES ON MENTAL HEALTH (HOPE) SCIENCE FAIR
Posted by NASD Communications on 3/18/2025
North Allegheny Intermediate High School and the NA HOPE Club successfully hosted their first Healing Our Perspectives on Mental Health (HOPE) Science Fair on Saturday.The outstanding NA student team of Sai Kunchakuri, Isabella Glinoga, Leah Campbell, Alicia Gasana, Khyronessa Avotri, Vijetha Gogineni, and Hansini Pellakuru worked tirelessly to bring this event to life. They created a space for students to explore the relationship between mental and physical well-being through research and presentations."With over 30 middle school students presenting research and a keynote from Dr. Ana Radovic, HOPESF fostered meaningful dialogue and innovation in mental health," said NAI Assistant Principal and club sponsor Dr. John Morey. "It was a remarkable opportunity for students to deepen their understanding and contribute to an essential conversation about well-being."The HOPE Science Fair was the second of two events last week for the North Allegheny HOPE Club. This inspiring group of students also took part in The Mind Matters Conference at Pine-Richland High School, a mental health seminar hosted by the Pine-Richland Peer2Peer Club."We are incredibly proud of our students for their dedication to mental health awareness and education, said Morey. "Their participation in The Mind Matters Conference at Pine-Richland and the inaugural HOPE Science Fair showcased their commitment to learning, sharing, and inspiring others." -
HIGH HONORS FOR 7 NASH STUDENTS IN 2025 NATIONAL GERMAN EXAM
Posted by NASD Communications on 3/12/2025
Seven NASH students have achieved high honors in this year's 2025 National German Exam.Three junior students took the Level 3 exam, including Lydia Soose (Bronze Medal), Samuel Xiao (Silver Medal), and Odin Hsu (Bronze Medal).Four seniors took the Level 4 exam, including Stella Payne (Achievement Award), Huma Iren (Achievement Award), Ava Mutsavage (Achievement Award), and Juliet Guttendorf (Silver Medal). -
FOUR NA TIGERS SELECTED AS 2025 CARSON SCHOLARS!
Posted by NASD Communications on 3/12/2025
Four North Allegheny students have been selected as 2025 Carson Scholars! Freshman Elena Xiao, junior Havisha Kalpatthi, and seniors Haresh Muralidharan and Arishia Zaidi were chosen for demonstrating the highest standards of academic achievement, integrity, and civic and social responsibility. Congratulations to Elena, Havisha, Haresh, and Arishia on this terrific honor!
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STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM HOSTS BLACK HISTORY EVENT AT INGOMAR MIDDLE SCHOOL
Posted by NASD Communications on 3/12/2025
Under the leadership of teacher Margo Hinton and the Student Ambassador Program, Ingomar Middle School recently hosted a Black History event! In collaboration with around 25 students from Manchester Academic Charter School and 25 ambassadors, the full-day event featured a variety of activities, including the creation of T-shirts and bracelets, as well as an art and poetry experience. The day culminated with a Black History Poetry Slam, showcasing performances from staff, students, community poets and talented local spoken word artist Mike Smalls! Poetry by various authors, including Nikki Giovanni and Maya Angelou, as well as some original works, was read aloud.
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TIGERS INDUCTED INTO NATIONAL TECHNICAL HONOR SOCIETY!
Posted by NASD Communications on 3/7/2025
Congratulations to our North Allegheny students who have earned induction into A.W. Beattie's chapter of the National Technical Honor Society!
• Geneva Adams (Sports Medicine)• Brayden Albert (Network/Cyber)• Stefan Craig (Network/Cyber)• Bryce Demarco (Carpentry)• Kristina Doan (Cosmetology)• Paul Foster (Network/Cyber)• Kate Heinricher (Health and Nursing Sciences)• Sophia Hershberger (Pharmacy)• Evangeline Hertzer (Surgical Sciences)• Noelle Malkin (Ad Design)• Jacob Mignella (Network/Cyber)• Matthew Morrison (Carpentry)• Sarah Patterson (Sports Medicine)• Devon Sienko (Sports Medicine)• Kelby Stack (Auto Tech)• Charles Wetmore (Carpentry)To be considered for NTHS, students must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, have a grade of at least 95% in their career training program, and miss no more than five days of school. Candidates must also have a clear disciplinary record and belong to a service organization or participate in extracurricular activities.
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NA FENCING CLUB & GIRLS' VARSITY WINS PIFA CHAMPIONSHIP!
Posted by NASD Communications on 3/6/2025
The North Allegheny Fencing Club and girls' varsity team won the Pittsburgh Interscholastic Fencing Association (PIFA) championship on Friday at Oakland Catholic High School.After a challenging two-month schedule that saw North Allegheny compete against 11 other schools in the region, NA proudly took home the 2025 PIFA crown. This victory is particularly noteworthy, as it marks the club's first championship since its inception in 2018. The NA Fencing Club has more than 40 members.NA varsity girls' members pictured are junior Angela Wei, senior Ashley Jang, junior Faatima Tirmizi, senior Juyoung Kwon, sophomore Sama Sattout, and freshman Suhyun Lee. They were joined in the photo by Coach Iana Dakova, NA graduate Lily Nguyen (former club officer), and senior fencers Ala Kalani (also Club Secretary) and Yunseo Kim. -
NA ROBOTICS CLUB WINS 1st PLACE AT PLUM BATTLES COMPETITION
Posted by NASD Communications on 3/4/2025
On Friday, February 28, the North Allegheny Robotics Club attended the inaugural Plum Battles robotics competition hosted by Plum High School and Brutus Robotics. This annual event challenges students to design and build 3-pound combat robots from scratch and put them to the test in battle.North Allegheny’s own Max Kant Zajac and his robot, Fracture, took home the first-place title after an intense series of matches. Fracture fought through six rounds, finishing with an impressive 5-1 record. The final match was so closely contested that it came down to a judge’s decision—after careful deliberation, Fracture was crowned the champion.Max has been refining Fracture’s design for the past year and a half, making this his first official competition with the robot. -
NA MIDDLE SCHOOLS EXCEL AT WESTERN PA SCIENCE BOWL!
Posted by NASD Communications on 3/4/2025
All three North Allegheny middle schools excelled at the Western Pennsylvania Science Bowl over the weekend, including Marshall Middle School, which took home the regional championship! In fact, North Allegheny schools secured three of the top four positions at the event. Ingomar Middle School, which won its first six matches before losing to the eventual champion, Marshall Middle School, went on to compete against Carson Middle School in the consolation match. Ingomar emerged victorious, earning bronze, while Carson took fourth place.In dramatic fashion, MMS defeated Upper St. Clair on the very last question of the day. As regional champions, MMS will travel to Washington, D.C., for nationals on April 24–28.The National Science Bowl brings together thousands of middle school students from across the country to compete in a fast-paced question-and-answer format to solve technical problems and answer questions on a range of science disciplines, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth & Space Science, Energy, and Math.In MMS Photo: Eden Wu, Kendrick Hsu, Nabeel Abdulmajeed, Emma Li and John Xie, and MMS Assistant Principal Jenna Fraser and Principal Dan Swoger.In IMS Photo: Emmanuel Yu, Sudarshan Aravind, Reyansh Rawat, Dev Arora, Mihin Beneragama, and IMS GOAL Teacher Heath Gamache. -
NA STUDENTS COMPETE AT DECA STATE CAREER CONFERENCE
Posted by NASD Communications on 3/3/2025
North Allegheny DECA sent 140 members to compete at the Pennsylvania DECA State Career Development Conference (SCDC) held in Hershey, PA, from February 19–21, 2025. Students participated in various areas related to Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Hospitality, Tourism, and Marketing.Overall, 60 North Allegheny students were finalists in their competitive events, and 44 of them qualified for the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) by placing in the top six of their categories after a final round of competition.These 44 qualifiers, along with 10 additional "bump-up" qualifiers, will travel to Orlando, Florida, from April 25–30, 2025, to compete at the ICDC nationals.During the conference, sophomore Angelina Li was announced as the PA DECA District 2 Representative, and junior Sagar Raghavan was announced as a PA DECA Executive Council member.North Allegheny DECA is the largest student organization at both North Allegheny Intermediate High School (NAI) and North Allegheny Senior High School (NASH), with a total of 250 members. North Allegheny has the third-largest DECA chapter in the state of Pennsylvania. -
31st ANNUAL SHAKESPEARE MONOLOGUE & SCENE CONTEST
Posted by NASD Communications on 2/28/2025
This month, the Pittsburgh Public Theater hosted the 31st Annual Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest, showcasing dazzling performances from several North Allegheny students during the competition.
Seven NA students advanced to the contest's final round and performed at the Showcase of Finalists at The O’Reilly Theatre on Monday night. A group of sixth graders from Carson Middle School were finalists, including Rebecca Lin, Mikayla McLaughlin, Anna Marinelli, Elise Marinelli and Juliet Marinelli, who performed a scene from “The Tempest.”
Marshall Middle School sixth grader Natalie Christianson qualified for the finals with her performance from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Senior Madison Emekter performed a scene from "Cymbeline" and also made it to the finals.
Despite not reaching the finals, eight more NA students earned Honorable Mention status.
- Lower Monologue, Upper Scenes: CMS 6th Graders—Lily Thomas and Ira Vyawahare (As You Like It)
- Lower Scenes: MMS 7th Graders—Megan Bailey, Olivia Lee, Tongwen Liu, Victoria Yang (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
- Upper Scenes: NASH—Charlie Palmer, Bex Codner (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Over 930 students from more than 75 schools participated in this year’s contest. For additional details and a full list of winners, click here.
