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ELEVEN NA SENIORS RECEIVE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN SPEECH & DEBATE AWARD
Posted by NASD Communications on 9/10/2024
Eleven North Allegheny High School seniors have been honored with the prestigious Academic All-American Award by the National Speech and Debate Association. This recognition is given to only the top 2% of students nationwide, and the award celebrates both their competitive success and their contributions to service. Under the guidance of North Allegheny's Speech and Debate Coach Dominic Moore, the recipients—Krish Chatterjee, Nitin Gupta, Kaitlyn Hetherington, Ethan Hu, Archita Kamath, Avni Khandelwal, Neil Porwal, Lucas Pu, Divya Sekar, Kelly Tai, and Kristina Wisniewski—have reached an impressive milestone, reflecting their exceptional commitment to excellence.
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RECENT NA GRADS AWARDED PA SEAL OF BILITERACY
Posted by NASD Communications on 9/9/2024
Six recent graduates from North Allegheny ('24) were honored for an outstanding achievement over the summer. Vijay Arora (Spanish), Jayna Cole (German), Claire Fiedler (German), Katherine Hu (Chinese), Olivia Shubak (French), and Collin Wang (Chinese) all earned the Pennsylvania Seal of Biliteracy.The Pennsylvania Seal of Biliteracy is an award presented by a school or school entity to recognize students who have achieved proficiency in English and one or more other world languages by the time they graduate high school. -
TWO NA STUDENTS CAPTURE HONORS AT CARNEGIE LIBRARY'S CREATIVE WRITING & TEEN MEDIA AWARDS
Posted by NASD Communications on 9/5/2024
Over 300 young writers, visual artists, musicians, filmmakers, and inventors in Allegheny County competed for top honors in Carnegie Library's 2024 Ralph Munn Creative Writing and Teen Media Award. Two students from North Allegheny were recognized for their outstanding work.Sophomore Sidney Rice secured first place in the fashion category with her piece "Wedding Gown," while senior Linda Kong claimed second place in poetry with her poem "When I Grow Up." Their exceptional creativity was celebrated at a reception during the Carnegie Library's end-of-summer extravaganza.In addition, Kong's poetry is featured in the 2024 Ralph Munn Creative Writing Anthology, a collection of creative works distributed to all Allegheny County public libraries. You can find Kong's work on pages 105–108. All winning entries will be showcased at the Main Library in Oakland (4400 Forbes Avenue) through September 2024. -
NA SENIORS RECEIVE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS ACADEMIC AWARD
Posted by NASD Communications on 9/3/2024
On August 30, 2024, the Friday Night Lights Academic Award honored North Allegheny seniors Ashley Jang and Yuki Qian. In May, Jang and Qian finished in first place at the 2024 Governor’s STEM Competition in Harrisburg. From all the entries across the state, the top 30 were invited to the state capitol, and Jang and Qian garnered first-place honors in Division Two.
During the second quarter of North Allegheny’s 42–7 win over Gateway at Newman Stadium, Jang and Qian were acknowledged on the field and presented with a special Friday Night Lights Academic Award certificate. North Allegheny Superintendent Dr. Brendan Hyland and North Allegheny Senior High School Principal Mr. Matthew Buchak were on hand for the presentation.
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NA SPEECH & DEBATE TEAM MEMBERS EXCEL AT NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Posted by NASD Communications on 9/3/2024
Congratulations to North Allegheny Speech and Debate members on another strong performance at the 2024 National Speech and Debate Association Tournament (NSDA).In June, eight team members qualified to represent our region in Des Moines, Iowa, where four members advanced to elimination rounds.
Senior Kristina Wisniewski repeated her 2023 deep run into elimination rounds, placing 25th in the Lincoln Douglas debate out of 279 national qualifiers from 221 schools in 45 states. This is the second consecutive year Wisniewski has been in the top 25 LD debaters in the nation. Senior Ashnavi Ghosh advanced to the semifinals in Senate Congressional Debate, finishing in the top 73 of 211 national qualifiers from 187 schools. Michael Fortunato '24 and senior Emily Rojas Aguilera also advanced in Extemporaneous Debate, each placing 192 of 980 qualifiers from 387 schools in 48 states.NA Speech and Debate coach Dom Moore was awarded his first NSDA diamond for NA’s outstanding performance. Former NA coach and current Pennsylvania High School Speech League (PHSSL) Director Sharon Volpe was awarded her sixth diamond. Diamond coach awards commend excellence and longevity in debate. -
JOHN XIE (MMS) & CONNOR CHEN (BWE) RECEIVE INAUGURAL "FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS ACADEMIC AWARD"
Posted by NASD Communications on 8/26/2024
The inaugural Friday Night Lights Academic Award took place on Friday, August 23, during the North Allegheny football team's season opener at Wright Field at Newman Stadium. John Xie, a student at Marshall Middle School, and Connor Chen, a student at Bradford Woods Elementary, excelled at the MathCon Nationals in May. Xie secured the individual national championship for sixth graders, while Chen earned the Gold Medal for the Grade 4 level. During the second quarter of NA's 22-20 victory over St. Frances Academy Regional, Xie and Chen were acknowledged on the field and presented with a special Friday Night Lights Academic Award certificate. North Allegheny Superintendent Dr. Brendan Hyland, Marshall Middle School Principal Dr. Dan Swoger, and Bradford Woods Elementary Principal Dr. Jaime Eimiller were all on hand for the presentation.
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RECENT NA GRAD IZZIE TRUNZO NAMED 2023 ALL-AMERICA INTERSCHOLASTIC WATER POLO TEAM HONORABLE MENTION
Posted by NASD Communications on 8/9/2024
Recent North Allegheny graduate Izzie Trunzo was named to the All-America Interscholastic Water Polo Team as an honorable mention selection for the 2023 season.
Trunzo, a Gannon University commit, capped a successful career in the pool for the North Allegheny water polo team last fall by earning first-team all-state honors while also garnering Pennsylvania's inaugural Goalie of the Year Award. A three-year starter in net, Trunzo made 711 career saves and posted 254 stops in her senior campaign alone.
A multi-sport athlete, Trunzo was also a four-year starting netminder for the North Allegheny girls' lacrosse team. In the spring of 2024, she posted 148 saves and two shutouts on her way to first-team All-Section 2-AAA honors. Trunzo finished her lacrosse career with 518 saves and three shutouts.
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RUMPLER LEADS TEAM PA TO NATIONAL DUALS TITLE, 3rd PLACE AT INDIVIDUAL NATIONALS
Posted by NASD Communications on 7/17/2024
Recent North Allegheny graduate and girls’ wrestling standout Leyna Rumpler capped her high school wrestling career with two national accolades over the summer. In June, Rumpler led Pennsylvania Blue to its first national duals championship at the Air Force Special Warfare Junior National Duals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In July, the Baldwin Wallace University commit made her fourth trip to Fargo, North Dakota, to compete in the 2024 U.S. Marine Corps Junior National Championships. She achieved a 4-2 record and a top-20 finish at the tournament to help Team PA secure a third-place trophy. A trailblazer for the North Allegheny girls’ wrestling program, Rumpler is the Lady Tigers’ first-ever four-time member of the Team PA National Duals squad and four-time National Individual Tournament qualifier. Additionally, she was named North Allegheny's 2024 Female Athlete of the Year in May.
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DUNCAN REID PARTICIPATES IN SkillsUSA NATIONAL COMPETITION
Posted by NASD Communications on 7/2/2024
Duncan Reid, a 2024 graduate of North Allegheny, took part in the SkillsUSA National competition last week in Atlanta, Georgia.
Representing A.W. Beattie Career Center, Reid participated in the national competition for t-shirt Design. Reid qualified for nationals thanks to a gold medal performance at the SkillsUSA Pennsylvania championships held April 3–5 in Hershey, Pennsylvania.SkillsUSA is a proud champion of the skilled trades and holds a state and national competition each year. A.W. Beattie Career Center is an extension of nine school districts in northern Allegheny County, including the North Allegheny School District.(Above photo courtesy of A.W. Beattie Career Center)
