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Upcoming eventsOctober 13 – Columbus Day, In-Service Day

(No Classes)

October 15 – School Board Combined Meeting @ CAO Bd. Rm. – 7pm

October 23 – Superintendent’s Community Coffee 9:30am @ HES

October 27 – In-Service Day (No Classes)

October 30 – NAI Fall Play Begins

CAMPUS VISITSOffered daily at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Select evenings and weekends.

Schedule at laroche.edu

District Schools Taking the Plunge!

Staff members at Franklin, Peebles, and Ingomar Elementary Schools recently participated in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Students raised a combined total of ap-

proximately $1,340 to support research for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Staff members accepted this challenge by dumping buckets of cold ice water over their heads, and by also making additional monetary contributions towards the cause. Other NA schools have been challenged - so keep an eye on the NA website and Facebook page!

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New History Museum Site RevealedThe North Allegheny School District and the Town of McCandless launched a collaborative effort to house the long-time collection of local historian Joseph Bullick. The new museum site, located at 830 Pump House Lane in Wexford, will be designed as a replica of a one-room schoolhouse. The new site is expected to be completed in the spring of 2016. The museum will house hundreds of artifacts pertaining to the NA School District, McCandless Township, and the surrounding communities. The history museum will remain at its current site at McKnight Elemen-tary School until the completion of the project. Interested community members have the opportu-

nity to contribute and become a part of this project. Anyone who wishes to donate to the project will receive an engraved brick to be placed on the “Path-way to the Past” sidewalk leading to the entrance of the museum. For more information, including a link for contributions, click here.

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Life in today’s world can be a complex and stress-ful experience for many young adults. This is particularly true for young people who face the challenges of a high-performing school environ-ment. It is not unusual for issues related to anxiety, self-esteem, depression or even self-harming ac-tivities to become a reality for students as a result.

These are not issues easy to talk about – or even admit. But, they are definitely issues that can es-calate into serious concerns without some help or intervention. Statistics reveal a significant percent-age of high school students – many of whom are academic and/or athletic high achievers – struggle to keep those around them from knowing that feelings of stress or sadness or despair are nearly overwhelming them inside.

The North Allegheny Student Assistance Program is sponsoring a seminar this fall to provide help and resources for both students and parents. Guest speakers from Minding Your Mind, a non-profit organization from Ardmore, PA, will present their personal stories. “These stories will move and inspire you, but more importantly they will offer you hope and courage to deal with situations that may be affecting the lives of those in your family,” said Ms. Guinevere Maximo, Supervisor of Special Educa-tion and Pupil Services. “My Department spends a lot of time thinking and tracking ideas for these seminars. I believe this particular evening will be powerful. I hope our parents and our students will turn out to hear this presentation.”

Fall 2014 Community Connections SeminarA program for Parents and Students Grades 7 – 10

October 21, 2014 at Ingomar Middle School 7–9pm

Attendance is free, but seating is

limited. Please RSVP using the online

registration form click here or by

visiting www.northallegheny.org at

your earliest convenience.

Save the Date: Diversity ForumThe North Allegheny Parents’ Diver-sity Forum will be held on October 6th at 6pm in the Central Adminis-tration Offices. This event provides an opportunity for NA parents and

District Administrators to meet and discuss

diversity issues in the School

District. All parents/guardians of NA students are invited

to attend this program.

October 6, 2014

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Fifth Graders Make Memories at Camp Kon-O-KweeMany of North Allegheny’s fifth grade students have been visiting Camp Kon-O-Kwee this month as part of

the annual outdoor education program. The three-day camp experience includes environmental education

lessons and outdoor learning activities that focus on hands-on active participation. Outside of the planned

lessons in environmental studies, science, and art, the trip is a lot of fun and a great experience for students

and staff members alike!

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Nominations for Homecoming Queen and King

Student Council Libby Roache • Garrett O’Toole

Concert Choir Lizzie Pontiere • Bo Lamanna

Band Cassie Majewski • Ryan Muskal

ROTC Emily Heins • Kenny Swegman

NHS Clare Tunney • Kevin Dougherty

Forensics Catherine Zhang • Jason Hu

Senior Class Casey Mrazik • Cole Constantino

Junior Class Shannon Duffy • Yanni Balouris

Sophomore Class Shannon Burnham • Martin Lazzaro

Freshman Class Stephanie Schwer • Paul Blendinger

Important Message About Drop-Off and Pick-Up of Students at Home Varsity

Football Games:Any student attending one of our home varsity football games without being accompanied by a parent must be dropped-off and picked-up at the front entrance of the Senior High School. Parking attendants will not permit vehicles coming in to pick-up students at the end of a football game to drive to the stadium or tennis court area.

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Photos by Jonathan Clemmer

NA Announces Homecoming CelebrationThe North Allegheny School District (NASD) announces that the annual Homecoming Parade and Game will be held at Newman Stadium on October 10, 2014.

The celebration will begin at 4:00 pm as follows:

4:00 – 7:30 pm • Enjoy a variety of Food Truck Vendors

(sponsored by the NA Marching Band)

• Try your hand at Football Toss for chance to win a prize (all proceeds will benefit the North Hills Community Outreach)

• Spend a few minutes playing in a Bounce House (all proceeds will benefit the North Hills Community Outreach)

5:45 pm• Homecoming Pre-Game Parade will begin.

• The parade theme is “The Roaring Twenties” and will feature approximately a dozen floats.

• The parade route will be around the North Allegheny Senior High School.

• Homecoming Court Candidates and Organization Floats will be announced in the front of the school.

7:30 pm• Homecoming Football Game (NA vs. Fox Chapel)

will begin.

• The full Homecoming Court will be presented at halftime followed by the crowning of this year’s King and Queen.

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Get a Head Start on Your College Search!Students have two excellent opportunities in the near future to jump start their college search. The North Pittsburgh College Fair is being held on Mon-day, October 6th at La Roche College from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. At this event, students will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from 140 colleges and universities and to learn about campus experiences. This event is being presented in part by the North Allegheny School District, the Northern Area Counselor’s Consortium, and seven other local K-12 school districts.

Students and their families are also invited to attend College Information Night in the NA Senior High School auditorium on Wednesday, October 8th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Representatives from the University of Notre Dame, Ohio State University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Washington and Jefferson College, and University of Pittsburgh will

be on site to share their knowledge of the college application process for their schools.

At this program, you will hear answers to questions such as:

• How do I choose the right college?

• What should I say in my essay?

• What admission tests do I need to take and what score do I need (ACT/SAT)?

• How do I apply online?

• What classes should I take in high school?

• Whom should I ask to write a letter of recom-mendation?

For more information on College Information Night, please call the NASH School Counseling Office at 724-934-7221 or 724-934-7224.

New World Languages Mural Revealed at NAINA teacher Dave Hawbaker recently finished a new World Languages mural at the NA Intermediate High School. This mural, entitled “deutsche Kultur” or “German Culture”, has been commissioned by the American Association of Teachers of German. Thank you to Dave Hawbaker and the AATG!

Seminar for College-Bound AthletesThe North Allegheny School District Athletic Department cordially invites student-athletes and their families to attend the Guiding the College-Bound Athlete seminar on Monday, October 20th at 7:00 PM at the NA Senior High School. Super Bowl Champion Darnell Dinkins will be on site as a guest speaker at this hour-long event.

This seminar will assist students in the process of selecting the right college or university for them. Ad-ditionally, this event will provide important information about NCAA and NAIA academic eligibility requirements, help set-up college visitations, aid with the creation of a “recruiting plan”, and providing information about where to look for financial aid and scholarships.

2014 Grad Wins Silver at International Chemistry OlympiadBefore heading off to Stanford Univer-sity to major in materials engineering, NA graduate Derek Wang packed his bag and made a trip to Vietnam!

We reported last May that Derek had achieved a top-20 score in a 3-part na-tional chemistry exam and earned the opportunity to compete for one of only four spots on the U.S.A team that would compete in the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad. Derek attended a

two-week intensive Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado with the other 19 top scoring students. At the conclusion of the camp, Derek was selected for the U.S.A. team that would advance to the international competition where they would com-pete against teams of students from 75 countries. We are very proud to report that Derek earned a Silver Medal for an outstanding performance!

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Set in the middle of the Great Depression, the familiar story of Cinderella has been given a vibrant twist. Cinderella Fitzgerald once led the perfect life, until her father lost everything when the stock market crashed. Through all of the romantic pitfalls and twists, Cinderella finally learns that rather than depend on magic and fairy godmothers it’s better to make your own happiness.

Thursday , October 30, 7pmSaturday, November 1, 2pm & 7pm

Free Senior Citizens’ performance Wednesday, October 29, 3:30pm

Tickets $6 at the door

For more information, call 412-369-5530NAI Auditorium • 350 Cumberland Road • Pittsburgh, PA. 15237

Honors Wind Ensemble Selected for All-State ConferenceThe North Allegheny Senior High School Honors Wind Ensemble, un-der the direction of Mr. Todd Stefan, has been invited to perform at the Pennsylvania Music Educators As-sociation All-State Conference that will be held in Hershey, Pennsylvania in March 2015. The Ensemble will perform for an audience of music educators and administrators from all over the state of Pennsylvania. This is the third consecutive time the ensemble has been selected for their audition since 2009. (Selected bands must wait three years before auditioning for another appearance.)

Receiving this invitation is a tre-mendous honor that only the finest bands from across the state receive. More than 100 groups compete for this invitation to perform by submit-ting recordings that demonstrate various musical genres performed at an extremely high level. A distin-guished group of music educators and professional performers listen to each of the submitted recordings. The selection standards are so high that, if after listening to all of the recordings, the panel does not feel there are any bands worthy of this honor, no band is selected.

Congratulations to the NASH Honors Wind Ensemble and Mr. Todd Stefan for this high honor.

The North Allegheny Athletic Hall of FameThe North Allegheny Athletic Hall of Fame Committee has announced its Induction Class of 2014 and Special Honorees to be recognized at the 18th Annual Induction Banquet on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 5pm, at the Chadwick in Wexford.

The Class of 2014 and special honorees include:

Meg Johns Alexander (1990)

Laurel Casten Beattie (1984)

Barry Bimbi (1990)

Todd Davidson (1979)

Scott Deaugustino (1977)

Carrie Hucko (2000)

Kim Jenkins Ken (2005)

Kelly Langhans (2007)

David Sloan (1999)

Mark Yanni (1991)

Mark and Carole Shepard – the Joseph Drazenovich Award for Legendary Service

Dr. Lawrence Bozzomo – Bob Miller Award for outstanding support of North Allegheny athletics

Jim Sloan – Distinguished Coaching Service Award.

Individual and team PIAA State Champions:

2013 Girls Tennis Team

2013 Boys Water Polo Team

Zach Buerger – 200 Yard Individual Medley & 500 Yard Freestyle (2014)

Tickets for the banquet are available in the Athletic Office. Order forms are available on the athletic website.

Tickets for this special event are $40. Tables of eight may be purchased for $320. For more information, call 724-934-7238

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NA Students Recognized in Prestigious National ProgramsThe National Merit® Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has recently recognized 63 students in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Competition.

Congratulations to the following 28 students who have been named Semi-Finalists:

Lauren BrendelSongela ChenPerry ChengJohn CurcioMarisa DelSignoreAbhilash DhanvadaJacquelyn DuSean Geiger

Emily HeSamantha HellerDavid HendersonJason HuAudrey ImmonenBiprateep KunduMadeleine LambertJason Lin

Victor MaoSarthak

MattagajasinghNaria QuaziBenjamin RadockRahul RaoMichael TaiSean Tao

Lena VodovotzJacob VriesRohan YadavBernice YuCatherine Zhang

Thirty-five more seniors have earned Commended status for placing among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students in the 2015 NMSC program. Each of these students will receive a Letter of Com-mendation from the District and NMSC:

Zachary AndersonKayla BadamoGina BaoJames BarryRafael BergermanAndrew BjorklundSierra BugniFabiana ChamisWilliam Cheng

Christina CheungCurtis ColtharpKevin DoughertyKendra DowneyErica FanLionel GumireddyEric HuangSashini KannanCatherine Liu

Brian Luebbert-HillMary McCoyOlivia McHughNoah MillerPranav MurthyCharles OestreichNatalie OstenJoseph PaskiCharles Ross Scott Seel

Evan StewartKerry StithJoshua ThompsonRobert UptonClaire WashabaughKarley WhelanJiwen Wu

The 2014-2015 National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) has recognized senior students Nicholas Lynn and Rafael Bergerman.

The 2015 National Achievement® Scholarship Program, an academic competition for Black American high school students, has named senior Adia Augustin a Semi-Finalist.

Congratulations to these students for their impressive achievements!

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