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The Student Voice of North Allegheny Senior High School

The Uproar

The Student Voice of North Allegheny Senior High School

The Uproar

The Student Voice of North Allegheny Senior High School

The Uproar

Maria Cima

Maria Cima, Director of Podcasts

Maria Cima is a senior at NASH and on her third year as a staff writer for the school newspaper. As well as writing for the Uproar, she is also a captain for Tiger Thon, a part of Key Club, Actors' Society, fall play, and spring musical. Some of her favorite activities include playing with her dog, singing, and watching American Horror Story. She is very excited to write hard-hitting pieces for the Uproar this year!

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Life After a Pandemic

Life After a Pandemic

Maria Cima and Kendel Barber June 5, 2020

While the world has completely transformed in the midst of a pandemic, people have found new ways to live their everyday lives. Most things will go back to "normal" in the near future, and life will continue...

What to Watch If You Miss High School

What to Watch If You Miss High School

Maria Cima, Director of Podcasts May 13, 2020

  Prom - PG    Prom follows several different students' stories as they prepare for the greatest night of their lives: Prom! This movie has many twists and turns and makes you hate characters...

One Direction Detection

One Direction Detection

Maria Cima, Director of Podcasts April 21, 2020

One Direction fans around the world have been rejoicing over the rumors of the legendary boy band getting back together. Rumors of the band reuniting for their 10-year anniversary in July have been...

The Graduates' Perspective

The Graduates’ Perspective

Maria Cima, Director of Podcasts April 16, 2020

Fashion Friendly

Fashion Friendly

Maria Cima, Director of Podcasts April 16, 2020

When did you start Bolly Boutique? I started Bolly Boutique in April of 2019. How did you get your start? I made a Facebook and Instagram page, started telling all of my friends (and parents’...

Over the past couple of weeks, no one would have guessed what was to come.

Today Was the Day

Maria Cima, Director of Podcasts March 30, 2020

Today was the day everything was supposed to go back to normal. Today was the day when band, orchestra, and chorus kids were supposed to be packing their bags to go to Disney World. Promposals may have...

Recall Redo

Recall Redo

Maria Cima, Director of Podcasts March 11, 2020

On Monday at 2:00pm, parents and guardians of the senior class received an email that they'd seen before. Their children’s computers would once again be collected due to safety concerns, the email stated. By...

Good Talk: Magistra Ramsey

Good Talk: Magistra Ramsey

Maria Cima, Director of Podcasts February 24, 2020

What made you interested in being a Latin teacher? Since first grade, I knew I wanted to be a teacher. I thought I wanted to teach kindergarten. I went to Baldwin High School and had the same Latin...

2019 held many interesting fashion trends, some old, some new, and some just plain ugly.

2019-2020 Fashion Trends

Maria Cima and Kendel Barber February 10, 2020

The 2019-20 school year has brought fashion trends unique to the 21st century and some resurrected from the 1960s. With trends from snakeskin to seashell necklaces, the halls of NASH are full of interesting...

The 2020 29 Hour Show tested both the creativity and the endurance of NASH and NAI actors this past weekend. The annual Actors' Society event raised a total of $1,000 for the Society of St Vincent de Paul, a charity currently working to help the victims of the Australian wildfires.

Up Close: The 29 Hour Show

Maria Cima, Director of Podcasts January 29, 2020

Tea Time Season 2/ Ep.3: 2020 So Far

Maria Cima and Kendel Barber January 17, 2020

Maria and Kendel discuss everything that has happened in 2020 so far.

Business teacher Mr. Langue introduces his students to the Troutwood investment team just before the group turned on the cameras and microphones to record a podcast in the library.

All Ears

Maria Cima, Director of Podcasts January 8, 2020

It's a common complaint. A high school education consists of four years of useless dates, names, and equations and nothing about the real necessities of adult life.  But business teacher Jordan Langue...

Bah Humbug or Holly Jolly?

Bah Humbug or Holly Jolly?

Maria Cima and Magdalena Laughrey December 19, 2019

Maria: So, Maggie, I hear that you have trouble getting into the Christmas spirit, why is that? Maggie: Well, Maria, while I do love celebrating Christmas, like spending time with family, exchanging...

A Review of "JoJo Rabbit"

A Review of “JoJo Rabbit”

Maria Cima, Director of Podcasts November 13, 2019

In the past, Hollywood has made countless movies like The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and Schindler’s List that the lives of different people who were affected by WWII.   Many of these films are heart-wrenching,...

Tea Time Season 2 / Ep. 2: October Recap

Maria Cima and Kendel Barber November 6, 2019

Maria and Kendel discuss the events that took place in October.      

Good Talk: Mrs Loeffert

Good Talk: Mrs Loeffert

Maria Cima, Director of Podcasts November 1, 2019

What is your favorite part of your job? My favorite part of this job is getting to know my students, both seniors and preschoolers. What's your least favorite part of your job? I dislike that all...

The Key Club officers oversee their organization's float design for Friday's Homecoming parade.

Rock the Float

Maria Cima, Director of Podcasts October 10, 2019

With the colorful leaves and cooling temperatures, fall has arrived, which means the Homecoming Dance is not far behind. Prior to Saturday night, however, the Homecoming Parade takes precedence, as...

What awaits the viewer in the latest American Horror Story is nothing short of thrilling.

A Review of American Horror Story: 1984

Maria Cima, Director of Podcasts September 23, 2019

*DISCLAIMER* American Horror Story is rated TV-MA for Language, Sexual Situations, and Violence.   Every fall, horror fanatics wait impatiently for the new season of American Horror Story on...

Tea Time Season 2 / Ep1: The Stress of Senior Year

Maria Cima and Kendel Barber September 19, 2019

To listen to this podcast in school, log in on your NA Google account. Royalty-free music via YouTube Audio Library.

Hayleymae Graf made NA history earlier this season as the first female football player to score a varsity point. "I really had a 'wow' moment after the first game when I  realized what I had accomplished,” she said.

Haleymae Takes Friday Night

Maria Cima, Director of Podcasts September 13, 2019

This year there is a new sight pulling people from their homes and to Newman Stadium on Friday nights. For the first time in NA high school history, there is a girl scoring points on the varsity football...

The junior experience at NASH varies from student to student.

The Big Transition

Maria Cima, Director of Podcasts September 4, 2019
Junior students react to their first week at NASH.
Taking Center Stage

Taking Center Stage

Maria Cima, Reporter May 24, 2019

After conquering the NASH stage, senior Natalie Daninhirsch takes on Northwestern University. How many colleges did you audition for? I only ended up auditioning for four schools because I got into...

NASH Urban Dictionary Volume II

NASH Urban Dictionary Volume II

Maria Cima, Reporter May 16, 2019

NASH 9--the “golf course” that the gym classes use in the front of the school Read a book for class--Sparknotes a book 2 periods before the test Student section--the section of bleachers that...

Breaking the Language Barrier

Breaking the Language Barrier

Maria Cima, Reporter April 26, 2019

With the school year quickly coming to a close, many students are looking to the future and what it holds. Those in middle school are no exception, yet next year things will be different at those grade...

Goodbye Good News

Goodbye Good News

Maria Cima, Reporter March 28, 2019

Senior year is full of conflicted emotions. Some soon-to-be alums struggle with the pull of nostalgia, while others can’t wait for the year to end. For the seniors who performed in this year’s spring...

Tea Time Season 1 / Ep. 4: Senioritis

Kendel Barber and Maria Cima March 4, 2019

Maria and Kendel meet up with seniors Amanda Lu and Rin Swann to delve deeper into an affliction that has spreading quickly among the graduating class.

Good Talk: Mr. Furhman

Good Talk: Mr. Furhman

Maria Cima, Reporter March 4, 2019

What did you do before you were a substitute teacher? Well, I’ll give a little history background on myself. I started teaching my first five years out of college. I taught high school -- I was a...

NASH Urban Dictionary

NASH Urban Dictionary

Maria Cima, Reporter March 4, 2019

Ghetto/Main--refers to the parking lots Grid system--the way the school is set up Prison--the school itself Senioritis--the “illness” second semester seniors contract where they don’t care...

It's hard to say exactly which trends will last and which ones will soon be forgotten ... but we have some ideas.

2018-2019 Fashion Trends

Maria Cima and Kendel Barber February 8, 2019

2018 ushered in a variety of fashion trends, and many have carried through to 2019. Some of these trends are new, some bring back old styles, but regardless, they all dominated fashion in the past year....

photo by Maria Cima

My Last Three Brain Cells….

Maria Cima, Reporter January 29, 2019

Oh, dear sweet brain cells, why have you forsaken me? Years ago I was able to read 3 books a week, and now I can hardly get through a page and a half article without wanting to gouge my eyes out? Not fair. If...

Tea Time Season 1 / Ep. 3: Cheating

Kendel Barber and Maria Cima January 11, 2019

Kendel and Maria take a closer look at concerns about student cheating in all its guises.

NASH's New Year's Resolutions

NASH’s New Year’s Resolutions

Maria Cima, Reporter December 30, 2018

What Your Favorite Christmas Movie Says About You

What Your Favorite Christmas Movie Says About You

Maria Cima, Reporter December 21, 2018

Die Hard--You’re hardcore, but with a heart. People love you for your famous one-liners and rebellious attitude. You would do anything for your friends no matter what and justice means everything to...

Buy or Bye: South Side Coffee Shops

Buy or Bye: South Side Coffee Shops

Kendel Barber and Maria Cima November 28, 2018

  Big Dog Coffee: Maria: For being pretty hard to find, The Big Dog Coffee Shop was a diamond in the rough. The whole shop was bursting with color and a friendly atmosphere -- it was dog...

The Trouble With Trust

The Trouble With Trust

Maria Cima, Reporter November 14, 2018

In a school of 1300+ kids, gossip travels fast. How often have you found yourself in this situation? Person 1: I have a huge secret and I wanna tell someone, but I don’t know who to trust. Person...

With emojis and gifs it is easy to communicate without words

Hiero-gifs?

Maria Cima, Reporter October 15, 2018

If you take AP English 3, then you were required to read the article “Verbicide” by David W. Orr. He argues that language is dying and needs to be resurrected. I disagree. I believe that language is...

[Multimedia] Tea Time Season 1 / Ep 1: School Hallways and Stairwells

Maria Cima and Kendel Barber September 28, 2018

Do the hallways needs to be difficult to navigate between classes?  Maria and Kendel dive in to make sense of the chaos. Maria Cima and Kendel Barber talkwith guests Maddie Kantz and Megan Wilson about...

Summer 2018 Recap

Summer 2018 Recap

Kendel Barber and Maria Cima September 7, 2018

Every year when school starts, the summer is declared over. When summer leaves, so do all the exciting events that will forever be remembered as an integral part of the blissful time from June to August....

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