There will be a  MANDATORY meeting for ALL DECA state competitors TODAY.  Students may attend the meeting during homeroom or immediately after school; both meetings will be held in the MPR.  Important permission forms and field trip forms will be distributed.  Attendance will be taken. Students who are unable to attend on Wednesday must see Mrs. Sullivan in Room 238 on Thursday.  Please email Mrs. Sullivan if you have any questions.

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The Architecture Tour is rescheduled for TODAY – bus leaves at homeroom. If you were signed up to attend last week, your forms are still valid. See Mrs Will if you have any questions

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Attention NASH! Are you ready to glow all night? MORP dance is coming up on February 10th from 8pm to 11pm. Tickets will be sold during lunch periods and are $20 each during the week of January 29th and $25 for the week of February 5th. Don’t miss out. MORP is the best dance of the year! What is MORP? Its prom spelt backwards.

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SCHOLARSHIP SEASON is upon us!  Several NEW Scholarship Opportunities have been posted on Naviance.

The scholarships will be updated daily.  If you have any questions, stop in the counseling office!

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Attention all NASH artists and writers: Please submit your artwork and creative writing to VARIATIONS, NASH’s Literary and Creative Arts magazine.  This year’s magazine will be published in May–but submissions are only accepted until March 1st.  Don’t wait!  Submission is easy.  Simply click on the VARIATIONS link on the NASH Student Information Blackboard page. Fill out the quick form with your personal information, and attach a link to your work on Google Docs.

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The NA FCCLA Fashion Show is only 101 days away!  If you’re in fashion club, please plan on joining us for our next meeting, this Thursday, January 11th in NASH room 197 at 2:45.  Questions?  See Mrs. Gallagher

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Come show your support on Thursday January 11th at 9pm when  North Allegheny Hockey takes the ice against Peters Township at the Baierl Ice Complex in Warrendale – student admission is $2.

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The 2018 Safari Yearbook and Personal Ads are still available for purchase.  To purchase your book please go to www.yearbookforever.com.  Prices go up again after January 23.  Personal Ad forms are available on the NASH website under the Safari link.

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And now we turn to two-time NABA All-Star (retired), Connor Horan…

….NABA returned from its holiday break with a bang.  Buzzer beaters, injuries, and emerging all stars have headlined the season thus far but, with the regular season winding down, we now look to breakdown the first round of the big dance  Here is the NABA playoff bracket.

In the first region, Team twelve has a first round bye and faces the winner of the play in game between team one and team four.  I see the winner of the play in game UPSETTING team twelve in the first round.  Team twelve will either face the red-hot team mcvay or the talented team one led by Sam Humes who is almost unstoppable in NABA.  Team twelve does not belong on the court with either of these two teams- look for them to have an early exit in the playoffs.  In the other game in this region I look for team six to advance over team two, even though neither team has been very impressive thus far.

In region two, I see team eighteen over team seven and team eight over team seventeen.  Look for the second round matchup between team eighteen and team eight to be a high-scoring offensive affair.

In region three, team thirteen has a first round bye and faces the winner of the play in game between team three and team five.  I look for David Grimm and team five to win the play in game over a weak team three, but fall short versus the juggernaut of Team Thirteen otherwise known as team Mencini.  In the matchup between team nine and team sixteen, I look for Truman and team sixteen to easily advance over a disappointing team nine.

In the final region, I see Blackburn and Team ten easily advancing over Stanasolovich and Team fifteen.  I also see Nicotra and Team fourteen wiping the floor with Moses and team fourteen.

These playoffs promise to deliver some of the most high-stakes and exciting games as seniors battle to continue their NABA careers.  Here at NATV, we are looking forward to the first playoff game on January 29th.  Back to you, Max.

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You can find a copy of the announcements from today, yesterday, and every day at NASHUPROAR.ORG.  Thanks, and have a great day.