Thank you to all students and staff who participated in the Five InterActs of Kindness Week.  Between NASH and NAI, we raised $873.00 for Build-a-Chair, helping us to provide 3 wheelchairs to people in need.  The top-earning homeroom at NASH was Mrs. Volpe’s class with a generous donation of $95!  Thank you! A special shout-out to Mrs. Omasits and Mr. Mooney’s classes as well for their help with the postcard project. NA has submitted 339 postcards to the Students Rebuild Challenge which translates to $2,935 dollars donated to refugee-aid organizations on behalf of our school.  Thank you to all who participated in these small acts of kindness to make a big difference!

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DECA testing for state competitors will be held today and tomorrow after school in the NASH Library and in Room 210 at NAI on Thursday. Students submit all permission forms and two practice tests with a score of 80% or higher before taking their tests.

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The NA GSA (Gender and Sexuality Alliance) is meeting this Wednesday, February 1st at 2:30 in The Place, next to the NASH Library. Please join us as we celebrate Punxsutawney Phil coming out for Groundhog Day! The NA GSA is an open and safe place to gather for all NASH and NAI LGBTQ students and their allies. Questions? Contact us at [email protected].

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Friday February 3rd is National WEAR RED DAY for Women’s Heart Health and the start of Heart Month! Cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer of women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year (it is also the leading cause of death for men!). Please consider wearing RED this Friday – let’s be a part of the movement to change these statistics! Simple things like making better food choices, being more active within your own physical ability, finding outlets for stress relief — any change big or small can help decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease. Make yourself and your health a priority, and GO RED this Friday.

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The Design Division at LaRoche University is happy to announce that the annual Meet Design event is scheduled for February 20th, Presidents’ Day, from 8am to 4pm. La Roche will also be offering a parallel event, Meet Film, on the same day.  The events are designed to help high school juniors and seniors explore careers in Graphic Design, Interior Architecture, and Film. Learn more at laroche.ed/meetdesign.

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Calling All Students & Staff. Facial Hair February begins tomorrow. Support the Highmark Caring Place: A Center for Grieving Children and Their Families. All students are welcome to get involved in their own way. Put down the razor and check-in with your facial hair for a month. Or be a friend or supporter of someone participating in this monthlong event. Or, just support the cause in your own independent way. If you’re interested in any way, stop by Room 223 and talk to Mr. Mooney. Any student who stops by Room 223 is entered into a raffle for prizes, including free faculty parking, free coffee cart coupons, Perry Park Lanes free bowling, shirts, hats, mugs, stickers… and more. Participating teachers are collecting money in their classrooms—donate today! Thanks NASH. 16 years of Facial Hair February. You make this possible.  Roll the clip, and have a great day, NASH!