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The Uproar

The Student Voice of North Allegheny Senior High School

The Uproar

The Student Voice of North Allegheny Senior High School

The Uproar

Photo of Yosemite National Park by Grace Thomas. Montage by Drew Sheleheda.

Opinion: This Land is Your Land

Drew Sheleheda, Staff Writer March 12, 2025

“There was no fat left to trim,” said Kristen Brengel, the Senior Vice-President of Government Affairs at the National Parks Conservation Association. According to Brengel, America's national parks...

Digital video discs (DVDs) of The Patriot, The Goonies, The Princess Bride, The Shawshank Redemption, Love Actually, Billy Elliot, and other outstanding movies.

Opinion: Film is the Greatest Form of Art

Charlie Palmer, Staff Writer February 27, 2025
Film is the pinnacle of artistic expression, seamlessly blending multiple disciplines into one cohesive and immersive experience. While all art has value, no single medium captures the full range of human creativity and emotion like film.
Often the most commonly banned books in some school districts are readily available in others.

Opinion: Mirrors, Windows, and Doors

Annika Good, Opinions & Arts Editor February 25, 2025

“Mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors.”  Although the experience of reading can be described in numerous ways, Dr. Rudine Bishop's analogy perfectly captures the essence. Bishop, an Ohio State...

Monday morning coffees make the whole week better!

Monday Fun Day

Jaycee Mae Faber, Co-Editor-in-Chief February 24, 2025

With only twelve Mondays left in the 2024-2025 school calendar, students are starting to count down the year by this dreaded first school day. Mondays, of course, have their assortment of negative stereotypes....

Is Love Really in the Air?

Is Love Really in the Air?

Ryan Sarapa, Senior Staff Writer February 14, 2025

Love is in the air, or is it? Valentine’s Day is often equated with the monetization of love, but this is quite the inaccuracy. It has long been accused of being nothing more than a corporate money...

The TikTok Ban Scare of 2025

The TikTok Ban Scare of 2025

Rachel McLaughlin, Staff Writer February 4, 2025

Since its origins in 2014, TikTok has become a source of joy and entertainment for all ages. Initially titled Musical.ly, a platform for teens to lip sync and dance to their favorite songs, quickly became...

Nearly all English students at NA have had an experience with the Socratic seminar, which involves sitting in a circle and being graded on how often they speak.

Opinion: Let’s Rethink the Socratic Seminar

Rachel McLaughlin, Staff Writer January 13, 2025

If you’re a student who takes English, you likely know this feeling all too well: You read a novel and prepare four different types of questions based on it. You may have a feeling of dread until and...

The arrival of adulthood offers an occasion to reflect on all we've learned as children.

18 Lessons I’ve Learned by 18

Lauren Rhoten, Senior Staff Writer November 14, 2024

My eighteenth birthday is within arms reach, and with that comes with a major realization. Despite the ups and downs of my 18 years, each chapter in my life has brought lessons along with them.  From...

AP Government students filled out their predictions for this past election.

Loud Opinions or Lasting Impacts?

Jaycee Mae Faber, Co-Editor-in-Chief November 13, 2024

How often do our actions actually align with our words? We’ve reached a common consensus that “actions speak louder than words,” yet somehow we frequently fail to live up to this ideal. In politics...

Fall is an ideal time to curl up with a good book.

Fall into Fiction

Grace Thomas, Co-Editor-In-Chief November 11, 2024

Little Women - Louisa May Alcott A classic that would probably smell like dried oranges and cinnamon if it were made into a candle. If for some reason you haven’t gotten around to reading it yet,...

Celebrity infatuation has the power to take hold of a person's life.

Opinion: Admiration or Obsession?

Faith Myers, Staff Writer October 24, 2024

During Taylor Swift's recent The Eras Tour in Munich, over 40,000 fans stood outside the venue -- not to mention more than 100,000 people watching live streams of the show.  This obsession with another...

The influx of streaming services has caused prices to skyrocket.

Opinion: Upsold Upstream

Bobby James, Staff Writer October 22, 2024

With the rise of streaming services in the last 10 years, watching preferred channels and shows has become very inconvenient and expensive.  At the start of cable television in the 1950s, all channels...

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