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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

Gracie Durzo

Gracie Durzo, Senior Staff Writer

Gracie Durzo is a senior at NASH. This is her second year writing for The Uproar. Outside of journalism, she is in Honors Chamber Choir and partakes in the NA Musicals.

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What Goes on Backstage

What Goes on Backstage

Gracie Durzo, Staff Writer December 5, 2024

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always loved to sing. I would use my Razor Scooter as a microphone as I performed my rendition of Demi Lovato and Cher Lloyd's “Really Don’t Care.” If you look...

NASH senior Ethan Ouyang, pictured here during his 7th period lunch, speaks both English and Mandarin

As We Speak

Gracie Durzo, Senior Staff Writer November 19, 2024

Zein Soussou, a senior at NASH, was born across the ocean in Qatar, a small country on the peninsula of the Middle East. Her parents worked jobs that required significant use of Arabic and English, so...

Float On, NASH!

Float On, NASH!

Gracie Durzo, Senior Staff Writer October 8, 2024

It’s Homecoming season once again, replete with dance proposal signs, suit and dress purchases, and, of course, lavish parade floats. This year’s parade theme is holidays. Fourteen NASH clubs and...

Opinion: Should swimming be required?

Opinion: Should swimming be required?

Gracie Durzo, Senior Staff Writer October 1, 2024

Swimming is a survival skill that most students are encouraged to know. But should it be the school’s responsibility?  The swimming unit here at NASH is required for all students, unless a student...

Throwback Backpacks

Throwback Backpacks

Gracie Durzo, Senior Staff Writer September 11, 2024

As seniors transition into their final school year here at NASH, they contemplate all the supplies they could possibly need. That includes pencils, lunchboxes, notebooks…and My Little Pony backpacks.  This...

The sheer size of North Allegheny Senior High School can be enough to intimidate juniors at the start of the year.

Advice To Rising Juniors

Gracie Durzo, Staff Writer May 30, 2024

Hey, sophomores! Junior year is right around the corner, the day has finally come! To help you prepare for your junior year and your last building here at North Allegheny, here are some tips. First...

Ocean City, Here We Come!

Ocean City, Here We Come!

Gracie Durzo, Staff Writer May 29, 2024

As the 2023-24 academic year comes to a close, NASH seniors are actively preparing for their vacation during senior week, or as many refer to it, “sweek” -- and the favorite destination this year is...

photo: D. Crickets

Polished to Perfection

Gracie Durzo, Staff Writer May 9, 2024

Long-distance friendships are notoriously difficult to maintain, but social media allows for instant communication in just a few clicks. (photo courtesy of Sara Durzo)

A Friend Near and Afar

Gracie Durzo, Staff Writer April 4, 2024

The buzz about long-distance romantic relationships is pretty negative. They don’t tend to last due to the distance, and therefore time, apart from each other. Friendships, however, are a little easier...

(L-R) Nyla Brown, Amanda Campos, Isabella Lin, and Anna Bridges in Mr. Schmiech's Honors Chamber Choir.

New York State of Mind

Gracie Durzo, Staff Writer March 19, 2024

Now that North Allegheny’s production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has concluded its run, the NASH choir's next big event on the agenda is the trip to New York. In late October...

Power Couple

Power Couple

Gracie Durzo, Staff Writer February 20, 2024

What are your roles and responsibilities as members of Student Council? Reilly: I am the Publicity Director of Student Council and the head of the Dance Committee. As Publicity Director, I create and...

Gossip is part of human nature, but our better selves know the more we spread the more likely we become the target.

Opinion: Rumor Has It

Gracie Durzo, Staff Writer December 14, 2023

Rumors. We’ve all heard them -- whether they were about you, me, a friend, or some random person you know everything about because you heard one (probably false) snippet of their life. Rumors are...

Steel City's flagship location on Smithfield Street in downtown Pittsburgh.

Hometown Threads

Gracie Durzo, Staff Writer November 17, 2023

Frequent Ross Park Mall visitors can be expecting a new pop-up clothing store just in time for the holiday season. The family-owned-and-operated Steel City Brand is making a brief appearance at the storefront...

Audrey II attempts to eat Audrey 1.

Up Close: Little Shop of Horrors

Gracie Durzo, Staff Writer November 15, 2023

Three-a-week rehearsals have turned to five-a-week as the NAI cast, under the direction of ten NASH students, approaches opening night next week.

The Stage is Set

Gracie Durzo, Staff Writer October 20, 2023

It's that time of the year again! North Allegheny Intermediate High School is getting ready to perform their fall production, Peter and the Starcatcher, and a team of NASH students is playing a central...

At four years old, I began taking ballet and tap lessons.

Leaping into the Unknown

Gracie Durzo, Staff Writer September 27, 2023

Two weeks ago, I quit the pursuit that defined me for over a decade. Since Kindergarten, I wanted dance to be my passion. I wanted others to see it as my passion. I spent countless hours in the studio...

Spilling her Guts

Spilling her Guts

Gracie Durzo, Staff Writer September 12, 2023

Whether you know her as Paige Olvera from Disney Channel’s 2016 comedy Bizaardvark or as Nini from Disney’s High School Musical: the Musical: The Series, Olivia Rodrigo is taking the stage with her...

Required summer reading novels for high schoolers.

Opinion: Is Required Summer Reading Beneficial?

Gracie Durzo, Staff Writer September 11, 2023

Picture it: you’re waking up on one of the many mornings of summer vacation at 9:20 a.m. as opposed to awaking to the blare of a 5:00 alarm. You lay in bed for a couple more minutes, deliberating whether...

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