Since the pandemic and ensuing quarantine, billions of people have been confined to their homes. While this is beneficial to the outside environment, we now face six months of sitting at home with our...

While stuck at home these past couple of months, citizens have been pushed into the unavoidable positions of either experiencing never-ending, uninterrupted time with their entire families or a lonely...

Remaining sequestered within the confines of our homes is not easy, but senior Scout Miller she has found a way to make it much less difficult than it needs to be.  Her solution?  Gardening. “Gardening...

In this new world of remote learning, the line between schoolwork and homework has blurred.  Returning home each night to an obligatory stack of assignments is beginning to feel like a distant memory,...

Arguably the most notorious assignment in the entire school district, the dreaded annual integral packet has finally been handed in. Every year, AP Calculus students have exactly 14 days to complete at...

With bodies slamming into mats and the echoing cheers of the crowd, wrestling may be one of NA's more under-appreciated sports. Throughout its prestigious history, the team has claimed both WPIAL and state...

When did you start teaching? I started teaching in 1991 in the school district of Lancaster, which is back east. I taught 7th-grade math at the junior high level and also taught in the International...

What is a movie? That seems like a simple question with a simple answer, but is it really? Generally, movies are defined as moving images that have been recorded by cameras to tell a story or recall an...

These days, Netflix seems to be rolling out a movie or TV show every day. Recently, they added to the deluge of Christmas movies popping up at this time of year. Klaus, a new Netflix movie, is a perfect...

In every classroom, coffee mugs and coffee cups litter desks and backpack pockets. Whether it’s homemade, Starbucks, Dunkin', or some other variation, kids are drinking it. There are also energy drinks...

As the first frost covers the ground and the Halloween decorations get boxed away, the general public turns their holiday frenzy towards the next big holiday: Thanksgiving. For students of North Allegheny,...

      1. Beauty and the Beast (1991) When thinking of the most well-known, widely-loved Disney princess movie, Beauty and the Beast is the first that comes to mind. Not only does it have a decent...

Sure, you're in high school.  But how much of a typical high student are you really?  Keep score below to see where you rank! Rolled out of bed at 6:57 AM, got dressed in two minutes flat, and still...

The coveted 18th birthday -- the beginning of adulthood, rife with privileges like purchasing lottery tickets, applying for our very own credit card, or even adopting a fish. But of all the newfound...

Every year, as the student masses proceed through the first nine weeks, a surge of sickness accompanies them. The school becomes a melting pot of germs with every student bringing in their own special...

Once a week during the fall, hundreds of students gather at Newman Stadium to watch the football team play their game. It’s noisy and full of life as students and parents chatter and cheer throughout...