Rachel Tian is a senior at NASH and it’s her first year working for NASH Uproar. She enjoys doing all kinds of art in her free time and is obsessed with the TV show Friends.
One arena. Twenty-four tributes. Hundreds of years into the future. The country of Panem, a futuristic totalitarian regime under which the elite, wealthy Capitol controls what is left of North America...
Although Allegheny County has will enter the “green phase” in this pandemic, and various retail shops around the area have begun to open, the experts still advise everyone to follow social distancing...
When it became clear that the “two-week” remote learning period beginning on March 13 would be extended through the end of the school year, the focus turned understandably to the senior class. Would...
Like many of my fellow students, I was born to immigrant parents and am the first generation to have been born in America. This means that at some point before my birth, my mother and father made the daring...
When did you first join Speech and Debate? What made you want to join?
I started in 6th grade with the after-school program at MMS because all my friends were doing it. Initially, I floated around in...
You’ve had a crush on a close friend for the longest time. But after confronting them, they admit that staying “just friends” would be the better option. You mentally beat yourself up and think,...
For NASH environmental science teacher Mrs. Baschangel, the outdoors have always held an irresistible appeal.
“I always loved nature," Baschnagel recently told The Uproar, "and as I grew older, I...
When did you first become interested in fashion design?
In 8th grade FCS, I discovered that I was good at sewing and that I liked it. I also liked to draw people and design the clothes they wear, so...
As an American-born-Chinese kid, you could say that I grew up with the need to learn another language other than English: Mandarin. From the ages of seven to fourteen, I attended Pittsburgh Chinese School...
With Thanksgiving approaching at the end of November, many American families are eager to gather with their relatives and celebrate the blessings and thanks they've accumulated over the past year. Roasted...
Halloween is just about on our doorsteps, and many clubs at NASH are hosting spooky-themed events for students to participate in. The National English Honors Society organized its first “Spooky Movie...
In an 1895 draft of his will, Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel declared that a portion of his fortune would be set aside for five annual “Nobel Prizes” in the fields of physics, chemistry,...
“Why can’t you get an A in history? Your brother breezed through that class!”
Every person knows that one of the hardest situations to deal with as a child is comparison. But not every kid...
In a growing age of advanced technology, many education systems have made the decision to incorporate more easily accessible devices for use by both teachers and students. In the 2015-2016 school year,...
