Years Taught I’ve taught for 41 years at North Allegheny and 44 total. Subject(s) Taught English and French, but only French at North Allegheny. Best memory at NASH Couple of things: when...

I quit social media a month ago. This is my second social media detox, except I’m thinking this time it will be permanent. In November, I quit my social media, but all my accounts still existed and...

Did you grow up in the Pittsburgh area? If not, where are you from? I grew up moving to several different states and schools.  We moved to the North Hills when I was in 10th grade.  I graduated from...

Feminism: a word that has been marketed so many times that teenagers today hardly know what it means. All of us are aware that feminism is about equality; however, the actions of the movement today have...

RANTS Honestly why is it raining so much? As much as I hate February, it’s supposed to be snowing, not flooding. According to the Post-Gazette this has been the rainiest February since 1887. To give...

Homecoming, Morp, Prom: huge staples in American teenage culture, responsible for movie climaxes and memories that people cherish for the rest of their lives. But those three events that once brought...

“What do you want to major in?” Pause. Conversations stop. Curiosity looms in everyone’s mind.  They need an answer. Nothing matters more in this moment than the words that leave my mouth....