What is it like being a student at North Allegheny and then returning years later to teach? At first, it was rather intimidating working with so many of the people who made me want to become a teacher...

Sixteen years ago, my mother traded in her honey brown locks for a life of slowly accumulating gray hairs. She had just had her fifth child, and she didn’t yet know exactly what she was getting herself...

Not even TripAdvisor could suggest the one activity that brought over 17,500 competitors to the International DECA competition in Atlanta, Georgia this past week. The website’s top recommendation, a...

Since the end of North Allegheny’s football season in November, the term “Friday Night Lights” has receded into deep hibernation. But in its temporary absence, the potential for a new phrase has...

When did your passion for music begin? It started when my sister started taking Carnatic music lessons, and I would always want to see something from her music book.  My parents noticed this and enrolled...

The year was 1982. Michael Jackson dropped the earth-shattering album Thriller, Prince William was brought into the world, and NASH senior Sarah Durstein set a record-breaking 500 freestyle time that would...

An orange, bagel, craisins, water, tarp, mat, pencil, paper, and bug net. These were the only materials Nico Simons was allowed to use for the next 48 hours. And to make it worse, the NASH senior wasn’t...

The defeat was not predicted. How could anyone imagine that the opponent's perfect record would end so soon, especially to a high school senior? Students, teachers, parents, and practically the...

How long have you worked at NA? Overall, 29 years. I first taught at Ingomar Middle School. Then I left for two years to be a head football coach at another school before I returned to NA to work at...

Santa’s helpers might not always be two feet tall and robed in green and red. In fact, many are a little taller, wearing brown button-ups and slacks, too. UPS is in its holiday peak, wrangling up...

There is only one person you will spend your whole life with, one person you can’t break up with no matter how serious the fight.  And in case you are not sure who I am referring to, take a quick peek...

Amid Taylor Swift reclaiming her music and re-recording her first five albums, she dropped a major bomb last Friday, setting the media world aflame. After releasing her short film, All Too Well, which...

Tongues out, hips popped, and wrists bent, the Besties of Penn State have slo-mo’d their way into the hearts of over 145,000 TikTok fans.  Starting as a video journal to document the reality of college...

The best things come in small packages. A compact black box labeled “soft goods,” to be exact. Crouched inside was a six-foot, suspender-clad British man, who emerged on stage last Thursday evening...

In the early-morning hours, one might convincingly argue that the most happening place in the school is tucked in the corner of the main office. Inside resides a certain someone whose familiarity with...

Rack of vintage coats and dresses

“Almost.” That fatal word described the performance of 339 athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The blink of an eye or the fraction of an inch separated the top world medalists from the empty-handed...

How did you get started playing volleyball? Everyone in my family played. My mom played in college and then continued her career on the National Team. When my brother started to play, my sisters wanted...

  Growing up, what was your dream job? Have you always wanted to be an assistant principal? My dream job was always to be a teacher. I didn't know what I wanted to teach or where I wanted to...

What were you like during high school? I was a scholar-athlete, played three sports, and was very confident in what I did. I played football, and I wrestled. I played basketball, not on a school team,...

Falling victim to the glory of Pinterest, I often find myself wanting to buy a new wardrobe at least once a month. Rash decisions with my money usually end up with a specific piece of clothing hanging...

Senior TigerThon captains Jordan Richards and Matt Turzai spent last Saturday pulling together an event that they weren't even sure would happen just two weeks ago.  "Despite the short amount of time...

In a world where sports figures are placed on pedestals, every athlete aspires to hoist the winning trophy. Whether recreationally or competitively, the promise of teamwork, accomplishment, and pride draw...

What inspired you to get started in bowling? Well, I used to watch a lot of PBA bowling on my phone when I was younger, and one person that stood out to me was Jason Belmonte, one of the best PBA players...

As the number of living Holocaust survivors continues to dwindle, the importance of sharing their stories has only grown with time. On April 8th, the annual celebration of Yom HaShoah will mark the...

It's common for high school students who are mapping out their career goals to ask themselves,  “What next?” For many, the answer is college, where an estimated one in three students will change...

Brace yourself for news that might be scandalously controversial: barbequing is not equivalent to cooking. Sure, the definition of cooking is the act of preparing food for consumption, and barbequing...

Inspired by Tiny Love Stories published by the New York Times, we encouraged students and teachers at NASH to submit narratives of their own in fewer than 150 words. In the spirit of Valentine's Day, here...

My grandmother, who was 91 when she passed, was everything but helpless, naive, and cute, which are all words that are used to describe a baby. She had lived through the Great Depression, presided as the...

Bid farewell to the Cleveland “Indians,” as the announcement of a new name has been officially released.  Since 1915, when the team's name changed from the Naps to Indians, years of protest have...

From size-three yellow hightops to size-nine Nikes, senior Lizzy Groetsch has spent her life on the basketball court. Ever since her debut in second grade, Groetsch has made major strides on and off the...

Each week as Friday approaches, my mind maps out all the friends I can hang out with and all the events that I can attend over the upcoming weekend. From the moment school ends on Friday afternoon, I find...

The year 2020 has been stressful enough.  Despite the drastic challenges of a pandemic and a divisive and disputed election, students still have to push through and continue to fulfill our academic obligations.  When...