I wasn’t disappointed about missing Prom. In fact, I had zero plans and still hadn’t bought a dress by the time school closed and we went into quarantine. I’ve gone to a grand total of two dances...

In the past five years, Project Water has raised over $80,000 to fund the creation of clean water wells for over 1,000 people living in Africa. The program is well-known and loved for the annual dodgball...

This week, Katie and Michael discuss scheduling changes as well as North Allegheny's new Pass/Fail Policy.

***As the dateline would suggest, the following article is an April Fools satire***   The first few days of quarantine flew by quickly, as seniors caught up on sleep and their Netflix library....

Even before the widespread emphasis on social distancing and state-suggested quarantines, I was nervous going out in public. But it was for a very different reason than you might expect. I had read about...

News of the coronavirus has spread quickly and has raised concern about the possibility of a global crisis. Many officials have been deciding whether or not they should close schools as a preventative...

Birds of Prey is the best movie DC has released since Wonder Woman.  The movie follows Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) after her breakup with the Joker. Harley has done a lot of bad things to a lot of...

What is your usual role in the school district?  I am the Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education, and I typically supervise the principals in the secondary schools (middle school and high...

Think about your favorite books. Picture the main characters.  How many of those characters are anything other than white?  While things are improving across the board for representation in media,...

Streaming services have taken over traditional media. Many viewers have even abandoned cable TV for services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video. According to Forbes, the average American pays for...

What would you do if the person you’re in love with died? What about if the only person who understands your pain is their new boyfriend? In the novel History is All You Left Me, Griffin has to deal...

As of writing this right now, I’ve applied to exactly one college. I did not apply because I found the college particularly interesting; I applied because some of my friends are. I had never even heard...

The mission of the North Allegheny Foundation is “to enhance and enrich the educational experience of North Allegheny students” and “create vital connections with the wider community.” Every year...

Driving out of NASH after a school day is usually a slow-going process, but yesterday's line of traffic had a meaningful purpose.  As students were leaving the campus yesterday, the McCandless police...

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Kind of. Apparently all those stories about forcing a bot to watch something and then write its own script, like this one about Batman, are all fake. This was very upsetting news to me, but I still...

Carnival Row is an eight-episode series on Amazon Prime Video that was released over the weekend. It is rated TV-MA for mature themes, nudity, and violence. The show follows detective Rycroft "Philo" Philostrate...

“Ever since you committed, you’ve been annoying.”   “My teacher told me I was gonna get attacked in class today.”   “Elizabeth Warren is all the colors of the wind.”   “I...

“Stop trying to kiss me!”   “Could you lower your neck, please?”   “Why do you have three shelves?” *Screams*   “My name’s Jimmy Carter. Would you...

The vast majority of students who walk our halls have lived in NA for all their lives.  NA has always been home, and graduations from elementary school to middle school and from middle school to high...

I take a deep breath and close my eyes as I plug my guitar into the amp. I can feel my heart jump in my chest, giving me nerve-racking but necessary energy to face the crowd. I get in my head too much,...

Every green stair that SADD displayed showed a person fighting, but it also showed a person we can help, in a way big or small.

Last year, Mary Claire Fridel, a 10 year old girl, was admitted to Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. Her best friend, Olivia Klaich, brought Mary a Beanie Boo unicorn to have with her in the hospital....

The National Sleep Foundation suggests that teenagers need to get 8-10 hours of sleep per night, but a very small percentage of teens get enough sleep to fall into that range. The NASH Uproar conducted...

Unless you’ve never used YouTube, you've probably heard of the user PewDiePie, otherwise known as Felix Kjellberg. The Swedish gamer has had the #1 subscribed channel for the last 5 years -- the longest...

Welcome to a new school year! And speaking of new, I, Katie Golden, will be the new writer for the series Buy or Bye, starting off with back-to-school supplies. The first item on my list brought me...