Maddie is a senior at NASH who enjoys spending her free time listening to music and eating food. In addition, Maddie also enjoys spending lots of time with her friends and playing lacrosse.
Exactly one week before seniors experience their last day of instruction at North Allegheny, 17 different NASH clubs are taking part in the first annual Senior Day of Service. Over the past two months,...
For well over a month, North Allegheny students have mindlessly conducted the same routine day after day in their homes. Per the guidelines implemented across Pennsylvania, in-person classes switched to...
Is there a specific code or set of rules you have to follow when in the costume?
I'm not allowed to sit on the ground, and if I'm in public I can't take off the head because if little kids see a tiger...
Dating back to our elementary school gym classes, we have been regularly reminded of the importance of building exercise into our daily routines. If the lesson hasn't sunk in by now, the quarantine is...
Year after year, the North Allegheny Swimming & Diving Team earns titles. However, this season's winning ways hold special importance: the 2019-2020 girls' team made a mark in the record books by...
Mr. Morris's 11th period journalism class always has the strangest questions and conversations, so the original Pretty Much It cast decided to include their class on the podcast to see what kind of strange...
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, many people will scramble to finish up their last-minute shopping while at the same time still being cost-aware. One of the most popular, convenient, and...
A lot of North Allegheny sports teams struggle to get students to come out and show their support in the stands. But for the NA Girls' Bowling Team, the struggle lies in getting enough players to show...
I have two younger siblings which, obviously, makes me the oldest. In other words, I am, as I like to call myself, the “test child". For anything and everything -- most recently, attending high school,...
In this episode, the cast talks about the new year and how the year has started off on the wrong side of the bed. They cover the Australian bushfires, WWIII memes, the royal family and as usual, Trisha...
Camel sweater (Marshalls-$20): BYE
Although holiday sweaters are also referred to as ugly sweaters, that doesn’t mean they are supposed to be uncomfortable too. I’m going to skip on purchasing this...
The cost associated with the holiday season can create financial difficulty for some families within our district. So, the Unified Boosters Organization (UBO) is currently working with 29 sports groups...
In this episode, the girls talk about different Thanksgiving traditions they have, and how their cultures play a role in how they celebrate the holiday. They also continue last episode's conversation about...
BUFFALO CHICKEN PIZZA
Maddie
I’ll admit, I’m a pizza fanatic. I never say no to the opportunity to indulge in a savory slice or two of pizza. There is one exception though: Buffalo Chicken...
"1 in 7" stickers and signs began to appear throughout NASH today. Tomorrow it will become clear exactly why.
Thursday, November 21st marks Children's Grief Awareness Day. Tragically, one in seven...
Welcome to Pretty Much It! We're a group of students who want to comment on major events online and in real life. In this episode, Meg, Maddie, Anjana, and Somya tackle the subjects of TikTok, Trisha Paytas,...
I can never find the right words to tell people when they ask about my dad, so I’ve started being completely up front about it. After all, it’s the undeniable harsh reality of my life. My dad died...
RANTS
Fall weather is distastefully unpredictable. Take the last week in September, for example. One day, the forecasted high of 80 degrees was delightful while the following day merely reached above...
With a recent history of dominance both in the WPIAL and PIAA, the standard was especially high for the Girls' Tennis Team at the outset of the season. But from their first competition in mid-August...
How many years have you been teaching and how many of them have been spent at NASH?
This is my 20th year of teaching; I have taught at NASH for 19 years.
What do you most look forward to teaching...
What is justice? What is the meaning of life? How do we know that we know?
Heavy questions, but not too heavy for Honors Philosophy, one of NASH's newest courses.
The start of another year is...
With the addition of a t-shirt heat press, the NASH Tiger Shop had a successful year -- but next year promises to be even better.
The shop recently won a $5000 grant from the Autism Speaks Foundation....
Maddie Kantz, Assistant Sports Editor
• May 17, 2019
Interested in cupcakes, friends, and a good time? If you answered yes to any of these, join us on June 4th during periods 10 & 11 for the annual Cupcake Wars, courtesy of NASH GOAL!
A few years...
Maddie Kantz, Assistant Sports Editor
• May 9, 2019
Imagine this: it’s six o’clock on a Wednesday night, and you sit down at your kitchen table with your laptop opened up, ready to finish that pesky school assignment that is just so close to being done....
How long have you been playing softball?
Thirteen years.
Who would you say has been your biggest supporter?
My coaches and my parents.
What is your favorite memory from softball?
There are so many...
Every year, seemingly countless North Allegheny students are recognized for their academic excellence with a variety of prestigious awards and scholarships. This year's senior class has two that have been...
"Don't give up!" "Follow your dreams!" "You'll climb mountains!" They're common words of encouragement, yes, but when they were written on sticky notes and placed on every single locker in the school,...
Coming from a family of swimmers, it is no surprise that Torie Buerger has received an athletic scholarship from a D1 program and has set many new records at the North Allegheny pool.
Who would you...
From the moment the Thanksgiving plates were placed in the dishwasher, the festive holiday lights appeared. For some households, simply putting up a tree with a strand or two of lights was enough for the...
This Friday, on November 23, millions of Americans will rush out of their houses at 4 a.m. and fight through crowds and miserable traffic to celebrate the unofficial beginning of the Christmas season,...
Maddie Kantz, Assistant Sports Editor
• November 19, 2018
After the Girls' Water Polo Team's 6th place finish at the state championship, we sat down with Shannon Kress to reflect on her high school career.
How did you get introduced into water polo, as it...
Stress: we all suffer because of it. From school to work to everything in between, high school students are too often victims affected by stress in some way.
Stress and sleep are parts of an endless...
Summer is over. Hot chocolate, sweatshirts, and cold weather are back. Not only is it time to bundle up, but it's also time for new movies and albums to come out for the last part of the year. Many artists...
Any day now, Katy Perry’s song “Hot N Cold” will be making a comeback around the halls of NASH as students move from one climate to another.
Did I say climate? What I meant to say was the different...