Over the past few weeks, the world has watched and anxiously stood by as a war between Russia and Ukraine rages. With the conflict resulting in approximately 11 million people being displaced, the urge...

Liberty Avenue is a place many of us walk or drive down regularly, but the name of this road came to life for many at a recent gathering here on February 28th. Although organized by the Ukrainian American...

Gentrification is the process of a poor urban area being changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, and attracting new businesses, usually displacing current poor inhabitants in the process....

America has often been the butt of many jokes regarding infrastructure. With the recent bridge collapse in Pittsburgh, it’s easy to see why. Luckily, there were no deaths caused by the collapse;...

It seems to be a passing thought for many. Why wouldn’t we do remote learning in lieu of a school cancellation now that we have a virtual infrastructure in place? The two cancellations last week...

In every community, on every corner of the Earth, there lie hidden landmarks. Some are man-made, some are natural, all are overlooked. From a spring house that looks like an ancient tomb to a hill that...

What is your average day at NASH like?  My day is quite varied. I teach two Resource classes and a Consumer Math class, as well as  co-teaching Astronomy and Fundamentals of Modern American History. How...

Organic, ‘All-Natural,’ GMO Free, unprocessed, local.  All these terms are used within the food industry quite commonly, and yet are mostly mere marketing tools. Though I have no doubt that many companies...

A common misconception is that a school yearbook only includes pictures. However, it is much more complex than that. Students take and edit pictures, interview the peers and teachers, write captions, and...

Halloween means different things to different people. For many children, it consists of free candy. For some, Halloween means haunted houses and getting scared with friends. And to others, it is just another...

Throughout the last few years, many have felt the world becoming more politicized. Even students themselves are increasingly participating in political activism. Yet our local government, arguably our...

With recent events such as the “My Kid, My Choice” rally and a student walkout, it’s clear that some members of the NA community are passionately opposed to Governor Wolf's mask mandate in all Pennsylvanian...

In elementary and middle school, we are told about the founding of Pittsburgh by William Pitt. This is generally where the history of Pittsburgh starts for us, yet what is seldom told is the history of...

When the word “ensemble” comes to mind, even though the word simply means a pack of musicians performing together, images of choirs in a chapel or a group of well-dressed, crusty old men in a massive...

As the school years come to an end, it seems we are hammered with a whole array of projects, quizzes, exams and tests. Yet, some of these projects often have a very personal element to them, which can...

Around the world, wolves are a frequent occurrence in culture and folklore, be it their swiftness, intelligence, or simply their beauty that inspired people to create stories, gods, and monsters based...

Although well known in his field for many years, only in the past year has Anthony Fauci became a household name. No matter your opinion of the man himself, it is clear that he has been very important...

Although gym class has long been a dreaded period for some NASH students, the introduction of masks has made it even more difficult. Many activities that have been included in prior year’s curriculums...

Many of us have experienced a visit to a hibachi eatery—watching the teppanyaki chef cooking the meal before your eyes like a circus performer, the fondness of being with your family to celebrate a special...

Vaccines are simple, right? By definition, they stimulate your immune system to fight a particular virus. Yet, as COVID-19 vaccines are produced, it seems that not all are made equal. Some options require...

Over the past several decades, efforts have been underway to acknowledge the wrongs of the past. This goes for many nations and cultures around the globe, but in America, an unintentional erasure is going...

As we near closer to our country's one-year lockdown anniversary, the long-term impacts of COVID-19 are now being revealed. Besides the obvious physical impacts, the virus has taken some social and mental...

Martin Luther King Jr. -- his name is well known among the American public for good reason. He was a champion of racial civil rights, with both sides of the political aisle trying to claim him as their...

Every year, an estimated 6.8 million people in the U.S. donate blood to those in need, and just last month many in our local area joined that number. An annual blood drive organized by the National Honor...

Ask yourself this, why do we celebrate holidays? Everyone knows why we celebrate Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and so on, but one holiday stands form the rest: New Years Eve. As it turns out, nothing...

The weather outside may be frightful, but from inside the view is delightful. The first snowfall of the year did not disappoint this past week, with over eight inches covering much of the Pittsburgh region. ...

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What job did you hold before coming to NASH? Before coming to NASH, I was a Special Education Assistant at MMS for one year.   Prior to that, I was a freelance writer and stay-at-home mom, and before...

I will never forget the first time I learned of Nosferatu. It was several years back and during an already strange episode of Spongebob, ‘Graveyard Shift’, when the final scene gave me chills. The...

By now, we’ve all heard the stories about a White woman calling the police on a Black man doing something benign.  Last spring, a woman in New York City called the police on a African-American bird...

Trump, Clinton, Biden, impeachment, fake news-- I could go on with hundreds of related terms, but the point still stands. Try to think of a day in the past five years or so when you haven’t heard at...