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Upcoming Events:

November 26-30 – Thanksgiving Break (No School)

December 2-16 – Keystone Exams Winter Testing Window (Algebra I, Biology, and Literature)

December 2 – School Board Reorga-nization Mtg. @ CAO Bd. Rm., 7 p.m.

December 10 – Superintendent’s Cof-fee @ MES, 9:30 a.m.

December 16 – School Board Com-bined Mtg. @ CAO Bd. Rm., 7 p.m.

December 24-January 1 – Winter Break (No School)

The first “Celebration of Us” on November 19 was a fun night full of music, dance, food and other beautiful expressions of the diversity that makes our

community what it is.

Hundreds of North Allegheny students, parents, staff and community members gathered together at Ingomar Middle School for an event that aimed

to empower everyone to embrace diversity in all its forms.

Thank you to the North Allegheny Marcia Martin Unity/Diversity Committee for organizing this incredible event!

A Celebration of Us!

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November 2015NASD Ranked 7th Best District in the Nation

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Lady Tigers Win PIAA Titles in Golf & Tennis

The North Allegheny girls’ tennis team defeated Shady Side Academy, 4-1, on October 31 to win their third straight PIAA championship, making them the first Class AAA team to win three consecutive PIAA crowns. The team fin-ished the season with a 22-1 overall record. The Lady Tigers have posted an astonishing record of 70-1 during their three-year reign as WPIAL and PIAA champions. Congratulations to the girls’ tennis team and coach Michelle Weniger!

The girls’ golf team also captured the PIAA Class AAA championship on Octo-ber 29, capping off a perfect season. It was another remarkable performance by the Lady Tigers as NA won state gold with a team score of 353. Congratu-lations to the girls’ golf team and head coach Mike Hambrick!

NASH Selected as GRAMMY Signature School Semifinalist

The District is proud to an-nounce that North Allegheny Senior High School has once again been selected as a semi-finalist in the 2016 GRAMMY Signature School program. NASH is one of just 119 pub-lic high schools nationwide selected in recognition of their outstanding commitments to music education.

Congratulations to the faculty and students behind NASH’s music program!

Niche, a website dedicated to gathering data on K-12 schools and colleges, has ranked North Allegheny School District as the 7th Best Public School District in the Nation!

Niche assesses the overall experience of a district by utilizing reviews from students and parents that take into account key factors such as the strength of academics, quality of teachers, school resources and the quality of student life.

North Allegheny was the only school district in Western Pennsylvania to be ranked in the top 45 of the national Best School Districts list. The District also ranked in the top 10 nationally in subcategories for Best Sports (#6) and Best Teachers (#7).

Click here to see more of North Allegheny’s rankings, including those from individual schools in the District.

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Honoring Our Veterans

Veterans Day was celebrated at schools across the District on November 11. Veterans were invited to various appreciation events for an afternoon of music performances, conversations and snacks.

We thank our veterans and local heroes for their service to our country!

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Welcome New CMS Assistant Principal

The Board of School Directors has approved the appoint-ment of Ms. Erin Crimone to Assistant Principal at Carson Middle School. Ms. Crimone was most recently the High School Unit Principal at Mt. Lebanon High School and is currently working on her Doc-tor of Education at the Univer-sity of Pittsburgh.

Thank You to Our Outgoing Board Directors

November 18 marked the last Board of School Directors meeting for three outgoing members. We thank them for their years of hard work and dedica-tion to improving the North Allegheny schools and community.

Christopher Jacobs Term: December 2011 -

December 2015

Dr. Joseph Greenberg Term: December 2011 -

December 2015

Maureen Grosheider Term: July 1995 - December 2015

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Entrepreneur & Alumna Jessica Jackley Visits NASH

On October 28, NASH welcomed back 1996 grad Jessica Jackley, co-founder of the world’s first peer-to-peer microlending website Kiva, which makes connections between small business owners in developing countries and lenders willing to loan as little as $25.

Jessica talked about how her career evolved by turning her passion into a purpose. After her presentation, students participated in a Q&A, asking her some insightful questions about her career and becoming an entrepreneur. They also had the chance to have a copy of Jessica’s book, Clay Water Brick, signed by her.

Channel 11 Weatherman Visits Peebles

On November 5, third graders at Peebles Elementary were treated to a visit from meteorologist Scott Harbaugh from WPXI’s Channel 11 News. Mr. Harbaugh, a North Allegh-eny alumnus, talked to the students about his job and how he forecasts the weather.

He later capped off the students’ recent lessons on weather by leading a quiz game and asking some pretty tough questions. But students were happy to showcase what they learned and impressed Mr. Harbaugh with their knowledge!

Senior Starts Tutors for Opportunity

Jessica Jackley’s visit came at an especially exciting time for NASH, which just implemented a program called Tutors for Op-portunity, co-founded by senior Siddarth Narayan.

Tutors for Opportunity, a non-profit network spanning across the United States and 8 other countries, offers tutoring ses-sions led by student volunteers. The money collected from these sessions is invested through Kiva and goes toward funding academic opportunities for stu-dents around the globe.

So far, Tutors for Opportunity at NASH has donated more than $1,300 to small businesses and entrepreneurs!

Tutors for Opportunity was recently featured in the Tribune-Review.Click here to read the article.

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NAI and NASH Students Selected to Perform at Honors Orchestra Festival

PMEA District I held their Honors Orchestra Festival on November 8th in which 30 NA high school students (almost 1/3 of the total ensemble) were chosen to perform. Congratulations go to the following student musicians!

From NAI:Emily Chen, Violin 1Jerry Chen, Violin 2Chris Fedor, CelloElaine Gao, Violin 2Natalie Gleeson, Violin 2William Han, CelloRoman Hladio, BassEmily Hu, Violin 2Sharon Kim, Violin 1Jaemin Lee, CelloElla Li, Violin 1Angela Lu, Violin 1Matthew Pitell, BassTomer Shamir, Violin 1Yichuan Shi, Violin 2Laurie Song, Violin 2Bhamini Sundararaman, Violin 2Yosen Wang, ViolaMerry Xiang, Cello

From NASH:Joyce Byeon, CelloRebecca Chen, Violin 2Kenneth Connor, Violin 2Katelyn Dauer, ViolaOlivia Eastly, ViolaJacob Kim, Violin 1Gwen Lindsberg, ViolaAngela Liu, Violin 1Richard Palermo, Violin 1Ahna Pearson, ViolaJohn Spratt, Violin 2

Beattie Students of the Month

Congratulations to the follow-ing students who were recog-nized as A.W. Beattie Career Center students of the month:

For September/October:Devin Gilbert, Advanced

Computer ProgrammingTanner Neely, Early

Childhood EducationLisa Trautman, Emergency

Response Technology

For October/November:Joseph Carcia, Pastry Arts

NASH Chamber Orchestra Performs for PSBA

Last May, schools from across the state submitted recordings to serve as their application to perform at the Pennsylvania School Boards Association’s School Leadership Conference. We are proud to report that the NASH Chamber Orchestra was selected and performed at the conference in October!

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Questions may be directed to: 412-366-9664

P R I Z E SAll applicants will receive a certificate of participation from the North Allegheny School District.

A winner from each grade cluster will be selected in each category.Each student will be presented with a small gift and a $25.00 gift card.

Winning entries will circulate through the District as a traveling display through Spring 2016.

CONTEST RULES

1. Eligibility: • Open to all students in Grades K – 12 in the

North Allegheny School District. • One entry per student in each category.

2. Deadline: • Entries must be returned to your school

office between November 9 – December 4, 2015.

3. Qualifications: a. Must address the theme –

“The more we respect and understand one another, a better world it will be...” b. Must be original work of applicant. c. Must attend North Allegheny School District.

4. Format: a. Entry must be titled. b. Securely attach or enclose entry form. c. Student’s name and school should be clearly printed on

entry form.

5. Winning Applicants: • Notification of awards will be sent to the winning

student’s school and home. • The winners will be recognized by the Superintendent and

School Board with an award reception on March 23, 2016.

6. Return of Entries: Entries will be returned to the students.

7. Judging Criteria • Originality • Creativity

• Support of the Theme • Artistic Endeavor

…a fine arts competition for everyonesponsored by the

NA Marcia Martin Unity / Diversity Committee

November 9 – December 4, 2015

The 2015-2016 Annual

Diversity Expression Contest

Artwork above are samples of 2014-2015 student winning entries.

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*Concert Schedule

Thursday, December 3CMS Choral Concert, 7 p.m.MMS Choral Concert, 7 p.m.

Monday, December 7NAI/NASH Orchestra Concert at NASH, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, December 8BWE Choral Concert, 2:30 & 7 p.m.PES Choral Concert, 2 & 7 p.m.HES Choral Concert, 7 p.m.MCK Gr. 4 Choral Concert, 7 p.m.MES Gr. 5 Choral Concert, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, December 9NAI/NASH Choral Concert at NASH, 7 p.m.

Thursday, December 10CMS Band Concert, 7 p.m.IMS Band Concert, 7 p.m.MMS Band Concert, 7 p.m.

Friday, December 11IES Choral Concert, 7 p.m.

Monday, December 14PES Band Concert, 2 & 7 p.m.HES Band Concert 7 p.m.

Tuesday, December 15FES Choral Concert, 7 p.m.MCK Gr. 5 Choral Concert, 7 p.m.MES Gr. 4 Choral Concert, 7 p.m.

Thursday, December 17CMS Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m.IMS Choral Concert at NASH, 7 p.m.

Schedule continues on page 7.

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MMS Showcases Diversity

On November 19, Marshall Middle School hosted an assembly that showcased some wonderfully diverse talents and performances.

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Concert ScheduleContinued from page 6.

Monday, December 21BWE Band Concert, 2:15 & 7 p.m.MCK Band Concert, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, January 6BWE Orchestra Concert, 2 & 7 p.m.

Friday, January 8FES Band Concert, 7 p.m.

Monday, January 11IMS Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m.MMS Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, January 12FES Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m.MCK Orchestra Concert at NAI,

7 p.m.IES Band Concert, 7 p.m.

Thursday, January 14HES Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m.PES Orchestra Concert, 2 & 7 p.m.MES Band Concert, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, January 19NAI Band Concert at NASH, 7 p.m.

Thursday, January 21IES Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m.MES Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, January 26NASH Band Concert, 7 p.m.

Friday, February 5NAI/NASH Jazz Concert at NASH, 7 p.m.

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Students and Faculty Honored at DAA Ceremony

Congratulations to the 85 students and staff members who were recog-nized at the Distinguished Achievement Awards (DAA) ceremony on November 11! These awards are presented by the Board of School Directors to honor North Allegheny students and employees who have achieved state and national level recognition. Click here for more information.

On October 23rd, the Allegheny Intermedi-ate Unit 3 recognized seven North Allegh-eny Technology Integrators as ‘Champions of Change.’ The award acknowledges those who use creative approaches to enhance learning and who serve as an example of what should occur in every classroom, for every student.

NA staff members recognized were: Dana Oliver, Tom Ward, Matt Heckmann, Laura Senneway, Jordan Cotton, Christy Franck and Tony Gentile.

AIU Recognizes Technology “Champions of Change”

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Students and staff embraced their Thanksgiving holiday spirit by contributing to the food drives across the District.

NAI’s annual food drive “Gobble forCans” collected 11,666 food items and $1,076 that will be donated to the North Hills Food Bank.

NASH Student Council also helda drive benefitting the North Hills Food Bank, which collected 9,522 items and raised $2,480 in cash and gift cards.”

IMS held their annual “Turkey onEvery Table” drive, collecting enough for 40 meals to benefit North Hills Community Outreach (NHCO).

MMS Student Council’s “Turkey onEvery Table” drive collected more than 1,000 food items for NHCO.

North Allegheny Wishes You

a Happy Thanksgiving!

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Thanksgiving Break:Thursday, November 26 through

Monday, November 30.

School will resume on Tuesday, December 1.

SAT Prep Classes

Interested in taking an SAT prep course? NASD has partnered with Kaplan Test Prep to offer a course to prepare for the new SAT at a special price available to our families. Please click here for more information.

Holiday Season Inspires Food Drives Across the District

At CMS, the paraprofessional staffcollected enough food for 4 complete meals to donate to NHCO.

Many other schools donate to fooddrives throughout the year!

What wonderful displays of generosity right before Thanksgiving!