What's Up at North Allegheny School District
Week of October 4-8, 2021
Each week, we will share news from the District and from your student’s building.

Please click on your student’s building below to access their building-specific information.

Below the links to the building newsletters, you will find important information from the District.
Elementary School Newsletters
Middle School Newsletters
High School Newsletters
NACA Newsletters
District-Wide Important Dates
  • October 7 - NASH & NACA Open House, 6:30 p.m.
  • October 26 - Elementary/Secondary Report Period Ends (end of 1st quarter)
  • October 27 - No Classes (Professional Learning Day)
  • October 29 - Elementary/Secondary Report Cards Available
  • October 30 - NA Foundation Trick-or-Trot @ Marshall Campus
  • November 1 - No Classes (Professional Learning Day / Elementary Conference Day)
  • November 2 - No Classes (Professional Learning Day / Elementary Conference Day)
  • November 7 - Daylight Saving Time Ends
District Updates
Keeping Our Community Healthy & Well
If Your Student is Sick, Please Stay Home

No matter what the illness may be, please keep your student home from school and extracurricular activities if they aren’t feeling well. Seasonal illnesses spread easily in schools for a variety of reasons and the most critical tool in preventing the spread of germs is for any student or staff member that is feeling ill to stay home.
NASD Homecoming Parade
Friday, October 8, 5:40 p.m. 

NASH Student Council is proud to present the 2021 Homecoming Parade on Friday, October 8! Students will march around the NASH circle beginning at 5:40 p.m. This year our North Allegheny Tiger Marching Band will lead 15 different floats designed by student organizations and feature our 20 court candidates. During halftime of the football game, the band will perform and we will announce the 2021 Homecoming King and Queen. Thank you to the members of the NASH Student Council for planning this year’s events and providing us with a walk down memory lane in these photos!
Pink Out to Support Glimmer of Hope
Friday, October 8 Football Game vs. Norwin

The NA Student Section Presents the Pink Out!

For many years, the North Allegheny Student Section has supported Glimmer of Hope – a local organization with the goal of completely eradicating breast cancer. Glimmer of Hope uses its funds for both research and to purchase equipment for local hospitals for the early detection and ultimately eradication of breast cancer.

This year’s Pink Out will be held at the football game on Friday, October 8. The kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. at Newman Stadium. Student Section t-shirts are on sale in very limited quantities, so order your shirt as soon as possible!
Community Connections - Resources Available for All Students
Thursday, October 21, 6:30 p.m. @ NAI

All parents/guardians are invited to our first Community Connections seminar of the 2021-2022 school year. During the evening, we will discuss the resources NA has available to help all students throughout the school year.

  • Members of the NA Student Services team are available for students in all buildings.
  • Support for students to be successful in overcoming any concerns with anxiety, depression, and other areas that create barriers in the learning process.

Presentations will include:

  • ways to help develop and use coping strategies to be successful.
  • how we utilize outside resources to help support us, including MAPs (Maximizing Adolescent Potentials) from the University of Pittsburgh.
  • Rusty Hewitt from the Allegheny County Office of Behavioral Health on how to help our students overcome adversity and the available resources from Allegheny County.

We look forward to seeing you at NAI on October 21!
NAI proudly presents L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables

NAI Fall Play Performance Dates
  • October 13 - Free Senior Citizens’ Performance - 3:30 p.m.
  • October 14 - 7 p.m.
  • October 16 - 2 p.m.
  • October 16 - 7 p.m.

Tickets are $8 and sold at the door.

All performances will be held in the NAI Auditorium. Masks and social distancing are required throughout the performance.
Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences -
November 1 & 2

Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on:

  • Monday, November 1 from 12:00-7:45 p.m. 
  • Tuesday, November 2 from 8:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. 

These are Professional Development Days and there are no classes for students.

Over the next few weeks, elementary teachers will be reaching out to parents/guardians to schedule conference times. Parents/guardians will be able to participate in their conference virtually or in person.
Requesting Vaccination Cards

According to CDC guidelines, students that are fully vaccinated are not required to quarantine if they are considered a close contact with a positive COVID case. The main goal of this school year is to maintain in-person learning as much as possible. If your child has been vaccinated, please submit proof of vaccination to your student’s school nurse to avoid future quarantines.  

If you choose to submit a copy of your child’s vaccination card, this information will be treated in the same manner as all medical information: with the utmost confidentiality, inline with FERPA and HIPAA regulations. This information will not be released to the public in any way and will simply be used to make informed decisions for contact tracing purposes.

Thank you for your assistance and if you have any questions, please reach out to your school nurse. 
NASD Board Distinguished Achievement Awards (DAAs)

The Board of School Directors honors students and employees who have achieved state and national level recognition by presenting them with Distinguished Achievement Awards (DAAs). DAAs are presented at special ceremonies held immediately prior to regularly scheduled Board meetings. Parents of the awardees along with school principals and the nominating teachers, coaches, and/or sponsors are also invited to attend.
Nominations are accepted on a rolling basis and must be received by the 5th of each month.

To read more about the criteria for the award, the process to enter, and dates for DAA award presentations, visit https://www.northallegheny.org/Page/540.
Athletics Updates
“Guiding the College-Bound Athlete” Seminar

An informational seminar on athletic scholarships and the college recruiting process entitled “Guiding the College-Bound Athlete” will be held on Monday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the NASH Auditorium.
This seminar will teach parents/guardians and athletes how to:
  • Learn what it takes to be a college athlete mentally, physically, and academically
  • Set up college visits
  • Receive a scholarship or grant
  • Get noticed and recruited
  • Ensure NCAA Freshman Eligibility
  • Create a “Recruiting Blueprint”
  • Communicate with college coaches
  • Why they should start as early as 7th grade
Resources
Missed a Newsletter?
All building newsletters are archived weekly on the North Allegheny website. This designated webpage will be updated with links to the previous week’s newsletters at the beginning of each school week by 11:30 a.m. A link to the archive is accessible on the District’s homepage and on each building’s homepage.
Community Flyers
We've gathered and approved all sorts of neat flyers from around the community and put them all in one place on our website. You should go to look at them. Seriously. Do it. Right meow.
Building Contacts
Main Office - 412-369-5520
Nurse's Office - 412-369-5520
Counseling Office - 412-369-5421