NASH Newsflash
Week of May 18-22, 2020
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Coming Soon: End of Year Events
Week of June 8: Distribution of caps and gowns, honor cords, and yearbooks, collection of textbooks and laptops, locker cleanout, and finalizing obligations such as library fees and returning musical instruments. The schedule and details will be shared soon.
June 12 - Virtual Graduation Event: will be held at 7 p.m. Details and logistics will be shared with all students and families shortly.
July 17 - In-Person Commencement Ceremony at Newman Stadium at 7 p.m. Details and logistics will be shared with all students and families soon. This event is pending local, state, and national restrictions and guidelines.
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Class of 2020 Senior Superlative Voting
The nominees have been determined for 33 different categories of Senior Superlatives. Ms. Dirda will email the link to vote sometime during the morning on Monday, May 18. Voting will end at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20. The winners will be announced at the Virtual Senior Banquet on Friday, June 5.
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AP Testing Update
A message from Mr. Smith, AP Coordinator
As you know, the 2020 AP Exams are underway. Throughout the first week of testing, a small percentage of students across the country experienced technical issues in submitting their responses to exams. If you experience issues in submitting, the only resolution to this is to request a re-take during the June testing window via this link:
cb.org/requestmakeup.
I encourage you to take all steps possible to be sure a technical issue does not occur.
College Board recently published a troubleshooting tips page that I recommend you look over. One of the most important points from the feedback I've gathered is that you must ensure you are using one of their recommended web browsers to access the testing site and that it is the most up to date version.
We wish you the best of luck on your 2020 AP Exams!
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Class of 2020 Military Information
Any Senior who has accepted a military appointment to an academy or who plans to enlist in any branch of the U.S. military should provide their name and academy that they plan to attend or the branch of the military in which they plan to enlist to Mrs. Foglio at
mfoglio@northallegheny.org. Please provide this information by
Tuesday, May 19.
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Project Water Update
Project Water is a student-run initiative that brings clean water and education to underdeveloped villages through fundraisers and service projects that impact communities across the street and around the globe. We greatly appreciate any donations that families are able to give to help us accomplish our specific goals for the year, which include but are not limited to, directly sponsoring 12 children in six different countries. We understand that these are challenging and unprecedented times. If you would like your registration to be refunded, we would appreciate receiving a request from you by May 31. If we do not receive a request for a refund by that date, we extend our sincere thanks for your donation and can ensure that it will be used with great care towards our efforts.
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Share Your Remote Learning Tips
Would you be interested in sharing tips with your classmates on how you have adjusted to remote learning? What has helped YOU be successful? We would love to hear from you! Take a minute to complete the Google Form below.
Your submission will be available for others to hear and read. You can include your input through either an audio upload (use "Voice Recorder" on your laptop or "Voice Memo" on your phone), or do a written response (type in the survey box).
Thank you and together, let's stay Tiger Strong!
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Tiger Strong Live Long - Mental and Emotional Well-Being Resources
Since we are unable to see students each day in the school buildings for our usual conversations, information sharing, and check-ins, we have created a “virtual” place where students and their families can visit to gain and utilize resources to support students’ mental and emotional well-being. Students' mental health and happiness are just as important to us as academics during this time of remote learning at home.
This site, “Tiger Strong Live Long”, is a resource guide meant to answer questions, provide information, and give you real-life tips and strategies from familiar voices at school.
Remember:
Reach out to someone if you need help. We’re all in this together.
STAY #TigerStrong
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May 20 - Class of 2020 Senior Parade beginning at approximately 10 a.m. (parade route and details are forthcoming)
May 20 - Voting for Senior Superlatives will end at 2:00 p.m.
June 5 - Last Academic Day for Seniors
June 5 - Virtual Senior Banquet
Week of June 8 - Cap and Gown Distribution, Senior Obligations, Locker Cleanout (additional information will be shared with all students and families soon)
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Pause Days
North Allegheny School District students will participate in “Pause Days” on the dates below. “Pause Days” are intended to give students opportunities to catch up on assigned work, and no new instruction or assignments will be assigned for the specific grade levels. Teachers will be participating in activities outside of their normal instructional duties, and may not be available via email on these days. Secondary teachers will not be holding “office hours” on these days.
Pause Days for Middle and High School Buildings: Wednesdays in May (5/20, and 5/27)
Pause Days for Elementary Buildings: Tuesdays in May (5/19, and 5/26)
On each “Pause Day”, students are still required to check-in for daily attendance by logging into TigerID and clicking on the Remote Learning Check-In App. Click here for directions:
https://nasd.school/StudentRemoteCheckIn.
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Volunteer Clearances
School volunteers need to update volunteer clearances every five years. This program began five years ago this coming fall, and many volunteers have clearances expiring in the coming months. Please
reference the North Allegheny School District website for further information about the types of clearances needed and how to update those clearances.
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Update on North Allegheny Summer Programs
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, typical North Allegheny summer programs will be modified or canceled for 2020.
Summer Academy - This elementary program is usually held in June and July of each summer but will not be offered during the summer of 2020 due to COVID-19 and social distancing requirements.
Extended School Year Programs - Through the NASD Special Education program, Extended School Year [ESY] programs are typically held in the summer following the current school year. Due to COVID-19 and social distancing requirements, ESY programs will be held via remote learning opportunities. Parents/guardians of students with IEP’s who qualify for ESY will be contacted by their child’s special education teacher/caseworker regarding their child’s specific ESY remote learning program.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information
Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates are archived on the North Allegheny website. This designated webpage will be updated as new information is provided.
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Remote Learning Guidelines
The District will continue with the remote learning plan for the duration of the closure of our buildings. Details on remote learning for elementary and secondary students can be found on the NA website.
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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.
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The North Allegheny School District often receives requests for the distribution of athletics and approved non-profit community organization digital flyers. All requests for community flyers to be included in this newsletter must be submitted via email only at
flyers@northallegheny.org. Flyers will only be posted and removed from the District website on Friday.
Visit our website for details on how to submit flyers.
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Main Office - 724-934-7200
Nurse's Office - 724-934-7239
Counseling Office - 724-934-7221
Attendance Office - 724-934-7228
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