On Tuesday, January 19, students in grades 9-12 who are enrolled in In-Person Instruction will return to the Hybrid Phase. The schedule we will follow is below. In addition, the end of the second quarter will be Friday, January 29, a half-day for students. The third quarter will begin on Tuesday, February 2.

Please review the upcoming schedule, as there are some changes to which days cohorts will attend school in-person and to A/B days. Some reasons behind these changes to the schedule include:

There are two scheduled half days for students during the 2020-2021 school year. The first half-day is scheduled for Friday, January 29. School hours for the first half day are:

Students in grades 9-12 will have lunch before being dismissed.

The second half-day is scheduled for Thursday, April 1. School hours will be the same for the second half-day.

On Friday, January 8, Class of 2021 students and families received an email from Dr. Dirda regarding diploma confirmation forms. Students and families should review and complete this form by Friday, January 15.

Caps/gowns will be ordered by the school utilizing height/weight taken by the school nurse earlier in the year. Seniors will purchase their caps/gowns later this school year (details and information will be shared at that time).

NASH students/families should complete this form when they are arriving late to school (when learning remotely). Thank you in advance for your assistance. Please forward all excuse information to gfenton@northallegheny.org.

This school year, North Allegheny School District will be accepting student absence excuses electronically through the Tyler SIS Parent Portal. Please forward all excuse information to gfenton@northallegheny.org.

Student excuses will be submitted through an "E-Form", creating a touchless submission option for parents/guardians. This will reduce the amount of paper transmissions between parents/guardians, students, and our staff. Please review the directions to submit an electronic student excuse below and contact your student's building secretary with any questions.

It is now time to purchase a NASH yearbook and a personal ad for your senior! Even with the current circumstance, the NASH yearbook staff looks forward to putting together a book that features all of the positives that have and will happen this year.

If you happen to be a parent/guardian of a student that takes pictures of a NA sports team, club, group, etc., please email nashsafariyearbook@northallegheny.org. We want your awesome photos!

To purchase a NASH yearbook, follow these instructions.

To purchase a personal ad, please follow the instructions below:

**The deadline to purchase is January 31**

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the nashsafariyearbook@northallegheny.org.

Registration for students who will attend kindergarten in the 2021-2022 school year is now open. Visit our website for more details!

NASD continues to be approved to provide free breakfast and lunch for all students. The procedures to sign up for and pick up meals can be found on our website.

The January 15 PNG meeting is regrettably canceled. We look forward to holding the next meeting on Friday, February 19.

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.