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NA Student Scientists Send Monarch Butterflies Off to MexicoThe beautiful black and gold monarch butterfly has a network of university programs, citizen scientists, and students of all ages who work together on research and various projects designed to help preserve its future for generations to come. Here at North Allegheny, a number of teachers in schools across the District lead students in classroom-based projects to raise and release monarch butterflies each year.

Through the course of these projects, students become a part of a national effort to protect these amazing little creatures and the milkweed plant, without which the monarch butterfly cannot exist. Adult monarchs lay their eggs on milkweed leaves. The eggs hatch into caterpillars, which consume the leaves to enable their magical transformation into butterflies.

This year, the students in Mrs. Sheila Dattilo’s seventh grade life science classroom have already raised and released a fall generation of monarch butterflies. Mrs. Dattilo harvests yellow and black caterpillars from the milkweed on the school property and her own milkweed at home for the project.

Students observe the caterpillars feed on milkweed leaves in the classroom, grow and shed their skin several times, and finally transform into beautiful green chrysalises. Monarchs generally remain in the chrysalis stage for about 10 days before emerging as butterflies. Once the butterflies have all emerged, students take them outside and release them for their long journey to Mexico. There the butterflies will wait out the winter months before returning in February or March to lay their eggs and begin the cycle of a new generation of butterflies for next summer.

“This project provides students with a first-hand experience of the process of metamorphosis and the phenomenon of migration,” said Mrs. Dattillo. “They also learn about the importance of protecting milkweed whenever they encounter it in their community. It is a moving, hands-on lesson in environmental awareness I hope they will long remember.”

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Upcoming eventsOct. 12 – Homecoming Football Game

Oct. 23 – Community Connections Seminar @ MMS 7pm

Oct. 24 – School Board Combined meeting @ CAO Bd. Rm. 7pm

Oct. 25–27 – NAI Fall Play Fairy Tale Courtroom

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Dr. Raymond Gualtieri, Superintendent of Schools, will be hosting a Coffee on October 23 @ CMS. The event begins at 9:15am.

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27 Students are National Merit® Semi-FinalistsThe National Merit® Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has named twenty-seven NA high school students as Semi-finalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Competition. Congratulations to the following students:

Sonya Besager Katerina BorisovNathan ChristieJoseph Eisner Suyash Fulay Benjamin GibbsLinda Huang

Hae-Min Jung William KarnavasKenneth KasperWilliam Kwon Erik LiuSophia Makal Richard McCoy

Ria MulherkarJoseph MurphyConnor PhillipsAnjali PremkumarKatelin SerodyHenry Taborski Anjie Wang

Carol WangLily Zhang Bozhang ZhaoKaifei Zheng Katherine Zhou Kevin Zhu

Before they can be considered for Merit Scholarship awards, Semi-finalists must advance to the Finalist level of the competition by fulfilling additional requirements that include having an outstanding academic record, being endorsed and recommended by the high school principal, and submitting SAT scores that confirm their earlier PSAT/NMSQT performance. Other information evaluated includes the student’s educational interest and goals, as well as participation and leadership in school and community activities. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation will announce the 2013 Merit Scholarship recipients next spring.

32 High School Students Selected for PMEA Honors OrchestraThe best of the best high school musicians are selected through an adjudicated audition process to participate in the PMEA Honors String Orchestra annually. North Allegheny will be proudly represented in the event this year by thirty-two accomplished instrumentalists. Based upon their performance at this event, they may have the

opportunity to participate in Region, All State, Eastern Division and National MENC Orchestras.

The Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) is a service organization for music education in the Commonwealth. PMEA District One includes over 550 school and private music teachers from Allegheny,

Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties. An honors string orchestra, honors band and honors chorus are offered to student-musicians by competitive audition.

The NASH Honors Chamber Orchestra was also honored as a group this fall when they learned they will be featured performers at the PMEA State Convention to be held in April 2013. To be recognized with such an invitation by the professional organization of music educators in Pennsylvania is a prestigious honor.

The Nor th Allegheny High School Orchestra instructor and ensemble Director is Ms. Sarah Lavelle.

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NASH Senior Recognized as Emerging ArtistDo you know what Emma Munson, Robert Redford, Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, John Lithgow, Joyce Carol Oates, Johan Baldesarri, Philip Pearlstein, Zac Posen, Sylvia Plath, Richard Avedon and Robert Indiana all had in common? Each of these revered artists and writers received Scholastic Art & Writing Awards as high school students – including NASH senior Emma Munson!

Since 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have recognized more than 13 million students. The annual Awards competition begins locally as students in grades 7-12 submit works of art and writing. Works are judged on originality, technical skill and the emergence of a personal vision or voice. Those that receive a Gold Key – the highest honor possible in the Regional competitions – have their work submitted for national adjudication.

Emma was one of 63 North Allegheny students to be awarded a Regional Gold Key in the 2012 competition. At the national adjudication, Emma’s artwork garnered her further recognition when she was awarded a national Gold Medal and learned that her painting titled The Room (pictured above) had been selected to travel in the ART.WRITE.NOW national exhibition tour.

The 2012-2013 tour will reach four cities throughout the school year. The first stop will be at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI. From there it will travel to Virginia Beach, VA and then Kansas City, MO. The tour’s final destination will be in Fort Worth, TX. Emma’s painting will also be featured in the 2012 national program catalog.

College Information NightThe college possibilities after high school are endless. This evening is designed to help parents and students understand the college choices available and offer suggestions for starting the college search process.

College Information Night will be held on October 2, 2012, from 7–9 pm in the NASH Auditorium. Admission representatives from University of Chicago, John Carroll University, Ohio State University and California University of Pennsylvania will be available. We will also have representatives from the NASH school counseling office to give some insight specifically into our school’s process and timeline for post-secondary planning.

You will hear answers to questions such as:

•HowdoIchoosetherightcollege?

•WhatshouldIsayinmyessay?

•WhatadmissiontestsdoIneed to take and what score do I need (ACT/SAT)?

•HowdoIapplyonline?

•WhatclassesshouldItakeinhighschool?

•WhomshouldIasktowritealetterofrecom-mendation?

For more information, please call the NASH School Counseling Office at 724-934-7223 (Michelle Buettner) or 724-934-7226 (Jennifer Rosato).

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Do You Know Someone Who Needs A Gold Card?The North Allegheny School District is proud to offer Gold Cards to our Senior Citizen residents as a ‘thank you’ for their support of and participation in our programs. Gold Cards provide special privileges to those who have them, including:

• FreeadmissiontomostDistrict-sponsoredathleticevents.

• FreeadmissiontospeciallydesignatedGoldCardPerformances of plays and musicals.

• Freeadmissionforrecreationalswimmingduringcommunity hours (indoor pool located in the North Allegheny Senior High School).

• FreeBaierlCenterFitnessMembership(locatedonthe Senior High School campus) which includes use of cardiovascular and strength building equipment in the Fitness Center as well as an indoor walking track that overlooks the activity center.

To become a Gold Card member, you must:• BearesidentoftheNorthAlleghenySchoolDistrict.

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• AppearinpersonattheDistrict’sCentralAdministra-tion Offices to provide evidence of residency and age (Photo ID).

For more information about this program, please check the North Allegheny website under the COMMUNITY tab or call the Office of Communications and Development at 412-369-5445.

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Student Assistance Community Connections Seminar for ParentsParents will have the opportunity to hear authentic feedback directly from a survey of all secondary students about the availability and use of drugs and alcohol in our schools and communities at the first Community Connections Seminar of this school year. Mark your calendars for October 23rd and plan to be at Marshall Middle School at 7 PM. This is information every parent should be prepared to talk about frankly with their son or daughter before issues or questions come up at home.

The North Allegheny Student Assistance Program will sponsor this seminar, featuring Richard Miller, Educational Programs Director from Drug Free Pennsylvania. Mr. Miller will bring a professional perspective to offer parents alternatives and solutions. NA representatives will also share the results of a District-wide survey of students and discuss the District programs and strategies to address the results.

Parents were first told about this drug and alcohol survey last spring. A letter went home informing them of an anonymous, electronic survey that would be given to all students in grades 6–12 to capture data relative to drug and alcohol attitudes and use among secondary students. It has been a long-standing practice of the District to exercise a high level of discernment when considering the use of a survey for any purpose.

Student participation in any District-approved survey is both voluntary and anonymous. Parents are also given advanced notice of large-scale surveys, have the opportunity to review them ahead of time, and can request that their child not participate, if they so desire.

However, the District strongly believes that drugs, alcohol, and tobacco serve as a significant barrier to adolescent development, in addition to being illegal. This survey was one of several initiatives that have been conducted to raise community awareness regarding the importance of this topic.

The survey conducted last spring was largely based on The American Drug and Alcohol Survey developed by the Rocky Mountain Behavioral Science Institute, Inc. (RMBSI). That company has relinquished their copyrights and placed the survey items in the public domain. It was modified to meet the needs of the District, after having been reviewed and considered by a number of District groups.

Community Connections Seminars are sponsored twice a year to build stronger relationships with our parents and provide information and tools to help them address the real issues of parenting in today’s world. For more details about the October seminar call 724-934-7260.

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The North Allegheny Athletic Hall of Fame

Class of 2012

The NA Hall of Fame Class of 2012 honorees include:

Mike Arnold (1982)

Jeff Casten (1979)

Sara Krastek (2003)

Heinz Pak (1985)

Tommy Parks (2002)

Mimi Patchen (1987)

Jessica Siegele (2011)

Carrie Goheen Wagner (1993)

John Woffington (Coach)

Bob Caldwell (Joseph Drazenovich Award)

James Beierle (Bob Miller Award)

Don Greenaway (Distinguished Coaching Award)

Tickets for the banquet are available in the Athletic Office and an order form is available on the athletic department website. Tickets are $35 each.

Join us for Homecoming 2012!You don’t want to miss NA Homecoming 2012. The weekend kicks off on Thursday, October 11, with the Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet at The Chadwick at 5 PM. A new class of inductees will be recognized, as well as the winners of the annual special awards. This year, Mr. Bob Caldwell will be awarded the Joseph Drazenovich Award for Legendary Service, the late Mr. James Beierle will be bestowed the Bob Miller Award for Outstanding Supporter of North Allegheny Athletics, and Mr. Don Greenaway will be given the Distinguished Coaching Service Award. Tickets for the banquet are available through the Athletic Office 724-934-7238.

Activities begin at Newman Stadium on Friday, October 12, with the Pre-Game Parade at 6 PM. This year’s theme is “Visions of Hollywood,” which we are certain our students will have a great time interpreting with their floats and costumes. At 7 PM, the Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony will be held on the field, during which the 2012 honorees will again be recognized. Prior to the game, the Homecoming Court candidates will be introduced. Court candidates represent each high school class, the Band, the Chorus, Forensics, National Honor Society, JROTC, and Student Council.

The football game starts at 7:30 PM, when our Tigers face off against Central Catholic. Student pre-sale tickets are $3.00 and can only be purchased at CMS, IMS, MMS and NAI during lunch periods on the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday before each home game. Student tickets are not sold at the gate. General Admission tickets are $6.00 and Single Reserved tickets are $7.00. Both student and adult tickets are sold in the Athletic Office at NASH on Monday through Thursday from 7am to 4pm and Friday from 7am to 3pm. For information, please call the Athletic Office.

This year’s Homecoming will feature a first-time ever Alumni Band Event sponsored by the NA Music Department. The Alumni Band will be a part of the Homecoming Parade and football game performance alongside the current high school Marching Band. If you were once a part of the NA Marching Band and would love to participate again, look for details about registering on the NA Alumni Association website.

Homecoming dances will be held at both NASH and NAI on Saturday, October 13 from 8 –11 PM. It promises to be an unforgettable weekend!

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