North Allegheny Senior High School

North Allegheny Senior High School
Location
10375 Perry Highway Wexford, PA Coordinates: 40°36′13″N 80°03′13″W / 40.603506°N 80.053611°W / 40.603506; -80.053611 United States
Information
Type	Public
School district	North Allegheny School District
Principal	Mr. Walter Sieminski
Grades	11–12
Enrollment	1369 (2010-2011)[1]
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Athletics	WPIAL PIAA
Mascot	Tigers
Information	[phone]
Website	North Allegheny Senior High

North Allegheny Senior High School (NASH) is a suburban high school in the North Allegheny School District and is located in Wexford, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The current building was built in 1974, the school has won numerous awards and was ranked in the top 1300 US high schools in 2008.^[2]

Principal Dr. Lawrence Butterini was recognized by the Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals as the Pennsylvania High School Principal of the Year in 2006. Butterini was NASH principal and a figurehead of the school until his retirement following the 2009-2010 school year. ^[3]

As of April 2007, North Allegheny had offered 14 AP courses.^[4]

North Allegheny features a large athletic program with a reputation for on-field excellence, winning the MSA Cup, a local scholastic trophy similar to the Director's Cup, every year the honor has been awarded.^{[citation needed]} It is also home to AFJROTC unit PA-022.^[5]

In 2011 the football team won PIAA and WPIAL Class AAAA football state titles in December 2010.^[6]

Newman Stadium & Baierl Center

NASH also is a hub for North Allegheny Athletics. It is located right next to Carl A. Newman Stadium, which houses numerous sports, with football being one of its attractions, as the North Allegheny Varsity Football team plays all home games there during their fall sports season. Newman Stadium was named after Carl A. Newman, a former North Allegheny superintendent and the main contributor to the stadium.

Next to Newman Stadium is the Baierl Center, which is a fitness center for North Allegheny Athletics and also has two gyms for cheerleading and practice squads, with one large track on the upper level which is left for baseball, softball, and the rowing team. The Baierl Center includes a weight room, an activity room, an exercise center, and a track. It is open free of charge to North Allegheny Athletics and also is available to district residents for a membership fee. The center is a 48,000-square-foot (4,500 m²) building that was available for public use since 2002 and expanded in 2004, opening a room solely for indoor biking.

Notable alumni

• Brian Baschnagel - Former football player with Ohio State Buckeyes and later with Chicago Bears
• Melissa Hart - former United States Representative^[7]
• Robert James - Band member of The Clarks^[8]
• Greg Joseph - Band member of The Clarks^[8]
• Tim Manoa - former professional American football player, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts^[9]
• Mike McMahon - Montréal Alouettes Quarterback^[10]
• Frank Nicotero - Comedian^[11]
• Mark Nordenberg - Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh
• Richard Rossi (1981) Writer-director, "Sister Aimee:The Aimee Semple McPherson Story" [1][2]
• Gregg Garrity, NFL wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles

References

1. ^ "North Allegheny Senior High School". North Allegheny School District Website. http://www.northallegheny.org/schools/nash/nashhome.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-17. 
2. ^ http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380/?s=PA^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "PAESSP Awards". Pennsylvania Association of Elementary & Secondary School Principals Website. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20070323015902/http://www.paessp.org/About_Awards.aspx. Retrieved 2007-01-17. 
4. ^ http://www.northallegheny.org/Your%20Schools%20&%20Act%201,%20April%202007/Your%20Schools,%202006-07.pdf
5. ^ http://www.pa022.com
6. ^ White, Mike (2010-12-18). "North Allegheny claims Class AAAA title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10352/1111915-365.stm. 
7. ^ Congresswoman Melissa Hart Biography
8. ^ ^{a b} Knavish, Brian (2005-12-15). "The Clarks still like rockin' in the North Hills". McKnight Journal (Trib Total Media). http://www.yournorthhills.com/mcknightjournal/article/56169/The-Clarks-still-like-rockin. Retrieved 2007-01-17. 
9. ^ VanFossan, Brad (2009-06-09). "Interview with former Penn State Nittany Lion and Cleveland Browns' fullback Tim Manoa". Cleveland Leader. http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/10226. 
10. ^ White, Mike (2005-08-26). "Tradition of Western Pennsylvania quarterbacks continues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PG Publishing Co.). http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05238/558775.stm. Retrieved 2007-01-25. 
11. ^ Wilson, P.F (2005-03-24). "Game Show Over". Pittsburgh City Paper. http://www.cparchives.com/archive.cfm?type=Comedy&action=getComplete&ref=3946. Retrieved 2007-01-17.