North Allegheny Music
Education Program
Receives National
Recognition
For the 11th consecutive year, North
Allegheny School District (NASD) has been
honored with the Best Communities for
Music Education designation from The
NAMM Foundation for its outstanding
commitment to music education. NASD is
among just four percent of school districts
in the nation selected for this prestigious
award in 2017.
The Best Communities for Music
Education designation is awarded to
districts that demonstrate significant
achievement in efforts to provide music
access and education to all students.
To qualify for the Best Communities
designation, NASD answered detailed
questions about funding, graduation
requirements, music class participation,
instruction time, facilities, support for
the music program and community
music-making programs. Responses were
verified with school officials and reviewed
by The Music Research Institute at the
University of Kansas.
About The NAMM Foundation
The NAMM Foundation is a nonprofit
supported in part by The National
Association of Music Merchants and its
approximately 10,300 members around
the world. Its mission is to advance active
participation in music making across
the lifespan by supporting scientific
research, philanthropic giving, and public
service programs. For more information
about The NAMM Foundation, visit
nammfoundation.org.
52 North Allegheny
NA Students Host Prom for
Senior Citizens
Students from North Allegheny Senior
High School (NASH) hosted the annual
Senior Citizens’ Prom on Friday, May 12,
from 7 to 10 p.m. at North Allegheny
Senior High School, located at 10375 Perry
Highway in Wexford.
All interested senior citizens were
invited to attend this free event, which
featured music and dancing, light
refreshments and a free prom photo.
For more information or to make
reservations, visit northallegheny.org/
Page/25603.
North Allegheny
Community Seminar
Addresses Opioid
Addiction
The North Allegheny School District
(NASD) Student Assistance Program’s
spring Community Connections Seminar
educated students in grades six through
12 and their parents on the nationwide
opioid epidemic and its impact in Western
Pennsylvania.
The Community Connections Seminar,
which was held on April 5, will featured
the Saltworks Theatre Company’s stage
production of Off ‘Script— a thought-
provoking portrayal of three students’
addiction to prescription drugs. The
powerful play explores the consequences
of opioid addiction and the students’
journeys to hope and healing.
In addition, Community Outreach
Specialist Kelly Wesolosky from the FBI
Pittsburgh Field Office led a presentation
discussing the scope and magnitude of
the opioid epidemic, as well as the efforts
that the FBI’s Heroin Outreach Prevention
and Education (HOPE) initiative has made
to date. Several local substance abuse
treatment centers and other community
resources were also present.
In addition to hosting the Community
Connections Seminar, NASD also
participated in the local conversation
about drug addiction during a Town
Forum on the Opioid Crisis on April 11.
Sponsored by the Town of McCandless
in partnership with NASD, CCAC North
and the FBI Pittsburgh Field Office, this
forum provides the opportunity for local
government, school officials and the
public to learn more about the opioid
epidemic.
For more information about this event:
northallegheny.org/Page/27482
North Allegheny Students
Join Elite 8 in New York
for International Debate
Competition Finals
After months of competing in written
debates with students around the world,
a team from North Allegheny Senior High
School (NASH) advanced to the “Elite 8”
round of the Brewer Foundation/New York
University International Public Policy Form
(IPPF).
By advancing, the team won an all-
expenses-paid trip to the IPPF Finals, that
took place in New York City at the Harold
Pratt House on Saturday, May 6. NASH
was one of eight teams competing in oral
debates in front of some of the world’s
foremost experts in debate, business, law
and politics. The winner was named “IPPF
World Champion” and received a $10,000
grand prize.
The “Elite 8” teams represent schools
from six U.S. states, China and Taiwan.
The NASH team – comprised of students
Anmol Anand, Julie Chen, Frank Li and