New Director of
Athletics Joins NHSD
N OR TH HI L LS SC HO OL DI STRI C T N E WS
or th Hills School District
D
irector of
Athletics Amy
Scheuneman
comes to North
Hills from Bethel
Park School District
where for the
past decade she
oversaw the district’s
athletic program
including more
than 150 coaches
and employees.
At North Hills,
she is responsible
for continuing
North Hills’ quality
interscholastic
athletic programs
that support the district’s educational mission.
“Mrs. Scheuneman brings a wealth of athletic experience
and knowledge to her new position, and I am extremely
pleased to have her with us at North Hills School District,” said
Dr. Patrick J. Mannarino, North Hills superintendent.
“With her background of managing successful programs
at numerous schools in the WPIAL and her advocacy of the
value of athletics in education, Mrs. Scheuneman embodies
a unique combination of skills and talents required to be a
success in this significant, community-focused position.”
Prior to her time at Bethel Park, she was the Director of
Athletics at Avonworth School District.
She was instrumental in the area’s first Your Personal Best
Summit in May that encouraged girls to be strong, smart and
bold through participation in athletics. During the summit,
hundreds of female athletes focused on the building blocks
needed for optimal health and fitness including nutrition,
mental toughness, physical training, injury awareness,
networking, self-confidence and empowerment. This
past February, she was a featured speaker at the National
Girls and Women in Sports Symposium at Robert Morris
University where she spoke about Women in Sports:
Leadership Roles and Challenges.
Scheuneman is the president of the District 7 Athletic
Directors Association and a member of the WPIAL Board of
Directors and the Pennsylvania Athletic Directors Association
(PSADA) Delegate Assembly. Through PSADA, she mentors
new athletic directors to prepare them for future success. She
has been inducted into the Plum Sports Athletic Hall of Fame,
honored as the Eastern Area Interscholastic Football Officials
Administrator of the Year Award and given the Extra Mile
Award at Bethel Park.
Scheuneman holds a bachelor’s degree in business
administration with a major in sports management from
Robert Morris University.
34 Ross Township
64 North Hills
Students Named
AP Scholars
Two Students Earned National AP Scholar Honors
A
total of 64 North Hills High School seniors and recent
graduates have been named AP Scholars by the College
Board following their outstanding performances on the
college-level Advanced Placement (AP) exams.
In North Hills, 265 students took 476 AP exams in May 2016,
nearly 70 percent scored 3 or above on the exams’ five-point
scale earning college credit.
Recent graduates Nicholas Osmond and Brendan Sieber
were named National AP Scholars for earning an average score
of at least 4 on all AP exams taken and scores of 4 or higher
on eight or more exams. This honor places these graduates
among the nation’s most elite academic performers.
A total of 14 students also were named AP Scholars with
Distinction after receiving an average score of 3.5 or higher
on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or
more exams. North Hills AP Scholars with Distinction are 2016
graduates Anna Aguiar-Kosicki, Alyssa Bell, Margot California,
Brendan Diycz, Brandon Falcona, Sarah Glatz, Stephanie
Latona, Moreen McGrath, Anna Meyer, Nicholas Osmond,
Emily Ritchey, Jacob Seiler, Brendan Sieber and Andrew Toplak.
12 additional students were named AP Scholars with Honor
after receiving an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP
exams taken or scores of 3 or higher on four or more exams.
North Hills AP Scholars with Honor are 2016 graduates Pierce
Chaffin, Robert Colville, Cody Green, Colleen McCarthy, Nicole
Pampena, Regan Schell and Samantha Straub and seniors
Alec Duquette, Madeline Evans, Christopher Manko, Nathaniel
Salopek and Kyle Swartzbaugh.
A total of 36 students were named AP Scholars by receiving
a score of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams. North
Hills AP Scholars are 2016 graduates Adam Averell, Jocelyn
Biddle-Hill, Raymond Buehner, Calvin Chmura, Kevin Clark,
Andrew Cook, Alaina Duessel, Deveron Grupp, Jaclyn Hein,
Victoria Kotwica, Christopher Marchese, Chase Matvey, Evan
Medfisch, Megan Rode, Hunter Ruck, Jeremy Scholze, Lauren
Tucci, Kaylee Wendt, Sarah Whelan and Abdulloh Yoldoshev
and seniors Kristen Collins, Sydney Dominek, Mark Faller, Brian
Fulton, Brooklynn Goodworth, Anastasia July, Kaitlyn Kurz,
Jamie Ley, Bridget McCole, Allina Molinaro, Matthew Reslink,
Anton Sarazen, Ingrid Spear, Adam Taschner, Martin Varys and
Brian Venturella.
North Hills offers students 27 AP courses. These courses are
in addition to the building’s 15 College in High School courses,
five pre-Advanced Placement classes and 15 honors courses.
Most of the nation’s colleges and universities award
credit, advanced placement or both based on successful
performance on the AP Exams. More than 3,200 institutions
award a full year’s credit (sophomore standing) to students
presenting a sufficient number of qualifying grades in the
more than 30 AP exams available.