The Student News Site of North Allegheny Intermediate High School

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The Student News Site of North Allegheny Intermediate High School

NA Eye

The Student News Site of North Allegheny Intermediate High School

NA Eye

For many single teens, Valentines Day isnt a holiday worth getting excited about.

Anti-Valentine’s Day

Isabella Gauntner, Staff Writer February 15, 2022

Valentine is a holiday celebrated on the 14th of February. It is a holiday celebrated typically among people in relationships. However, Valentine’s day is not so popular among the singles. You could...

Can the single flap of a butterflys wings change the future?

Real Life Experiences With The Butterfly Effect

Sarah Klosky and Lauren Lentz February 10, 2022

As a coping mechanism, former stay-at-home mother Tina Krebs used photography as a release from the physical and emotional trauma she was enduring at the time, by the hands of her ex-husband.  Krebs...

School is just one of the daily challenges that face teens in 2022.

Life as a Teenager in 2022

Hope Bolibruck, Staff Writer February 9, 2022

Between being in an almost two-year pandemic, balancing curricular and academic responsibilities, maintaining healthy relationships, and facing temptations, being a teenager in 2022 isn’t as easy as...

The state of many lockers at NAI: empty and unused.

Are Lockers Necessary?

Ada Zhang, Staff Writer February 8, 2022

Middle school was the period when students at North Allegheny Intermediate High finally received lockers. Students would be elated and always jumped at the chance to decorate their lockers with brightly...

Adding weighted categories to the grading system has left many at NA struggling to adjust.

Students and Teachers Still Struggling With Grading Split

Virginia Malkin, Staff Writer February 7, 2022

Since August 2020, the North Allegheny District has switched to a Summative and Formative grading system, which resulted in a lot of changes for students. The Summative Formative grading system created...

There are many directions students can head in their post-high school plans, but for NA students, most of them lead to college.

Planning for What’s Next

Grace Thomas, Staff Writer February 2, 2022

High school is the last few years of pre-determined plans for many, and as the future approaches rapidly, students are beginning to prepare for what is ahead of them through making college plans, or waiting...

The ongoing pandemic continues to impact every aspect of school life and not just in the health office.

COVID’s Impact On Learning Continues

Eva Kynaston, Staff Writer January 31, 2022

Since March 13th, 2020, the battle between NA and COVID-19 has impacted the education of students and the duties of teachers.  From NA Cyber Academy (NACA) to switching cohorts, the structure of North...

Mr. Schmidt teaching a new lesson to his fourth period P.E. class.

What is the best period to have PE class?

Kyra Schmidt, Staff Writer January 27, 2022

Physical Education : noun 1. systematic instruction in sports, exercises, and hygiene given as part of a school or college program. PE, gym class, or more commonly known as Physical Education, is a...

Greg Geibel poses with his Skyway Drivin Ice Cream Truck outside NAI.

Serving Up The Inside Scoop On NAI Teacher’s Ice Cream Truck

Josephine Yokim, Staff Writer January 25, 2022

NAI teacher Greg Geibel’s dream of having an ice cream truck was made real by the power of his ‘what if…” mentality. Playing the guitar, cars, photography... ice cream truck? Geibel, a 10th...

Naviance has become a symbol of anxiety about the future for some students.

The Dreaded Question : What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up?

Kyra Schmidt, Staff Writer January 20, 2022

Just a few years ago highschool students all throughout North Allegheny School District (NASD) were sitting in their elementary school classrooms, writing down what they would want to do when they grew...

The urge to check Tyler constantly leads to mental health issues for many students.

The Correlation Between Tyler SIS and Student Mental Health

Lucas Pater, Staff Writer January 19, 2022

With the technology students in North Allegheny have access to, a student’s entire transcript and current grades are just one click away. Along with the extremely competitive nature that is created in...

For many teens, choosing to be on social media also means learning to how to process everything that comes with it.

Balancing the Good and Bad of Social Media

Isabella Gauntner, Staff Writer January 10, 2022

Despite the stereotypes regarding teens and social media use, high school students say they do recognize that there is good and bad to using social media.  At the moment Tiktok is the most popular...

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