North Allegheny Senior High School

North Allegheny Senior High School
Location
10375 Perry Highway
Wexford, PA

Allegheny County

United States
Information
Type Public
School district North Allegheny School District
Principal Natasha Dirda
Faculty 98
Grades 11–12
Enrollment 1,277 in 2013
Color(s) Black and Gold
Athletics WPIAL PIAA
Mascot Tiger
Information (724) 934-7200
Website northallegheny.org/nash
School District region in Allegheny County

North Allegheny Senior High School (NASH) is a suburban high school in the North Allegheny School District and is located in Wexford, Pennsylvania, a northern suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The current building was built in 1974. In 2013, enrollment was 1,277 pupils in grades 11th and 12th, with 3% of pupils from a low income home. In 2013, North Allegheny Senior High School employed 98 teachers. The feeder school is North Allegheny Intermediate High School which provides grades 9th and 10th.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, North Allegheny Senior High School reported an enrollment of 1,314 pupils in grades 11th and 12th. The school employed 98 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 13:1.

Former 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.

North Allegheny Senior High school students may choose to attend A W Beattie Career Center for training in the trades. The Allegheny Intermediate Unit IU3 provides the school with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars

The district offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program. North Allegheny Senior High School won the MSA Cup, a local scholastic trophy similar to the Director's Cup, every year the honor has been awarded. It is also home to AFJROTC unit PA-022.

In December 2010 and 2012 the football team won PIAA and WPIAL Class AAAA football state titles, claiming the state in two out of three years.

Athletics

Number of Team State Championships
  • (11) Cross Country (Men's)- 1960 (AAA), 1961 (AAA), 1962 (AAA), 1965 (AAA), 1968 (AAA), 1970 (AAA), 1971 (AAA), 1974 (AAA), 1980 (AAA), 1997 (AAA), 2010 (AAA)
  • (6) Swimming and Diving (Women's) - 1984, 1991, 1992, 1995 (AAA), 1996 (AAA), 1997 (AAA)
  • (10) Volleyball (Men's)- 1979, 1987, 1991, 1999, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
  • (4) Swimming and Diving (Men's) - 1994 (AAA), 2009 (AAA), 2010 (AAA), 2017 (AAA), 2018 (AAA)
  • (4) Tennis (Women's) - 2008 (AAA), 2013 (AAA), 2014 (AAA), 2015 (AAA)
  • (9) Volleyball (Women's) - 1992 (AAA), 1993 (AAA), 1994 (AAA), 2017 (AAAA), 2018 {AAAA}, 2019 {AAAA}, 2020 {AAAA}, 2021 {AAAA}, 2022 {AAAA}
  • (3) Football - 1990 (AAAA), 2010 (AAAA), 2012 (AAAA)
  • (3) Cross Country (Women's)- 1975 (AAA), 1998 (AAA), 1999 (AAA)
  • (2) Baseball - 1996 (AAA), 2000 (AAA)
  • (2) Ice Hockey - 2007 (AAA), 2013 (AAA)
  • (2) Tennis (Men's) - 2005 (AAA), 2009 (AAA)
  • (1) Golf (Women's) - 2015 (AAA)
  • (1) Soccer (Men's) - 2000 (AAA)
The district funds-
Varsity

According to PIAA directory July 2013

Newman Stadium & Baierl Center

NASH is also 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