North Allegheny Senior High School

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.^[3] 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.

North Allegheny Senior High School
Location
10375 Perry Highway Wexford, PA 40.603506°N 80.053611°W / 40.603506; -80.053611 Allegheny County United States
Information
Type	Public
School district	North Allegheny School District
Principal	Matthew Buchak [1]
Staff	187.30 (FTE)[2]
Faculty	98
Grades	11–12
Enrollment	2,697 (2023–2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	14.40[2]
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Athletics	WPIAL PIAA
Mascot	Tiger
Website	northallegheny.org/nash

School District region in Allegheny County

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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 variety of clubs, activities and a large 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.^[6] It is also home to Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps unit PA-022.^[7]

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.^[8]

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)^[9]
• (6) Swimming and Diving (Women's) - 1984, 1991, 1992, 1995 (AAA), 1996 (AAA), 1997 (AAA)^[10]
• (10) Volleyball (Men's)- 1979, 1987, 1991, 1999, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 ^[11]
• (4) Swimming and Diving (Men's) - 1994 (AAA), 2009 (AAA), 2010 (AAA), 2017 (AAA), 2018 (AAA)^[10]
• (4) Tennis (Women's) - 2008 (AAA), 2013 (AAA), 2014 (AAA), 2015 (AAA)^[12]
• (9) Volleyball (Women's) - 1992 (AAA), 1993 (AAA), 1994 (AAA), 2017 (AAAA), 2018 {AAAA}, 2019 {AAAA}, 2020 {AAAA}, 2021 {AAAA}, 2022 {AAAA} ^[13]
• (3) Football - 1990 (AAAA), 2010 (AAAA), 2012 (AAAA)^[14]
• (3) Cross Country (Women's)- 1975 (AAA), 1998 (AAA), 1999 (AAA)^[9]
• (2) Baseball - 1996 (AAA), 2000 (AAA)^[15]
• (2) Ice Hockey - 2007 (AAA), 2013 (AAA)^[16]
• (2) Tennis (Men's) - 2005 (AAA), 2009 (AAA)^[17]
• (1) Golf (Women's) - 2015 (AAA)^[18]
• (1) Soccer (Men's) - 2000 (AAA)^[19]

The district funds

Varsity ^[20]

Boys

• Baseball - AAAA
• Basketball- AAAA
• Bowling - AAAA
• Cross Country - AAA
• Football - AAAA
• Golf - AAA
• Indoor Track and Field - AAAA
• Lacrosse - AAAA
• Soccer - AAAA
• Swimming and Diving - AAA
• Tennis - AAA
• Track and Field - AAA
• Volleyball - AAA
• Water Polo - AAAA
• Wrestling - AAA

Girls

• Basketball - AAAA
• Bowling - AAAA
• Cheer - AAAA
• Cross Country - AAA
• Field Hockey - AAA
• Golf - AAA
• Gymnastics - AAAA
• Indoor Track and Field - AAAA
• Lacrosse - AAAA
• Soccer (Fall) - AAAA
• Softball - AAAA
• Swimming and Diving - AAA
• Girls' Tennis - AAA
• Track and Field - AAA
• Volleyball - AAA
• Water Polo - AAAA

Newman Stadium & Baierl Center

NASH is a center for North Allegheny Athletics. It is located next to Carl A. Newman Stadium, which houses numerous sports. Newman Stadium was named after Carl A. Newman, a former North Allegheny superintendent and the main contributor to the stadium. The North Allegheny Varsity Football team plays all home games there during the fall sports season.

Next to Newman Stadium is the Baierl Center, a fitness center for North Allegheny Athletics. There are two gyms for cheerleading and practice squads and one large track on the upper level which is left for baseball, softball, and the rowing team. The Baierl Center also includes a weight room, an activity room, an exercise center. 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.^[21]

Notable alumni

• Christina Aguilera, singer
• Brian Baschnagel - former football player^[22]
• Michael Bergdahl - business speaker and author^[23]
• Chris Devlin, former NFL player
• Gregg Garrity, former NFL player^[24]
• Melissa Hart - former US representative^[25]
• Jake Herbert - 2x National Champion Wrestler for Northwestern University, World and PanAm Silver medalist
• Warren Hoburg - NASA astronaut^[26]
• Jessica Jackley - entrepreneur and co-founder of Kiva^[27]
• Thomas Keiser - football player^[28]
• Don Lancaster - author, inventor, and microcomputer pioneer.
• Tim Manoa - former professional football player^[29]
• Mike McMahon - former NFL player^[30]
• James Meeker - professional baseball player^[31]
• Frank Nicotero - comedian^[32]
• Mark Nordenberg - chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh^[33]
• Richard Rossi (1981) writer-director ^[34][35]
• Sarah Schupansky, soccer player^[36]
• Cory Sullivan, MLB player^[37]
• Dan Smyers, Singer, Transition, Dan + Shay^[38]
• Ayden Owens-Delerme, Decathlete^[39]
• Jason Lammers, Head Coach Niagara University NCAA Hockey
• Mack Leftwich, Offensive Coordinator for Texas State
• Joey Porter Jr. Football Player for the Pittsburgh Steelers^[40]
• Chelsea Zhang, actress
• Carl James, Forbes Magazine Chewer of the Year 2023
• Griffin Matthews, actor, writer, director