Natalie Beneviat stories, Page 22

Two North Allegheny High School students earned rare perfect scores on their 2021 Advanced Placement tests, both in computer science courses. Kamya Rajesh, a sophomore, received a perfect score on the Computer Science Principles test, and Sun Ahn, a senior, had a flawless test score on the AP Computer Science...

Franklin Park officials have begun the first of many steps that could lead to a stormwater management fee being instituted in the borough. Stormwater management is important to prevent flooding during heavy rains and the discharge of untreated, polluted water into streams and waterways. The borough also is dealing with...

Elementary students in the North Allegheny School District spent the last couple months jumping for the hills. To help North Hills Community Outreach, that is. Students of NA’s seven elementary schools raised a grand total of $63,053 in a jump rope challenge benefiting the North Hills Community Outreach. This is...

North Allegheny High School has three Coca-Cola scholarship recipients in 2022, thanks to seniors Victoria Ren, Hannah Shin, and Alina Zaidi. Each student will receive a $20,000 scholarship. The 34th class of Coca-Cola Scholars include 150 high school students across the nation, selected from an initial pool of 68,000-plus applications...

For women looking to make meaningful connections with other women in the North Allegheny communities, there’s an organization for that. The North Allegheny Women’s Association is a social and charitable organization with the purpose of uniting women through community service, according to its President Josley Counselman. NAWA was the brainchild...

Sherry Jo Matt lost her 21-year-old daughter Siena Bott to a fentanyl overdose in 2020. Matt says there’s no better time than now to face the issue of substance abuse in the North Allegheny area. “A Candid Conversation about Drugs, Alcohol and Addiction” on April 21, 7 to 8:30 p.m.,...

Anyone who likes pierogies, polkas and running will find the perfect opportunity in the Dyngus Day Dash 5K on April 23 in North Park, which will help aid the humanitarian effort in Ukraine. The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Kosciuszko Foundation is hosting the event. Proceeds will be split between supporting...

A comprehensive facilities assessment beginning in April will help determine whether North Allegheny’s intermediate and senior high schools need upgrades or should be replaced. On March 23, the North Allegheny School Board selected the firm of Weber Murphy Fox, which provides architecture, interior design, land development and construction management services,...

The new 2022 House and Senate district maps largely split McCandless from other North Allegheny communities but kept the township itself intact, according to town manager Robert Grimm. The reapportionment process takes place every 10 years as required by the Pennsylvania State Constitution to reflect population changes, according to Dr....

Despite the rush of the growing North Hills, there are some places where the quiet lull of nature rules. Such can be found at the Bradford Woods Reserve, which is hosting its annual Earth Day event on April 23 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The reserve is located in...

With the popularity of pickleball, changes are coming to Franklin Park and McCandless. Officials in Franklin Park are trying to cut down on pickleball noise from the court at Old Orchard Park. This year, changes are being made to the type of ball used for the sport for the Old...

North Allegheny senior Tejaswini “Tejas” Prasanna was named a nominee for the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. She is one of 5,000-plus candidates, selected from nearly 3.6 million students set to graduate this year. Scholars are selected on the basis of superior academic and artistic achievements, leadership qualities, strong character...

The deer management program in McCandless is looking for more archery hunters to participate in the fall. Suburban Whitetail Management, of Wexford, provides bow hunting programs to manage deer populations in several areas of the North Hills of Pittsburgh. It has provided deer management in Franklin Park for several years...

Teams from North Allegheny Senior High School and Marshall Middle School each won first place and swept the recent 31st Western Pennsylvania Science Bowl Competition. The event featured 41 teams from 27 high schools and 30 teams from 17 middle schools in the region. Each participating school was allowed two...

A PennDOT inspection report found no structural problems in six bridges evaluated in McCandless. The local bridges require some regular maintenance and were assigned a priority number based on the level of work that needs to be done, according to Robert Grimm, McCandless town manager. “The bottom line is we’re...

A fashion show, robotics and designs from the auto collision department will be just a few of the things featured at the upcoming A.W. Beattie Career Center Spring Open House in Allison Park, on March 24, from 5:15 to 8 p.m. This year marks the return to an in-person format...

Middle school girls took part in the North Allegheny School District’s annual G.O.L.D. event on March 4 at the North Allegheny Intermediate High School. The Girls Only Leadership Development program is designed to help girls gain the leadership skills needed for success in high school and beyond. It is led...

On June 3, Bobby Hunt is scheduled to make his last run as a bus driver for the North Allegheny School District after 41 years. And if it weren’t for the students, he would have taken his retirement a lot sooner. “The kids are the best part. I’ll miss the...

The North Allegheny School Board has approved a technology refresh and upgrade for the district with a potential price tag of $3 million. The vote came during a March 2 special meeting. The cost will be financed over four years and the anticipated yearly payment should not exceed $750,000, according...

Emotional, spiritual and pastoral support is now available to McCandless police officers through a new chaplaincy program. Rabbi Jeremy Weisblatt of the Temple Ohav Shalom in Allison Park serves as volunteer chaplain to the department and will provide nondenominational guidance and support to any officer who may feel the need,...

The North Allegheny School District’s recruitment efforts to hire new teachers and paraprofessionals for the 2022-2023 school year is expected to begin in April, according to Marijane Treacy, director of Human Resources. Overall, the staffing level at the district is in a comfortable, but cautious, position, Treacy said. “As a...

Fish fry dinners, though mostly curbside or take-out, have returned for 2022. The fish fries are popular during the Lenten period, a religious observation period that commonly requires Christians to abstain from meat on Fridays. Lent began on Ash Wednesday, March 2, and lasts until Good Friday, April 15. Many...

Robots took center stage at the North Allegheny 5th Annual VEX Robotics Competition, bringing in 30 teams from across Western Pennsylvania to compete at NA’s Baierl Center, located next to the high school. Students from high and middle schools throughout the region competed Feb. 11 with robots they designed, built,...

North Allegheny High School will present its spring musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone” at the high school March 2-6, all at 7 p.m. This is the first larger-scale spring musical since before the pandemic hit, with a larger student cast and an orchestra pit, according to director David Schmiech. There are...

The Neighborhood Block Party 2022 benefitting the North Hills Community Outreach is returning to an in-person event set for April 3 from 1 to 4 p.m., at the North Park Sports Complex on Wildwood Road, in Wildwood, Pa. Early-bird tickets cost $30 for adults and $15 for children 11 and...