Northern Cambria School District

Email: news@ncsd.k12.pa.us
Website: http://www.ncsd.k12.pa.us/
Location: 601 Joseph Street, Northern Cambria, PA, USA
Phone: 814-948-5481
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ncsdcolts/
Twitter: @ncsdcolts

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Senior, Autumn Donatelli, is a member of volleyball, softball, and National Honor Society. Autumn was on the All-State Volleyball Team and named First Team for the All-District Team. During her free time, she likes to spend time with her family and friends, play volleyball and spikeball with her siblings, read, binge watch Netflix, and listen to music. Autumn also has part-time job at Ma & Pa´s Restaurant and has been working there for almost a year. Her future plans are to attend Slippery Rock University for their Biology/Pre-Physician Assistant Program.

"Live life to the fullest and never have any regrets. Life is too short to worry about the little things."- Autumn Donatelli

Courtney Nave is a senior at Northern Cambria. She is involved with cheerleading, marching band, track and field, Remember Adam, and Prom Committee. Her hobbies outside of school are painting, drawing, and photography. Courtney has won best of show 2 years in a row at the Harmony fair for her drawings! Her future plans are to go to veterinary school and eventually own her own clinic along with an animal shelter.

"My advice to underclassmen is to get involved. Get out of your comfort zone a little bit! Always work hard and most of all have fun! High school flies by faster than what you think it would."- Courtney Nave.

Briana Smith is a senior at Northern Cambria. She is in the marching band and on the rifle team. Briana qualified for the rifle team state competition twice! Outside of school, she likes to play soccer with her cousin, ride horses, walk her dog, read, write, draw, learn how to speak different languages, and work at her job. Briana plans on attending Penn Highlands for two years and transferring to another school for two more years to get her degree in criminology. She plans on working at a jail or go to the police academy.

"Do not change for someone if they can't accept you, they never will."- Briana Smith

Senior, John Barrett, is a member of football, track and field, and Remembering Adam. While in school, John attended Vo-Tech for Electrical Technologies! During his free time, he enjoys working on cars and working at Giant Eagle. His future plans are to continue his education with Electrical Technologies and join the Local 5 Electrical Union.

"Enjoy high school while it lasts. It's the best time of your life." - John Barrett

Rachel Bradley is a senior at Northern Cambria. She is a member of the soccer team and National Honor Society. She likes to spend her time making as many memories as possible with her friends! Rachel refers to herself as an open book. She said there isn't much people don't know about her. Her future plans are to attend IUP and major in Psychology. She then plans on attending medical school to become a psychiatrist.

"Try new things, take risks, have fun, and make memories. Make sure your high school career is something you look back at and wish you could relive it."- Rachel Bradley

Madison Nagle is a senior at Northern Cambria. She enjoys spending time with my friends and family, hunting, fishing, riding with my siblings, and taking pictures of nature. Her future plans are to attend IUP and major in communications media.

"My advice for underclassmen is to get out of your comfort zone. Try classes and activities that you don’t normally do, and enjoy high school while you can."- Madison Nagle

Isaac McEvoy is a senior at Northern Cambria. He spends most of his time outside of school fishing and hunting. He has recently started an outdoor page on Instagram called “Susquehannians” that he has been putting a lot of time into! His future plans are to attend Triangle Tech in Greensburg for Maintenance Electricity.

"My advice for the underclassmen is make the most out of the time you have. I’ve always been the kid who “hated” school but now that my senior year was cut short I honestly miss being there. All four years of high school go by so fast and they have been some of the most fun years of my life, so make the most of it while you can."- Isaac McEvoy

Courtney Williams is a senior at Northern Cambria. She enjoys riding her dirt bike, babysitting, swimming, and four wheeler riding. She was selected for the National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists Award of Excellence from our high school. Her future plans are to get a degree in Child Development Associates (CDA) and become a daycare worker, possibly owning her own daycare center in the future.

"It can get really hard at times but just keeping pushing through it because it will be all worth it in the end. Nothing is too hard, even when you’re at the breaking point. High school goes by fast so don’t forget to have fun. It really is over before you know it."- Courtney Williams

Jason Bacho is a senior at Northern Cambria. He has been In Vo-Tech for 2 years for masonry. Jason has also been a part of the Spangler Fire Company for the past 5 years! During his free time, he enjoys hunting, fishing, camping, and spending time with his older brother Allen. Jason also works for IVP delivering food. His future plans are to get a job in the masonry field.

"Enjoy school. You can’t go back."- Jason Bacho

Josh Hassen is a senior at Northern Cambria. He has participated in baseball while in high school. Outside of school, he is a firefighter and enjoys spending time with his friends. His future plans are to become a professional fireman.

"Enjoy the time while you have it, you may never know when it will end."- Josh Hassen

Q: Did you yourself enjoy this project and seeing all the different masterpieces from your students?

A: I really enjoyed seeing how the students completed their projects. The students were really creative in how they portrayed the artwork.

Q: What was your favorite thing about doing it?

A: My favorite thing about this project was that the students were able involve their family members, even their furry ones!

Q: Do you plan on doing this again in the future?

A: I would really like to do this project again. It gives the students a chance to research a famous artwork and recreate it in their own way.

By Mia Koches

Mr. Taranto teaches Algebra. When he teaches his lessons, he makes sure that the content in the lessons can be used in different math classes in the future and in life. Mr. Taranto believes understanding Algebra will help you to be more successful in the future. He believes the hardest lesson is factoring because of how the problem looks at a first glance. They believe that the material was tougher than it really is, just based on the way it looks. He mostly teaches Algebra, but throws a few tips and tricks to make basic problems easier. Mr. Taranto does an excellent job motivating his students to become real mathematical thinkers!

By Logan Keith

Mr Paronish has been teaching Social Studies for over 30 years! By now we all know that Mr. Paronish is a fun, passionate, and dedicated educator. But did you know that he also attended Northern Cambria? Check out what Mr. Paronish had to say about his time as a student!

Q: What was your favorite class in High School?

A: My favorite class had to be social studies, I always had a fun time learning about the history of our country.

Q: When did you realize you wanted to be a teacher?

A: I realized I wanted to be a teacher my senior year of high school.

Q: What sports were you involved in?

A: I ran track and field and played football in my high school career.

By Josh Hassen and Caleb Nelson

Yearbook orders are still taking place!

High School Yearbook- log on to www.jostensyearbooks.com (Base Price of $68 + tax)

Elem/Middle School Yearbook- log on to www.schoolannual.com (Base price of $17 + tax)

Please contact Mrs. Ludwig or Mrs. Perkovich if you have any questions.