GATE EVENTS & achievements

2024-25 School Year

Engineer Your Future

March 2025 - Westinghouse

The Engineer Your Future workshop allows students to explore STEM concepts in a collaborative environment.
The goal of these workshops is to encourage students to consider a career in a STEM field. Each provides an overview of the potential for careers in engineering and other technical fields; and includes an overview of nuclear power and various engineering disciplines, a career panel Q&A with Westinghouse scientists and engineers, and hands-on activities.

West Point Information Session

April 2025

NH STUDENT RAINE DICKINSON SELECTED FOR INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE SCHOOL IN AUSTRALIA

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Introduce a Girl to Engineering

March 2025 - Westinghouse

The Introduce a Girl to Engineering workshop is a space for girls to explore STEM careers and concepts with less peer pressure.
The goal of these workshops is to encourage students to consider a career in a STEM field. Each provides an overview of the potential for careers in engineering and other technical fields; and includes an overview of nuclear power and various engineering disciplines, a career panel Q&A with Westinghouse scientists and engineers, and hands-on activities.

Future Healthcare Hero

March 2025 - UPMC Passavant

For the 2nd time this year and 3rd year in a row, Mr. Kasperowicz & Senora Foster took a group of select NH GATE students to the event. The program focused on the major concepts of being a Healthcare Hero, a chance to ask questions to healthcare experts (nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapy, physical therapists, etc.), team building exercises & a tour of the hospital.

COLLEGE PRESENTATIONS

Yale University
West Point

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

The NH Science Olympiad is an academic competitions consisting of a series of team events. Competitions are hands-on and fast paced, following the format of popular games. These challenging and motivational events are well balanced between the various science concepts, science processes, and inquiry skills as well as science and technological applications. We have taken into account the scope and sequence of North Hills School District curriculum as well as state standards. The students will participate in activities that enhance students’ prior knowledge and are developmentally appropriate for all of those involved. High School GATE students serve as mentors & coaches for the elementary participants.

SCHOLASTIC WRITING AWARDS

GOLD KEY

Parker Pile- One for Sorrow, Two for Mirth (Flash Fiction)
- **Parker Pile's Gold Key piece has moved on to National Judging. National winners are announced on March 26th.

HONORABLE MENTION

Dylan Hogan- A Walk on the Lake (Personal Essay & Memoir)
Dylan Hogan- Fool's Gold (Poetry)
Faith McAtee- Helios (Short Story)

Mars new year countdown breakfast

February 2025

Dr. Afshin Beheshti, Professor of Surgery and Computational and Systems Biology Director of the Space Biomedicine Program
Associate Director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine University of Pittsburgh

upmc sports medicine career day

March 2025 - Virtual

Topics included information such as educational background, job opportunities, salary, future of the profession, what interested them in their career choice, and an example of a typical day.
Presenters included an athletic trainer, neuropsychologist, sports dietitian, sports chiropractor, physical therapist, and more.

mock trial

January 2025 - Duquesne University

Mock trial is a competition where students simulate a real trial, acting as attorneys and witnesses in a hypothetical case, learning about the legal system and developing crucial skills like public speaking, critical thinking, and teamwork.
Both the Prosecution and Defense teams won their cases!!

steelers stem

November 2024 - Powering Pittsburgh

Luca Korade | Ethan Liang | Cory Chen | Connor Greer
For the second year in a row...four NH Senior GATE Students were finalists at the Powering Pittsburgh Steelers STEM Competition and presented their project at Acrisure Stadium.

37TH annual FARADAY LECTURE

November 2024 - Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall

A group of NH middle school & high school GATE students attended the 37th Annual Faraday Lecture at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall at the University of Pittsburgh.
For over 35 years, the Faraday Lecture has been presented by prominent educators and scientists throughout the nation. Its astonishing demonstrations in chemistry and physics have both amazed and encouraged the middle and high school students to whom it is focused.

healthcare

career expo

October 2024 - David L. Lawrence Convention Center

Mr. K took a group of NH students to the Healthcare Career Expo to learn about all things Healthcare.

Future Healthcare Hero

November 2024 - UPMC Passavant

For the 3rd year in a row, Mr. Kasperowicz & Senora Foster took a group of select NH GATE students to the event. The program focused on the major concepts of being a Healthcare Hero, a chance to ask questions to healthcare experts (nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapy, physical therapists, etc.), team building exercises & a tour of the hospital.

shark behavior expert - martin graf

Princess Cruise Line & Discovery Channel Educational Speaker
Former Owner of a Shark Diving Expedition Company
We learned about Great White, Tiger, Bull, Lemon, Nurse and Hammerhead Sharks & discussed conservation efforts & the vital roll off sharks in the ecosystem.

ENGINEERING GUEST SPEAKER

Lieutenant Brett A. Foster
Engineering Officer, Sector Key West
Facilities and Naval Engineering Divisions

2023-24 School Year

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

The NH Science Olympiad is an academic competitions consisting of a series of team events. Competitions are hands-on and fast paced, following the format of popular games. These challenging and motivational events are well balanced between the various science concepts, science processes, and inquiry skills as well as science and technological applications. We have taken into account the scope and sequence of North Hills School District curriculum as well as state standards. The students will participate in activities that enhance students’ prior knowledge and are developmentally appropriate for all of those involved. High School GATE students serve as mentors & coaches for the elementary participants.

project ignite

2024 - Project Ignite - Carnegie Mellon University

Project Ignite is a student-run outreach organization at Carnegie Mellon University offering an interdisciplinary project-based educational program for high school students in the greater Pittsburgh area.
The following students from North Hills High School took part in Project Ignite at Carnegie Mellon University:
- - John Wyman

WESTINGHOUSE SCIENCE HONORS INSTITUTE lecture series

2023-2024 - Westinghouse Certificates of Completion

On select Saturdays from October 2023 through March 2024, qualified students participated in STEAM inspired lectures while attending the Westinghouse Science Honors Institute.
The following students from North Hills High School fulfilled the Westinghouse Science Honors Institute requirements to earn a Certificate of Completion:
- - Jonathan Evans
  - Madelyn Massucci
  - Nicholas McQuillan
  - John Wyman
  - Max Yamada

Innovation workshop

April 2024 - North Allegheny Intermediate School

The team of Isabelle (Peridot) Larson, Delaney Amato, Stella Stango and Juliet McQuillan won FIRST PLACE at the inaugural Innovation Workshop Competition that took place on Wednesday at the North Allegheny Intermediate High School. They beat seven other teams from North Allegheny, Pine-Richland, Avonworth and Northgate with their creativity, production and presentational skills.

mental health & student-athletes: signs, interventions & resources

April 2024 - PPG Paints Arena, Lexus Club

Mr. Kasperowicz was invited to attend this incredible lineup of presenters including doctors, therapists, trainers, psychologists and professors from the Pittsburgh area. Over 40 schools and universities were represented.

Pitt Law day

April 2024 - University of Pittsburgh

Mr. Kasperowicz & Senora Foster took a group of select NH GATE students to the event. The program had three parts: 1) Mock class with Professor Rob Wible 2) Admissions presentation 3) Pitt Law current student panel.

FUTURE HEALTHCARE HERO - part 2

April 2024 - UPMC Passavant Hospital

Mr. Kasperowicz & Senora Foster took a group of select NH GATE students to the event. The program focused on the major concepts of being a Healthcare Hero, a chance to ask questions to healthcare experts (nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapy, physical therapists, etc.), team building exercises & a tour of the hospital.

scholastic silver keys

March 2024

Junior GATE student Lilly Larkin won two (2) Scholastic Silver Keys, one in writing for a short story and one in Art for photography. The winning photo is shown here.

Engineering in the real world

March 2024 - Lieutenant Brett A. Foster

Lieutenant Brett A. Foster (son of GATE teacher Seńora Foster) spoke to NH GATE students.
Engineering officer Sector Key West
Facilities and Naval Engineering Divisions

KD QUIZ

March 2024

Senior GATE students Ella Demoise, Nick Strother & Ben Hartung won 1st Place on the KD Quiz on Saturday, March 9th on KDKA-TV and will be advancing to the next round!

CHESS TOURNAMENT

March 2024 - Baierl Center

Seniors Gavin Bevan and Winston Siegle along with Juniors Minh Tran and Matthew Streza competed in the innaguaral Pine-Richland Open held at the Baierl Center and won the 3rd Place Team Trophy.

Mars new year countdown breakfast

February 2024 - Westinghouse

Dr. Jim Green, - Former NASA Chief Scientist, now Chief Scientist for the Metavisionaries
Dr. Michelle Lucas - Former ISS Flight Controller and Astronaut Instructor, now Founder & CEO of Higher Orbits

National college fair

February 2024 - DLC Convention Center

NACAC - National College Fair Pittsburgh

FUTURE HEALTHCARE HERO - Part 1

November 2023 - UPMC Passavant Hospital

Mr. Kasperowicz & Senora Foster took a group of select NH GATE students to the event. The program focused on the major concepts of being a Healthcare Hero, a chance to ask questions to healthcare experts (nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapy, physical therapists, etc.), team building exercises & a tour of the hospital.

Physician assistant lecture & discussion

October 2023 - Sarah Foster, PA

Incredible interaction between Sarah Foster, recent Physician Assistant graduate who currently works in an emergency room and some of our GATE Students.

women in engineering

October 2023 - HarbisonWalker International

Samantha Garnier

steelers stem

September 2023 - Powering Pittsburgh

Luca Korade | Ethan Liang | Cory Chen | Connor Greer
Four NH Junior GATE Students were finalists at the Powering Pittsburgh Steelers STEM Competition and presented their project at Acrisure Stadium.

2022-23 School Year

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

The NH Science Olympiad is an academic competitions consisting of a series of team events. Competitions are hands-on and fast paced, following the format of popular games. These challenging and motivational events are well balanced between the various science concepts, science processes, and inquiry skills as well as science and technological applications. We have taken into account the scope and sequence of North Hills School District curriculum as well as state standards. The students will participate in activities that enhance students’ prior knowledge and are developmentally appropriate for all of those involved. High School GATE students serve as mentors & coaches for the elementary participants.

Gabriella Merriman (World Languages), Noah Dixon (Sciences), Adam Serowik (Math), Gabrielle Thinnes (English), Maggies Davis (NHEA Scholarship)

NHEA Awards ceremony

2022-2023 Department Award Winners

Ella Demoise, Valerio Gomez-Frittelli, Joshua Kim and Nicholas Strother

National Merit Semi-finalistS

High school juniors enter the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which serves as an initial screen of program entrants. Over 1.3 million juniors in 21,000 high schools entered the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the SAT/NMSQT in 2022.

Westinghouse: Women in Nuclear

College & Career Planning

K'Nex Competition

Chess Tournament

Hometown High Q

Ella Demoise - Student Project

High Q 2022 Final.mp4

Ella Board Presentation.mp4

2021-22 School Year

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

The NH Science Olympiad is an academic competitions consisting of a series of team events. Competitions are hands-on and fast paced, following the format of popular games. These challenging and motivational events are well balanced between the various science concepts, science processes, and inquiry skills as well as science and technological applications. We have taken into account the scope and sequence of North Hills School District curriculum as well as state standards. The students will participate in activities that enhance students’ prior knowledge and are developmentally appropriate for all of those involved. High School GATE students serve as mentors & coaches for the elementary participants.

mars new year countdown breakfast

February 2025 - Discovery Church

Speaker: Dr. Afshin Beheshti
- Professor of Surgery & Computational and Systems Biology and Director of the Space Biomedicine Program Associate Director of the McGowanInstitute for Regenerative Medicine University of Pittsburgh

Science Olympiad

March 2025

The NH Science Olympiad is an academic competitions consisting of a series of team events. Competitions are hands-on and fast paced, following the format of popular games. These challenging and motivational events are well balanced between the various science concepts, science processes, and inquiry skills as well as science and technological applications. We have taken into account the scope and sequence of North Hills School District curriculum as well as state standards. The students will participate in activities that enhance students’ prior knowledge and are developmentally appropriate for all of those involved. High School GATE students serve as mentors & coaches for the elementary participants.