Posted by Justin Calderone on Tuesday, April 10, 2018
The final trimester of 2018 at Nazareth College and Career Prep started off with a bang for the junior class.
This year, the project based assignment for the class focuses on energy. The students were tasked with exploring different forms of energy and applying their newly acquired knowledge to solve an energy based problem. For example, a student might research the cost vs benefit of solar panels. If the cons outweigh the pros, the student will provide a real world solution to the issue. The... Read More
Posted by Pittsburgh Business Times on Saturday, April 7, 2018
The Pittsburgh Business Times wrote a short piece about our name change. Click the button below to read more!
"The name Nazareth College and Career Prep was chosen to 'reflect the sister's tradition of excellence in education, as well as the school's bright, motivated students.'"
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Posted on Thursday, April 5, 2018
April 5, 2018
Dear Friends,
I am writing to share that our Trustees and the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth have approved a plan to rename Nazareth College and Career Prep, effective this spring. We will begin using the name Nazareth College and Career Prep in April, but I wanted you to know now and—more importantly, why—we are taking this step.
Please know that the decision came after much feedback and reflection. As proud as we are of our history, our reputation, and the... Read More
Posted by Justin Calderone on Thursday, March 15, 2018
Nazareth College and Career Prep is proud of our accomplished and experienced faculty. This week we profile Freshman Cultural Literacy teacher Marlee Flaherty.
Marlee Flaherty is second careering as a classroom teacher. She studied both at Columbia University and the London School of Economics to earn her BA. In addition, she has an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh and has worked both domestically and internationally in both for-profits and not-for-profits. This business background... Read More
Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2018
"Nine famous fictional residents of the Hill District plus two more met on the Point Park University stage Monday night, dramatizing the words created for them by that great playwright, August Wilson." Mya L, '18, brought home the first place title in the August Wilson Monologue Competition as well as a $20,000 scholarship to Point Park University, a $500 cash prize and the chance to represent Pittsburgh a the national finals on Broadway in May. To read more about the competition and Mya's... Read More
Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Last week, Pittsburgh educational leader Dr. Lisa Abel-Palmieri headed Austin, Tex., to participate in the eighth annual SXSW EDU Conference & Festival.
Held March 5-8, the event aims to cultivate and empower a community of engaged stakeholders to advance teaching and learning. For this year’s conference, 1,445 session proposals were submitted by organizers across the U.S. Roughly 400 sessions, covering pre-school to professional learning, made it into the final schedule, as determined by... Read More
Posted by Justin Calderone on Thursday, March 8, 2018
Nazareth College and Career Prep student Sean is exceeding expectations at FedEx headquarters in Moon, PA.
Sean is part of the Operations Technology Department at FedEx. He has been assisting with software and hardware testing of the Trailer Load Analytics (TLA) solution. The solution combines images with trailer loading metrics and displays the information on a user dashboard. Sean completed QA on software enhancements prior to release, looking for any bugs within the program. Sean also... Read More
Posted by Justin Calderone on Monday, March 5, 2018
Nazareth College and Career Prep student Paul is learning engineering skills at Hussey Copper, the world’s largest and most expert producer of electrical copper bar.
Paul expressed a desire to learn about the engineering industry, so Hussey Copper was a natural fit. At his internship, Paul is working on plans involving new workspaces for Hussey processes. Paul has the responsibility of figuring out which building hardware is necessary (quantity and product) and ordering the materials.
"Paul... Read More
Posted by Justin Calderone on Monday, March 5, 2018
Ieshia '19 "I am really impressed with Ieshia. I can give her an assignment and she completes it accurately and does not need much supervision. She picks up computer assignments quickly and communicates well with staff." - Highmark
Amaiis '18, "Amaiis came in this week and hit the ground running. He completed a project that I had given him a few weeks ago and is ready to begin a new one next week." - PNC Bank
Hayden '19 "Hayden is performing at a high level with respect to project work... Read More
Posted by Justin Calderone on Monday, February 26, 2018
Financial investment firm Hefren-Tillotson is investing their time into Nazareth College and Career Prep student Jade, and their investment is showing big returns.
Jade works as an intern within the Investment Advisory Reporting Team at Hefren-Tillotson. Her role is as an administrative support worker. Jade enters clients’ contract information into the Hefren-Tillotson database. Jade's work requires a degree of security responsibility, which she gladly accepts.
"Jade follows instructions... Read More