Avalon Elementary School

The Northgate Middle and High Schools are partnering with a resident artist, Bernie Wilkie, from the Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media to work with our students and school community on designing two large wall murals for the building.

The first mural will be in the main entrance and will reflect the diversity and cultural history that exists in our school district and community. The second mural will be in the cafeteria and will reflect school pride and our Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports programming.

We are encouraging everyone who wants to participate to sign up by emailing nicole.smith@northgatesd.net. No artistic ability required. 

Please join us for this FREE COMMUNITY LIGHT DISPLAY brought to you by the Northgate Student Council. Monetary donations and non-perishable food items will be collected. This event is designed with safety in mind, cars will drive through the secondary campus which will be lit up and decorated. Cars will enter campus via Union Ave. and exit via Glaser Ave. 

We are pleased to announce that the Northgate School District has received $1,000 in grant money from Sodexo’s Stop Hunger Foundation. The funds have been sent to Northgate’s non-profit partner, The Shepherd's Door located at 563 Lincoln Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15202. We would like to thank Food Service Director Julianne Griffin for submitting the grant application and for being a wonderful advocate for Northgate students.

Northgate's Student Newpaper. 

In December, we held several sessions of a new event for our parents and guardians who are supporting our virtual learners. Topics that were covered included educational platforms that are being used and expectations for students during virtual learning. Additionally, we shared tips for helping your child be a successful virtual learner as well as coping strategies for stressed students and parents and a variety of virtual resources. Please use the links below to access the resources we covered as well as a recording of the presentation for our secondary families.

• Elementary Student Resources
• Secondary Student Resources
• Support for Parents During Virtual Learning Presentation