This 2020-2021 school year has been nothing if not unprecedented.  (You know this. You’ve already been told this in at least 80% of the emails you’ve received over the last twelve months.) For...

It’s been a challenging year for Allderdice, after the reopening date for in-person instruction has been pushed back from August to November, to January, and now to April. Regardless of what may appear...

As we've completed just about a year’s worth of virtual learning, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many teachers have struggled with creating enriching lessons that will excite students and be suitable...

Anyone who’s attended Allderdice for any amount of time is familiar with this issue: You manage to make it to the bathroom, you find a stall with a working lock, and you come out to wash your hands feeling...

Online school has been going on for far too long and I, like many others, have lost all motivation to attend my virtual classes. Most of the time they become the background noise to my daily routine. Making...

The Foreword, the student newspaper of Taylor Allderdice High School, won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. In its explanation for the award, the Pulitzer Prize board cited the paper’s courageous...

UPMC has long been a staple of life in Pittsburgh. Their dominance over much of Oakland and Downtown is undeniable and it’s been a joke around the city that one-day UPMC will eventually take over the...

On February 17, ceremonially coinciding with Ash Wednesday and the first day of Lent, the science department at Allderdice voted to adopt the Old and New Testament as a universal replacement for textbooks...

The first rule of March Madness is to expect the unexpected. Number 15 seed Oral Roberts University took down Big 10 juggernaut and 2 seed THE Ohio State University. While an upset like this is surprising,...

One of the most beloved school locations of Allderdice students are the Chambers of Guidance. You’ll find the chambers tucked away by what seems to be a perpetually locked door on the first floor. You’re...

Online learning has had many challenges. From the truly agonizing task of waking up at 7 AM for homeroom to merely fall asleep for your first couple periods to the annoying ritual of turning off your internet...