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New Outlook Academy held its first annual Chess Tournament on Thursday, October 18, 2018. To enter, students were required to interview with New Outlook Academy Teacher, Zach Gass, and answer questions about the basic rules of chess and demonstrated a few calculated moves. 30 students ultimately competed in the single elimination event. Congratulations to Alexa […]

Congratulations to our students who successfully completed the ServSafe food protection certification exam. The students learned basic food safety requirements and sanitation techniques, as well as methods of thawing, cooking, cooling and reheating food. This nationally-recognized sanitation certification is required by most restaurants as a basic credential for their management staff, thereby increasing employability opportunities […]

Folks all over the city of Pittsburgh have been raving about the spectacular performance of Disney's Aladdin that recently ran at the beautiful Benedum Theater downtown. Among the attendees who saw the show were several young ladies from New Outlook Academy. After the show, they girls enjoyed a trip to the Milkshake Factory for a […]

We are extremely excited to announce New Outlook Academy's newest career and technical training class – PHOTOGRAPHY. Students are learning proper care and use of their equipment, as well as camera and lens settings. The class has also been on several outings around the city to photograph different scenes and locations, including Mt. Washington, South […]

Recently, a group of our mental health therapists and drug and alcohol counselors completed an on-site, 12-hour Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training with Dr. Anthony Mannarino. Dr. Mannarino is a co-developer of TF-CBT and has been a leader in the field of child traumatic stress for… More