Jess Klein took some time off from volleyball and training this summer to take a life-changing trip to Europe. While visiting London, England, and Berlin, Jess and a group of about 12 other Fox Chapel Area students learned more about the history of World War II and other cultures. But, by the time she landed...Read More
Craig Meyer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, [email protected]., August 18, 2019 Tom Loughran, proudly and by his own admission, is an optimist, choosing to see whatever shreds of positivity he can, rather than the negatives, however obvious or onerous they may be. It was a worldview that was challenged at times last season, when his young Fox Chapel...Read More
Senior soccer standout Claudia DeMartino plays with the utmost confidence and is a team leader, but as she tells it, her parlay into becoming a young varsity starter began under very different circumstances. Her promotion up to the varsity team came unexpectedly at the 2016 WPIAL 4A playoffs in a high-pressure game that determined whether...Read More
Some occurrences are so surreal that it’s mind-boggling to believe they are really true. Such was the case at a chance meeting at a local gym in Encinitas, California, more than 2,000 miles away from the Fox Chapel area. There, amid rigorous morning workouts, Nigel Paxton and Andrew Gottlieb had a happenstance encounter and discovered...Read More
Carissa Shepard is a much different person than she was a year ago. The sophomore, who played singles and doubles tennis for the Lady Foxes during the 2018 season, worked hard all summer with a singular focus to take her game to a higher level. And it appears she’s done just that. Only a week...Read More