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The Student News Site of Altoona Area High School

Mountain Echo

The Student News Site of Altoona Area High School

Mountain Echo

Nurse Paula Dibert checks her computer as she checks to see how many students have visited so far this year.
Number of students visiting nurse skyrockets
Adrielle McNeal, Reporter • November 8, 2024

Having the ability to use the nurses' office has been something students have known was available since elementary school, but this year is different.  The...

Youth and Government Club will sponsor a mock election starting Nov. 1.
Mock Election results
Gracie Gioiosa, Reporter • November 6, 2024

From Nov. 1 to Nov. 5 Altoona students voted for President, Senator and House representative in a mock election presented by the Youth and Government...

Official portrait of President Donald J. Trump.  Craighead, Shealah, photographer
Trump wins 2024 presidential election
Gracie Gioiosa, Reporter • November 6, 2024

Former President Donald J. Trump has once again been elected as the President of the United States, and Ohio Senator J.D. Vance has become the...

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Philadelphia at night. The City of Brotherly Love shines under a dark sky.
For the Love of Journalism: JEA and NSPA National Fall Convention
Melissa Krainer, Reporter • November 18, 2024

Participating in democracy. Voters receive "I voted" stickers at their polling place. The stickers have been a staple of American democracy for decades.
Students react to election results
Cevin Dively and Lincoln Frank November 8, 2024

The presidential election results have been officially concluded and a candidate was announced early...

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Senior volleyball players, coaches and parents take time for a photo at senior night.
Girls’ volleyball makes it to playoffs
Adrielle McNeal, Reporter • November 8, 2024

On Oct. 29 the girls' varsity volleyball team traveled to State College to compete in playoffs. The team went into the game with their heads held high, prepared to work with...

(Courtesy Haley Tanzi)
Fall Sports Standout Athletes Part 2
Emma Hovan, Reporter • November 8, 2024

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Mountain Echo Voices
A world for the reading. A stack of novels all read and loved.
A guide to Bookstagram books
Madison Aboud, Associate Editor • November 15, 2024

During the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020, there was a rise in the bookish community due to Bookstagram becoming popular. Netgalley describes Bookstagram as: “an Instagram account...

Dunkin' delicious. Dunkin' releases a whole line up of new drinks for the holiday season. A selection of signature lattes, cold brews and coffees were all added to the menu to bring some holiday cheer.
The holidays at Dunkin’
Mattie Baker, Associate Editor • November 15, 2024

October is over, and that means that the only thing standing between now and Christmas is Thanksgiving, which most people tend to ignore… so, basically, it’s Christmas.  Whether...

Now playing. "You Are Not My Mother" is available to watch on Hulu. The movie ran for 93 minutes.
Last night’s movie [2]
Emmalee Martyak and Mattie Baker October 31, 2024

Last night’s movie pick was something of an anomaly. “You Are Not My Mother” is a horror/drama/thriller mashup that takes place in a quaint and scenic town in Ireland....

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Falling in love with reading. (Made in Cavna with Madison Aboud.)
October Book of the Month
Madison Aboud, Associate Editor • October 23, 2024

It is officially the best time of the year: fall. With spooky season upon us, I have decided to dedicate this Book of the Month to some of the best books to read during the...

Editorial Cartoon
Editorial Cartoon
Mattie Baker, Associate Editor • October 14, 2024

Lamar Franklin hides his phone behind his Chromebook.  Chemistry teacher Teresa Rubine would never allow a cell phone in class according to school policy but allowed this photo.
Letter to the Editor: Phones
Madison Brown, Contributor • November 15, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris takes her official portrait Thursday, March 4, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
The 2024 election: A clear choice
Editorial Board, Reporter • October 14, 2024

The 2024 election will choose the 47th United States President: the person who will not only be at the forefront of the United States and how...

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