Students join many competitive clubs. Members of these organizations use their talents and knowledge to compete against other like-minded individuals from other schools.  Interscholastic...

The British sport of rugby has been around since the eighteenth century but is just now becoming more popular in America.  Open to students from all over Blair County,...

As the end of the year approaches, more and more things come to a close. Seniors are finalizing their plans for after graduation, the underclassmen prepare to schedule their...

Junior Parker Cumming is a 17-year-old hockey player and currently plays for the Altoona High Hockey team. "I play for two teams, the Altoona High School team and Indiana...

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In high school, a sport can make or break a student. With months of practice and preparation added onto hours of homework, many athletes decide that their sports career will...

On Dec. 13, astronomy teacher James Krug hosted the annual “Season of Light” Holiday Show. Being the most popular show of the year, all three shows sold out. “It...

On Dec. 13, the Scholastic Scrimmage team headed to Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8 (AIU8) to compete in the Scholastic Scrimmage playoffs for the district. They finished in...

A decision is made every day by students, as well as staff to attend or not attend school. Although people don’t often acknowledge the significance of attending school,...

With the recent passing of Senate Bill 440, Pennsylvania schools are now allowed to incorporate up to five virtual snow days into their curriculum. The Altoona Area School...

Project SOAR  (Study, Overcome, Achieve and Reward) is a group founded in 2009 to help students succeed in and out of school. Once a student is chosen to be a part of...

On Dec. 8 at 3 p.m., there will be a memorial concert honoring the life and dreams of Kiera Chirdon, an orchestra student who passed away due to cancer. The concert will be...

As the school year progresses, classes can become more stressful for students as homework and classwork assignments begin to increase in number. For most students, there may...

On July 2, Governor Tom Wolf signed a bill allowing all schools, public and private, to incorporate cyber snow days into their school year. Senate Bill 440 allows schools...

Life skills support teacher Adam Mathias and his students are collecting grocery bags. Once they reach their goal of 10,000 bags, they are going to donate them to Martin’s...