This year, all Keystone testing will work little differently than previous years. Changes to testing allow students to take the Keystones and remain following social distancing. Students...

This year, many high school students have been getting tattoos. Many of these tattoos represent something meaningful, such as a loss or a symbol of something important.  Senior...

Despite the pandemic and virtual learning, Altoona is facing an ongoing problem with students vaping throughout the high school. As this problem worsens, the school has tried...

During the spring of last year, the softball season was cancelled. As of now, the softball team has started their season and have been playing since March. Although the softball...

Recently, students have been walking in and out of the bathrooms during the day, sometimes with a smile on their faces. These smiles could be due to the positivity spread...

Not everyone has the chance to work with their spouses; however, the high school boasts multiple teacher couples. These teachers work tirelessly with their spouses on a daily...

A new African American history class is to be added to the 2021-2022 school year. The class was proposed by sophomore Anaiyah Crone this school year.  “I got this inspiration...

This year 13 candidates are running to be crowned Homecoming Queen or King. Learn about each candidate below. Students will be able to vote for their Homecoming Royal during...

For her senior project, senior Kasey Schultz organized an art show in the library for students to showcase their art. Last week, students could go to the library to vote for...

Seventy mile per hour winds resulted in a fallen tree, causing four student cars to become damaged on March 26. The high winds pushed over a large maple tree in the student...

In previous years, the yearbook was organized in sections and distributed over the summer because the book could not be finished before then. Two years ago, the yearbook staff...

In many history classes, the subject of disabled individuals is something that is likely not to be discussed; further, most students may go all throughout high school without...

Taylor Swift, Idina Menzel, Bruce Springsteen, Randy Savage, Kevin Costner and Nik Wallenda.   Names you don't usually see listed in the school newspaper.  However, several...

On Tuesday, February 16, the school board approved and announced the new teacher contract while also extending superintendent Charles Prijatelj's contract for three more years.  "I...

Due to all the restrictions on school events, prom is going to be different than years prior. The high school decided to still have prom, unlike before.  The prom and...