Announcements for 2/2
Attention Seniors: On Friday, February 10 th , during 1 st period, Provine will be here to take the
Class of 2023 Senior Group Photo. You will be called down to the Field House. Please check
your email in the next few days for more information. If you are interested in purchasing a
copy, envelopes will be available in your reporting room next week or outside of B120.
Attention Juniors and Seniors: Krispy Kreme Fundraiser forms to benefit the Class of 2023
and Class of 2024 are available outside of Mrs. Dumm’s room, B120. Please help support our
prom and other class activities. Order forms and money are due by Monday, February 13 th .
Attention Baseball players not currently playing a winter sport: There will be open gyms for
any 9 th thru 12 th grader who is interested in trying out for high school baseball this year. The
first two open gyms will be held on Tuesday, February 7 th and Thursday, February 9 th . The
open gyms will be held from 3:15 PM – 5:00 PM for grades 11-12. The workout for grades
9-10 will be held from 5:00 PM – 6:45 PM. These workouts will take place at the Washington
& Jefferson Elementary Building. Players are asked to use the 4 th Street lower entrance only.
Please bring a glove and a bat if possible. A coach will be there to let you in.
Attention Seniors: Senior portrait pages are hanging outside room B130 for proofreading.
Please check that your name is spelled correctly and your photo is correct. Any problems must
be reported to Mrs. Vanish in room B130 before the end of the school day today.
Attention Seniors: The Altoona Area High School Alumni Association will once again award
ten $1,000 scholarships to qualifying students. Please stop by the literature rack outside the
guidance office no later than the end of the day on Thursday, March 2 nd .
Attention Seniors searching for Scholarships: New to the literature rack outside of the
Guidance Office are the Big A Booster Scholarship and Kiera Chirdon Memorial Scholarship
applications. To be considered for the Big A Scholarship, applicant must be a member of a
varsity sport and a parent must be a current member of the Big A Booster Club. Any
applicants of the Kiera Chirdon Scholarship must be a cancer survivor OR an orchestra student.
Deadlines are fast approaching so don’t delay!
Attention Seniors: Is someone in your immediate family on active duty? Or honorably
discharged from the military? If so, and you are planning on attending college or a trade
school and are looking for scholarships, this announcement is for you. Stop by the literature
rack outside of the guidance office and pick up an application for the Stephanine Risban
Scholarship. Application and essay must be submitted by March 31 st !
Anyone with information regarding Mickey Nedimyer’s whereabouts is asked to contact
Detective Wilson at the Altoona Police Department. Mickey has been missing for many weeks
and we are requesting any information that may lead to finding him.