Juniors, seniors help Altoona for ‘Toona Tune Up
Teams of teachers and students helped at sites across Altoona on Tuesday May 30. Groups painted, spread mulch, cleaned areas and more to help beautify the city.
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Makenzie Closson, Associate Editor
My name is Makenzie Closson. I am a second year member of the Mountain Echo and Horseshoe yearbook staffs. Last year, I became a PSPA finalist and even...


![Expression. Senior Rigby Miller's artwork of a butterfly is a testament to the opportunities the art education department offers. The department's effort was recognized in the second weekend of October. "At the PAEA conference in Pittsburgh, [PAEA] acknowledged all of the schools at their award ceremony who have achieved this [award] for the first time, and then schools who have gotten [it] for five years in a row and higher," Curry said. (Courtesy of Kathryn Curry and Rigby Miller)](https://aahsmountainecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20251007_112511-600x466.jpg)


