Attention Students – Today is the final day to submit your t-shirt design for The Black Student Union’s very first T-Shirt Design Contest!! Submit YOUR design by emailing it to our advisors, Miss. Coffee <[email protected]> AND/OR Mrs. Stephens <[email protected]>, and it could be picked to be the BSU’s feature logo for the 2024-2025 school year!!
Attention Seniors: The Altoona Housing Authority is offering several scholarship opportunities for students who have resided in Public Housing or Section 8 Housing for at least the last 12 months. More information as well as applications can be found in the literature rack outside of the Guidance Office. Deadline is March 1 to apply for these scholarships.
Attention Seniors: The Altoona Area High School Alumni Association will once again award ten $1,000 scholarships to qualifying students. Students must have attended AAHS for your sophomore, junior and senior years. Please stop by the literature rack outside the guidance office to pick up an application. Completed applications must be turned in to the Guidance office no later than the end of the school day on Thursday, February 13, no exceptions!
Seniors: We need you to sell Marianna’s Hoagies and Pizzas to help raise money for your AfterGlo. All Totals Order Forms and Monies are Due Friday, January 17. The food will be delivered Wednesday, February 5. Reminder – If you sell $250, you will earn 1 free AfterGlo ticket. If you sell $400, you will earn 2 free AfterGlo tickets. The order forms have been sent to your school email. If you want a hard copy, please stop by Mrs. Irwin’s Room A334 or Miss McKee’s Room B127 to pick up the order form and totals order form.
Are you a Junior planning to attend college after graduation and are looking for scholarship opportunities? If so, you will want to stop by the literature rack outside of the Guidance office to pick up information on 2 separate scholarship opportunities just for you. The first is the Pennsylvania Society’s Benjamin Franklin Scholar Award essay competition with a February 28 deadline. The second is the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. scholarship with a March 1 deadline.
Attention Seniors searching for Scholarships: New to the literature rack outside of the Guidance Office is the Big A Booster Scholarship. To be considered for this Scholarship, applicants must be currently participating in a varsity sport and a parent must be a current member of the Big A Booster Club. Deadline is March 14 .
Attention Seniors: Do you have what it takes to be a Lineman and work for an electric, cable TV, phone or fiber optic company? Global Power Line Academy is offering a 10-week training course which will provide graduates of this program the ability to begin a career as an apprentice and work toward a journeyman classification. Stop by the literature rack outside of the guidance office to pick up a flyer with more information.
Hey Altoona Mountain Lions! Mark your calendars for Tuesday, January 14 at 3 p.m. because it’s going DOWN in the gym! Our Altoona Bocce Team is taking on our rivals from Hollidaysburg in what’s sure to be an EPIC showdown! This isn’t just a match—it’s a full-on school spirit event! Circle of Friends and Sparkle will be there cheering loud and proud, and we need YOU to join them! Let’s pack the stands, wear your Altoona Attire, and show Hollidaysburg who ROARS the loudest! Everyone is welcome to come out and support our incredible Bocce Team. Don’t miss the chance to be part of the energy, excitement, and pride that make us Altoona Strong! Let’s fill the gym with maroon and white and cheer our team to victory! LET’S GO, LIONS!