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Mountain Echo
Altoona Area High School
1404 Sixth Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602
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The Student News Site of Altoona Area High School

Mountain Echo
The Student News Site of Altoona Area High School

Mountain Echo
Cevin Dively

Cevin Dively, Reporter

This is my second year as a reporter on the Mountain Echo staff. I love to learn new things happening within our school while also getting to share that through the stories we write. Whenever I’m not working on the newspaper, you can find me at school events and games dancing with the Lioneers. I’m looking forward to starting my junior year and making new memories.

 

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Chemistry classes participate in the yearly Coke and Mentos lab in the parking lot behind the field house.

Chem classes participate in traditional end of year labs

Cevin Dively, Reporter
May 15, 2025
The girls went to the Curve for their yearly field trip last year.

Girls League and SADD club to visit Chimney Rocks, the Mayfield

Cevin Dively, Reporter
May 6, 2025
Junior Melissa Krainer poses with her family after winning an award for the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (courtesy of Melissa Krainer)

Junior Melissa Krainer to attend Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences

Cevin Dively, Reporter
May 6, 2025
All bundled up. The blankets for the community service projects are ready to be transported to the Central PA Humane Society.

Freshman homeroom donating to Central PA Humane Society

Cevin Dively, Reporter
April 23, 2025
Fresh air. FLC has attended past field trips regarding nature and exploring the great outdoors (Courtesy of Veronica Skomra).

FLC and Astronomy Club to visit Phipps Conservatory

Cevin Dively, Reporter
April 15, 2025
Perspective. Math teacher Daniel Harber is interviewed about his experience doing AAHS March Madness. Harber plans on competing next year and winning the big prize.

Teachers advertise for yearly March Madness competition

Lincoln Frank and Cevin Dively
April 11, 2025
Learning from one another. Students take notes and critique their paintings to make them the best that they can be.

Art students create food paintings

Cevin Dively, Reporter
March 31, 2025
Students visited the Christmas market a few years ago and emerged in cultural experiences. (Courtesy of Veronica Skomra)

Foreign Language Club to attend field trips this spring

Cevin Dively, Reporter
March 28, 2025
Getting started. Students in art teacher Kathryn Curry's eighth period start creating colors for their paintings.

Easter for Eli. The Girls League puts together baskets to donate to the Easter for Eli program. Last year, they donated 25 baskets. (Courtesy of Megan Yingling)

Girls’ League and SAAD to make easter baskets for Easter for Eli

Cevin Dively, Reporter
March 19, 2025
FBLA students parked cars at Mansion Park for football games. Parking cars is one way clubs have fundraised this year.

Clubs adapt to new funding procedures

Cevin Dively, Melissa Krainer, and Emmalee Martyak
March 17, 2025
Easter for Eli. The Girls League puts together baskets to donate to the Easter for Eli program. Last year, they donated 25 baskets. (Courtesy of Megan Yingling)

[Photo] Girls League raises money for Easter for Eli

Andie Kephart, Reporter
March 17, 2025
Juniors Cece Gibson and Amiri Clark sculpt with newspapers to create their tree.

Art classes sculpt trees for upcoming project

Cevin Dively, Reporter
February 28, 2025
Wrap it up. Students were able to use different materials to stabilize their tree. Wire was a strong contender for this group.

On display. A bigger rendition of the smaller tree is drying in the ceramics classrooms for students to take ideas from.

Carefully thinking. Junior Amiri Clark decides what to add next to the tree.

Students attend the first BSU meeting of the year in September (courtesy of Adrielle McNeal).

Black Student Union holds events to celebrate Black history

Cevin Dively, Reporter
February 26, 2025
Senior Melana Eyer stands in triple threat position looking for her next move. (Courtesy of Lily Stahlamn)

Senior Lady Lion Melana Eyer makes history on the court

Cevin Dively, Reporter
February 10, 2025
Sweet victory. Cake and cupcakes were made to celebrate 1,000 wins.

Girls’ basketball to take on Harrisburg

Cevin Dively, Reporter
February 5, 2025
Coaches reunite. The Lady Lion's coaches over the years returned to the field house to celebrate 1,000 wins.

Lady Lions hold alumni game to celebrate 1,000 wins

Cevin Dively, Reporter
January 31, 2025
Coaches reunite. The Lady Lion's coaches over the years returned to the field house to celebrate 1,000 wins.

Lady Lions celebrate 1000 wins

Cevin Dively, Reporter
January 28, 2025
Senior Melana Eyer stands in triple threat position looking for her next move. (Courtesy of Lily Stahlamn)

[Photo] Lady Lions to take on Cumberland Valley

Rylan Cagle, Reporter
January 27, 2025
The sign for the Astronomy meeting is outside of the planetarium.

Astronomy club to hold meeting to decide trip for next year

Cevin Dively, Reporter
January 23, 2025
Focus in. Junior Parker White concentrates as he prepares to shoot.

Boys’ basketball takes loss against Harrisburg

Cevin Dively, Reporter
January 15, 2025
Scoring points. Junior Chris Wagner played hard against rival Hollidaysburg. The boys lost the game. (Courtesy of Lily Stahlman)

Girls’ and boys’ basketball teams take on rival Hollidaysburg

Cevin Dively, Reporter
December 13, 2024
Happy Holidays. The science department displays their homemade ornaments based on their scientist they chose to research.

Science department creates ornaments for holiday season

Cevin Dively, Reporter
December 10, 2024
New Inductees. Students pose for a group picture on the night of the National Art Honor Society induction. National Honor Art Society induction was on Oct. 8. (Courtesy of Kathryn Curry)

National Art Honor Society holds induction

Cevin Dively, Reporter
December 5, 2024
All locked up. Students are tasked with unlocking a lock box by solving mole equations.

Mole Day

Cevin Dively, Reporter
November 14, 2024
On the move. Students visit each station during mole day and are tasked with completing challenges.

Holy moly. Deserts take their place on chemistry teacher, Christine Falger's desk at the beginning of the period, slowly disappearing with every bite.

Focus in. Students solve different equations and perform tasks relating to the mole.

Creative cake. Sprinkles depict a mole face under chocolate frosting.

Dozens on dozens. Students included mole faces on their cookies as well as Avogadro's number.

Sweet tooth. A cake incorporates a scene with their given prompt of the mole.

Chocolate dream. Students make chocolate cupcakes with moles on top of each.

Participating in democracy. Voters receive "I voted" stickers at their polling place. The stickers have been a staple of American democracy for decades.

Students react to election results

Cevin Dively and Lincoln Frank
November 8, 2024
Sculpt a mole. Students participate in making moles out of foil.

Chemistry students participate in yearly Mole Day

Cevin Dively, Reporter
November 4, 2024
Senior Ava Mika works on creating origami doves during her art class. Any student is welcome to partake.

[Photo] Art students create doves to honor students

October 31, 2024
Clearing up. Guidance counselor Tiffany Johannides has begun cleaning her office out as she moves from school to school.

Staff members say “farewell” to high school and “hello” to elementary

Cevin Dively, Reporter
October 17, 2024
Team Bonding. The girls' soccer team talks about the week's previous game. (Courtesy of Sophia O'Dea)

Girls’ soccer defeats rival Hollidaysburg

Cevin Dively, Reporter
October 3, 2024
Split it up. Sophomores Gabby Harlow and Lainey Yoder sit in their splits with freshman Leah Musselman.

Lioneers practice

Cevin Dively, Reporter
October 2, 2024
Check and double check. Students must sign out in the work experience classroom everyday upon leaving for work.

Juniors, seniors participate in work experience class

Cevin Dively, Reporter
September 24, 2024
Swing into action. Students and staff are encouraged to join the new pickleball club advised by music teacher Kelly Sipes.

Students, staff take to the courts in new pickleball club

Cevin Dively, Reporter
May 15, 2024
Feeling the love. The girls pose with their signs honoring science teacher Heather Partsch and her diagnosis. (Photo courtesy of Kaya Sprankle)

Girls’ softball team reschedules game dedicated to science teacher Heather Partsch

Cevin Dively, Reporter
May 10, 2024
Act of kindness. Bake sales to raise money for the Humane Society are taking place in the beginning of May.

Freshman seminar classes create community service projects

Cevin Dively, Reporter
April 29, 2024
Dedicated. Teachers who live far away commute for at least an hour to work each day. [Made with Canva]

Teachers travel the distance to do what they love

Cevin Dively, Reporter
April 15, 2024
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