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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
Maddie Cowfer

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter

Hi, my name is Maddie Cowfer. I am a senior, and I write for the Mountain Echo. I first started writing my freshmen year for Livewire. One of my favorite things to do is run. This is my fifth year running for the Lady Lion Cross Country Team. My favorite subject in school is English because I love to write. I took this class because it’s really fun and my love for writing. My favorite time of the year is summer for the sun and going on vacation is my favorite thing. Once I graduate high school I want to go to college to become a nurse practitioner.

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Freshman Kaya Sprankle is at third base. Sprankle made it to home.

Softball v. Central Dauphin

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
May 11, 2023
The Humane Society is looking for donations. All donations will go to local cats and dogs in our region.

Humane society accepting donations

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
May 9, 2023
Rebecca Skebeck's Biomed classes will be observing an open heart surgery. Skebeck took nine seniors last year.

12 seniors to observe heart surgery

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
March 28, 2023
Chorus performs first karaoke night

Chorus performs first karaoke night

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
March 9, 2023
Freshman Destiny Jones feeds trout. Jones fed trout in her biology class.

Hogan’s class raises trout

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
March 8, 2023
Made on canva

Chorus to host first karaoke night

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
February 23, 2023
Made with Canva

Chorus to hold karaoke night on March 1

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
February 22, 2023
Practice Makes Perfect. Andrea Slusser not only is a part of PJAS but also the orchestra and string ensemble.

Ten students to compete in PJAS competition

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
February 10, 2023
Student council is holding a cereal collection. The collection is set to take place the entire month of February.

Student council collects cereal

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
January 26, 2023
Club adviser Kimberly Shope helps wrap gifts. Shope wrapped gifts and observed the club.

Student council wraps gifts

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
January 12, 2023
The Mountain Echo staff will be going to New York. The Mountain Echo was nominated for a gold or sliver crown.

Newspaper staff plans trip to New York

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
January 5, 2023
Altoona Lady Lions are dedicating their game on Jan. 13. to the Brian Morden Foundation. The Lady Lions sold t-shirts to support the Foundation.

Lady Lions shoot for a cure

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
December 8, 2022
Student council members are going to the Jaffa Shrine to wrap gifts for kids. The gifts will go to community kids during a later event.

Jaffa gift wrapping

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
November 18, 2022
Student council members are going to attend gift wrapping the Jaffa. The gifts are given to kids at the Jaffa Christmas party.

Student council to attend gift wrapping at Jaffa

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
November 16, 2022
Working hard. Senior Marin Cooney prepares for her tutoring session to start. Cooney was accepted into the National Honors Society at the end of her junior year.

NHS offers after school tutoring

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
November 3, 2022
The Altoona Lady Lions stretch as a team. The team practiced at their District course.

Girls’ cross country Districts practice

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
October 24, 2022
Altoona Area High School is hosting an indoor Trick-or-Treat. Different clubs have signed up to hand out candy.

Indoor Trick-or-Treat

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
October 19, 2022
The student council school store changes their prices. All chips and breakfast bars now cost $.75.

School store changes prices

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
October 19, 2022
Big brother or big sisters starts back up with the new school year. Students go to Penn Lincoln to be a mentor.

Big Brothers, Big Sisters returns

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
October 7, 2022
Astronomy Club hosts trick or treat and a haunted trail Oct. 8. Astronomy club started Haunted Fort Roberdeau back in 2017.

Astronomy club to host Haunted Fort Roberdeau

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
September 21, 2022
Homecoming candidates prepare for homecoming. Candidates already started planning for homecoming week.

Homecoming preparations begin

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
September 7, 2022
Race to finish. Sophomore Mary Stolz races to the finish line. Stolz has been on the team since her freshman year.

[Photo] Cross country team to kick off season

Eva Drumm, Reporter
September 2, 2022
Krug reflects on Astronomy Club events and field trips. Astronomy Club joined Student Council on field trip to D.C.

Krug reflects on Astronomy Club

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
May 20, 2022
Toona tuneup gives teachers and students the opportunity to help clean up their city. Junior students and teachers are to volunteer to help June 1.

Toona Tuneup planned for June

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
May 5, 2022
For the first time academic geometry is being offered in the summer. Students interested will resister with their guidance counselor.

Academic geometry session offered this summer

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
April 21, 2022
Academic geometry is being offered for the first time in the summer. Students that want to class in the summer register will resister with their guidance counselor

Academic geometry being offered in the summer

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
April 14, 2022
Students indicate their opinions on teachers monitoring their computer screens. Students share their thoughts on their screens being monitored.

Securly used to monitor students on computers

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
April 6, 2022
Easter for Eli donates 10,000 baskets to children with cancer. Key Club members volunteered at Easter for Eli.

Key club members volunteer for Easter for Eli

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
March 28, 2022
March 13 Key Club members volunteer to help Easter for Eli build 10,000 Easter Baskets. The baskets go children with Cancer.

Key club help with 10,000 Easter baskets

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
March 14, 2022
Senior discusses opinion on college SAT requirement. Some colleges decided to get rid of SAT requirement to apply.

Senior shares thoughts on college SAT requirement

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
March 9, 2022
CTC Altoona is holding their first senior ceremony. CTC is to celebrate their seniors May 19.

CTC holds first senior ceremony

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
February 25, 2022
The scholastic scrimmage team practices their trivia before a competition. The team meets weekly to practice their knowledge.

Scholastic scrimmage team remains undefeated

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
February 9, 2022
Band director Larry Detwiler talks about the plan for Disney trip. Detwiler discussed the plan for upcoming trip to the fine arts department.

New COVID procedures for Disney trip

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
January 27, 2022
Girls basketball v. Hollidaysburg

Girls basketball v. Hollidaysburg

Maddie Cowfer, Reporter
January 24, 2022
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