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[PHOTO] Look on the bright side of Homecoming

April 15, 2021
Classrooms sit empty waiting the return of students to live instruction potentially in February.

[PHOTO] IEP students switch to remote learning

December 18, 2020
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[PHOTO] “Shout” shares story of bestselling author

December 7, 2020
Author Elizabeth Wein has spoken to Altoona School District students twice during the last year. Wein wrote Code Name Verity which is one of the historical fiction choices for academic ninth grade students.

[PHOTO] Wein talks historical fiction with students

November 25, 2020
Packing up! The coffee cart packs away its equipment. Last year, the coffee cart sold coffee and other goods to students in the old B building.

[PHOTO] School store opens, Coffee cart to remain closed

November 24, 2020
Back to school. Students and teachers return to the school in-person for the first time in months. Students' temperatures are checked everyday when they come into the building. Although students and teachers share a hybrid schedule, teachers physically go to the school everyday of the week, unlike the students who spend half of the week virtually.

[PHOTO] Teachers voice concerns, frustrations with new hybrid schedule

November 18, 2020
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November 18, 2020
Student will follow this schedule Thursday and Friday.

[PHOTO] Staff details orientation plans for students coming back

November 10, 2020
Hopeful Students in the high school hope that the Coronavirus increase does not impact graduation and prom. Senior students dreamed of their last prom and walking in graduation for years and hope they can still do it.

[PHOTO] Coronavirus affects students in school community

March 24, 2020
Junior Jocelyn Fetter laughs as senior Saronna Sigrah writes a response on senior Kamryn Ryen’s back.

[PHOTO] Yearbook party

November 27, 2019
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[PHOTO] Echo on the move

November 1, 2019
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November 1, 2019
Cinder moves traditional fairy tale to post-apocalyptic world

Cinder moves traditional fairy tale to post-apocalyptic world

April 30, 2019
Waiting patiently Seniors Samatha Rolls and Kierra Moist capture photos as a train travels around the Horseshoe Curve. Students rode the incline to the top and had a long wait for the train.

[PHOTO] Yearbook staff begins 2018 work

October 11, 2018
Go team! Preparing for the Hollidaysburg rivalry game, the majorettes and silks march to Mansion Park. The first game against rival Hollidaysburg on August 24, the band front and cheerleaders marched in a parade to kick off the 2018-2019 football season.

[PHOTO] Band front sparks attention

September 28, 2018
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September 28, 2018
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