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Mountain Echo
Online newspaper of Altoona Area High School in Altoona, Pennsylvania
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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
Ash Carini

Ash Carini, Reporter

Hey! I’m Ash! This is my second year on staff. My interests are photography, music, running, and drawing. My biggest goal for after I graduate is going to the Air Force. Besides being involved with Mountain Echo, I am a distance runner on the track team, I do silks, I am on the yearbook staff and I am in student council. I am excited to be on the Mountain Echo staff this year,and I can’t wait to see what it brings me to:)

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Jacob Steinbugl delivers the benediction speech at graduation last school year. This year, the benediction will be delivered by senior Jake Yohn.

[Photo] Valedictorian, salutatorian to speak at graduation

Charlie Kephart, Associate Editor
May 20, 2024
Upon Arrival. Gym teacher Adam Watt comes to see the dogs while on lunch duty as they come into the library. Watt adores dogs.

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Playful Pups. The dogs, Maggie and Abe, play fight with each other. They do this all the time.

Lovely Pup. Abe licks a student as he pets him. Abe is around a year old and is looking to be adopted.

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Thank you! Students hold up thank you signs that they plan on giving to mending hearts. The animals visit was a part of a community service project.

Kitty Time! Two students enjoy their time with the kittens. Five were found in a tote and two got to visit today.

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Cat Cuddles. Freshman Adrian Pacifico cuddles with the kittens.

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Cat Hat. A student puts a cat on her head while holding it.

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Toy Theft. Maggie drops her toy cow she received today to steal Abe's lamb he received today.

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Cozy Cuddler. Josephine Ciccerella cuddles the kitten. Ciccerella has a love for all animals.

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Simba! A freshman holds the cat up high and talks to it during the visit. This was all a part of a community service project that freshmen seminar classes had to do.

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Finished at Last. The Ceramics students finish the mural and is ready to be loaded to the kiln. The mural has to be fired before it can be painted. After it is painted in underglaze it will be fired again.

[Photo] Students work on mural in ceramics

Ashley Carini, Reporter
April 29, 2024
Happy Dog Days. Dasher lays in the back seat with his kid, Ashley Carini, on their way home from Cabelas.

Watching Close. Dasher watches Todd Carini fill up his gas. Dasher loves truck rides.

Camp Ready! Dasher gets prepared for his first ever camping trip. Dasher is a 14 month old Bernese Mountain Dog who was adopted from the Blair County Humane Society in December.

Dasher gets ready to enjoy his first pup cup from Meadows with Garrett Winrick.

[Photo] The love of pets

April 19, 2024
Dasher runs to "home" after playing with his ball.

Sophomore Owen Carmel performs a dance for the play at the student Preview. The Spring play this year is Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat. Carmel played as Naphtali.

The sun sets at Mosquito Lake State Park in Ohio.

Half day declared for solar eclipse

Ash Carini, Reporter
March 27, 2024
Smiling wide. Senior Jaidyn Palladini enjoys talking with friends while getting work done for Mountain Echo.

Working hard, or hardly working. Senior Olivia McMinn works on the yearbook during news.

Celebration. Biology teacher Paula Irwin dresses up in honor of St. Patrick's Day.

[Photo] Women’s History Month

Madison Aboud, Associate Editor
March 15, 2024
T-Shirts sold, supporting Partsch

T-Shirts sold, supporting Partsch

Ash Carini, Reporter
March 11, 2024
Hard at work. Junior Addisen McDonald presents to introduction to publication classes about joining Horseshoe Yearbook next school year.

[Photo] Spotlight students

Madison Aboud, Associate Editor
March 8, 2024
Junior Madalyn Miller gets ready to go take pictures of guitar class. Miller had to take photos of the guitar class as a part of an assignment for yearbook.

[Photo] Here to Stay

Madison Aboud, Associate Editor
February 24, 2024
Parents line up outside of the high school to get their kids after the hoax call in March of 2023.

Swatting calls affect homes

Ash Carini, Reporter
February 22, 2024
Focusing in: Senior Olivia McMinn focuses on editing the yearbook during her newswriting class.

[Photo] Candid Moments

February 12, 2024
Paws Up! Knox goes on a car ride with Todd Consiglio. Knox is in a foster to adopt home.

Staying Pawsitive

Ash Carini, Reporter
February 5, 2024
Students wait in line to check out at the school store. The new system is up and running for students who want to use card.

School store upgrades

Megan Shultz and Ash Carini
January 12, 2024
Ready for Battle. senior Evan Boose and senior Matthew Riccio warm up as partners on the first home match of the season. Both of these wrestlers pinned their opponent and Altoona won 64-4.

[Photo] Wrestling senior night

Eric Weyant, Reporter
January 17, 2024
Teamwork. Orchestra members tune before practice on Dec. 6.

[Photo] The Spirit of the Season – Holiday Rehearsals

Ash Carini and Madison Aboud, Associate Editor and Reporter
December 15, 2023
Concentration. Band director Larry Detwiler conducts the Advanced Jazz Band during class on Dec. 5.

Precious moments. Advanced Jazz Band members talk and laugh with each other before doing warm ups and getting down to business.

A stressful debate. Freshman Issac Hillard and Junior Charles Romanowicz study a piece of music during rehearsal on Dec. 5.

In the zone. Director Larry Detwiler listens to his students warming up during class. After they warm up, they will move in to practicing their songs for their concert on Dec. 14

Getting into the groove. Advance Jazz Band members practice independently for their concert before the start of class.

Working hard. Sophomore Andrew Sackett studies his music during class.

Listen up! Director Larry Detwiler listens to his students rehearse before giving feedback.

Evan Esper works at Delgrossos over the summer.

Juniors participate in job shadowing

Ash Carini, Reporter
December 6, 2023
Freshman Noah McCulley reads "Tuesdays with Morrie" for English. They are currently doing a reading workshop book.

Traffic Jam! Students walk to seventh period using the bridge.

Feining for Caffeine

Feining for Caffeine

Ash Carini, Reporter
November 15, 2023
Jace Baronner works on an assignment in geometry.

Yahner Resigns

Ash Carini, Reporter
November 9, 2023
Made with Canva

From the Locker Room: Episode Six

Miley Naugle and Ash Carini
October 23, 2023
Made with Canva

From the Locker Room: Episode five

Miley Naugle and Ash Carini
October 23, 2023
Truancy. Student attendance shows throughout the school with the significant number of absences.

Attendance affects students

Ash Carini, Reporter
October 23, 2023
The band performs at Bandarama in the Fall of 2022.

Bandarama to collect donations for Esper family

Ash Carini, reporter
October 10, 2023
The captains of the team walk onto the field together at the Hollidaysburg game.

Moving on: Altoona football team rises to challenge after Hollidaysburg loss

Ash Carini, Reporter
September 12, 2023
The track team has a meeting and is told they won after the Carlisle meet.

Kravetz breaks record

Ash Carini, Reporter
May 9, 2023
Seniors Myah Lear, Mykenzi Doran and graduate Connor George record a podcast for Mountain Echo.

Podcasting equipment used for student projects

Ash Carini, Reporter
April 25, 2023

From the Locker Room: Episode Four

Miley Naugle and Ash Carini
April 14, 2023
Freshman Emerson Snare runs in the 4x800 at the Igloo.

Altoona hosts Igloo Invitational

Ash Carini, Reporter
April 5, 2023
From the Locker Room: Episode Three

From the Locker Room: Episode Three

Miley Naugle and Ash Carini
March 24, 2023
Senior Caleb Fasick waits to compete on Senior Night.

Three wrestlers advance to States

Ash Carini, Reporter
March 22, 2023
Climbing Up senior Reese Wilber makes her way up what teammates call "bus garage" the steepest hill on the home course.

[Photo] Reese Wilber enters last track season

Eva Drumm, Reporter
March 22, 2023
The voting got very competitive between students and teachers.

March Madness teacher competition

Ash Carini, Reporter
March 9, 2023
By the end of March Madness, there will only be one food and one teacher remaining. May the best win!

Student Council students sat at the voting table everyday and made sure no cheating happened.

Students could only vote a total of four times (one in each grouping), making it so no double votes could happen.

Students continued voting everyday throughout March Madness.

By the end of the day, students could know who and what won each round.

Students helped teachers campaign by using posters and posting on social medias to vote for their teachers.

[Photo] Falger remains victorious in March Madness tournament

March 31, 2023
Whenever it was the beginning of the rounds, there were 32 teachers and 32 selections of food going head to head.

Each day students were able to vote between two sets of teachers and two sets of food.

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