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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

Melissa Krainer

Melissa Krainer, Reporter

Ciao! This is my third year reporting for the Mountain Echo. I’m very excited to be a part of the staff this year as a junior! I’ve always been passionate about writing, and I can’t wait to help report on school and community events this year. In my free time, you might find me crocheting, reading, playing the violin or working on math puzzles. I speak both English and German fluently. This is one of my favorite quotes:

“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
– Mahatma Gandhi

 

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Chemistry creations. Irwin poses in her classroom with the student element icosahedron creations on her shelves. For over 20 years, she's been using this project to start off the school year in her chemistry classes. “First, students need to sign up for an element, and no two students can sign up for the same element,” Irwin said. “The last class that I teach is fifth period, so I usually wait till the end of day for them to have to come back to me to sign up, so it's first come, first serve. The kids that are really, really interested in the projects already know what element they want to do, and they're literally at my door before 2:45 and that's kind of cute, too. I give them 26 ideas. They usually just look through those. Sometimes when they're in the process of looking at the element, they find other facts that are really interesting, so they'll start researching more, and then they have to put it together.”

When math meets science

Melissa Krainer, Reporter
October 7, 2024
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