At 7 p.m. on Feb 4, nine school bands from Blair County played as one in the Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School auditorium.  Lori Scwartz-Reichel, this year's county band guest director, conducted the band while playing five songs. "Fanfare for Justice" by Richard L. Saucedo, "Force Field" by...

Throughout the school year, some teachers are absent for different periods of time. Long term substitute teachers take positions of all sorts to make sure students are able to continue their education without their everyday teacher.  Long-term substitutes are the substitutes who have a teaching position...

Honor Society members are looking for some place to volunteer whether it’s for school or just for themselves. The Gloria Gates Memorial Foundation (GGMF)  accepts volunteers if they are volunteering for school or for church. The GGMF is a place where elementary students can go to get homework help...

Students are involved in other activities outside of school such as dancing. Dancers must make a time commitment daily.  “I’ve been in the same studio since I was three or four years old. I took small little classes. As the years continued, I took more classes and joined the competition team....

Throughout the year, athletes compete to become better than one another. Luke Sipes was undefeated last year and is on his way to another undefeated wrestling season. “Sipes has a will to win that is unmatched.  He outworks everyone and therefore out-wrestles everyone. He has technique which comes...

After seven years away from the majorettes, ninth grader Kenzi Doran rejoined the indoor majorette team.  “Being a majorette is the way not only you twirl but the mindset that you have. You have to be determined and be willing to work and not take failure as your solution, and you have to have...

Many musicians of different kinds showed their holiday spirit in the month of December.  On Dec 6 at 7 p.m. the varsity chorus and vocal ensemble performed.  The varsity chorus sang seven songs. The vocal ensemble sang four holiday songs afterwards. On Dec 10 at 7 p.m. jazz bands one and two...

After school pottery class that are held by and in John King’s room, help to teach kids how to make slab clay mugs that are going to be used for staff here at the school.  The students started pottery class at the beginning of the school year. With the help of the life skills class and the students...