An Altoona Area School District Foundation grant helped bring author Paul Volponi to work with Maggie Lewis' seventh grade classes and to visit with and sign books for faculty members available during second period. “I was excited when the author came because I’ve never met an author before and...

As the school year comes to an end so do some faculty members’ careers. The people set to retire are: American Cultures teacher, Don Church, Secretary, Lynnette Clapper and special education aide, Betsy Miller. Clapper has been a secretary for 47 years. Clapper’s plans after retirement include: ...

Every Friday, the teachers dress down in a designated district shirt and a pair of jeans to raise money for students and the community. For some special days teachers also purchase additional shirts for other charities. At the beginning of the year, teachers receive order forms to purchase AASD p...

In ninth grade classes there are various dissections of different things. In biology classes there are different dissections depending on the teacher. Some dissect things like crayfish, frogs, worms, flowers, owl pellets and beans. The human Systems and Disease class  also dissects things like fetus...

Livewire staff members participated in the 2017 Journalism Education Association (JEA) National Media Contest. Students chose work to submit to the contest by April 19. JEA judges then rated the entries and returned certificates to the contestants in May. The ratings available are Superior, Excellent,...

Throughout the recent school year, many ideas have been discussed to remodel and renovate the high school buildings. During the month of April and May school leaders and board members presented plans to community and staff members. The decision to build a new building came about for several reas...

The National Junior Honor Society is a nation wide organization to recognize students for their scholastic achievements and good character qualities. The NJHS has chapters in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, several U.S. territories and Canada. This school is in the national chapter. Eac...

March 28 student teacher Courtney Bauer spent her last day in Altoona before heading to Greece to continue her student teaching. “I chose Greece for a couple of reasons. First, I heard it was beautiful here and boy was I right. Greece has the most incredible beaches and landscapes I've ever seen. ...