The AAJHS Speech League will be holding an informative meeting on Thursday, September 12th after school in Mrs. Palilla’s room (ROOM 410) until 3:30 P.M. If you are looking to improve your public speaking skills and have fun while doing it, then this might be the club for you! Meet some new people while becoming more confident in your ability to express yourself clearly. Effective communication will help you in all areas of life – both in and out of school – so come and check it out. We hope to see you there!
The Tech. Club sign up sheet and permission slips are located outside room 445. Please sign up if you are interested and turn in your permission slip by Friday.
Stay tuned and listen to the morning announcements for our first meeting date.
Anyone in the junior high school who would be interested in joining Mathcounts, please see Mrs. Abbott in room C275. We will meet once per week to practice.
Have you sold your 5 items to attend Harvest Day? Time is running out!!! If you have not received a fundraiser packet, you can go to Room 212 to pick one up. Remember you need to sell 5 items in order to get out of school for the day and be outside with your friends!!!! So get out there and sell!!! Hope to see you at Harvest Day!
Congratulations to 6th grader Dallas Diehl! He is the winner of the TV for turning in his golden ticket for the fundraiser! Enjoy your new TV!!!!
The boys lost a tough matchup against the Park Forest little lions tonight. They fought extremely hard the entire game and gave up the first goal with about 10 minutes remaining. The boys lost 3-0. We will have our revenge soon enough. The boys move on to Somerset on 9/12 to attempt to flip the narrative.
The girls volleyball team picked up two more wins, defeating Central Mountain in both the A and B games on Tuesday and defeating Huntingdon in both the A and B games on Wednesday. The team is back in action today at home against Mount Nittany.
The boys and girls Jr. High cross-country teams traveled to cross-town and district rival Hollidaysburg on Wednesday afternoon.
Emma Etters paved the way for the girls by finishing 1st overall. Teammate Raya Potts was close behind finishing third overall.
For the boys, Leland Rivera led the way for Altoona followed by teammate Jack Stewart.
Come out and cheer on our runners as they participate in the Altoona Invitational on Saturday September 21 at Logan Elementary beginning at 10:00 am.
Good luck and Go Mt. Lions and Lady Lions!!!
The 8th grade football team won their home game against State College 29-6. Vinnie Nedimyer scored two touchdowns, while Xavier Garman and Dom Picciotti also contributed touchdowns.
The AAJHS 7th grade football team traveled to Bellefonte yesterday and stormed out to a dominant 30-0 lead by halftime. Colt Sipes scored on offense with a 61 yd run and later on defense with a Pick 6 + a two point conversion! Taden Pincherri added a 60 yard TD run and a 2 point conversion pass from Dominic Pyo. Nysier Shields caught a screen pass from Pyo and scampered 18 yds for the final Mt Lion TD. Andrew Mitchell and Wyatt Harzbecker also had 2 point conversion runs. The game ended by a score of 30-14 and Altoona improved to 2-0 on the year. The 7th grade team plays at home on Roosevelt field next Tuesday at 4 for their first home game of the season. Please come out support these young Mt Lions.
The Altoona Lady Lions faced off against the Park Forest Little Lions in State College last evening. Both teams donned with maroon and white and dubbed with similar mascot names, there was positive potential for puzzlement on the pitch. At one point it seemed that we were even seeing doppelgängers on the field. The first 27 minutes were pretty evenly matched as neither team was able to take the lead until Emerson Clauss absolutely crushed a 40 yarder past the Park Forest keeper at 27’12” giving the Altoona squad a 1-0 lead heading into halftime. As the sun was beginning to descend behind the surrounding trees, the Little Lions emerged from the shadows with a new plan of action. At the 40’ mark the Little Lions tied the game. The Lady Lions kept the pressure on, but Park Forest was able to separate themselves and take the lead at 47’. The game ended with the Park Forest Little Lions taking the victory and leaving the Altoona Lady Lions with a record of 1-1-1. The girls are headed to Bedford this afternoon looking to improve their record against the mismatching Lady Bisons who don blue and white. Good luck, Ladies!