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Homelessness Awareness Week!

Alonna Pfahler, Reporter • November 19, 2024
Alonna Pfahler
Seeing red! Eighth grade English teacher Aaron Broman participates in the first day of Homelessness Awareness Week by wearing red to show awareness for the millions of homeless people in not only the United States but worldwide.
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Stringed along. Shown here is an on stage shot of the equipment for the String Spectacular. Though the music was played on the same stage, different age groups varied in how they played. Eighth grade violin player Riley Miller said, "The higher the grade is, the more we play eighth notes and sixteenth notes, so it gets faster and faster."
News Brief: The Making of the String Spectacular
Eighth grade students went to the library to do a project about what was in Lincoln's Pockets. They got the photos you see in this gallery and had to guess what they thought the items were.
Lincoln's Pockets!
Skillfully helpful. Shown here is the Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center. This school lets kids in high school come over for half a day to learn skills that can let them come out of school and join the work force, or continue on to post-secondary school. baking and pastry arts instructor, Chef Pamela Kenawell, said, "CTCs are beneficial to students because it gives them hands-on learning and a step ahead for their futures in the trades."
GACTC High School Programs
Silly elf! Dave the elf get's stuck in a cup. Fingers crossed that he can get out.
DIfferent Christmas Decorations
Baseball! Lots of people like baseball to watch, take notes and just generally kill time. This is the Prospect Park Baseball Field.
From the Field to the Fans: Prospect Park Baseball in Action
Ding, dong! The Cathedral towers over Altoona. The sight is even more scenic in the snow. College freshman Mira Sparacino said, "I like how the dome is always prominent no matter what angle you look at it from."
Altoona in the snow
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Alonna Pfahler
Alonna Pfahler, Reporter
Hey! My name is Alonna Pfahler. I am an eighth grade reporter here for Livewire. I look forward to working with the news writing staff this year and gaining experience. Outside of school, I like playing softball, reading, listening to music and sleeping. I love writing mostly poetry but also other forms. I also really enjoy taking photos. I joined the news writing staff because I love writing and taking photos.