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  • Eighth graders in National Junior Honors Society check your google classroom stream for a fun announcement
  • Eighth graders come celebrate our junior high career at Mansion park on May 26, 2021. Tickets cost $5 and will be sold on May 12.
  • *The Lady Lion’s coaching staff and the Altoona Lady Lion players will be conducting this year’s Altoona Lady Lions Basketball Camp from June 21st through June 23rd. For any girl interested in attending the ALTOONA LADY LIONS BASKETBAL CAMP, informational pamphlet and registration forms can be picked up in all grade level offices. WE hope to see you there!
  • The library will be open during lunches starting Wednesday, April 7.
  • The Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center will hold a virtual open house Wednesday, April 7 from 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
Safety! Students finally enjoy Danish’s class in person. Masks are mandatory and social distancing is being enforced.

News brief: Students and teachers return full time!

Allison Little, Reporter • March 21, 2021

  There has been much confusion and uncertainty this school year because of the constant changes with Covid-19 and the shifts in our education between virtual, hybrid and in person learning.   With...

Student, Nevaeh Montgomery, crams some last minute work in before her class ends. Nevaeh said,

Mixed Emotions Transitioning From Elementary School To Junior High School

Abigail Shearer, Reporter • December 7, 2020

Six graders are not having the same thoughts about moving into the middle school this year. Students Nevaeh Montgomery and Madison Mirabella gave their opinions about the transition, voicing positives...

AAJHS welcomes new staff members.

Bryana Ayala, Reporter • December 7, 2020

Sixth grade teachers transfer from multiple elementary schools to join the AAJHS staff in 2020. Many sixth grade teachers from elementary schools in the Altoona Area School District have transferred...

Sandy Catherman takes a photo as quarantine continues, and she continues to teach her students online. Not many teachers expected their school year to end this way, and for retiring teachers like Catherman, it is far from expected.

Teachers bring careers to close during pandemic

Paris Lawson, Reporter • May 26, 2020

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, school has been closed since March 16 and is remaining closed through the end of the school year. Quite a few things have changed because of this including the way students...

Ways to stay connected with friends during quarantine

Ways to stay connected with friends during quarantine

Cassidy Klock, Reporter • May 11, 2020

It is no doubt that the Covid-19 virus has completely shifted some people’s schedules. Schools are being closed for the year, people are working from home and teens are having to find new ways to communicate...

Click It! Students and teachers everywhere are using the internet to continue the school year. Most teachers have used things such as Zoom and Google Hangouts to connect with their students.

Online schooling effects students

Mykenzi Doran, Reporter • April 28, 2020

On March 30, Govenor Tom Wolf closed schools which caused the entire Altoona Area School to switch to an online format for the remainder of the year.  The first two weeks schools were closed, students...

On April 27, I ate an English muffin, scrambled eggs with cheese and bacon slices for breakfast. This is a common breakfast I eat during my recovery journey.

Eating disorders: Livewire reporter shares personal journey

Cassidy Klock, Reporter • April 22, 2020

According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, in the United States, as many as 10 out of 100 young women suffer from an eating disorder. Along those lines, eating disorders can...

Subway is one of many stores still open. Subway has switched to being carry-out only.

Some businesses stay open during pandemic

Danielle Bardelang, Reporter • April 21, 2020

On Monday March 16 Gov. Tom Wolf strongly recommended that all nonessential stores should close due to the coronavirus pandemic.    Some students are lost for things to do with all of the closings.  “I...

Read and share! On April 2 Moaz Hamid reads a book, so he can then share his favorite part of it with his family. He shared his favortie part of the book with his family right after reading it.

Spending time with family members in quarantine

Sufana Hamid, Reporter • April 8, 2020

On March 16 governor Tom Wolf announced the start of quarantine in the state of Pennsylvania to slow down the spread of Covid-19.  Spending  time at home could be very boring especially when it’s...

Grace Ritchey follows the new procedures due to the coronavirus. All medical workers have new protocols to prevent exposure to the virus.

On the front lines

Nurses share experiences during coronavirus epidemic
Maddie Cowfer, Reporter • April 3, 2020

Right now we’re all living in a big moment in history. The biggest pandemic we have worried about since 1918 was the influenza pandemic taking the title of being the most severe; but, in recent history....

Student no longer sit in their traditional classrooms as they begin online learning this week. The school closure has now been extended to April 30.

School closed until April 30

Paris Lawson, Reporter • March 31, 2020

In line with President Donald Trump's announcement on Sunday evening, Governor Tom Wolf will be extending  all stay at home orders until April 30. This new order took effect at 8 p.m. on March 30. "Our...

School closed for two more weeks

School closed for two more weeks

Paris Lawson, Reporter • March 23, 2020

Governor Tom Wolf has ordered that all schools K-12 in Pennsylvania remain closed for another two weeks. This comes because of the spread of coronavirus in PA. He made the announcement Monday afternoon. "Most...

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