May 31We had a total of 214 sixth graders, 172 seventh graders and 149 eighth graders who received A pins and/or Academic Awards for the 2022-2023 school year.
Track and Field is one of Altoona’s many dominant sports. For Junior high girls, they have kept a winning streak at the qualifiers meets for five consecutive years in a row! This year there were several...
Imagine waking up at 6:45 a.m, going to school until 2:40 p.m., going home for just long enough to finish homework, then to track practice, working out, practicing basketball at home and finally getting...
Eighth grade science teacher Pattie Wendle has been teaching for 30 years! She has had a great deal of experiences with students throughout her teaching years.
Wendle has been teaching ninth-grade...
As this school year comes to an end, so does eighth grade math teacher Lisa Plummer’s teaching career. Plummer has been teaching for 34.5 years! She has taught grades 7-12. Also, she has taught at Roosevelt...
Another thoughtful and kind teacher, Valerie Hampton, is retiring after 35 years of teaching. She is a sixth grade science teacher, but has taught many different grades.
In her 35 years of teaching,...
One of the many amazing teachers, Sam Solomon, is retiring after 30 years of teaching. He is currently an eighth grade science teacher, but has taught multiple grades at different locations.
He has...
As the end of another school year comes, the careers of four teachers come to an end. With the combined total of 129.5 years, eighth grade science teacher Sam Solomon, eighth grade math teacher Lisa Plummer,...
Imagine waking up at 6 a.m., going to school, then directly to a track meet until 8 p.m., and finally getting home just to practice basketball and work on homework until 11:45 p.m. This is the routine...
Teenage hockey player leaves home to pursue his dreams. 14-year-old eighth grader Noah Staines plays hockey for the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite. However, playing in Pittsburgh forced him to give up his eighth...
Track season is back! That means warm weather and the sound of track pistol going off can be heard in the distance. Hundreds of students sign up for track every year to be a part of the fun. One of the...
Sports can serve many purposes: they give athletes something to occupy their time, helps them improve overall health, set up opportunities now and in the future and so much more. But for these two girls,...
Pickleball is a popular sport that was invented in 1965. It is a paddled sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. It started becoming popular in 2019 and 2021.
Substitute teacher...
