Rachel's Closet will be open in room 356 from 2:45-3:15 after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays!
Information for the upcoming wrestling season for 7 and 8 graders can be found in the 1, 2, and 3 floor guidance offices! An informational meeting will be on Monday, October 18. See Coach Luciano in room 235 with questions.
Like math and puzzles? If so, then join Mathcounts! See Mrs. Abbott in room 275 for details.
The Technology Student Association's first meeting is on Oct. 21 in room 107 for people that are interested.
Want to join the Lego Club? Sign up in the library before Oct. 6! The first meeting is on Oct. 6 from 2:45 - 3:45 after school.
Check your email to sign up for Friends of Rachel Club! Deadline to sign up September 24!
Thursday, Sept. 30 is team spirit/ jersey day! Wear a favorite team color and show support!
The Chromebook Café is open every Monday - Friday from 2:40 - 4:10 after school.
The fitness room is open every Monday through Friday from 2:40 to 4:10 after school.
Brandy Juart’s Foods for Healthy Living class ranks as a favorite among students, and her food truck competition has made it more popular! Students had to design and build a food truck, make a slogan...
Milkshakes. Diners. Roller Skating. These are the words that come to mind whenever I think of dating back in the day. Whenever I think of dating today, I think of Snapchat, not talking to each other in...
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...
DelGrosso’s Amusement Park and Laguna Splash Water Park in Tipton, Pa, reopens on May 29, 2021 while ensuring safety guidelines.
DelGrosso’s will employ COVID-19 precautions; however,...
Throughout the duration of the 2020 - 2021 school year, students and teachers all over the U.S. transitioned back and forth between many instructional methods. The new learning environments...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
