The Superintendent of the the Altoona School District, Thomas Otto, proposed multiple ideas to the school board on Jan. 5. One proposal was to move sixth graders to the junior high, and the ninth graders...
On Jan 20, the School Board is meeting in regards to the three proposals made by Dr. Thomas Otto.
The first proposal states that the AAJHS will be changed to a middle school, AAMS.
Although no...
Students at the junior high participate in a wide variety of extra-curricular activities such as clubs and sports. Students also take part in academic groups such as the academy and honor society. With...
On Jan. 5, 2015 a proposal was made for some changes to the school district. Teacher voiced many opinions about the future of Altoona Area School District. Across the board, teachers and students have...
Dr. Thomas Otto made a proposal at Altoona School Board meeting on Jan. 5. One main part of the proposal is that the junior high be changed to a middle school, moving ninth grade to the high school.
Teachers...
Lori Piper, seventh grade science teacher and her fourth period class traveled two flights of stairs to work with Lori Brown and Kathy Morgan’s ninth grade Academy students.
Code.org uses games and...
With the second marking period of the school year swiftly coming to an end and the stress of midterms threatening bubble and spill over, ninth grade students are also being asked to start thinking about...
The Livewire online newspaper is an on going activity. The newspaper has been awarded various awards.This year, it’s a Gold Crown finalist through the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA). Winners...
Student volunteers collected money during lunch periods in December. Each grade level's goal was to raise more money this year than the previous year's class. Students pitched in and emptied their pockets...
The music department held their annual orchestra holiday concert Tues. Dec 16, 2014 in the auditorium. The string quartet, chamber orchestra, eighth grade orchestra, ninth grade orchestra and eighth and...
Students in seventh, eighth and ninth grade participated in the production of The Very Unmerry Adventures Of Robin Hood Oct 23 and 24. Over seventy students took part in the production.
“Students...
The Altoona Area School District has made changes to the School Gate Guardian Visitor Management System this 2014-2015 school year. The school district hopes to make the learning environment a safer place....
