Ninety percent of Americans own a computerized gadget. According to CNN a large percentage of people have some source of technology. TSA, Technology Student Association, is an international club that works...
Students in seventh, eighth and ninth grade compete in many TSA competitions throughout the year. These competitions test students from many schools across Pennsylvania and the United States on their accomplishments...
Tom Saylor has been coaching since 1987. He has put in 27 years of giving up family time to be there for his many teams. His best of coaching was is 2003-2004 season when they had a 20-2 season. His more...
The drama class is working on a puppet chapter. They are learning how to use puppets in different ways. They are practicing new techniques. After working on this chapter for a while they have to gather...
Ninth grade art teacher, Leah Shuck, has all of her classes creating a folder with designs of their choice. They have to make sure that 60 percent of the paper is filled with Zentangle designs. Zentangles...
The livewire.aasdcat.com is the Altoona Area Junior High School's newspaper. This class can be taken in ninth grade and is an all year course. This class is basically made into three groups: photography,...
Every other year, the varsity chorus competes in an adjudication. The varsity chorus travels to an amusement park to perform and have fun. The chorus is made up of both eighth and ninth grade students....
This is the time of year when students are rushing to get tests, projects and presentations done for the end of the second marking period. Some of these classes are studying hard for their upcoming tests....
The upcoming play, Peter Pan Jr., premieres on stage on March 13-15! The cast works on the play everyday after school.
They study their scripts every night, so that they can remember what they are to...
Biology project uses genetics to design dragons
Heather Partsch's honors biology class is doing a genetics project for this week's assignment. Genetics is the study of heredity and the traits that...
The seventh, eighth and ninth graders get ready for the benchmarks and midterms that are coming up this month. These tests are a major part of everyone's grades. They determine what grades will be for...
In eighth grade, most students are required to take an elective called Western Industrial. Western Industrial is an American History class that focuses on the years of 1866 to 1900. In Gary Davis'...
