The Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center offers a select number of level two eighth graders a chance to join in their ninth grade year. All eighth grade students get to take a tour and see some...

Seven new teachers join the school this year and are already planning to make this school year the best.  The new teachers include Kylie Knauff, Leah Shuck, Dorothy Helse,l Alyssa Becher, Jesse Frailey,...

The school has a new seventh grade principal this year.  David Campbell is his name, and he is ready to ROAR.   Along with his fellow principals, he is on his grade level floor.  Welcome Mr. Campbell...

Drama class is preparing for upcoming skits. They are learning how to break their shells and become a better actor/actress. They do daily exercises to make them expressive.  “We have been doing pantomiming;...

Thursday Oct.10 the Hollidaysburg and Altoona Junior High bands competed to wow fans during the halftime performance.. “It was raining hard enough that we didn't need to pack the whole truck.  It...

The speech team kicked off the year with their first speech meet on Monday, Oct. 7, 2013 at Forest Hills. Out of the 12 students that participated in the meet, 10 experienced their very first speech meet....

The drama club put on their production of Romeo and Juliet on Oct. 18-19 After a month of preparation, they were ready to make everyone laugh as they performed their version of the classic play.   This...

Nineteen Percussionists led by Shawn Cerully tear up  football games with drumming talents. Ten months ago, the schools drumline started to do weekly practices. After weeks of practice, the schools...

The Wellness Program is a school-organized committee involving the physical education and health teachers, but may include other teachers. They organize events for the students which promote health and...

Ninth grader Bradley Weatherwalk created a mural for display in the school library last year. It read, “This world is but a canvas to our imagination.”  When Jonathan Klingeman, drama teacher, saw...

As new students, many seventh graders deal with new responsibilities and transitions. For many young students it is the first time having their own locker. Most students are also not used to going to a...

Bullying can end with someone standing up and saying something. Together, let’s stomp out bullying! Lori Mangan, the head principal of the junior high, gave some advice for a student who’s a victim...