The eighth grade Sweethearts Dance will be on Saturday, Feb. 8.
“I think that it is something that is very necessary because we want the eighth graders to have everything that the ninth graders...
Feb. 3 through Feb. 7, student council will be selling candy grams for $1 in the main lobby. The candy grams consist of little bags of hershey kisses, and will be hand delivered to the person of your choice.
“We...
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association has nominated the Livewire student newspaper for a crown award.
This isn’t the first time the newspaper has been nominated. This time though, the Livewire...
The Scholastic Scrimmage team was welcomed into the list of AAJHS clubs this past November. The team is a club where members work together to answer academic questions based on science, literature, history,...
On Dec. 8 at 3 p.m, the youth orchestra will perform a concert honoring Kiera Chirdon, an orchestra student who passed away in her sophomore year. The concert takes place at the Mishler Theater.
“I...
The Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center (GACTC) will open its doors to students on Dec. 5, during the school day, so they are able to experience the classroom environment. They will also open...
Since the start of the school year, Pop Tarts have appeared in many mornings in the front hall. Principal Lori Mangan and several assistants encourage students to pick up Pop Tarts at the start of the...
On Thursday Nov. 14, Marissa Hewitt, representing the local Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug program, spoke at an assembly to grades seven through nine on the subject of teen use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
Among...
A new drama play creeps its way to the school’s auditorium on Oct. 23, 24 and 25 featuring a Halloween theme. Scared Silly features some short stories put together.
Drama club’s actors, crew and...
Building administrators decided to change the seventh grade schedule from eight periods to six periods a day at the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year.
ELA and mathematics classes changed to block...
With ninth grade moving over to the high school, it is bringing many changes to the junior high.
Within the district teachers will move buildings, sixth grade will move up to the junior high and eighth...
On May 24, from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., the annual social for ninth graders took place. Preparation for this dance was done by advisors Stephanie McAleer and Julie Gardner. The ninth grade committee also...
