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Chic chain. A Parlor Doughnuts opens up in Altoona at 3621 Burgoon Road, and people love it. This shop was just one of the 52 locations Parlor owns.

Perfect Pastries at Parlor

Brody Kenawell, Reporter • April 4, 2025

Brick by brick. The iconic Raising Canes logo is painted on a fake broken brick wall, adding an urban touch to the interior. The subtle but fierce red exploding through the brick.

Raising Cane’s

Ethan Shoeman, Reporter • March 31, 2025

Luck of the Irish! Main office secretary Cheri Rowles goes all out with green for St. Patrick's.

St. Patricks’s Day Fun!

Alonna Pfahler, Reporter • March 27, 2025

Home run! Eight grade math teacher Jason Hatch steps up into the box to swing. Hatch is a fan of the New York Yankees.

Career Week Dress Down

Katie Beck, Reporter • March 24, 2025

Lunch time! The cafeteria is a place where stomachs are filled with delicious food and memories are made with the closest of friends. Countless food options students feasted on everyday. "Our pizza is my favorite, since it's made fresh everyday," says cafeteria assistant manager Angie Fisher.

What’s on The Menu?

Jaxon Merrill, Reporter • March 18, 2025

Read the Rainbow: Read Across America Week

Read the Rainbow: Read Across America Week

Aralynn Welker, Reporter • March 18, 2025

Focus! Eighth grader Alonna Pfahler looks at her script tracking the show and checking for no missed cues. Pfahler is the stage manager for the show, so it all goes orderly. "I'm so glad to have this opportunity. There can be struggles sometimes, so you just have to make sure to be extra tough," Pfahler said.

Beauty and the Beast- BTS

Hannah Doehrer, Reporter • March 3, 2025

Doop, doop, doop! Filling up your water bottle is easy. Just go to the nearest water fountain and fill up there!

Refill, Refresh, Repeat: Water Bottles

Lex Diehl, Reporter • March 3, 2025

Lights out! The lights are turned off and the DJ starts to blast music. Eighth grader Aubrie Mclellan says, "The music was really good. It was fire!"

Fun at the Fire and Ice Dance

Gabby Gutshall, Reporter • March 3, 2025

Crumbl Cookie: A colorful collection of delight

Dominic Sparacino, Reporter • February 28, 2025

Stringed along. Shown here is an on stage shot of the equipment for the String Spectacular. Though the music was played on the same stage, different age groups varied in how they played. Eighth grade violin player Riley Miller said, "The higher the grade is, the more we play eighth notes and sixteenth notes, so it gets faster and faster."

News Brief: The Making of the String Spectacular

Brody Kenawell, Reporter • February 25, 2025

This Thursday, Feb. 27, the String Spectacular rises to the stage at 7 p.m. to perform at the AAHS. This event is performed by three big groups: the elementary schools, the Jr. High and the High School....

Eighth grade students went to the library to do a project about what was in Lincoln's Pockets. They got the photos you see in this gallery and had to guess what they thought the items were.

Lincoln’s Pockets!

Alonna Pfahler, Reporter • February 3, 2025

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