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  • December 19Breakfast Dec. 20 - Pancakes with Bacon with a choice of fruit and milk.
  • December 19Lunch- Holiday Meal, Baked Chicken, Roll, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Cookie, Steamed Corn, Choice of Fruit, Choice of Milk
  • December 18Click here for today's announcements!
  • December 17Breakfast Dec. 18-Pancake Wrapped Breakfast on a Stick with a choice of fruit and milk.
  • December 17Lunch - Chicken Fajita Wrap with Baked Beans, Steamed Corn, and Choice of Fruit and Milk
  • December 17Click here for today's announcements!
  • December 16Breakfast for Dec. 17 Egg & Cheese Biscuit Sandwich with a choice of fruit and milk.
  • December 16Breakfast 12/16- Apple or Cherry Strudel, with a choice of Fruit & Milk

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Lydia Schimansky

Lydia Schimansky, Reporter

Hey! My name is Lydia Schimansky I am a reporter here for Livewire. I am also apart of the girls volleyball team here. Outside of school, you can catch me sleeping, watching Netflix or playing with my dog.

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Lena's! This place is hard to miss with the huge signs all over the building. Lena's has a parking lot in the back for customers only.

Lena’s Cafe

Lydia Schimansky, Reporter
April 29, 2024
bread and butter

chicken parm and noodles

Coffee! Coffee On 3rd in Duncansville is a cute, small business coffee shop. Coffee on 3rd is owned by a small family that lives here in Altoona and is open about their faith and sharing smiles through coffee! The founder and owner of Ashlyn Dugan said, "We share faith, so I think the biggest accomplishment is one having good coffee and just being a good ground for the community!"

Coffee on 3rd

Lydia Schimansky, Reporter
April 10, 2024
Yummy food! We need our schools help to raise money to help feed the community.

News brief: 2024 Money Challenge!

Lydia Schimansky, Reporter
March 18, 2024
Get out of my swamp! This March our school is putting on "Shrek the Musical!" We are borrowing costumes from ACT, so they will be great!

News Brief: Shrek the Musical

Lydia Schimansky, Reporter
March 1, 2024
Water Bottle Conflicts

Water Bottle Conflicts

Lydia Schimansky, Reporter
March 1, 2024

Kindness Week!

Lydia Schimansky, reporter
February 27, 2024
Eighth grader Carmen Serrano said, " making charm bracelets with friends, because it will be fun and cute!"

[Photo] If you could create your own unique tradition for Valentine’s Day, what would it be?

February 20, 2024
Morgan Wallen's album was named the number one album for 2023 in Billboard's year-end album chart!

“One Thing At a Time” – Morgan Wallen

Lydia Schimansky, Reporter
February 5, 2024
The girls come back! Seventh grader Leah Nedimyer said, "I liked this one because it was more up-to-date than the old one."

News Brief: Mean Girl Reunion

Lydia Schimansky, Reporter
January 22, 2024
Sixth grader Max Kephart said, "Clean my turtles tank more often!"

[Photo] What’s your New Year Resolution?

January 18, 2024
Bang! Eighth grade right side hitter Harley Prough and Eighth grader middle attacker Ava Miller smile at the camera. Miller and Prough played in the last volleyball game. Miller said, "Yes, the last game took a toll on all of us but doesn’t make any of our less effective to us.”

” ’98 Braves” To Volleyball

Lydia Schimansky, Reporter
December 21, 2023
1, 2, 3! This week our school is hosting a wrestling match! Our wrestlers are pumped to get to wrestle during the school day!

News brief: Wrestling Match!

Lydia Schimansky, Reporter
December 21, 2023
Eighth grader Kayden Gergely said, "Probably a PS5, because I like to play games, but especially Fortnite!"

[Photo] What is on the Top of Your Wish List?

December 11, 2023
Buzzer beater! Teachers push to finish the work. It might of been hard at times, but it was all worth it. Teachers always made sure they knew student came before athlete in student athlete.

Student Athletes to Teachers

Lydia Schimansky, Reporter
December 5, 2023
Festive times! This Friday will be the annual Hollidaysburg Winterfest. The event will hold multiple activities. Ramsey said, "The Ice sculpting demonstration is provided by Timothy Klock and there will be live music."

News brief: Hollidaysburg Tree Lighting Ceremony!

Lydia Schimansky, Reporter
November 21, 2023

Red Ribbon week!

Lydia Schimansky, Reporter
November 9, 2023
Amy Sinisi's sixth grade math class smiles as they wear their sport jerseys. Sinisi was so proud to have drug free students! Students pose from top left to bottom right are JusTus Walker, Kaidyn Hall, Jamari Samuels, Amy Sinisi, Hayden Over, Rylie Shannon, Bralynn Carmichael Piper Freet, Aryn Hughes and Kinsley Shannon!

Drug free fun! Eighth grader Addy Mitchell stands proudly in the hallway as she wears red on Monday! On Monday the theme was to wear red to show your drug free pride! Mitchell said, "Don't do drugs; they ruin your life!"

Seventh grader Gracie Albright smiles as she wears her favorite sport jersey! She was so proud to cheer on the Cowboys at school!

Seventh grader Carter Gibson wears a Chicago Cubs jersey.

Seventh grader Alyssa Settles smiles in her Sheetz jersey.

Eighth grader Chea Taneyhill smiles at the camera while showing off her Steelers shirt! Taneyhill was thrilled to be drug free and to cheer on the Steelers!

Eighth grade art teacher John King rocks on dressed up as a '70s rock band character! King literally rocked out Decades Day!

Eighth grader Brionna Hudson strikes a thriller pose as she has on a great outfit for Decades Day! Friday was a blast from the past!

Eighth grader Marissa Rosas smiles in her '80s wear for Decade's Day!

Sixth grade health teacher Courtney Beegle shows she is drug free by dressing up like it's the '80s again! Beegle smiled and held up her weight as she is proud to be drug free!

Eighth grader Emma Klein stops and smiles showing off her Decade's Day outfit.

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