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Mykenzi Doran

Mykenzi Doran, student reporter

Hey! I’m Mykenzi Doran, or Mac, a freshman here at the AAJHS! I love taking pictures and writing, so being a part of our school’s newspaper is amazing.  I do a lot more than newspaper inside and outside of school. I play the trumpet and clarinet for our school’s marching, concert,and jazz bands. I am also learning how to play the flute. I go to a Sunday and Wednesday youth group with some of my closest friends. I am planning to try out for our school’s team of indoor majorettes and the tennis team next year! I compete in beauty pageants that take me all around Pennsylvania! I absolutely cannot wait to see what this year brings! My classes are definitely the best. Newspaper, German, music and band have to be my favorites! I love learning how to speak German, how to play the guitar,and it is amazing to be able to learn how to take pictures, caption pictures and even more properly! I live by the anonymous quote, “It’s going to be hard, but hard does not mean impossible.” It reminds me to not give up on anything and to keep working for my dreams.

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Click It! Students and teachers everywhere are using the internet to continue the school year. Most teachers have used things such as Zoom and Google Hangouts to connect with their students.

Online schooling effects students

Mykenzi Doran, Reporter
April 28, 2020
Quarantine Students stay home in a self quarantine because of the corona virus. Two days before schools were closed by Tom Wolf, baseball teams were chosen.

Students cope with school closing

Mykenzi Doran, Reporter
April 6, 2020
Let's play! Kent Martin teaches his class how to play the 12 bar blues. The introduction to guitar class was only a marking period, but soon this, and many other marking period classes, will be a full semester long.

Junior high to become middle school

Mykenzi Doran, Reporter
March 6, 2020
FOR High Five Day encourages a great start to students' days before school starts. Multiple FOR members organize to different locations around the school to greet children around the school as they head to class. FOR members during the high five day all gather around the main entrance and side door entrance of the school. While the rest of FOR members were spread around the rest of the school.

[Photo] FOR High Five Day encourages great day

Eli Costanzo, Reporter
March 3, 2020
Unite! Freshman Austin Parker prepares for a county band concert with the schools' county band. Nine schools came together to play as one band that night.

Bands in Blair County unite

Mykenzi Doran, Reporter
February 19, 2020
Myah Lear writes her letter to lawmaker based off of her topic for the current events journals the students write in class. Lear is writing her letter to someone who has a hand in the crime and justice system.

News Brief: Students write to lawmakers

Mykenzi Doran, Reporter
February 10, 2020
Score! Sean Bettwy is ready to make a foul shot. Making the shot, he helped his team in the second half of the game.

Boys’ basketball team starts off season winning

Mykenzi Doran, Reporter
January 21, 2020
Seamus Sumac, jazz band one percussionist, prepares for his upcoming jazz band concert. On Dec. 17 they performed five joyful holiday songs.

Musicians welcome holiday season

Mykenzi Doran, Reporter
December 20, 2019
This poster hung on the wall in the cafeteria to keep students informed as to how much money each grade level raised.

Students give to veterans for holidays

Mykenzi Doran, Reporter
December 9, 2019
Performing at their last official football game, the band cheers on both of the elementary teams at the annual AFL Championship. Both teams played the game well with the support of the band.

Is it a sport? The marching band debate

Mykenzi Doran, Reporter
November 5, 2019
Fun in the stands! The Altoona Band and Band Fronts cheer on the mountain lion team. They do stand cheers such as George, Chaser,and Nae Nae. “When we are in the stands I feel that we truly become a family in the fact that we support our jr. high football players,” drum major, Jacob Steinbugl said.

Ninth grade performs last football show

Mykenzi Doran, Reporter
October 23, 2019
"I expect a better attitude coming from others because we're maturing, and I love that the ninth grade teachers are giving us more responsibility because it will make this year a lot easier for me this year," ninth grade student Claudia Clapper said.

What do you expect to come from this school year and why do you expect those things to happen?

Mykenzi Doran, Reporter
September 25, 2019
Storytime! Jessica Connell is entertaining her class with a story about the dinner she made for her and her family last night. She explained how she had to try something new and the flavors did not mix well.

First month of school

Mykenzi Doran, Reporter
September 23, 2019
Congrats! Freshman football player, number 61, Ian Kennedy walks down the fifty after their second win of the season on Sept. 5. The game ended with a score of 35-12 against the Mifflin County Huskies. “We are a great team together and I can see us all going places with football. We put our sweat and tears into the field, but it’s all worth it in the end. When we pull through with a win, it’s a good day to be a Mountain Lion,” lineman Ian Kennedy said.

Congrats! Freshman football player, number 61, Ian Kennedy walks down the fifty after their second win of the season on Sept. 5. The game ended with a score of 35-12 against the Mifflin County Huskies. “We are a great team together and I can see us all going places with football. We put our sweat and tears into the field, but it’s all worth it in the end. When we pull through with a win, it’s a good day to be a Mountain Lion,” player Ian Kennedy said.

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