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Red Ribbon Week is an annual event celebrated nationwide to promote drug awareness and prevention among young people. This event educates communities about the dangers of drug use and the importance of living a drug-free life.

Making its return for the first time since the pandemic, the speech league will start their competition season soon.

Read about student services at the Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center (GACTC).

Aside from being off school, his birthday led to him meeting not one, but two United States presidents. DiVentura was held by Barack Obama and had a newspaper article about him signed by Jimmy Carter.

On August 29, the girls’ soccer team played against rival Hollidaysburg and beat them with a final score of 2-1. This marked their first victory of the season.

Meet the 25 Homecoming candidates for the 2024-25 school year!

The high school has recruited eight new teachers for the 2024-25 school year.

On Thursday Sept. 12, the Altoona Area School District alerted parents and students to an investigation into an alleged threat that was posted on social media and shared among students. Although it was found there was no active threat, the district decided to delay school by two hours to debrief staff.

Scholarships are often the front runners when it comes to alleviating college expenses. An estimated $46 billion is given in scholarships each year per the U.S. Department of Education (College Scholarship Statistics), and that doesn’t include the amount given by private sources (upwards of $7.4 billion).

On Sept. 6, 2024, 275 past band members returned to their roots to participate in Alumni Band. For many, the night was an opportunity to meet up with old friends, play some band favorites, talk to old mentors and march with their children.