As if having school completely online wasn’t challenging enough, Heather Tippett-Wertz and her students were thrown a curve ball.  “I had wisdom tooth surgery in early...

Patty Burlingame has been with the AASD for more than 30 years starting as a teacher, then high school principal and currently assistant superintendent.  “I am happy...

With the 2019-2020 school year being finished at home due to the ongoing pandemic Coronavirus, seniors all around the world lost things they have been waiting for their entire...

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, new challenges have become prevalent to students. Some worry about remote learning or going in public. However, other students face...

Americans are looking to both fact and fiction in dealing with the coronavirus, COVID-19. In the search for facts, national news channels, with their 24/7 broadcast of COVID-19...

For the past two months, History students who have James Lowe and Carolyn Kline, have been working on biographies for WWII veterans who passed away during the war.  The...

Due to the ongoing spread and global scare of the Coronavirus, drama students and staff must take the necessary precautions to protect the people of Altoona. Originally, the...

Colleges around the world have been affected and impacted because of the increased spread of the Coronavirus.  With the increase in COVID-19, colleges have canceled events,...

On March 19, Governor Tom Wolf announced all businesses that aren’t “life-sustaining” were to close due to concerns of COVID-19, or the Coronavirus, spreading. Workers...

March 12, 2020, marked the last in school class day students and staff attended before the coronavirus struck Blair County. As families and businesses tried to adapt to their...

On March 30, Pennsylvania's Governor Tom Wolf ordered K-12 school buildings to remain "closed until further notice" in an indefinite period of time through April 30. This...

All schools K-12 under Governor Tom Wolf’s jurisdiction originally planned to be closed through March 30. As of March 23, schools in the area will remain closed through...

On March 13, the school district closed all schools following the direction of Governor Tom Wolf. The school district originally planned to be reopened by March 30. However,...

Grab and Go Box Lunch Update Box lunches for any child 2-18 will be available tomorrow, March 17 through Friday, March 27, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM. The Altoona Area Jr. High...