Track and Field is one of Altoona’s many dominant sports. For Junior high girls, they have kept a winning streak at the qualifiers meets for five consecutive years in a row! This year there were several individual athletes who held their own, but there is one girl that stuck out in the team the most.   Ashlyn...

Imagine waking up at 6:45 a.m, going to school until 2:40 p.m., going home for just long enough to finish homework, then to track practice, working out, practicing basketball at home and finally getting to bed at 10 p.m. or later. This is what a day looks like for multi-sport athlete Ezrah Witherspoon....

Eighth grade science teacher Pattie Wendle has been teaching for 30 years! She has had a great deal of experiences with students throughout her teaching years.   Wendle has been teaching ninth-grade science for most of her career, but after the transition of ninth grade moving to the high-school,...

As this school year comes to an end, so does eighth grade math teacher Lisa Plummer’s teaching career. Plummer has been teaching for 34.5 years! She has taught grades 7-12. Also, she has taught at Roosevelt Junior High School, Keith Junior High School and at the high school.  Plummer said her favorite...

Another thoughtful and kind teacher, Valerie Hampton, is retiring after 35 years of teaching. She is a sixth grade science teacher, but has taught many different grades. In her 35 years of teaching, she has taught six different grades. "I've taught first grade, second, third, fourth, fifth and...

One of the many amazing teachers, Sam Solomon, is retiring after 30 years of teaching. He is currently an eighth grade science teacher, but has taught multiple grades at different locations. He has always taught science, but not always here or in the same grade. "In the beginning of my career,...

Imagine waking up at 6 a.m., going to school, then directly to a track meet until 8 p.m., and finally getting home just to practice basketball and work on homework until 11:45 p.m. This is the routine of eighth grader Jayce Johnston, a multi-sport athlete. He is an outstanding athlete and puts in enormous...