Students attending grades 7-9 at Keith and Roosevelt junior high schools are challenged with a curriculum that has been realigned to meet state and national academic standards.

Recent PSSA scores indicate that both schools are meeting and exceeding state proficiency goals in reading, writing and mathematics.

Students share core area teachers in seventh grade teams designed to promote communication with parents and cross-curricular projects while easing the transition from the elementary schools.

Eighth and ninth grade students are challenged with a rigorous curriculum that includes core area subjects and numerous electives. Courses are offered at the honors, academic, applied and special education levels. All levels of courses focus on meeting state standards, improving reading, writing and communication skills, and helping students to become better problem solvers and critical thinkers.

Technology education programs provide opportunities for planning, problem-solving and experimentation as students work in modules dealing with manufacturing, construction, transportation, power and energy.

Thanks to the AASD Foundation, computer labs are available extended hours before and after school.

Students are encouraged to participate in after-school opportunities in team athletics; intramural sports; band, orchestra and auxiliary; and a wide range of clubs and teams including drama, reading and math competition, student government and journalism.

  Altoona Area High School

Altoona High is one of the state's best-equipped high schools with a comprehensive curriculum to match.

Honors and academic curriculum clusters provide students with a rigorous education designed to meet individual needs. The core academics curriculum cluster combines the rigor and theory of an academic program with hands-on learning activities, career exploration and occupational experiences.

College credits can be earned by taking any of 15 Advanced Placement courses which include English, calculus, statistics, biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, American history, European history, comparative government, American government, music theory and harmony, French, German and Spanish. Nine of these courses are partnered with three post secondary institituions through dual enrollment.

A Career Education Center, a School-to-Work program and a Service Learning program help students make important post high school choices.

A CLIP program creates small learning communitites which integrate learining in the core subject areas.

An extensive list of extracurricular activities is available to all students.

Superlative indoor and outdoor facilities are used by students for physical education and for intramural and interscholastic sports.

An alternative education program meets basic educational, developmental and societal needs not currently being met in the regular school setting for identified grade 7-12 students in at-risk situations.