The Lego League at McAuliffe Heights is participating in the First Lego Challenge. This year's challenge, Into Orbit, will culminate with a compeition in January.
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A special welcome to Erika Bailor who began teaching at the junior high school as a Special Education teacher.
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The Altoona Area School District has partnered with ESS, a leading education staffing company dedicated to placing talented substitute teachers and support staff in more than 650 US school districts.
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We would like to share supportive parent contacts that may be helpful to you. These
individuals have agreed to collaborate with parents and guardians within our school
district. So, if you have any questions or concerns regarding your child’s/children’s
programming within our school district, please contact one of them.
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Many students that become homeless are afraid to speak out for help. This is due to many reasons: pride, told not to tell, fear of being made fun of…
If you would like to help your fellow classmates that are experiencing homelessness, you can bring in school supplies, socks, underwear, shampoo, soap, toothpaste, combs, and tissues during the week of November 12-16. On November 16, to show our support to our friends in need, we are asking everyone to wear a blue shirt.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at a public meeting held on October 29, 2018, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the William P. Kimmel Board Room at the Altoona Area High School, 1415 Sixth Avenue, Altoona, Pennsylvania, the Board of School Directors of the Altoona Area School District, Blair County, Pennsylvania (the “School District”), adopted a resolution (the “Resolution”) authorizing the School District to incur nonelectoral debt by the issuance of the School District’s General Obligation Bonds, Series A of 2018 (the “Bonds”) for the purpose of funding the 2018A Project as defined in the Resolution.
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This training will include what to expect at an IEP Meeting. Join us at the Altoona Public Library on Thursday November 8th at 12:30pm or 6:30pm.
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If you have already been to an emergency planning training, we are taking it up a notch to share the latest information and data. More in-depth scenarios and group
activities will be provided. Join us on Thursday, November 8th from 8am to 1pm at the Arc of Blair County.
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Putting the Pieces Together with OVR (Office of Vocational Rehabilitation) - Wednesday, November 7th at the Intermediate Unit #8 Development Center. Session begins at 5:30PM.
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Athletic screenings will be held November 1 (AAJHS) and November 8 (AAHS) for secondary students interested in participating in a winter sport. Required physical forms can be found on the Athletics web page at www.aasdcat.com.
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