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Congratulations to Mrs. Chris McGeary, Kindergarten teacher at Juniata Gap! Chris was nominated for and won the Judith A. Rossi Educator of the Year Award presented by the Blair County Chamber of Commerce.

Athletic physicals are scheduled for student-athletes interested in participating in spring sports. Athletes who participated in a fall or winter sport need to complete recertification paperwork. Athletes who did not compete in a fall or winter sport need to complete Packet One of the physical forms and report to physicals at their scheduled date and time.

Representatives from Penn State University recently donated approximately 500 teddy bears and stuffed animals to share with AASD students.

Due to the impending inclement weather and expected unsafe travel, all AASD schools will be operating as a Flexible Instruction Day (FID Day) on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

All materials needed to participate in instruction will be sent home with students. If a family has reported no Internet access, teachers will send home hard copies of the instructional materials for off-line work. Staff will be available during the regular school day hours and can be reached via email for questions and/or support.

All students are expected to attend school virtually as instructed and complete all work unless they are absent and the parent/guardian plans to send an excuse. If no excuse is sent, the day will be marked unexcused.

Student transportation for public, non-public and charter schools is canceled due to the weather conditions.

AAHS seniors are reminded the deadline to submit a photo to the Horeshoe yearbook is January 20, 2023.

Due to inclement weather, the Altoona Area School District including the Learning Express Preschool Full-Day Session as well as the GACTC are operating on a 2 hour delay. Morning sessions at the Learning Express are CANCELED.

In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, all schools and offices will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2023. School will resume on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.

Natahlia Daversa graduated from AAHS in 2019. She recently returned to the high school to speak with student in the AP Spanish course about her recent experiences studying abroad. Her visit was part of the Language in Motion speaker program offered through Juniata College.

Due to the impending weather, all AASD schools are closed (SNOW DAY!) on Thursday, December 22, 2022. The holiday break will begin on Friday, December 23, 2022 and students will return to school on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

AAHS baseball standout Evan Alwine signed a National Letter-of-Intent to attend Florida International University in the fall of 2023.