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Altoona students, teachers clean up communities before summer vacation
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ)– Altoona Area High School students and their teachers are working to keep the city clean before summer vacation. Students and 31 teachers took to the streets for the 10th annual “Toona Tune-Up.” The work included painting, pulling weeds and picking up trash at 14 different locations across the city. “It feels good […]
Centre County Students Honored for Musical Theater Excellence at Isaac Awards
Student musical theater performers and crew members from four Centre County high schools were honored during the 19th annual Isaac Awards on Saturday and Sunday at Mishler Theatre in Altoona. Productions by Bellefonte Area, Bald Eagle Area, Philipsburg-Osceola Area and State College Area high schools garnered more than two dozen nominations and took home six awards. Organized by Altoona Community Theatre, the Isaac Awards encourage and support excellence in high school musical theater with an annual ceremony recognizing student achievement. The 2024 Isaacs included 20 schools from a six-county area (Blair, Bedford, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield and Huntingdon). Judges attend each participating school's performances...
Altoona Rotary Club awards area students with scholarships
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — Over 20 students in the Altoona area received scholarships thanks to the Rotary Club. For the 26th straight year, the Rotary Club gave out scholarships to students from the Altoona Area School District and Bishop Guilfoyle. Each student submitted an essay to tell the club a little bit about themselves and […]
Mike Iuzzolino takes over Sewickley Academy boys basketball program
Altoona native Mike Iuzzolino’s has had a distinguished basketball career. Iuzzolino’s proficiency on the basketball court has taken him all over the globe. Most recently, he worked for eight years on the Robert Morris men’s basketball staff, including the last three as associate head coach. Iuzzolino, 56,...
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