St. Benedict School honor rolls

June 21, 2025

ST. BENEDICT SCHOOL, CARROLLTOWN FOURTH MARKING PERIOD HIGH HONOR ROLL EIGHTH GRADE — Taylor Marsh. SEVENTH GRADE — Alexis Rezk. FIFTH GRADE — Owen Farabaugh, Colt Kammerer. FOURTH GRADE — Allison Miller, Cameron Nagle, Stephen Rezk, Maddox Rosmus. THIRD GRADE — Alaina Mazurak, Aslayna Nagle, Emma Nagle, Freya Sekerak, Lydia Taylor. HONOR ROLL EIGHTH GRADE — Sophia Cunningham. SEVENTH GRADE — Madeline Smith. SIXTH GRADE — Kylee Taylor. FIFTH GRADE — Beau Smithmyer. FOURTH GRADE — Anthony Angelo, Zack Mattice, Piper ...

Designer dress

June 21, 2025

Frankstown Elementary School kindergarten teacher Macie Helfrick poses with her class wearing a dress her students decorated for her on the last day of school on Friday, May 30. Courtesy photo

AAHS graduate appointed to U.S. Naval Academy

June 21, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), congratulates Altoona Area High School graduate Blake Riddle on his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. “On behalf of Pennsylvania’s Thirteenth Congressional District, I congratulate Altoona Area High School ...

Student receives academic award

June 21, 2025

CHAMBERSBURG –– Jacob Dull of Altoona was among the students recognized for outstanding achievements in academics, leadership and service during Wilson College’s annual 2025 Academic Awards Ceremony held April 18. Dull earned The Joanne Harrison Hopkins Literary Achievement Award: Given for the finest, imaginative literature in fiction, poetry or drama produced during the academic year. Wilson College hosts an annual ceremony to recognize and celebrate exceptional student achievements. This event highlights students who embody the college’s values and honor her legacy. Each ...

Honor rolls-Central and Portage

June 21, 2025

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, MARTINSBURG FOURTH MARKING PERIOD HIGH HONOR ROLL 12TH GRADE — Jaclyn Bailey, Bryton Barnes, Austin Bassler, Benjamin Bettwy, Lukas Black, Bryson Brooks, Alyssa Brumbaugh, Mason Byler, Brooklyn Coppersmith, Jaxon Detterline, Lakkyn Dibert, Marah Dickson, Mya Diehl, Sarah Disney, Hope Dively, Ethan Dodson, Joshua Forshey, Zeiren Fouse, Danielle Heltzel, Sophia Holt, Logan Hummel, Lyla Imes, Avery Kasun, Timothy Keefer, Breanne Kelly, Kaylee Kensinger, Camden Kuster, Grace Lee, Carl Leitenberger, Zachariah Lingenfelter, Miranda Little, Anna Longenecker, ...

Graduates

June 21, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, Lincoln, Neb. — Tyler Robert Kulback, Summerhill, B.S., chemical engineering. CEDAR CREST COLLEGE, Allentown — MacKayla Reed, Duncansville, degrees in forensic science and chemistry; Autumn Musselman, Claysburg, certificate in school nursing. LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE, Annville — Darrian Berkheimer, Altoona, B.S., exercise science, summa cum laude. CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY, Cedarville, Ohio — Elsie Ferrenberg, Huntingdon; Jonathan Tuggy, Bellwood. FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY, Frostburg, Md. — Amanda Deal, Hyndman, master of education, ...