Ebner Elementary News Today

Students at Juniata Gap Elementary spent a good portion of the day Thursday taking part in creative activities during the 25th annual Day of Arts celebration. Area mascots — including those from Sweet Frog, Texas Roadhouse and the Altoona Curve — helped set the tone for a day of fun as they greeted students, who […]

Students at Juniata Gap Elementary spent a good portion of the day Thursday taking part in creative activities during the 25th annual Day of Arts celebration. Area mascots — including those from Sweet Frog, Texas Roadhouse and the Altoona Curve — helped set the tone for a day of fun as they greeted students, who […]

School may be out for the summer, but summer camps — fun learning sessions — are keeping students busy and engaged in the Altoona Area School District. The

amollenauer@altoonamirror.com Kaylee Kruise poses in her dance outfit in this photo submitted by her family. Kruise passed away Friday following a two year battle with brain cancer. The community is mourning the loss of an Altoona student taken by cancer. Kaylee Kruise, a fifth grader at Ebner Elementary School, died Friday after a more than two-year battle with brain cancer. According to her parents, Richard and Melissa Kruise, Kaylee “warmed everyone’s heart with her sweet smile.” The...