Irwin Adams
Altoona Area School District board member Kelly Irwin Adams will seek both the Republican and Democratic nominations for another term on the school board.
Irwin Adams, 43, lives in the Highland Park area, and has three children in the Altoona Area School District. She owns and operates a women’s clothing boutique, and works part time as a bookkeeper for Irwin Financial Inc. As a former graduate of AAHS and Penn State University, she taught elementary school in Pennsylvania and Virginia. She hopes to continue to use her educational background to enhance the district.
Irwin Adams is willing to work with all stakeholders parents, school employees, administrators and community members. Currently, Irwin Adams serves as the chairman of the AASD Educational Committee and GACTC Educational Committee. She also is a member of the following subcommittees: athletics, Central Blair Recreation Commission, comprehensive plan, and wellness committee.
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W. Gene Henry, who was 88 years old when he died Feb. 17, left his mark in Martinsburg through his service, business ventures and teaching.
Morrisons Cove Memorial Park Executive Director Chuck Gojmerac didn’t know Henry well but has always appreciated his impact on the community.
“He was extremely proud of his heritage and his hometown,” Gojmerac said. “That is evident by his donations back to the community in which he grew up. Gene Henry had his pulse on the community.”
Henry made a number of generous donations to his community and devoted over a quarter century of his life to education, serving as a teacher and principal in the Altoona Area School District.
Which Pa. schools had the largest number of arrests in 2019-20?
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s annual Safe Schools report for the 2019-20 school year showed a noticeable drop in reported arrests.
Districts are required to submit their misconduct reports, both criminal and academic infractions, to the state every year. Reporting sometimes changes from year-to-year, but no changes were made last school year.
Last year, the top three criminal reasons why students were in trouble statewide were:
Possession, use, or sale of tobacco or vaping 8.34 percent
Fighting 8.14 percent
Minor altercation 5.42 percent
Here’s a list of the schools that had the largest number of arrests, and the crime that was most common at each school.