DON'T FORGET!
CLASS GATHERING IN ALTOONA
JUNE 14 at 6:30PM
JETHRO'S PATIO

It's not too early to sign up!

We have about 11 classmates and 7 spouses who have already registered for our Class Gathering on June 14.  We hope you will too.  To find out who's coming, click on the "Classmate Profiles" tab on the top menu (light blue oval).  You will see the following:

Click on "Attending Class of 1970 Gathering at Jetho's in Altoona (06/14/25):" (first red oval).  Then below the box, you will see a list of all classmates who have registered (second red oval).  This list will continue to grow as more classmates register. 

We'd love to see as many of you as possible.  This is a very informal meet and greet.  The Jethro's menu is available and many of us will have dinner that evening (buy your own).  

As always, we remain available to schedule additional gatherings for those of you who don't live near Altoona.  We can try to find classmates who live near you and create an announcement and email to advertise these events.  While we are not currently planning any more large reunions, if someone wants to plan one, we would be happy to provide advice and support for such an event.  Let us know at info@aahs1970.com.

See the following announcement for registration link. or click on the left menu: "June 14th - Class of 1970 Gathering at Jethro's in Altoona".

ATTENTION ALL CLASSMATES!

Last June, we had a great time with about 30 classmates and their spouses for an informal gathering in Altoona.  We'd like to announce another opportunity to meet up with classmates this year!  This event will be held in Altoona at Jethro's patio.  We will have access to the entire menu.  The only cost is the cost for your own food and drink.

Registration is free and will remain open through May 31.  Again attendees are responsible for the cost of their drinks and food.  Spouses and significant others are welcome!  This will be very informal, come and go as you please.  We are planning the event for June 14 at 6:30 pm.  All classmates are invited!  We'd love to see you all!

You can register through the link at the bottom of the left manu ro click here.

You can register at any time through May 31.  We have to give the restaurant a number at that time so we can't accept any registrations after that date.

Hope to see many of you there!

Randi and I have built a crossword puzzle for you to solve.  It's all about Altoona and things our class should remember.  Give it a try and let me know what you think.  You may need to adjust your screen to fit all of it on.  Let me know if you need help (info@aahs170.com).

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Even More Congratulations
 AAHS Class of 1970!

Thanks to your generosity, we have passed our interim goal of $35,000 as the first Altoona Area High School graduating class to create an endowment through the Altoona Area School District (AASD) Foundation to benefit our alma mater.  (In fact, the foundation reports $38,500 in the account.)

We continue to encourage every class member to become a partner and share in this endowment, so we can tell our children and grandchildren, friends and neighbors, that as an alumni class, we have created an enduring program to benefit biomedical science studies at the high school for many years to come.  Every contribution is important, and no contribution is too small. Additional contributions will allow us to consider ways to possibly expand our participation with the foundation.

If you are interested in more information about the program beneficiary of our class endowment -- the Altoona Biomedical Science Pathway – CLICK HERE (NOTE: this is a big file...may take a few moments to load).

The endowment's Initial Funding Group expects to convene a meeting in June of 2025 in Altoona, hosted by the AASD Foundation, to discuss the fund and consider our first distribution to the the Altoona Biomedical Science Pathway program.

We also hope to plan another "Mini-Reunion".  All classmates are invited to attend this event.  More details to follow (there will be a need to register so we can provide space for all who wish to attend).

In the meantime, we hope you, and perhaps your families and friends, will consider further contributions to the endowment.

Directions for contributing are included below:

1. By Check: payable to AASD Foundation (Please write “AAHS Class of 1970” in the note/memo section of your check.  Checks should be sent to:  AASD Foundation, 1201 8^th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602.

2. Online (credit card): https://www.aahsalumni.org/. 
   Simply click the “Donate” link on the menu bar at the top.  Then, click “Donate Online” next to “AASD Foundation”.  The “Campaign/Fund” button will default to the AASD Foundation.  When making your donation, please type: “AAHS Class of 1970 Endowment Fund” in the “Donor Comments” section to make sure the gift is categorized correctly.

Again, please be sure to designate our class fund with your donation so it will count toward the new match.

Again, congratulations and thanks to our AAHS Class of 1970. 

Class Endowment Fund Progress

VIDEOS...VIDEOS...VIDEOS

Check out our new videos page (click here).  Thanks to Larry Callan for finding these videos on the High School and Roosevelt.  Feel free to recommend other videos that you think the class might find interesting.

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