Bishop Guilfoyle High School News

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  • Tragedy spurs mother to teach (Altoona Mirror)
    posted on October 19, 2009 at 04:11:30 am
    An Altoona native whose 16-year-old daughter died in a one-vehicle crash six years ago has a message for teen drivers and their parents: Inexperience and distractions are leading causes of teen driving fatalities. "As a society, we've decided to let 16-year-olds drive, but we need to do a better job of developing and preparing them for driving," said Robin Thompson of Fairfax, Va.
  • Positive attitude, faith helped in Altoona teacher battle cancer (The Tribune-Democrat)
    posted on October 15, 2009 at 04:02:26 am
    Doreen Fogle’s advice to women battling breast cancer is to have faith and maintain a positive attitude. The 39-year-old wife and mother of three children was conducting one of her routine self-breast examinations in May when she noticed a lump in a breast.
  • Walk For Catholic Schools Held in Altoona (WTAJ-TV Altoona)
    posted on September 27, 2009 at 09:38:51 pm
    Some streets around Bishop Gilfoyle High School in Altoona were a sea of purple and white for part of Sunday afternoon. Hundreds of supporters of the Catholic High School, decked out in the Bishop Guilfoyle school colors, took part in the annual walk for Catholic Schools.
  • Parish pastor named (The Tribune-Democrat)
    posted on September 27, 2009 at 03:18:19 am
    JOHNSTOWN — A former teacher and administrator at Bishop McCort High School has been named the new rector and pastor of St. John Gualbert Cathedral in downtown Johnstown.
  • A 'DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE' (Centre Daily Times)
    posted on March 16, 2009 at 05:25:59 am
    In the beginning, there is paint-ball. Grace Prep High School starts each school year with a three-day camp. During "Extreme Grace," students whitewater raft, play soccer blindfolded and pray with their teachers. They say it provides a unique bonding experience.
  • Gas leak prompts precautions (Altoona Mirror)
    posted on March 12, 2009 at 04:26:23 am
    A propane leak at the Logan Township Municipal Building construction site Wednesday morning led to adjustments for students at two nearby schools and warnings that nearby residents should stay indoors. The leak occurred about 7:30 a.m. when a 1,000-gallon pressure tank of liquid propane being moved across a parking lot by forklift rolled from a pallet, breaking a valve, Fire Chief Reynold D.
  • Hazmat Responds to Propane Leak (WTAJ-TV Altoona)
    posted on March 11, 2009 at 05:22:29 pm
    LOGAN TOWNSHIP , BLAIR COUNTY – A propane leak at a construction site near two schools prompted a Hazmat response Wednesday morning. Just before 8:00 a.m. around 26 th Street, construction crews working at the site of the new Logan Township Municipal Building were moving a 1000 gallon propane tank.
  • 12:35 p.m.: Frozen safety shutoff blamed for propane leak (Altoona Mirror)
    posted on March 11, 2009 at 02:41:01 pm
    Fire officials said the propane tank leak at the Logan Township Municipal Building construction site this morning was caused by a safety valve that was frozen open. The leak occurred when a 1,000-gallon tank of liquid propane being moved across a parking lot rolled onto a nest of valves, breaking one, according to Altoona Fire Chief Reynold D. Santone Jr.
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