School spotlight

Huntingdon

A founding CHAMP school where students learn empathy, humility, and perseverance through service.

Highlights

Why they lead

Huntingdon Area brings the community together around a cause bigger than any one person.

School profile

Campus snapshot

Huntingdon Area High School serves about 650 students in grades 9-12, offering accelerated academics alongside strong arts, athletics, guidance, and career preparation.

Grades

9-12

Enrollment

Approximately 650 students

Campus

Dedicated Jan 15, 1961 · Renovated 2006

Address

2400 Cassady Ave., Suite 2, Huntingdon, PA 16652

Programs & pathways

What students can explore

Accelerated academic program for college-bound students
Learning and emotional support services
Music, arts, and athletic departments
Guidance counseling and college/career planning
HCCTC vocational coursework opportunities

Programs shown highlight current offerings and may change year to year.

2025 captains

Meet the 2025 CHAMP captains.

2nd Year Captain · Grade: Junior

Addison Young

CHAMP is about being able to give back to my community; making a difference in others' lives is truly special to me.

4th Year Captain · Grade: Senior

Aleia Eagle

CHAMP is a great opportunity to give back to the community. It creates hope and positivity for those in need within our community!

2nd Year Captain · Grade: Junior

Aubrey Garner

CHAMP is important to me because it means helping those in need by bringing our community together and making sure no one has to fight alone.

2nd Year Captain · Grade: Junior

Blair Harlow

CHAMP is important to me because it is a way for our community to come together and give to others in need. I enjoy helping others and working together to achieve these goals.

1st Year Captain · Grade: Junior

Carson Riley

To me, CHAMP means the community working together towards a cause greater than themselves and giving back to those in need.

3rd Year Captain · Grade: Junior

Charlotte Kyle

To me, CHAMP means working together. We could never make as big as an impact to help families in our community as we can when we work together to reach our goal.

1st Year Captain · Grade: Sophomore

Everett Payne

To me, CHAMP is getting the community together and raising money for people who need it more than us.

1st Year Captain · Grade: Senior

Jillian Tanner

CHAMP is important to me because CHAMP means hope, and being able to create hope for those in my community is the best experience there is.

2nd Year Captain · Grade: Junior

Lauren Stratton

CHAMP is important to me because it's a way to bring our community together while being able to help others in need.

2nd Year Captain · Grade: Senior

Reagan Orenshaw

CHAMP to me means our community coming together as a team to make a change and benefit people near us who are in need.

2nd Year Captain · Grade: Sophomore

Rowan Dickey

To me, CHAMP means bringing people together and supporting every person in our community. It means that even when life gets hard, there are resources and people ready to offer help.

2nd Year Captain · Grade: Junior

Roy Wilson

To me, CHAMP means giving others the opportunity to live a better life.

2nd Year Captain · Grade: Junior

Will Woomer

For me, CHAMP is bringing our community together for the better and giving to those in need.

1st Year Captain · Grade: Senior

Zoey Norris

CHAMP is so important to me because I've seen its blessings on those close to me and the way it brings our community and surrounding county schools together even through sports rivalry.

Advisors

The educators guiding this team.

CHAMP Advisor

Matt Baer

My name is Matt Baer and I'm the CHAMP advisor for Huntingdon Area High School. I have been teaching social studies for 10 years. I graduated from Southern Huntingdon High School and currently live in Shade Gap with my wife Gillian and daughter Lilah. I'm one of the founders of CHAMP and I love it because it unites the community toward a common cause that is bigger than any one person. The CHAMP experience provides my students with impactful tools such as empathy, humility, and perseverance that they can use to make the world a better place.

Leadership by year