[naviga:h3]SV families donate athletic fees[/naviga:h3]

Nearly 20 Seneca Valley families recently donated their unused athletic fees to help the food service department cover $2,500 in meal debts for families in the community, according to a news release from the Seneca Valley School District.

While schools were closed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, the district began the process of refunding families for the annual pay-to-play fee of $125 per activity. Nineteen Seneca Valley families chose to donate their fees to the district’s food service department.

The donations alleviate the need to collect outstanding meal debts for students who will graduate this year. There is enough left over to help cover additional debts for students from other grades.

[naviga:h3]Mars kindergarten assessments nixed[/naviga:h3]

Mars Area School District’s pre-kindergarten assessments for next year that were scheduled for June 10 and 11 have been canceled.

The district will make an effort to reschedule assessments as soon as possible when social distancing restrictions are relaxed and large gatherings are once again permitted.

Information about kindergarten registration is available at primarycenter.marsk12.org.

Award recipients will be honored

Instead of holding an in-person academic excellence banquet this year, Mars Area High School students will be honored online June 1 through 5.

Information and videos recognizing those students who have received scholarships, community awards and school-related awards will be posted to the high school’s webpage.

[naviga:h3]Young students showcase talent[/naviga:h3]

Mars Area Centennial School students are invited to join in a viewing of the school’s 2020 virtual talent show at 2 p.m. June 3 at centennial.marsk12.org/apps/news/article/1223304.

Several members of Girl Scout Troop 26625 introduced the Virtual Talent Show, which features fifth- and sixth-graders offering vocal, dance and other acts. Centennial teachers and their families also share their talents as part of a “Blinding Lights” Dance Challenge.

Mars Area Elementary PTO sponsors the annual event. For more information, visit the Centennial School’s website.

[naviga:h3]Highlands course blood drive set[/naviga:h3]

Cranberry Highlands Golf Course will host a blood drive from 1 to 6:30 p.m. June 29.

The event, held in conjunction with the Cranberry Township Sunrise Rotary, will be staged in the Clubhouse and Tartan Hall at the Golf Course along Freshcorn Road.

To promote social distancing, donors must have an appointment and must wear a mask. Donors will be allowed only in the blood drive area.

Those with recent tattoos, piercings or who traveled to a malarial area are under a three-month deferral. Those who were deferred for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the past will now be eligible to donate.

All donors will be eligible for a $5 Amazon gift card via email.

For more information or to register, visit redcrossblood.org and enter CHGC. Alternatively, call 1-800-RED-CROSS.