STUDENT DIRECTORY
Two Seneca Valley High School seniors, Anne Castagnero and Andrew Drozynski, were named candidates in the competition for a Special Scholarship to be awarded through the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program.
A Special Scholarship is a corporate-sponsored award. To be considered for a Special Scholarship, students must meet the sponsor's criteria and the entry requirements for the National Merit Scholarship Program. They also must submit an entry form with the sponsor.
Anne's sponsor is The Kennametal Foundation and Andrew's is FedEx Ground Package System Inc.
These scholarships may either be renewable for four years of undergraduate study or one-time awards.
Anne and Andrew will submit their applications this month and will be notified if they are winners in March 2021.
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Mars Area Elementary School fourth-grader Kinley Manges received third place in the Pennsylvania Resource Council's 2020 Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter Photo Contest.Kinley's photo “Litter Litter” depicts kitty litter tubs dumped with other trash among fallen leaves. Her winning entry earned her a $100 prize.The annual contest, open to students in kindergarten through grade 12, asks students to submit photos that heighten litter awareness as well as the impact of litter on public health and safety, scenic beauty, property values, the environment or wildlife.Entrants are encouraged to initiate a cleanup of the subject of their photos.----------Mars Area Centennial School fifth-grader Sage Mahan was selected as one of 13 winners in the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General's 24th Annual Drug-Free Calendar Contest.Sage's artwork will be featured in the 2021 Drug-Free Calendar, to be published in December and circulated across the state. She will also receive a $529 contribution towards her PA 529 College Savings Program.The annual contest invites fifth-graders from across the state to create original artwork with a drug-free message during National Substance Abuse Prevention Month in October.----------Four Mars Area High School students were selected by solo audition for Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District Orchestra.Students are seniors Elizabeth Caldwell (flute) and Carly King (oboe) and juniors Madalyn Reddinger (violin) and Evan Rojas (bass).This school year, the students were asked to record and submit their auditions for consideration.In a typical school year, those students who are selected for PMEA honors would also be invited to perform alongside their peers from other high schools at a regional or other event.However, in an effort to limit any potential risk of COVID exposure, all PMEA honors, district and region music festivals that were to be held this school year are canceled.
