Two educators from within Mars Area School District will take up new leadership roles in District schools this upcoming school year.

Dale Sleva Jr. will serve as principal at Mars Area Primary Center, and Jessica Semler will fill Sleva's previous role as assistant principal at Mars Area High School.

Sleva replaces Anastasia DiLorenzo at Mars Area Primary Center. DiLorenzo was principal at the Primary Center during the 2020-2021 academic year, and has returned to her position as a fourth grade teacher at Mars Area Elementary School.

A graduate of Washington & Jefferson College with a master's degree in education from Point Park University, Sleva was Mars Area High School's assistant principal for 14 years, from 2007 to present. He also served as acting principal at Mars Area Middle School during the 2015-2016 academic year.

Semler, who originally graduated from Mars Area High School, taught at Mars Area Elementary School as a second grade teacher from 2009-2012 before moving to a third grade teaching position from 2012 to present. In 2015, she also served as an elementary principal intern.