Students
Knoch High School was represented at the recent PMEA District 5 Chorus Festival at Seneca Valley Intermediate High School by Ava Breese, Morgan Clark, Nick Collins, Sheldon Deal, Lauren Howard, Mackenzie Protos, Sam Robb and Harrisyn Schilpp. They worked with guest conductor Ryan Beeken, before presenting a concert for the public. Sheldon and Mackenzie will advance to represent Knoch at the PMEA Region I Chorus in February.
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A team of Mars Area High School students earned first place in the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Fairchild Challenge.
The contest, part of the “National Challenge: The Next NASA Mission Patch,” asked participants to design a NASA mission patch commemorating the “VEG-05” plant growth experiment to grow Red Robin tomatoes aboard the International Space Station. Teams were required to submit an explanation of their inspiration, including the story behind mission patch designs and any symbolism used.
Juniors Cecelia Crowley, Addison Girdwood and Annelie Gustafsson researched previous NASA mission patches, and junior Mira Ramanathan designed a patch in the shape of a tomato, featuring a shuttle carrying a tomato astronaut and carboxyl constellations. The team’s entry received an overall score of 191.6 points and will be submitted to NASA, which will select the overall winner of the national challenge.
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Several members of Mars Area High School’s Future Business Leaders of America Chapter placed at a virtual 2022-23 FBLA Regional Leadership Conference.
Seniors Kyra Harvey, Taylor Hollern and Sydney Terzich earned first place, and junior Gabrianna Salvini took fifth place in the Marketing event; seniors Ainsley McGee, Jessica McNulty and Alexis Whitworth received second place in the International Business event; and senior Ava Donnelly took second place in Human Resources Management. All qualified to compete in the 2022-23 Pennsylvania FBLA State Leadership Conference from April 17 to 19 in Hershey.
Other participants in the regional event included senior Olivia Donnelly, who took eighth place in the Human Resources Management event; freshman Makenna Myler, who received 10th place in Introduction to Financial Math; and senior Hayley Nicklas, who joined in the Health Care Administration event.
FBLA is a nonprofit educational association of students preparing for careers in business or simply interested in learning more about the American Business Enterprise. The organization aids students in enhancing leadership abilities as well as in preparing for entry into and advancement within a business or business-related occupation.
