Mars Area percussion, winterguard teams win TRWEA awards
Mars Area High School’s Winterguard and Indoor Percussion teams recently won awards at the 2024 Three Rivers Winter Ensemble Association Championships in Leechburg, with four seniors — Emma MacDonald, Ashley Milk, Meghan Smith and Hanna Stephenson — also receiving scholarships.
In early April, Mars Indoor Percussion earned first place in the Percussion Scholastic A competition, while Mars Area Winterguard took fourth place in the Scholastic A contest.
Percussion members include seniors Cassie Cannon, Ella Drutarosky, Lauren Haley, Delaney Reddinger, Emma MacDonald, Jenny Morrison, Meghan Smith, Alex Schumann and Hanna Stephenson; juniors Carson Mahan, Garrett Mallick, Ryder Merriman, Madelyn Turney, Lyra Whitcroft and Erik Wingertsahn; sophomores Sara Biaggini, Hadley Davis, Matthew Fenio, Maggie Fitzgerald, Aidan Krepin, Kaden Ostapchenko, Carter Snyder and Audrey Stephenson; freshmen Alexis Abbey, Sophia Furman, Madisyn McAfee, Audrey Sarvey and Hali Spanik; eighth-grader Luke Romig; and seventh-graders Mia Battilana and Liam Duff.
Winterguard members include senior Hanna Grunden; sophomore Alexis Lawther; freshmen Joey Fitzgerald and Mackenzie Ivanchan; eighth-graders Layla Crofutt, Kayden Gromacki, Charlotte Forcht, Natalie Hagen and Lilly Miller; and, seventh-graders Ella Ostapchanko, Emma Sims and Callem Stewart.
