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Photos: Mars Area School District buses, commuters navigate construction to arrive at first day of school

Students, cars and buses share the same school parking lot intersection as traffic backs up amid continued construction along Route 228 outside Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Cars and buses lined up to drop students off for the first day at Mars Area High School on Thursday, Aug. 21, while construction along Route 228 continued nearby.

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Students, cars and buses share the same school parking lot intersection as traffic backs up amid continued construction along Route 228 outside Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Students, cars and buses share the same school parking lot intersection as traffic backs up amid continued construction along Route 228 outside Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Students work their way through backed up traffic as they enter the Mars Area High School parking lot from Route 228 on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Construction along Route 228 continues outside Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Students, cars and buses share the same school parking lot intersection as traffic backs up amid continued construction along Route 228 outside Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Construction along Route 228 continues outside Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Students, cars and buses share the same school parking lot intersection as traffic backs up amid continued construction along Route 228 outside Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Students, cars and buses share the same school parking lot intersection as traffic backs up amid continued construction along Route 228 outside Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Construction along Route 228 continues outside Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Construction along Route 228 continues outside of Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Traffic backs up as construction along Route 228 continues outside Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Jackson Ulonska gets dropped off before school starts as Mars Area High School welcomed its students back on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Students, cars and buses share the same school parking lot intersection as traffic backs up amid continued construction along Route 228 outside Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Students, cars and buses share the same school parking lot intersection as traffic backs up amid continued construction along Route 228 outside Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Traffic backs up as construction along Route 228 continues outside Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Construction along Route 228 continues outside Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Students, cars and buses share the same school parking lot intersection as traffic backs up amid continued construction along Route 228 outside Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Students, cars and buses share the same school parking lot intersection as traffic backs up amid continued construction along Route 228 outside Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Students, cars and buses share the same school parking lot intersection as traffic backs up amid continued construction along Route 228 outside Mars Area High School on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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