Mars Area Primary Center holds feast for first-graders
A group of first-graders with their parents and guardians line up for a Thanksgiving-themed meal during Mars Primary School’s annual First Grade Thanksgiving Feast at lunchtime Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Mars Area Primary Center held its annual First Grade Thanksgiving Feast, from Tuesday through Thursday, Nov. 18 to 20.
The event offered parents and guardians an opportunity to have lunch with students at the school.
The meal, provided by the school’s cafeteria, included turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, a dinner roll, cranberry sauce, a cookie and a drink.
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Mars Primary principal Jessica Semler visits with first-grader Brooklynn Decubellis during Mars Primary School’s annual first grade Thanksgiving lunchtime feast with parents and guardians on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Emmet Bernd, 6, gets gravy for his mashed potatoes during Mars Primary School’s annual first grade Thanksgiving lunchtime feast with parents and guardians on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Audrey Grant’s father, Mike, helps her open her drink during Mars Primary School’s annual first grade Thanksgiving lunchtime feast with parents and guardians on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Students invite their parents and guardians to a Thanksgiving-themed lunch during Mars Primary School’s annual first grade Thanksgiving lunchtime feast on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Lauren Freismuth helps her son, Liam, open a cookie during Mars Primary School’s annual first grade Thanksgiving lunchtime feast with parents and guardians on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Leah Holt, 6, left, hugs Breckley Beyale, 6, during Mars Primary School’s annual first grade Thanksgiving lunchtime feast with parents and guardians on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Meredith Kowatch gets her hair braided by her mother, Jessica Kowatch, during Mars Primary school’s annual first grade Thanksgiving lunchtime feast with parents and guardians on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Theo Rossman, 7, has his mother try on his Thanksgiving headpiece during Mars Primary School’s annual first grade Thanksgiving lunchtime feast with parents and guardians on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Breckley Beyale, 6, poses for a selfie with her mother, Danielle, during Mars Primary School’s annual first grade Thanksgiving lunchtime feast with parents and guardians on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Mars Primary principal Jessica Semler visits with first-graders Brooklynn Decubellis, left, and Arya Clark, during Mars Primary School’s annual first grade Thanksgiving lunchtime feast with parents and guardians on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
A group of first-graders with their parents line up for a Thanksgiving-themed meal during Mars Primary School’s annual first grade Thanksgiving lunchtime feast with parents and guardians on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Bennett Johnson, 7, hugs his mother, Bethany Prince, before going back to class during Mars Primary School’s annual first grade Thanksgiving lunchtime feast with parents and guardians on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Meredith Kowatch, middle, gets a hug and kiss from her mother and father, Jessica and Ben, before going back to class during Mars Primary School’s annual first grade Thanksgiving lunchtime feast with parents and guardians on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Bennett Johnson, 7, takes a selfie with his mother, Bethany Prince, before going back to class during Mars Primary School’s annual first grade Thanksgiving lunchtime feast with parents and guardians on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Harper Young, 6, runs in front of her mother and father, Samantha and Brady, to find a seat during Mars Primary School’s annual first grade Thanksgiving lunchtime feast with parents and guardians on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
