JACKSON TWP — Twenty-one Seneca Valley students in grades nine to 12 were chosen through an audition to perform in the Pennsylvania Music Education Association’s (PMEA) District 5 Honors Choir at Westminster College.

Seneca Valley Intermediate High School had nine freshmen and sophomores chosen — a new school record — and the Seneca Valley Senior High School had 12 chosen for the choir.

The students and their voice parts are:

Soprano 1: Ashley Berman

Tenor 1: Jeremy Irwin and David Osorno

Soprano 2: Rachel Carmella, Carinne Geil, Ellie Lahm, Lauren Ottaviani, Emma Walsh and Ava Minutello

Tenor 2: Dominic Mastroianni, Mike Trauman, Jake Pelloni and Jon Baktay

Alto 1: Paige Hurbanek, Christina Dadey and Anna Stroupe

Alto 2: Kim McGinnis

Bass 1: Ben Jamison, Lance Hahn and Joe Brinker

Bass 2: Josh DePasquale

PMEA District 5 includes Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties.

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NEW WILMINGTON — The fifth annual Titan Terror Project at Westminster College awarded the top prize trophy to David Trotter, Ali Srour and Storm Geary of Grove City High School for their scary digital short, “Parked.”

The amateur movie-making competition celebrates thriller films that do not contain gratuitous violence and gore. The films must be no longer than three minutes. The contest is open to college and public school students and the community.

“Rearview” by Grove City students Lucas Zenobi and Noah Livingstone tied with “Day Off” by Westminster graduate student Gino Colella for first runner-up.

The second runner-up prize went to the Westminster College team of Rob Poling and Scott Raley for “Storrage.”

Kristen Bishop of Grove City High School received the Facebook Fan Award for her digital short “Night Vision.” The film received the most likes on Westminster Cable’s Facebook page.

Visit www.westminster.edu/ttp to watch the entries.

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BALTIMORE — Sarah Phillips of Mars was honored as one of the brightest middle school students in the world by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth.

Sarah is a student at Sewickley Academy and is the daughter of Matthew and Stephanie Phillips of Mars.

The Center honored her for exceptional performance on a test designed for high school students. She scored in the 99th percentile and is eligible for intensive academic programs with CTY.

The program draws students from the United States and 67 other countries.