Eighth-graders at Mars Area Middle School will track the development of several fertilized chicken eggs in their science classes and care for the chicks after they hatch ...
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 ...
Mars Area High School senior Lauren Karg was recently selected to receive a FedEx Ground Package System Scholarship.
The scholarship was awarded through the 2024 National...
The Southern Butler County Business Association hosted a Robotics Night on Thursday evening at South College in Cranberry Township, featuring robotics teams from North Ca...
Mars Area Primary Center will host a Watermelon Welcome Day for students registered in its kindergarten program for the 2024-25 school year.
The kindergarten preview also...
Mars Area School District will collect eclipse viewing glasses on Wednesday, April 10, through Friday, April 19 to be redistributed to children in Latin America in prepar...
ADAMS TWP — Board directors at Mars Area School District approved the renewal of contracts with two district physicians, Dr. Syed Hyder and Dr. Tera DePaoli for the 2024-...
Mars Area High School Student Council will sponsor an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30.
Donors must be at least 16 years old, wei...
Two Mars Area School District students earned awards in the Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV’s annual Very Special Arts Exhibit held March 15 to 23 at Grove City College’s...
Early and often
ADAMS TWP — Abby Latona knows there are stiffer tests ahead for her Mars girls lacrosse team, but she is very pleased how the Planets have opened the seas...
Considering the circumstances, it was the case Mars might have most preferred.
With lead-off hitter and senior shortstop Jake Johnson at the dish and the tying run at thi...
Addressing drug abuse with education can look different among schools, but often administrators have one goal in mind, according to superintendent Eric Ritzert of Karns C...
ADAMS TWP — Some girls would shy away from the idea of following in their older brothers’ footsteps, but that is exactly what Laura Craska has strived to do.
The junior a...
For Alex Kwong, the new year doesn’t begin when the ball drops.
It gets underway with the thud of a pitch into a catcher’s mitt.
“You know when baseball comes around that...
The Eggstravanza on Sunday, March 24, at Mars Area High School raised about $777 through donations, which will go to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Meghan Boland, faculty ...
Mars Area Centennial School will host its Spring Open House from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. Thursday, April 4, for parents and guardians to meet with teachers and discuss students...
Mars senior Charlie Bickel pitched a complete game and knocked in four runs at the plate to push the Planets past Knoch, 5-1, on Wednesday. Mars (2-1) will face off with ...
ADAMS TWP — Through four innings of Wednesday’s softball game against Mars, Knoch had stranded six baserunners, including five in scoring position.
The missed opportuniti...
On March 28, 2012, more than 240 student science projects were displayed at Mars Area Elementary School, some by individuals and some by groups of students who worked tog...
JEFFERSON TWP — In a weird way, Knoch might gain strength from its 21-0 boys lacrosse section loss to Mars on Monday night.
The Knights (0-4, 0-3) didn’t gain possession ...
Oh, to feel young again.
Watching big-leaguers get ready for an exhibition contest in the Florida sun, the Mars baseball team got that very chance earlier this week.
“The...
ADAMS TWP — For the older of the Grady children, finding eggs in the gymnasium was the highlight of Mars Area High School’s Eggstravaganza on Sunday, March 24, but for th...
Six members of Mars Area High School Orchestra were selected by solo audition to perform at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Region Orchestra Festival.
Studen...
NexTier Bank presented a $20,000 check to the Mars Planet Foundation March 12 TO fund teacher grants, scholarships and STEAM initiatives in the Mars Area School District....
Three Mars Area Centennial School students have their posters on display in the library after winning the school’s Read Across America Week Poster Contest.
Fifth-grader A...
Several Mars Area High School students were named in the 2024 Pittsburgh Arts Region Scholastic Art Awards, with some students earning awards across different categories....
Three Mars Area High School students were inducted into Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School’s National Technical Honor Society.
Seniors Brian Yurek, a culinary...
Mars Area Elementary School hosted an Irish dance assembly Thursday, March 14.
Dancers from the Bell School of Irish Dance showed their Irish dancing skills in the school...
Mars senior diver Emily Mueller finished with 384.10 points at Thursday’s PIAA Class 3A girls championshps, good enough for sixth place at the meet, which took place at t...
