Mars Area Elementary School fourth-grader Ellie Spaulding placed in the top ten female finishers at the Pittsburgh UPMC 5K on Saturday.
The student had a placed with a ti...
Five Mars Area Centennial School students helped decide the best book of the year at the 2024 Children’s Choice Awards hosted earlier this month by Allegheny Intermediate...
Mars Area High School is ranked No. 18 in the state, according to the “U.S. News & World Report.”
In addition, Mars Area High School is ranked No. 6 in the Pittsburgh Met...
ADAMS TWP — One streak is over for Mars’ boys volleyball team, but a much more important one is alive and well.
The Planets dropped a set for the first time this season b...
Mars Area High School students earned multiple awards in the district’s 2024 Spring Art show, held April 26 at the high school:
Intermediate/Advanced
Drawing
Sydney ...
Football teams at Mars Area High School will conduct a shoe drive from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Adams Township Municipal Building.
Donations of new or gentl...
Students at Mars Primary Center recently received a pleasant surprise when they came out for recess to find lines for new games painted on their school’s playground.
The...
ADAMS TWP — Time will tell if Mars’ boys volleyball team can extend the prowess it has earned into postseason play, but the pieces are in place for the Planets to turn in...
Mars Area High School will host a student art showcase from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 26.
The free juried art show will feature artwork including drawings, paintings, pho...
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...