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Mars Area School District
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 ...
April 16, 2024 Education
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 ...
April 13, 2024 News
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...
April 13, 2024 Community
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...
April 12, 2024 Education
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...
April 12, 2024 Education
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...
April 10, 2024 Education
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-...
April 10, 2024 Education
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...
April 08, 2024 Local News
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...
April 06, 2024 Education
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...
April 03, 2024 Special Sections
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 ...
March 29, 2024 Local News
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...
March 29, 2024 Education
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...
March 27, 2024 Time Capsules
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...
March 24, 2024 Local News
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...
March 23, 2024 Education
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....
March 23, 2024 Education
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...
March 18, 2024 Community
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....
March 16, 2024 Community
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...
March 16, 2024 Community
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...
March 15, 2024 Local News
ADAMS TWP — Mars Area School District unanimously voted at a meeting Tuesday, March 12, to stop streaming school board meetings via Zoom and eliminate virtual participati...
March 14, 2024 Education
‘It’s a war between detection systems and AI creators’
‘It’s a war between detection systems and AI creators’
March 14, 2024 Education
ADAMS TWP — Board directors at Mars Area School District voted 7-2 at a meeting Tuesday, March 12, to defer seating arrangements for high school graduation to the graduat...
March 13, 2024 Education
ADAMS TWP — Mars Area School District’s board of directors voted 8-1 to approve plans for a nearly $24 million elementary school expansion project at a meeting Tuesday, M...
March 12, 2024 News
Two teams of students from Mars Area High School recently competed in the 2024 Western Pennsylvania High School Science Bowl held at the Community College of Allegheny Co...
March 09, 2024 News
Several Mars Area High School students were selected by solo audition for the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Region Chorus Festival, which took place Wednesday ...
March 09, 2024 News
Thirty-five students in Mars Area High School’s Interact Club raised $1,200 during the annual Pittsburgh Polar Plunge. The funds will benefit Special Olympics Pennsylvani...
March 09, 2024 News
Mars Area Elementary School held its annual science fair Wednesday, March 6, at Mars Area High School. The competitive event is designed to stimulate imagination and inde...
March 07, 2024 Local News
ADAMS TWP — Mars Area School District superintendent Mark Gross presented recommendations from the renovation committee for a $23,960,016 elementary school expansion proj...
March 05, 2024 Education
Mars Area High School Student Council will host its annual “Spring ‘Eggs’travaganza” from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 24, at the high school. Activities will include ga...
March 05, 2024 Local News
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