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Mars Area School District
Mars Area High School’s jazz ensemble and show choir will host various performances as part of their Chorus Cabaret & Night of Jazz at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, in the au...
May 16, 2024 Education
ADAMS TWP — Mars Area School District’s board is discussing conducting an updated population study that could help inform designs for the district’s planned elementary sc...
May 16, 2024 Education
Preliminary budget includes 3.474 mill tax increase
Preliminary budget includes 3.474 mill tax increase
May 14, 2024 Education
North Hills scores 4 runs in 7th for 9-8 WPIAL softball playoff win
North Hills scores 4 runs in 7th for 9-8 WPIAL softball playoff win
May 14, 2024 Sports
Mars Area High School students were inducted into the school’s National Honor Society chapter during a ceremony earlier this month. Inductees are juniors Madalynn Balfour...
May 13, 2024 Education
Alivia Miller, a senior at Mars Area High School, participated in the Southwestern PA Career & Technical Education Signing Day last month at PNC Park. Miller was one of f...
May 13, 2024 Education
Paige Lauten, a Mars Area High School freshman, was recently nominated for a 2023-24 Western Pennsylvania Positive High School Athlete Award recognizing positive student ...
May 11, 2024 Education
Mars Area Elementary School fourth-graders who will be attending Mars Area Centennial School in the fall are welcome to participate in a Transition Days program on Monday...
May 11, 2024 Education
Third-grade students in Amanda Morello’s third-grade class at Mars Area Elementary School in the Mars Area School District answered the question “What makes your mom the ...
May 09, 2024 Special Sections
ADAMS TWP — Cole Yoshioka does not hear his name called during games nearly as much as those of his teammates playing near the opposing net, but his play is just as vital...
May 09, 2024 Sports
On Tuesday, May 7, the Mars Area School District’s board was presented with a proposed budget for 2024-25 school year that included a 3.474 millage tax increase. The prop...
May 08, 2024 Local News
The annual Mancini Award nominees have been released, and Butler County students dominate the list. The award program, which is named for composer, conductor, arranger an...
May 07, 2024 Community
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...
May 06, 2024 Sports
Mars’ Grieco becomes lax program’s all-time leader in points
Mars’ Grieco becomes lax program’s all-time leader in points
May 06, 2024 Sports
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...
May 04, 2024 Education
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...
May 04, 2024 Local News
Planets top Latrobe, 3-1
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...
May 03, 2024 Sports
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 ...
May 02, 2024 Education
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...
April 30, 2024 Education
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...
April 26, 2024 Education
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...
April 23, 2024 Sports
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...
April 22, 2024 Education
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
Gruber swam way to Mars HOF
Gruber swam way to Mars HOF
April 10, 2024 Sports
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