ADAMS TWP — A creative Mars High School sophomore is a hit on YouTube, giving his peers advice on everything from dating to baking a cake, while another has started his own graphics business.

T.J. Pieffer created the weekly video series “Teej Tuesday” in the summer as a way to keep in touch with friends who had gone away to college.

“I wanted to let them know what was happening here at Mars,” said Pieffer, son of James and Maria Pieffer of Mars.

“I wanted it to be something funny … crazy … to make people laugh. I like getting people’s reactions.”

The show quickly became popular and evolved into a weekly venue for comedy routines, variety acts and music videos.

In addition to innovative “how to” videos, “Teej Tuesday” also finds Pieffer interpreting celebrity tweets and sharing his observations and personal reflections on life at Mars and in general.

Recent episodes have featured Pieffer’s classmate and fellow sophomore, Allen Shaffer, creating a theme song for the show. Pieffer also is selling T-shirts to support his venture.

Not surprisingly, Shaffer plans to study film at Point Park University after graduation. Anyone can watch episodes of Pieffer’s show by typing “Teej Tuesday” into the search box on www.youtube.com.

Another creative and industrious Mars sophomore is Dylan Evans, who has established a legitimate and growing graphic design business.

Evans has an impressive roster of clients, including Glade Run Conservancy. The group, which formed to repair the drained Glade Run Lake in Middlesex Township, has charged Evans with creating a logo that will catch the public eye while encompassing the group’s mission.

“I have always been into art,” Evans said. “I like to noodle around and find the best design.”

In addition to logos, Evans’ graphics business produces merchandise, business cards, T-shirts and album art for clients. In fact, it was designing the cover for a release by his band, Wearing the Inside Out, that prompted his interest in design.

He plans to major in music and minor in graphic design at college, but for now, he will continue to crank out the art that his clients feel gives them an edge while not blasting away at their budgets.

“I want to offer professional work for a lot cheaper,” he said.