ADAMS TWP — There are only a few school days left on the calendar, and Mars Centennial School marked the occasion with its annual field day Friday, May 17.
Fifth- and six...
ADAMS TWP — Board directors at Mars Area School District failed to renew membership for the Pennsylvania School Board Association at a meeting Tuesday, May 14.
A tied vot...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...