Mars Area students (from left) Madeline Pifer, Abigail
Parsons, Katie Olsen and Keri Springer were selected to
perform at the PMEA Junior High District Chorus Festival.
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School Geography Bee
Congratulations
are in order for Mars
Area sixth-grader Max
Lamm who earned
first place in the Mars
Area Geography Bee
Final Round Qualifier,
held in January.
Lamm has
completed a written
exam which was
mailed to the
Pennsylvania State
Geography Bee,
which will determine
if he has qualified
for the state contest
to be held on April
4. The state winner
then advances to the
National Geography
Bee competition in May.
Eighth-grader Daniel Feathers
achieved second place and sixthgrader Adrian Zugehar took third
place the contest.
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Five Mars Area High School students were selected by solo
audition to perform in the Pennsylvania Music Educators
Association (PMEA) District 5 Chorus Festival held in January.
Senior Dalton Smith, sophomores Lukas Johansson, Ian Steward,
Jordann Versaw and Allison Wright performrf alongside the best
high school musicians from more than 50 school districts.
The students are directed by Mars Area High school Chorus
director, Marie Andrascik.
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Sixth-grader Max Lamm
earned first place in
the 2014 Mars Area
Geography Bee Final
Round Qualifier.
Junior Takes Lead Role
in Nutcracker Production
Mars Area junior Claire Georgiadis
danced the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy
in the Ballet Academy of Pittsburgh’s
production, The Nutcracker.
“I have gone to see The Nutcracker
every year since I was very, very young,”
says Claire, who has studied ballet for
several years. “It is a tradition in our
family.”
Claire, 16, daughter of Steven and
Leslie Georgiadis of Mars, began
studying at the Ballet Academy of
Pittsburgh in 2010 and has joined in the
academy’s annual production of The
Nutcracker in lesser roles each year. This
year; however, she was selected for the
role of the Sugar Plum Fairy based on
her performance, commitment and
capabilities.
“Ballet is combining gracefulness
with strength,” says Claire. “I like the
challenge. It looks easy, but it's
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In 2012, Georgiadis placed in the
Top 12 in the Contemporary Category
at the Youth American Grand Prix
Junior Division. She attended the
2012 Boston Ballet Summer Dance
Program and 2011 Walnut Hill School
for the Arts Summer Dance Intensive,
both in Boston, Mass.; and the 2012
Chautauqua Institution Summer Dance
Intensive in Chautauqua, N.Y.
At Mars Area High School, Georgiadis
is a member of National Honor Society
and has achieved High Honor Roll every
year since eighth grade. She is also a
certified Pilates instructor.
Mars Area junior Claire Georgiadis was
selected for the role of the Sugar Plum
Fairy in the Ballet Academy of Pittsburgh’s
production of The Nutcracker.
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