Students Perform with PMEA District Chorus
Seven members of Mars Area High School chorus were selected by solo audition to perform in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association( PMEA) District Chorus Festival, held Jan. 25 through 27 at New Castle Senior High School.
Students include seniors Braeden Rawa, Chase Reck, Eva Shterengarts and Alec Strawn; junior Mia Manuppelli; and sophomores Griffin Miller and Mitchell Wright. Jim Papoulis— internationally recognized composer and conductor— will serve as guest conductor.
The event concluded with a public concert at 4 p. m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, at New Castle Senior High School.
For more information, contact Jennifer Kennedy, Mars Area High School chorus director, at 724.625.1581, or visit pmea5advocate. com.
Mars Area High School students( from left) Mitchell Wright, Alec Strawn, Mia Manuppelli Braeden Rawa, Eva Shterengarts, Griffin Miller and Chase Reck were selected to perform at the PMEA District Chorus Festival. cKeesport AREA
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District to Partner with Pine-Richland for JROTC Program
In conjunction with its approval of several curriculum changes at Mars Area High School for the 2018-2019 School Year, Mars Area School Board voted in favor of a crosstown agreement with Pine-Richland School District to enable interested Mars Area High School students to participate in the Pine-Richland U. S. Air Force JROTC program.
The JROTC( Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp) program will be open to all Mars Area High School students in Grades 9 through 12. Participating students will be bussed to and from Pine-Richland High School daily to attend JROTC courses and activities.
Air Force JROTC is a leadership and character education program that motivates students to be better citizens, says Maj. Michael Morrison, who instructs the Pine-Richland program along with Chief Master Sgt. Michael Gasparetto. The program is focused on community service and teaches respect for self and authority, personal responsibility, and teamwork skills.
In the classroom, the JROTC curriculum will focus on different aspects of Aerospace Science, says Morrison. Participants will also have an opportunity to visit Air Force bases, aerospace facilities and historic sites; receive flight simulator training; attend drill competition and other JROTCrelated socials and sports activities; perform color guard duties; participate in summer cadet leadership camps; and to organize and join in programs serving the local community. Students participating in JROTC are not obligated to serve in the military and the program is not an avenue for recruitment, says Morrison. All uniforms and training materials will be provided.
“( Mars Area School Board) has every confidence that this is going to be a excellent partnership,” says Dayle Ferguson, Board president.“ Our students will now have an opportunity to learn, serve and grow in a way that they could not( before).”
For more information, contact Mrs. Kara Eckert, Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Innovative Practices, at 724.625.1518 or visit pinerichland. org / Page / 658.
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Junior Receives
Women in Science Day Award
Mars Area junior Vincenzia Vargo received an award for excellence in chemistry at the 29th annual Women in Science Day, held Dec. 13 at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA.
At the event, Vargo joined in laboratory activities focused on biology, chemistry, computer science, dietetics, exercise science, forensic science, mathematics, physician assistant, and physics. Rebecca Winek, Mars Area High School chemistry teacher, nominated her for the program.
The annual event recognizes young women in their junior year who have been nominated by their teachers as students who excel in mathematics, biology or chemistry.
For more information, visit setonhill. edu.
Students Selected Perform with
PMEA District Band
Six members of Mars Area High School Band were selected by solo audition to perform in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association( PMEA) District Band Festival, held Jan. 11 through 13 at Neshannock Senior High School( New Castle, Pa.).
Students include senior Matthew Brazel( trombone) and Michelle Manukas( flute); and juniors Tara Brazel( French horn), Sarah Grimm( clarinet); Jenna Halenda( flute) and Jacob Smith( trombone). Dr. Travis Weller, Messiah College director of music education, will serve as guest conductor.
The event concluded with a public concert at 3 p. m. on Saturday, Jan. 13, at Neshannock Senior High School.
For more information, contact Mark Rodgers, Mars Area High School band director, at 724.625.1581 or visit pmea5advocate. com.