Keaton Hanna
Hockey Players Selected for
ALL-STAR TEAMS
Two members of Mars Area High School Boys Varsity Hockey Team were selected to compete in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League( PIHL) All-Star Class AA Game at 3 p. m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmarville, PA. Senior Keaton Hanna( assistant captain), 18, son of Raymond and Cherlyn Hanna of Mars, joined the All-Star Class AA Gold Team. Hanna is currently tied for 14th place amongst PIHL Class AA leaders with 25 points( 11 goals and 14 assists).
Senior Noah Raymundo( team captain), 17, son of Raul and Joanne Raymundo of Valencia, competed as a member of the All-Star Class AA Black Team. Raymundo is tied for 20th place on the PIHL Class AA leaderboard with 22 points( 10 goals and 12 assists).
For more information, visit pihlsite. pointstreaksites. com / view / pihlsite / 2017-allstar-games-1.
Mars Area High School Boys Varsity Hockey Team held its Senior Recognition Night at 6:30 p. m. on Monday, Jan. 30, at Baierl Ice Complex in Warrendale, PA. Seniors on this year’ s team included Tyler Grau, Keaton Hanna, Adam Musser, Noah Raymundo and Tyler Spreng.
Noah Raymundo
Seventh-Grader Wins Annual School Geography Bee cKeesport AREA
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Christopher Dvorak
Mars Area seventh-grader Christopher Dvorak took first place in the 2017 Mars Area Geography Bee Final Round Qualifier, held Feb. 1 at Mars Area Centennial School.
Eighth-grader Alex Tiller took second. Other participants included eighth-graders Riya Cherlakola, Eleanor Howell, Mia Ola, Elizabeth Roda, Thomas Spreng and Genevieve Thomas; seventh-grader Zachary Hixon; and sixth-graders Evan Peaco and Cole Winstead.
Dvorak will now complete a written exam that will be mailed to the Pennsylvania State Geography Bee, which will notify him as to whether he has qualified for the state contest on Friday, March 31. The state winner will then advance to the National Geography Bee competition, to be held Monday through Wednesday, May 15 through 17, in Washington, D. C. The National Geographic Society sponsors the contest.
Prior to the final round qualifier, all students at Mars Area Middle School and Mars Area Centennial School completed a 50-question, written geography exam based on the physical and cultural geography of both the United States and the world during their social studies classes.
The top 50 students who missed no more than eight questions then took a second-round exam in January. And, those students who missed no more than eight questions advanced to the final round on Feb. 1.
For more information, contact Adam Kostewicz, Mars Area Centennial School principal, call 724.625.2601 or visit nationalgeographic. com / geobee.
Student Works Selected for Scholastic Art Exhibit
Several works by Mars Area High School students were accepted to the 2017 Pittsburgh Arts Region Scholastic Art & Writing Awards held Feb. 4 through 19 at La Roche College.
Students include seniors Sydney Edwards, Meghan Pisarcik, Emily Roush, Claire Staresinic and Adia Taimuty-Loomis; junior Samantha Ridgeway; and sophomore Emma Voelker.
The exhibit featured hundreds of artworks by high school students from throughout the Pittsburgh region. Winners were awarded a Gold Key, Silver Key or an Honorable Mention. Gold Key winners’ works advanced to the 2017 National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards in New York, NY.
All winners were recognized at an awards ceremony at 2 p. m. on Sunday, Feb. 19, at La Roche College’ s Kerr Sports & Fitness Center.
For more information, contact Erin Sloane, art teacher, or visit artandwriting. org / Affiliate / PA002A.
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