Mars School District NEWS
STUDENTS SELECTED FOR PMEA JUNIOR HIGH CHORUS
Several members of Mars Area High School and Mars Area Middle School Chorus were selected to perform at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association ( PMEA ) Junior High Chorus Festival , to be held on Friday , Jan . 19 , at Blackhawk High School .
Ninth-graders Annabell Dickinson , Zoe Lutzic , Ava Moravek , Alayna Renton , Elaina Rieger and Jenna Smith will join the Ninth Grade Chorus , under the direction of guest conductor Dr . Mark Boyle , Seton Hill University associate music professor and director of choral & vocal activities ,
Eighth-graders Riley Long , Ciara Spaun and Bonnie Wilbert ; and seventhgrader Christopher Pelczarski will perform with the Seventh & Eighth Grade Chorus , under the direction of guest conductor Erich Lascek , Gateway High School choral director .
The event concluded with a public concert at 7 p . m . on Friday , Jan . 19 , at Blackhawk High School . Tickets may be purchased at the door .
For more information , contact Jennifer Kennedy , chorus director , at 724.625.1581 or visit pmead5 . com .
JUNIOR NAMED WINNER IN WELL-BEING ART CONTEST
Mars Area High School junior Samantha Mazurek was selected as a winner in the Slippery Rock University Institute for Nonprofit Leadership Well-Being Art Contest . Mazurek earned first place in the Heath Care Systems category for her submission , “ Doctor ’ s Visit ;” and first place in the Community & Social Context category for her work , “ Internal Demons .”
The contest spotlights the factors that influence health and well-being in Butler County communities by inviting students to explore six categories that shape the social determinants of health — Economic Stability , Neighborhood and Physical Environment , Education , Food , Community and Social Context , and Health Care System .
All winning entries will be showcased in an exclusive calendar that will be made available throughout Butler County and in a traveling exhibit to be held in Spring 2024 .
For more information , visit institutefornonprofitleadership . org .
SCHOOL BOARD APPOINTS NEW MEMBER
Mars Area School Board has appointed Daniel Long to fill the seat of former Board member Nicole Thurner , who resigned from the Board as she is moving out of Mars Area School District .
A Mars resident , Long serves as vice president of construction , design and facilities at Giant Eagle Inc . He holds a master ’ s degree in business administration from Colorado State University and a bachelor ’ s degree in architectural engineering , construction management , from Pennsylvania State University .
Long will complete the remainder of Thurner ’ s term on the Board , which expires in December 2025 . He will be sworn in at the Board ’ s Regular Meeting at 7 p . m . on Tuesday , Jan . 16 .
For more information , call 724.625.1518 .
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