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High School Honors Scholarship, Award Recipients

Mars Area High School is celebrating those students who have received scholarships, community awards and school-related awards.

Seniors who received athletics and military awards are:

  • Ava Black, Eythe Williams Award;
  • Austin Cote, Maude Neithercoat Award;
  • Wes Scurci and Kellen Fletcher, U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award;
  • Sarah Hooper, U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award;
  • Evan Rojas, U.S. Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence;
  • Nick Veneris, U.S. Marine Service Recognition;
  • Quinn Fuller, U.S. Army Scholar Athlete Awards;
  • Ally Cooper, U.S. Navy Scholar Athlete Awards.

Recipients of community awards are:

  • Leana Cuzzocrea, Callery STEM Scholarship;
  • Julia Fletcher, Butler County Community College Pioneer Scholarship;
  • Sarah Hooper (Academic Excellence), Isabella Pelligrino (STEM), Casey Neff (Most Improved), Audrey Milk (Community Service) and Emma Caniff (Attendance), Lutheran Senior Life & Arconic Foundations “The Challenge Program;”
  • Christian Oxlaj Relac, The Edward R. Choura Vocational-Technology Automotive Scholarship;
  • Lauren Miko and Jordan Banks, “Giving Back” What We Got Scholarship;
  • Ava Black and Anuj Kaul, Jake Cooper Memorial Scholarship;
  • Kambria Eldredge, The Edward & Bethel Kean for the Arts Scholarship;
  • Isabella Pelligrino, The Edward & Bethel Kean Community Service Scholarship;
  • Samuel Hagen and Max Solich, Lefcon Technology Scholarship;
  • Sophie Huff, Mars Area High School Swimming & Diving Boosters Education Scholarship;
  • Lauren Miko, Mars Planet Foundation Scholarship;
  • Christian Oxlaj Relac, The Ross McConnell Memorial Scholarship;
  • Audrey Gehm, William R. “Beel” Neel Scholarship;
  • Ethan Voelker, Frank W. Preston Memorial Scholarship;
  • Sarah Hooper, Christopher Dvorak, Max Solich and Lauren Miko, Rich-Mar Rotary Educational Scholarship;
  • Anuj Kaul, Royal Grange Scholarship;
  • Rylan Farnham, Kristine L. Schindler Memorial Education Scholarship;
  • Isabella Pelligrino, Belinda A. Terzich Memorial Education Scholarship;
  • Bailey Ignosh, Mars Rod & Gun Club Scholarship;
  • Kylee Fredericks and Casey Neff, Women’s Club of Mars Scholarship;
  • Anuj Kaul, Women’s Club of Southern Butler County Scholarship;
  • Kiki Burkert, Woodmen of the World Scholarship;
  • Lucas Kuremsky, American Legion Post 548 Schleiden Family Scholarship;
  • Angelina Tsao, Helen Anderson Memorial Scholarship;
  • Mia Scalise, Kimberly Young Memorial Scholarship.

School-related awards were presented to:

  • Gillian Porter, Kaitlyn Pelaia and Samuel Hagen, AFS Senior Scholarship;
  • Evan Rojas and Sophie Huff, Mars Area Education Association Scholarship;
  • Kristin Bayuk, Student Council Scholarship;
  • Allison LeMasters and Audrey Milk, Yearbook Award.

Honors previously awarded went to:

  • Alexis Angoff, Cheer Athletics Athlete Scholarship;
  • Zaccheri Campagna, Mars Soccer Boosters’ Scholarship;
  • Ashlyn Carter, Good Shepherd Vet Scholarship;
  • Austin Cote, Mars Basketball Scholarship;
  • Christopher Dvorak, Mars Roundball Youth Scholarship;
  • Christopher Dvorak, Sophie Huff and Kaitlyn Pelaia, Armco Credit Union Scholarship;
  • Kylee Fredericks, National Chick-Fil-A Leadership Scholarship;
  • Sarah Hooper, National Merit Scholarship Finalist;
  • Logan Mears, Maramba Scholarship;
  • Audrey Milk, Three Rivers Winter Ensemble Association Kelly Bollman Scholarship;
  • Ryan Mitchell, Mars Club Hockey “What Hockey Means To Me” Essay Scholarship;
  • Hannah Otto, Chick-Fil-A Leadership Scholarship;
  • Kaitlyn Pelaia, Cager Classic Essay Scholarship;
  • Zachary Schlegel, Scott Lang Scholarship;
  • Wesley Scurci, Mike Kenitz Memorial Hockey Scholarship;
  • Wesley Scurci, Mars Hockey Club Scholarship;
  • Luke Weiland, Three Rivers Winter Ensemble Association Peter J. Spadaro Scholarship;
  • Eli Wright, Mars Quarterback Club Scholarship.

For more information, call (724) 625-1581.