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.