Please take note of the following assessment and end-of-year information:

AP EXAMS — May 5-20

KEYSTONE EXAMS — May 12-19

Mars Area High School will be implementing a 2-hour delay bell schedule during the Spring Keystone Exams for the 2025 school year.  All 9th graders and any other student currently enrolled in English 9, Advanced English 9, Principles of Biology, Biology, or Algebra 1 will need to test in person according to the schedule below.  The school counselor will notify any other student needing to retake the exams.

Under this schedule, buses will operate at their regular times. Students taking a Keystone or a morning AP exam will be required to report to school at the normal start time. Students not involved in testing on these dates will follow a 2-hour delay bell schedule, arriving at school between 9:15 and 9:30 a.m. via personal transportation (student drivers or parent drop-off).

For students unable to arrange late transportation, district-provided buses will be available at the regular time. These students will be accommodated in a supervised study hall until the first period begins at 9:47 a.m.

FINAL EXAMS WINDOW —  May 28-June 3 

Mars Area High School will be having our final exams window from Wednesday, May 28, through Tuesday, June 3. 

PLEASE NOTE:

• Teachers will have bell schedules posted in their classrooms, and students may also obtain paper copies in the main office.
• All exam periods are approximately 80 minutes in length
• All non-exam periods are approximately 30 minutes in length- slightly longer on Day #5
• There are 4 minutes between lunches and all classes
  
  

ALL STUDENTS:

• It is expected that all students will attend their regularly scheduled classes all day and up to the last day of the semester/school year
• Final Exams do not mean you are done for the year. Instruction will occur on the last day of the semester. Teachers will hold students accountable for this instruction
  
  

EARLY RELEASED STUDENTS

• You may need to stay longer into the day than you typically do. Please read the schedule and adjust your work schedules accordingly.  You will not be released until the end of the period of your scheduled release
  
  

VO-TECH STUDENTS

• Day #3 is the last day of school for BCAVTS, so there is no conflict with period 6 on Day #4.
  
  

JROTC STUDENTS:

• No JROTC on Day 4. On Day 3, JROTC will be optional if you need to prepare for the period 3 exam.
  
  

FINAL EXAMS SCHEDULE - MAY 2025

Follow-up emails will also be forthcoming regarding each of these testing windows separately. If your student has a question about an exam they are taking, please have them reach out to their teacher or their guidance counselor for clarification.