Academic Excellence 2023-2024
Mars Area High School is celebrating those students who have received scholarships, community awards and school-related awards.
Recipients of athletics and military awards, are:
- Addison Girdwood, Eythe Williams Award
- Ryan Ceh, Maude Neithercoat Award
- Emmett Bishop, Nathaniel Huerbin, Reva Kalbhor, Stephen Parker and Alanna Shaw, U.S. Air Force JROTC Departmental Award
- Emmett Bishop (USAF), Trenton Farley (Army), and Stephen Parker (Navy), U.S. Air Force Military Service Challenge Coin Award
- Taylor Schmitt, U.S. Army Scholar Athlete Awards
- Evan Wright, U.S. Navy Scholar Athlete Awards
- Mya Cote and Vincenzo Grieco, U.S. Marine Corps — Distinguished Athlete Award
- Annelie Gustafsson, U.S. Marine Corps — Scholastic Excellence
- Alex Schumann, U.S. Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Music Excellence
- Reva Kalbhor, U.S. Air Force Academy Recognition
- Cecelia Crowley, U.S. Military Academy — West Point Recognition
- Hunter McBride and Henry Noe, Eagle Scout Awards
Recipients of community awards are
- Gabrianna Salvini and Mayson Kennedy, Alexis Summers Legacy of Faith Scholarship
- Jennifer Morrison, Ascensus Specialties STEM Scholarship
- Karlee Olinger, Butler County Community College Pioneer Scholarship
- Kaitlynn Lawless, Butler County Manufacturing Scholarship
- Brian Yurek, Don McCleary Trade Scholarship
- Cassandra Cannon, Edward & Bethel Kean for the Arts Scholarship
- Peyton Randall, Edward & Bethel Kean STEM Scholarship
Charles Bickle, Edward Choura Vocational Automotive Scholarship/Baseball - Kaitlyn Lawless and Lillyanna Staines, Frank W. Preston Memorial Scholarship
- Ryan Schnitgen, Giving Back What We Got Scholarship
- Ryan Schnitgen, Helen Werner Anderson Scholarship
- Jacob Maple, Jake Cooper Scholarship
- Trenton Farley and Alanna Shaw, JROTC Scholarship
- Addison Girdwood, Katie Marie Nelson Memorial Scholarship
- Riley Mayer, Kimberly Young Memorial Scholarship
- Lillian Goodworth, Kristine Schindler Memorial Scholarship
- Remi Black and Kaitlyn Lawless, LEFCON Technology Scholarship
- Mackenzie Lawther and Karlee Olinger, Lillian Heck Scholarship
- Nicholas Ferrari and Lauren Karg, Marlin Clay Memorial Scholarship
- Jacob Maple, Mars Backstop Club Baseball Player Scholarship
- Ava Day, MAHS Girls Basketball Boosters Scholarship
- Kelly Kozesky and Samantha Arnold, MAHS Cheer Boosters Education Scholarship
- Peyton Randall, MAHS Swimming & Diving Scholarship
- Nora Solich, Mars Planet Foundation Education Scholarship
- Trevin Hammerbeck, Mars School Spirit Award
- Mayson Kennedy, Mars Rod & Gun Scholarship
- Cassandra Cannon, Mayson Kennedy, Isabela Montes and Ryan Schnitgen, Rich-Mar Rotary Educational Scholarship
- Madison Reinhart, Ross McConnell Scholarship
- Karlee Olinger, Royal Grange Scholarship
- Emma Balazantis, S&T Bank Scholarship
- Mayson Kennedy and Cole Yoshioka, Viola Zimmerman Memorial Revitalization Scholarship
- Mayson Kennedy, William R. “Beel” Neel Scholarship
- Connor Boltey and Mayson Kennedy, Women’s Club of Mars Scholarship
- Karlee Olinger and Mayson Kennedy, Women’s Club of Southern Butler
- County Scholarship
- Lauren Karg, Woodmen of the World Scholarship
- Jennifer Morrison, The American Legion Post 548 — The Schleiden Family Scholarship
School-related awards were presented to
- Morgan Miller, Cassandra Cannon and Nora Solich, AFS Senior Scholarship
- Lillian Goodworth and Riley Mayer, MAEA Scholarship
- William Matusek, Student Council Scholarship
Honors previously awarded went to
- Kayleigh Clark, Mars Soccer Booster Scholarships
- Aiden Savona, Mars Soccer Booster Scholarships
- Addison Girdwood, WPIAL James Collins Scholarship Athlete Award
- Mayson Kennedy, Pittsburgh Power Fastpitch Softball Senior Essay Award
- Lauren Karg, FedEx Ground Package System Scholarship
- Emma MacDonald, Ashley Milk, Meghan Smith and Hanna Stephenson, TRWEA Scholarship
- Allison Yanief, Jim Richardson Memorial Scholarship
- Zac Ruffner, Aiden Alessio and Evan Wright, Mars Quarterback Club Scholarships
- Ben Matusek and Will Matusek, Mars Hockey Club Essay Scholarships
- Ben Olshenske, Mike Kenitz Memorial Scholarship (Hockey)
- Gabriana Salvini, 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program Certificate of Merit
- Meghan Smith, Kelly Bollman Scholarship
- Meredith Mycka, Academic Scholarship
- Emma MacDonald, Ryan McCutcheon Scholarship
- Trevin Hammerbeck, Shaw Scholarship
- Augustus Aubrecht, Mars Takedown Club Scholarship.