Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School will offer a Vo-Tech Fair from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, for students at Mars Area Middle School.

Eighth- and seventh-graders will have an opportunity to gather information about several of the vo-tech’s 17 different programs — Advertising Design, Air Conditioning/Heating/Electrical (HVAC), Automotive Technology, Building Construction, Carpentry, Collision Repair, Cosmetology, Computer Networking & Telecommunications, Culinary Arts, Graphic Arts, Graphic Design, Health Assistant, Heavy Equipment Repair, Machine Technology, Protective Services, Sports Medicine and Welding.

Prior to the fair, vo-tech representatives presented students with an overview of all vo-tech courses, which offer multiple certifications and articulation agreements with various colleges. All of the school’s programs are designed to prepare students to enter jobs in technical, skilled, and semi-skilled occupations after high school graduation.

At Mars Area High School, students may attend the vo-tech for one, two, or three years in one of the school’s programs of study. The school has more than 850 students in Grades 9-12 enrolled from all Butler County school districts.

For more information, visit www.butlertec.us.