Mars Area Middle School eighth-graders Nicholas Babeo and Gemma Fratto were selected to receive The American Legion Award for the 2023-2024 School Year.
The award is presented to eighth-graders who exhibit the highest standards of scholarship, leadership, patriotism, service, courage, honor and integrity. Each school year, teachers nominate students for the recognition; and, all eighth-graders are asked to vote for one boy and one girl from the list of nominees.
Other nominees included eighth-graders Lukas Boronyak, Emily Chadwick, Ian Clark, Jackson Everhart, Jeffrey Irwin, Carter Kohnen, Brooklyn Ligda, Sage Mahan, Torrin O’Leary, Reese Polito, Sydney Truver and Jackson Ulonska.
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