Mars Area Middle School eighth-graders Kellan Garvin and Reese Vuckovich were selected to receive The American Legion Award for the 2024-2025 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 Gianna Bartley, Colby Doner, Grant Dunn, Ella George, Madeline Gibson, Jackson Graham, Parker Joseph, Evan Lewis, Meredith Lindsay, Ainsley Martin, Ella Reilly, Andrew Sherwin, Allison Sottile, and Thomas Wickland.
For more information, contact Amanda Stavish, science teacher, at (724) 625-3145.