Several Mars Area Middle School students will participate in the 2017-2018 “You Be the Chemist” Challenge at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 17, at Seneca Valley Middle School.

Eighth-graders Charles Biaku, Chris Dvorak, Lauren Gayle, Audrey Gehm, Audrey Milk, Lucie Morlino and Shane Smith; and seventh-grader Madeline Wolf will compete against students from Seneca Valley School District.

The question-and-answer competition engages students in fifth through eighth grades in learning important chemistry concepts, historical discoveries and safety awareness. Top placers may advance to the State “You Be the Chemist” Challenge” in April.

The Chemical Education Foundation and BASF Corporation sponsor the competition. For more information, visit www.chemed.org/programs/challenge/.