been announced as 2016 Carson Scholars. They are Urvi Gupta and Sarah Johanknecht. Marisa Ortiz, a sophomore at Seneca Valley Intermediate High School accepted a two-year abroad scholarship with United World College (UWC).
Marisa Ortiz
Seneca Valley Academic Decathlon team competed at the Pennsylvania Academic Decathlon regional competition, earning third place overall in the large school division. Four Seneca Valley students placed in the local BASF and the Chemical Education Foundation’s “You Be the Chemist” Challenge that was held Mar. 5. Winners were – Nathan Smith (1st place); Dean Smith (2nd place); Steven Yang (4th) and Rachel Spear (7th). Robert (Bob) Magerko, Seneca Valley Middle School (SVMS) guidance counselor was awarded with the Ann Moniot Outstanding Middle Level Educator of the Year Award for the 2015-16 school year from the Pennsylvania Association for Middle Level Education (PAMLE). Seneca Valley Middle School seventh grade student Dorabella White is a semi-finalist in the National Geographic Bee. She will compete in the 2016 Pennsylvania National Geographic State Bee on Apr. 1 at the State Museum, Harrisburg.
Dorabella White
Seneca Valley Middle School (SVMS) MathCounts Team placed second in the Midwestern Chapter MathCounts regional competition held Feb. 6 at Grove City College.
Mars Area Mars Area High School has named its Renaissance Students of the Month for February. They are – Jared Sable, Morgan Wisinski, Nichole Sommers and Lindsay Herold. Mars Area junior Cassianna Buzzelli was selected to serve as a national youth correspondent at the 2016 Washington Journalism & Media Conference to be held July 10-22 at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
Cassianna Buzzelli
Mars Area junior Taylor Hockenberry won her second consecutive title at the 2015-16 WPIAL Girls AA Diving Championships held Feb. 26 at Moon Area High School. Four members of Mars Area High School’s Forensics Team swept the competition at the Pennsylvania High School Speech
Taylor Hockenberry
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