Mars Area High School

Mars Area High School
Location
520 Route 228 Mars , Pennsylvania 16046
Information
Type	Public
Established	1967
School district	Mars Area School District
Principal	Lindsay Rosswog
Staff	100 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1,048 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	10.95 [1]
Colors	Navy and gold
Athletics conference	A-AAA
Mascot	Fightin' Planet
Newspaper	The Planet Press
Website	Mars k12 www.marsk12.org

Mars Area High School is a high school located in Mars, Pennsylvania.

Notable alumni

• David Bednar, Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher ^[2]
• Will Bednar, baseball pitcher ^[3]
• Chloe Lukasiak, Dance Moms cast member and dancer, actress and author ^[4]
• JJ Wetherholt, baseball player ^[5]

References

1. "Mars Area SHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
2. Sager, Joe (July 20, 2013). "Mars pitcher Bednar, catcher Eperesi ready to forge college careers". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved September 1, 2019.
3. "Mars' Bednar family enjoying life on the diamond". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 11, 2020.
4. Schumann, Rebecka (February 25, 2015). "Chloé Lukasiak Finds Success After 'Dance Moms', Lands Starring Role In 'Fool Me Once' Music Video". International Business Times. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
5. "College sports notebook: Accolades keep rolling in for Mars grad, West Virginia's JJ Wetherholt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 18, 2023.

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