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Mars Area School District
Mars Area School District is a public school district in Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately and serves the communities of Mars and Valencia Boroughs as well as Adams Township and Middlesex Township in Butler County. The earliest known school in the district was the Denny School, opened in 1796 in Middlesex Township. The current configuration of the district was formed in 1960 when the Mars and Valencia Boroughs combined with Adams and Middlesex Townships to form the Mars Area School District. The Mars Area School District consists of five schools. The Mars Area Primary Center for students in Kindergarten through 1st grade, the Mars Area Elementary School for students in 2nd through 4th grade, the Mars Area Centennial School for students in 5th through 6th grade, the Mars Area Middle School for students in 7th through 8th grade, and the Mars Area High School Mars Area High School is a high school located in Mars, Pennsylvania. Notable alumni * David ...
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Mars, Pennsylvania
Mars is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in southern Butler County, Pennsylvania, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,458 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is part of the Greater Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh metropolitan area. History In 1873, Samuel Parks constructed a home and a water-powered gristmill along Breakneck Creek. Parks decided to have a post office placed in his home, so he received help from his friend Samuel Marshall to help establish it. The name of the post office became Overbrook.''An Historical Gazetteer of Butler County, Pennsylvania'', pp. 228. In 1877, the Pittsburgh, New Castle and Lake Erie Railroad was constructed through Overbrook, and had a station built there. In 1882, the name of the community was changed to Mars since the railroad already had a stop with the name "Overbrook". No one is sure how the name "Mars" came into being. Some say it was Park's wife who enjoyed astronomy, while others believe it was shor ...
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Valencia, Pennsylvania
Valencia is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 551 at the 2010 census. History The original name of the town was Brookside, and subsequently Sunnyside in the 1890s, but was changed for the railroad, by the time of its incorporation as a borough, due to an existing stop with the same name in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It is unknown how the name Valencia was chosen. The borough's application for incorporation was granted in September 1896, and the office of burgess (later mayor) was established, to which James Douthett Magee was appointed, together with a seven-member council consisting of Edward Cowan, J. D. Perry, C. F. Harrobin, J. A. Cox, J. C. Barr, P. E. Cooper, and W. J. Craig. Geography Valencia is located along the southern border of Butler County at (40.674906, -79.988493), in the valley of Breakneck Creek near its source. It is bordered to the north, east, and west by Adams Township and to the south by Richland and Pine township ...
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Adams Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
Adams Township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States, is a township that had population of 11,652 at the 2010 census.Biller, Ed (March 20, 2011). "Growth Decade Butler County up by 9, 779" ''Butler Eagle''. Geography Adams Township is located along the southern edge of Butler County. It is bordered to the west by Cranberry Township and the borough of Seven Fields, at its northwestern corner by Jackson Township, to the north by Forward Township and the borough of Callery, at its northeastern corner by Penn Township, to the east by Middlesex Township, and to the south by the borough of Valencia, and, in Allegheny County, by Richland and Pine townships. The borough of Mars is completely surrounded by Adams Township but is a separate entity. The busiest roads in the township include PA 228, and the Mars-Evans City Road. According to the United States Census Bureau, Adams Township has a total area of , of which , or 0.08%, is water. Demographics As of the census o ...
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Middlesex Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
Middlesex Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,390 at the 2010 census. Geography Middlesex Township is located in south-central Butler County, with Allegheny County to the south. The unincorporated communities of Cooperstown and Glade Mills are near the center of the township along Pennsylvania Route 8, which crosses the township from north to south. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.31%, is water. Streams Deer Creek and Bull Creek have their headwaters in the southeastern section of the township, whence they flow south to the Allegheny River in Allegheny County. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 5,586 people, 2,045 households, and 1,615 families residing in the township. The population density was 243.2 people per square mile (93.9/km). There were 2,105 housing units at an average density of 91.7/sq mi (35.4/km). The raci ...
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Butler County, Pennsylvania
Butler County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is part of Western Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 193,763. Its county seat is Butler. Butler County was created on March 12, 1800, from part of Allegheny County and named in honor of General Richard Butler, a hero of the American Revolution. Butler County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Some famous inventions and discoveries were made in Butler County. Saxonburg was founded as a Prussian colony by John A. Roebling, a civil engineer, and his brother Carl. After farming for a time, Roebling returned to engineering, and invented his revolutionary "wire rope.", which he first produced at Saxonburg. He moved the operation to Trenton, New Jersey. He is best known for designing his most famous work, the Brooklyn Bridge, but designed and built numerous bridges in Pittsburgh and other cities as well. At what is now known as Oil Creek, Butler County reside ...
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Mars Area Primary Center
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere (less than 1% that of Earth's), and has a crust primarily composed of elements similar to Earth's crust, as well as a core made of iron and nickel. Mars has surface features such as impact craters, valleys, dunes and polar ice caps. It has two small and irregularly shaped moons, Phobos and Deimos. Some of the most notable surface features on Mars include Olympus Mons, the largest volcano and highest known mountain in the Solar System and Valles Marineris, one of the largest canyons in the Solar System. The Borealis basin in the Northern Hemisphere covers approximately 40% of the planet and may be a large impact feature. Days and seasons on Mars are comparable to those of Earth, as the planets have a similar rotation period and tilt o ...
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Mars Area Elementary School
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere (less than 1% that of Earth's), and has a crust primarily composed of elements similar to Earth's crust, as well as a core made of iron and nickel. Mars has surface features such as impact craters, valleys, dunes and polar ice caps. It has two small and irregularly shaped moons, Phobos and Deimos. Some of the most notable surface features on Mars include Olympus Mons, the largest volcano and highest known mountain in the Solar System and Valles Marineris, one of the largest canyons in the Solar System. The Borealis basin in the Northern Hemisphere covers approximately 40% of the planet and may be a large impact feature. Days and seasons on Mars are comparable to those of Earth, as the planets have a similar rotation period and tilt o ...
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Mars Area Centennial School
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere (less than 1% that of Earth's), and has a crust primarily composed of elements similar to Earth's crust, as well as a core made of iron and nickel. Mars has surface features such as impact craters, valleys, dunes and polar ice caps. It has two small and irregularly shaped moons, Phobos and Deimos. Some of the most notable surface features on Mars include Olympus Mons, the largest volcano and highest known mountain in the Solar System and Valles Marineris, one of the largest canyons in the Solar System. The Borealis basin in the Northern Hemisphere covers approximately 40% of the planet and may be a large impact feature. Days and seasons on Mars are comparable to those of Earth, as the planets have a similar rotation period and tilt o ...
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Mars Area Middle School
Mars Area School District is a public school district in Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately and serves the communities of Mars and Valencia Boroughs as well as Adams Township and Middlesex Township in Butler County. The earliest known school in the district was the Denny School, opened in 1796 in Middlesex Township. The current configuration of the district was formed in 1960 when the Mars and Valencia Boroughs combined with Adams and Middlesex Townships to form the Mars Area School District. The Mars Area School District consists of five schools. The Mars Area Primary Center for students in Kindergarten through 1st grade, the Mars Area Elementary School for students in 2nd through 4th grade, the Mars Area Centennial School for students in 5th through 6th grade, the Mars Area Middle School for students in 7th through 8th grade, and the Mars Area High School Mars Area High School is a high school located in Mars, Pennsylvania. Notable alumni * Davi ...
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Mars Area High School
Mars Area High School is a high school located in Mars, Pennsylvania. Notable alumni * David Bednar, Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher * Chloe Lukasiak, Dance Moms Cast Member and Famous Dancer, Actress and Author *Will Bednar, Mississippi State Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univers ... Baseball pitcher * References 1967 establishments in Pennsylvania Education in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area Educational institutions established in 1967 Mars, Pennsylvania Public high schools in Pennsylvania Schools in Butler County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-school-stub, date=may 2021 ...
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School Districts In Butler County, Pennsylvania
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the '' Regional terms'' section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university. In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University, vocational school, college or seminary may be availabl ...
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