Mars Planet Foundation

07/31/2026

🎉 Thanks to YOU, we made an incredible impact in 2025–2026!

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From innovative classroom projects to scholarships for Mars Seniors, more than $60,000 was invested in Mars Area School District teachers and students this year.

Inside our 2025–2026 Impact Report, you'll discover:
✨ Inspiring teacher-funded projects
🎓 Student scholarships
💙 Stories of how your generosity is making a difference across our schools

A heartfelt thank you to our donors, sponsors, volunteers, and community members. None of this would have been possible without your support.

📖 Click the link below to read the full 2025–2026 Impact Report and see what you helped make possible!

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06/16/2026

🏈 Scoreboard Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available!

Looking for a meaningful way to support Mars students while promoting your business?

The Mars Planet Foundation currently has a limited number of scoreboard sponsorship opportunities available at the Mars Athletic Complex for the 2026–2027 school year.

Your sponsorship helps fund teacher grants, student programs, and scholarships while providing visibility at one of the most recognized gathering places in our community. 💙💛

Interested in learning more? Send us a message or visit marsplanetfoundation.org.

05/05/2026

We love seeing our grants in action 💙📚

The 6th Grade Reading Relays project is going so well! The kids are fully invested, excited, and truly engaged in their books, exactly what we hoped for 🙌

The hardcover books have been a big success and we can't wait to hear about the competition.

It’s always amazing to see how these projects come to life and make a real impact for students 💫

04/22/2026

Vote for the Mars Fightin' Planet :)

The Chimeras (New Jersey) are a No. 8 seed, while the Fightin' Planets (Pennsylvania) are No. 14.

04/07/2026

We want to say a big THANK YOU to all of the students who applied for scholarships through the Mars Planet Foundation this year. 💙

We received so many thoughtful and impressive applications, and our judges are currently in the process of reviewing them.

We’re so excited to celebrate these students and announce the winners at the ceremony in May. It’s always such a special night!

03/23/2026

📺 Project Update: Mars Area High School

Installation is underway for the new TVs funded by Mars Planet Foundation.

Two monitors are already up and running, with more being added in the coming weeks. Students are also getting hands-on experience by programming the Raspberry Pi systems that power the displays.

It’s exciting to see this project come to life and make an impact throughout the school.

02/28/2026

PLEASE SHARE:
𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗮 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗩𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹?

Don McCleary Scholarship – A $2,000 Award -𝗗𝘂𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Requirements to Apply (No Essay):

⭐ Must be a graduating senior at Mars or Seneca Valley High Schools
⭐ and a graduating senior at Butler County Area Vocational Technical School.
⭐Currently enrolled in a Vocational-Technical Program
⭐ Plan to continue education after graduation in Heating/Cooling, Automotive Technology, Building Trades, Carpentry, Collision Repair, Heavy Equipment Repair or Welding.
⭐ Must be hard worker, have good attendance, and a respectable GPA

👉Apply Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSft3D5EIulparbS1xCPmTR15ZShr_ZkmskpuM2Aw1-0MyN53A/viewform

02/25/2026

🚨 Mars Seniors — Scholarship Deadline is This Sunday (March 1st)

https://marsplanetfoundation.org/scholarships

The Mars Planet Foundation has $29,000 available across 14 different community-based scholarships for Mars High School seniors.

These scholarships are created specifically for our local students — and students can apply to more than one.

If you are a senior, or if you know one, please don’t let this deadline pass.

✔️ Review the qualifications
✔️ Apply to any scholarships that fit
✔️ Submit before Sunday

Let’s make sure no Mars senior misses this opportunity.
https://marsplanetfoundation.org/scholarships

02/24/2026

A HUGE thank you to NexTierBank for their donation. And we loved seeing the drones and our teacher grants in action! 🥰 https://www.facebook.com/NexTierBank

02/04/2026

Do you know a Mars High School senior? 🎓
Please share this with them 👇

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 $𝟮𝟵,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝟭𝟰 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀.

https://marsplanetfoundation.org/scholarships

Students should visit our website to see which scholarships they qualify for and apply. Yes, seniors can apply for more than one!

We’d love to award every single dollar to Mars seniors this year 💛

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