🌱 High School/Middle School - 2026 Fall Sports Season First Practice and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• High School/Middle School - 2026 Fall Sports Season First Practice at Mars Area SD
• Teacher Induction at Mars Area SD
• School Board - Regular Meeting at Mars Area SD

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Where do bad rainbows go? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid with some sun, with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid with a t-storm or two, temps: high: 84, low: 69.
• Monday: Humid with a quick shower, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Seven Fields

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Monday August 17

• High School/Middle School - 2026 Fall Sports Season First Practice
  Mars Area SD Mars Area High School | Mars Area Middle School
• Teacher Induction
  Mars Area SD Administration Office

Tuesday August 18

• School Board - Regular Meeting
  Mars Area SD Administration Office
  7:00 pm

Wednesday August 19

• Elementary School - Building Visitation Day *NEW DATE*
  Mars Area SD Mars Area Elementary School
  9:00 am
• Primary Center - Kindergarten Orientation (AM Kindergarten Session)
  Mars Area SD Mars Area Primary Center
  6:00 pm
• Primary Center - Kindergarten Orientation (PM Kindergarten Session)
  Mars Area SD Mars Area Primary Center
  7:00 pm

Thursday August 20

• In-Service Day (Staff Development K-12) →
  Mars Area SD All Schools

Friday August 21

• Act 80 Day (Staff Development K-12) →
  Mars Area SD All Schools

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 17

• High School/Middle School - 2026 Fall Sports Season First Practice
  Mars Area SD Mars Area High School | Mars Area Middle School
• First Day of ALL other PIAA Fall Sports (Grades 7-12)
  Seneca Valley SD Evans City, PA 16033
• Staff In-Service Day No School for Students
  Seneca Valley SD Evans City, PA 16033
• Teacher Induction
  Mars Area SD Administration Office

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🗞 Nearby News

Mars

• Mars Elementary project to be completed early 2027 (butlereagle.com)
• Meet Butler County's Top 9 girls volleyball players to watch in 2026 PIAA season (butlereagle.com)
• IFO: SNAP Payments Return To Pre-pandemic Levels (butlerradio.com)

Evans City

• Rochester farm receiving agricultural grant (beavercountyradio.com)

Zelienople

• Four Creative Fundraising Ideas for Scout Troops (scoutlife.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Prism (Thank you Mark J. for sending it in!)
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