Several Mars Area School District students competed in the Academic Games League of America (AGLOA) LinguiSHTIK academic competition, held Dec. 14 at Slippery Rock University.

Sixth-grader Meredith Lindsay, fourth-grader Benen Pears and fourth-grader Ellie Kurnocik remained undefeated throughout the competition.

Other participating students were sixth-graders Olivia Airgood, Blake Brewer, Maddy Cawley, Grant Dunn, Avery Harrison, Parker Joseph, Mateus Morgueta and Jack Sechler; fifth-graders Everly Henderson, Emma Johnston, Jacqueline Li, Mary Rhenish and Jackson Wagner; fourth-graders Reese Carrel, Seth Pedicone and Alison White; third-graders Jack Baumgartel, Hannah Craver, Lila Demetris, Asher Detore, Gillian Everest, Lucy Harrison, Bennett Kreit, Landon Lewis, Laura Spaulding, Adalyn Stuber and Max Veneziano.

Mars Area Elementary School fourth- and third-grade participants earned second place with 74 points in the Top Team Finish in the Elementary 3-4 Division.

LinguiSHTIK, which challenges students in grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and writing skills, asks players to compose sentences with proper grammar application and richer vocabulary. The competition, open to students in Grade 4-12, brings together students from schools Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties through Midwestern Intermediate IV.

For more information, visit www.agloa.org/linguishtik/.