Mars Elementary chuck pumpkins for Halloween
From left, Liam Swackhammer, Nash Marcello and Holden Hazi count out pumpkin seeds during Pumpkin Day in Mrs. Jen McClelland's third grade class at Mars Elementary School, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
While most people carve pumpkins for Halloween, Mars Area Elementary School students got to launch them too.
As part of their Halloween festivities Friday, Oct. 31, Mars Area Elementary School fourth graders spent part of their day making “pumpkin' chuckin'” catapults out of popsicle sticks and rubber bands, and let chunks of pumpkins fly through the air.
The pumpkin’ chuckin’ included taking measurements of the pumpkins for the fourth graders’ math class.
Volunteer Matthew Vargo cuts into his group’s pumpkin during Pumpkin Day in Mrs. Jen McClelland's third grade class at Mars Elementary School, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Bellimy Horning and Kara Craveo scoop seeds out of their pumpkin to count them out during Pumpkin Day in Mrs. Jen McClelland's third grade class at Mars Elementary School, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Students measure the dimensions of pumpkins and figure out the number of seeds inside during Pumpkin Day in Mrs. Jen McClelland's third grade class at Mars Elementary School, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Addison Winn picks pumpkin seeds out of the pulp of her group's pumpkin to count out during Pumpkin Day in Mrs. Jen McClelland's third grade class at Mars Elementary School, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
From left, Nash Marcello, Holden Hazi and Liam Swackhammer scoop seeds from their pumpkin to count during Pumpkin Day in Mrs. Jen McClelland's third grade class at Mars Elementary School, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Holdin Hazi uses blocks to guess the height of his groups pumpkin before they measure it during Pumpkin Day in Mrs. Jen McClelland's third grade class at Mars Elementary School, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Tommy Haver reacts as he finds out how close his guess was to the real weight of the pumpkin during Pumpkin Day in Mrs. Jen McClelland's third grade class at Mars Elementary School, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Volunteer Troy Horning works with Bellimy Horning, Adalynn Kalan and Kara Craveo to measure the circumference of their group's pumpkin during Pumpkin Day in Mrs. Jen McClelland's third grade class at Mars Elementary School, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Nash Marcello picks seeds off the inside of the stem of his groups pumpkin to count them out during Pumpkin Day in Mrs. Jen McClelland's third grade class at Mars Elementary School, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Mars Elementary School students compete in the Pumpkin' Chuckin' catapult contest, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Mars Elementary School students compete in the Pumpkin' Chuckin' catapult contest, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Mars Elementary School students compete in the Pumpkin' Chuckin' catapult contest, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
