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MMI students placed first in 24 events and second in 27 events during the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science recent state competition. Shown are, first row: Chava Bracha Eve Kornblatt, Christine Park, Elizabeth Borchick, Bailey Slusser, Jessica McClellan, Elizabeth Eckhart, Kaitlyn McGeehan, Amelia Minzola, Natalie Graham, Samantha Sparich, and Susan Moyer (PJAS advisor). Second row: Sydney Kohl, McKenna Gallagher, Ella Urosevich, Mahum Ahmed, Ashley Loss, Abigail Paul, Nadia Saeed, Brenna Eckhart, Kate Malay, and Morgan Allen. Third row: Julia Snyder, Gabriella Kupsho, Lauren Babinetz, Alexis Zola, Hiba Muhammad, Emily Ankiewicz, Katharine Pinto, Angelica Alday, Amanda Shonk (PJAS advisor), and Melissa McHale (PJAS advisor). Fourth row: Brian Payne, Coleman Smith, Daniel DeMelfi, Andrew Decker, Aaron Haber, Louis DeAngelo, Dustin Paul, Connor Spencer, and Benjamin Zhao. Fifth row: Mr. Justin Vincent (interim assistant head of school/PJAS advisor), Joshua Kalada-Kania, Wesley Guarneri, James Kelly, Noah Long, Morgan Long, Nicholas Carrato, Kai Mele, and Michael Mele (PJAS advisor). Missing from photo: Rachael Betz, Anna Cabell, Katherine Lewandowski, Benjamin Putnam, and Zachary Young.

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