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orth Hills School District students won top honors at the
Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) competition
at Pennsylvania State University.
All four students who competed placed first or second in their
categories. Junior Maria Arlia notched a perfect score for her
experiment along with many other honors. Junior Lauren Rebel
was awarded $4,000 in
annual scholarships for use
at Penn State due to her
experiment.
Students designed a
unique experiment and
were judged on their ability
to conduct and convey the
results of their experiment
using the scientific
method. PJAS is a statewide
organization of middle
and high school students
designed to stimulate and promote interest in science among
its members through the development of research projects and
investigations.
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First Place
H Maria Arlia – Junior – Biochemistry
• Perfect Score
• State Perseverance Award for five years of participation
• Penn State Eberly College of Science Scholarship ($2,000
annually for the Penn State University Eberly College of
Science)
H Lauren Rebel – Junior - Microbiology
• State Perseverance Award for five years of participation
• Penn State Eberly College of Science Scholarship ($2,000
annually for the Penn State University Eberly College of
Science).
• Penn State University College of Agriculture Science
Scholarship ($2,000 annually for the Penn State University
College of Agriculture)
H Lyndsay Edmonston – Grade 10 – Botany
Second Place
H Hannah Sciulli – Grade 8 – Microbiology
North Hills Senior Selected for Pitt’s
Prestigious Nordenberg Leadership
Scholars Program
orth Hills High School senior Ruby Brunet has been selected
for the prestigious Nordenberg Leadership Scholars
Program at the University of Pittsburgh. She is one of only
10 students selected for the program from across Pennsylvania.
As part of the program, which is in its third year at Pitt, Brunet
will receive a full tuition scholarship estimated at $110,000, three
years of paid internships, a study abroad experience and a myriad
of networking, career coaching and leadership activities. She plans
to major in political science.
Named in honor of the University of Pittsburgh Chancellor
Emeritus Mark A. Nordenberg, the program is designed to
attract and reward the best and brightest student leaders from
high schools in Pennsylvania who have demonstrated excellent
leadership skills, innovative thinking, intellectual curiosity and
community involvement.
The program is unique because it incorporates rigorous
academic engagement with an ambitious and structured
curriculum outside the classroom that is designed to challenge the
scholars to excel in leadership, global awareness, citizenship and
civic engagement. Upon graduation, scholars will be positioned
to achieve deep mastery in their fields of study and prepared for
leadership in their chosen professions as well as for service in their
communities as responsible local and global citizens, according to
the University of Pittsburgh website.
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