Eighth-grade students from Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh in Hampton competed at the state meeting of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science, held May 14-16 at Penn State.
The 14 students earned the trip by securing first place for their science projects at the Region 7 PJAS competition at Baldwin High School.
Aquinas Academy students received the following awards at State College:
• First place — Aarona Casas Arnedos, Carly Bezila, Katrina Kedzierski, Lucy Keverline, Zach Schellhaas, Jack Stanton, Claire Urban
• Second place — Kay Chufo, Alice Dingle, Matthew McGrath, Thomas Pellathy, Aurora Predis, Tabitha Ridings, Katherine Tarquinio
Aquinas eighth-grade student Brigid Mercer volunteered as a technician during the event.
The Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science is a statewide organization comprising junior and senior high school students. Its purpose is to stimulate and foster an interest in science among its members through the development of research projects and investigations.
