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11 SKDS Students Will Compete in the Pennsylvania Jr. Academy of Sicence competition at Penn State
In May , 2010, eleven students from St. Katharine Drexel school will take a weekend road-trip to Penn State University to compete in the PJAS state competitions. PJAS is a national extra-curricular acaademic science competition that provides 7th and 8th grade students the opportunity to present in-depth science experiments to a panel of judges.
Judging criteria are based on preparation, presentation, and rusults of experiments. Fourteen students entered the competition under the direction of Mrs. Nancy Laird and Mrs. Amy Nowakowski, teachers at SKDS. Regional competitions were held on February 27th at Keystone Oaks High School where 11 SKDS students received 1st place awards and qualified for the state level competition, 3 students received 2nd place awards and 2 students received special awards:
Danny Burke - American Nuclear Society Award
Kristin Haas - Center for Neuroscience Award from the University of Pittsburgh
Congratulations and good luck to all our future scientists!
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2009 VFW Patriots Pen Contest
Winners
This years essays answered the question "When is a good time to honor our soldiers?"
Congratulations to the following students who's essays won on the local level, and will be forwarded onto the district level:
Terrence Ahlin
Gina Laudato
Danny Burke
Hannah Kelly
Sean Varley
Good luck in the next round!
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Congratulations to Sean Varley, whose local winning essay went on to the State level.
Sean placed 2nd in the State of Pennsylvania for his essay.
During Catholic Schools Week, Sean will be reading his essay to our students in an assembly specifically honoring
St. Katharine Drexel School's commitment to our nation.
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