This Saturday, March 1, 2025, Wilkes will host the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) competition. This event will bring 509 high school students and 175 judges to campus. All classrooms in the following buildings have been reserved for the event: Cohen, Stark, Breiseth, Kirby, Karambelas, Marts & SIMMS.
This is the first Saturday of spring break and we ask that you please lock your offices and remove any materials that would be left in general classroom spaces. There will be PJAS staff & judges assigned to each room with the students during the presentations. Once the presentations are over, students will be directed to any of the following locations: Henry Student Center, MAC or Starbucks.
Schedule of Events:
8:00-9:00 AM – Student Registration – SIMMS/MAC Lobby
10:00 AM – PJAS & Admissions Presentation – MAC
10:15 AM- Dismissal to classrooms
10:30-1:45 PM – Presentations in various campus classrooms
11:00 AM – Scholarship interviews; Farley Library by appointment
4:30 PM-6:30 PM- Award Ceremony – MAC
If you have any questions, please email events@wilkes.edu