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PJAS Competition Hosted on Campus this Saturday 3/1/25

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