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Moravian Academy Students Earn Top Honors at PJAS Regional Competition
On Saturday, February 28, students from Moravian Academy’s Historic Downtown Campus and Swain Campus participated in the Region 3 Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) Regional Competition. PJAS is a statewide science fair for students in grades 7 through 12 that encourages exploration in science, engineering, technology, and mathematics while also developing research skills, public speaking, long-term planning, and perseverance.
A total of twenty-five students represented Moravian Academy at the competition, showcasing their curiosity, dedication, and academic rigor through original research projects and presentations.
Congratulations to Lucy Deyton ’30, Kaito Kiuchi ’30, Ella Razavi ’30, and Olivia Beck ’30 for earning perfect scores on their projects, an exceptional accomplishment recognizing outstanding research and presentation. Lucille earned a perfect score for the second consecutive year, an exceptional accomplishment.
Twenty students earned first-place awards and will advance to the PJAS State Competition, which will take place at Penn State’s main campus from Sunday, May 17 through Tuesday, May 19.
Historic Downtown Campus:
- Asiya Akbar ’31 - Chemistry: Traditional vs. Gel Polish: Which Should You Choose? - 1st Award
- Olivia Beck ’30 - Chemistry: Evaluating Different Binders in Gluten-Free Baking - Perfect Score Award
- Amaaya Chaudhry ’31 - Math: Angles, Accuracy, and Aces: Using Math to Predict Tennis Serve Distance - 1st Award
- Calvin Chen ’31 - Math: The Arbelos and Its Many Properties - 1st Award
- Reyah Jaffer ’30 - Chemistry: Evaluating Plant-Based and Natural Preservatives in Lotion - 1st Award
- Serena Jaffer ’31 - Behavioral Science: The Psychology of Marketing: A Study on Expectation Bias and Green Marketing Claims - 1st Award
- Dija Janjua ’30 - Behavioral Science: How Texting Affects Mobility and Comprehension - 1st Award
- Kaito Kiuchi ’30 - Engineering: Which Seawall is Most Effective at Reducing Tsunami Impact? - Perfect Score Award
- Ella Ortiz ’30 - Behavioral Science: Can Peppermint Improve Reaction Time? - 1st Award
- Vineel Paladugu ’30 - Chemistry: Sunscreen Science: Evaluating SPF Effectiveness - 1st Award
- Ella Razavi ’30 - Chemistry: Which Activator Creates the Stretchiest Slime? - Perfect Score Award
- Lucy Ronco ’31 - Physics: Does Temperature Affect Pitch? - 1st Award
- Aarush Shah ’30 - Earth and Space Science: Testing the Strength of Different Materials Against Space Debris - 1st Award
- Fox Slocum ’30 - Biology: How Does Running Economy Change Over Time? - 1st Award
- Guytano Stevens ’30 - Physics: How Does Wing Shape Affect Lift? - 1st Award
Swain Campus:
- Bayan Chihi ’31 - Chemistry: Does Changing the Amount of Sodium Alginate in Popping Boba Affect the Size? - 2nd Award
- Lucy Deyton ’30 - Behavior Science: Which Mnemonic Allows for the Best Retention of a Given List of Words and Their Matching Definitions? - Perfect Score
- Preston Edwards ’30 - Computer Science: How Do AI Responses of Sentence Closures Differ From Those of Middle Schoolers? - 2nd Award
- Sera Feliciano ’31 - Ecology: Water Filtration - 1st Award
- Spencer Fleshman ’31 - Computer Science: Can AI Predict Wildfire Location and Intensity? - 2nd Award
- Connor Hodavance ’31 - Physics: Paper Airplanes and How They Fly - 2nd Award
- Miles Manning ’30 - Computer Science: Constructing and Programming an Electronic Crane - 1st Award
- Niamh McIntosh ’30- Ecology: Can Simple Filtration Remove Microplastics From Water? - 1st Award
- Violet Schaeffer ’31 - Chemistry: Vitamin C in Orange Juice: How Much Vitamin C is in Different Types of Orange Juice? - 1st Award
- Malika Varma ’30 - Physics: How Liquid Type and Temperature Affect Ibuprofen Tablet Dissolution - 1st Award
Congratulations to all of our students for their impressive research and presentations at this year’s PJAS Regional Competition.
