Due to Governor Tom Wolf's announcement on Thursday that all extracurricular activities must be suspended, the MMI Upper School Drama Club is postponing the debut of its virtual one-act comedy show, which was originally scheduled for December 18. The show will now debut in January at a date and time to be announced.
MMI Preparatory School has announced the names of students who achieved Honor Roll status during the first quarter of the 2020-2021 school year.
Students are as follows:
MMI Preparatory School sophomore Jillian McGeehin, the daughter of Larry and Amy McGeehin of Sugarloaf, won the School's Poetry Out Loud competition and will represent MMI at the regional competition.
Sophomore Annabel Dobash, the daughter of Gregory and Stacey Dobash of Mountaintop, was the runner-up. MMI English instructor Jennifer Novotney served as the faculty advisor.
MMI Preparatory School recently received a $5,000 contribution from Community Bank, N.A. through the Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program to go toward need-based scholarships at the school.
MMI Director of Advancement Kim McNulty said, “On behalf of everyone at MMI Preparatory School, I’d like to thank Community Bank, N.A. for their generous contribution. Since 2005, MMI students have received nearly $3.8 million in scholarship support thanks to the contributions of many area companies. Support of MMI through the EITC or OSTC programs will help MMI’s efforts to make our educational experience available to the most capable students regardless of their financial circumstances.”
MMI Preparatory School senior Marcus Danchision (seated center) will continue his baseball and academic career at Division I Lehigh University. Also pictured are, seated, from left: parents Daniel Danchision and Wendy Danchision. Standing: MMI Head of School Justin Kleinheider, MMI Head Baseball Coach Ryan Jastremsky, sister Melana Danchision, and MMI Athletic Director Vincent Vella.
Parents and children are invited to learn more about an MMI education at the Visitation and Entrance Exam Day on Saturday, November 14 beginning at 9 a.m. on the MMI campus at 154 Centre Street in Freeland. Registration is required and is limited to the first 25 students.
Visitation and Entrance Exam Day gives parents and students in grades 6 through 12 an opportunity to explore the school’s admissions process and meet other families who are also making an MMI decision.
MMI Preparatory School seniors Darren Zheng and Louis DeAngelo were named as Semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program.
MMI Preparatory School will begin the 2020-2021 school year on Tuesday, September 8, with in-person instruction in a plan that was approved by the MMI Board of Directors.
MMI Preparatory School will begin the 2020-2021 school year on September 8 at 8 a.m. with in-person instruction while simultaneously offering live-stream and recorded courses in a plan that was approved by the MMI Board of Directors. Faculty will return for the new school year on August 18.
MMI honored students in ninth through 12th grades during its annual Upper School Awards Convocation, which was held virtually this year.
MMI Head of School Justin Kleinheider provided welcoming remarks and presented the awards along with MMI Academic Dean Justin Vincent.
MMI Preparatory School honored the Class of 2020 during its 128th commencement ceremony on Tuesday, July 7. Seniors received their diplomas from MMI Head of School Justin Kleinheider and Chairman of the 2019-2020 Board of Directors John H. Hersker '76.
The ceremony was held in the MMI Gymnasium and was available via a live stream on MMI’s website for anyone to watch.
This year’s graduating class of 28 seniors were accepted at more than 79 percent of the colleges they applied to and amassed more than $7.6 million in merit scholarships and awards.
MMI Preparatory School has announced the names of students who achieved Head of School list status during the second semester of the 2019-2020 school year.
Students are as follows:
MMI Preparatory School has announced the names of students who achieved Honor Roll status during the fourth quarter of the 2019-2020 school year.
Students are as follows:
MMI senior baseball players Brandon Crockford, Carter Frask, Alexander Jordan, and Marcus Kassick were honored with personal visits and gifts to mark their contribution to the team despite the loss of the season due to COVID-19. Senior Christian Yamulla will be honored at a later date.
MMI Preparatory School recently held a virtual 2020 Athletic Awards ceremony to honor student athletes and their achievements during the 2019-2020 school year.
MMI Head of School Justin Kleinheider opened the program with welcoming remarks and announced the award winners. During the ceremony, athletes received awards in the MVP, Most Improved, and Coach's Award categories and varsity letter recipients were recognized. Although the boys' varsity tennis, varsity baseball and varsity softball seasons were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kleinheider recognized all those athletes and their coaches for their outstanding work in the preseason and congratulated senior Alexander Jordan, who will continue his baseball career in college.
MMI Preparatory School honored middle school students for their academic achievements during a virtual 2020 Mid-School Awards ceremony.
Students were recognized for their work in subjects, contests, and competitions. Lisa Marie Ferry, Dean of Students, announced the award winners.
MMI Preparatory School recently received accreditation from the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) and re-accreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools.
MMI Preparatory School inducted 27 eighth grade students into the National Junior Honor Society for the 2019-2020 school year.
MMI Preparatory School inducted 30 students in the Andrew J. Stofan Chapter of the National Honor Society.
MMI Preparatory School announced this year's inductees into the Art, Mathematics, and Science National Honor societies.
MMI Preparatory School announced the names of students who were inducted into the Chinese, German, and Spanish National Honor societies.
A team of five MMI Preparatory School eighth grade students placed third in the Foundation for Free Enterprise's statewide Stock Market Game.
Robert Orbin, Nathaniel Neidlinger, Ethan Lloyd, Leo Zvonik, and Corrigan Nolasco finished third in Pennsylvania and first in the east region with a relative return of 23.11 percent above the performance of the S&P 500 index, which measures the stock performance of 500 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.
When it was announced that all Pennsylvania schools must close, MMI Preparatory School quickly adapted to an online learning schedule that focused on keeping its students engaged and connected to a sense of normalcy despite the uncertain times.
MMI Head of School Justin Kleinheider noted that students are continuing their fourth quarter studies with online course work in core subjects and capstone assessments.
MMI Preparatory School will be participating in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) statewide program to light up stadiums and campuses in honor of the Class of 2020 and all first responders to COVID-19.
As part of the effort, MMI will light up its soccer field scoreboard and the lights in the courtyard tomorrow evening, Friday, April 17, between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. to honor all Class of 2020 students as well as all doctors, nurses and first responders on the front line of COVID-19. The scoreboard will read 20-20 in honor of the graduating class.
MMI Preparatory School has announced the names of students who achieved Honor Roll status during the third quarter of the 2019-2020 school year.
MMI Preparatory school sophomores Rachael Betz, Sandra Abdulrahman, and Christian Homnack captured first, second and third place, respectively, in MMI Preparatory School's Black History Month Historical Research Contest.
National speaker Becky Savage, co-founder of the 525 Foundation, visited MMI Preparatory School and spoke to students during an all-school assembly in the cafeteria as part of the 525 Foundation’s mission to educate teens and families and raise awareness about the dangers of alcohol and prescription drug misuse and abuse.
Thirty of MMI Preparatory School’s 42 participants earned first awards in the 59th annual Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) regional competition and will advance to the PJAS State competition May 17-19 at Penn State’s University Park campus.
MMI Preparatory School sophomore Rachael Betz earned a First Award and perfect score and was recognized with an Excellence Award in Microbiology at the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) Regional Competition at Wilkes University on Feb. 29 after receiving MMI’s 2019-2020 Science National Honor Society grant that she used to fund her research project on the respiratory distress caused by vaping.
MMI Preparatory School’s Mock Trial team defeated Blue Mountain High School in a trial and had four students receive awards during the recent District competition at the Luzerne County Courthouse. The Honorable Thomas Burke and The Honorable Correale Stevens were in attendance for the competition.
Three MMI Preparatory School seniors received recognition in the Scholastic Writing Awards.
Adam Tron won a Gold Key in the Personal Essay & Memoir category for “The Dichotomy of Masculinity and Femininity” and will advance to the national awards competition. Gold Keys are awarded to the very best works submitted to Region-at-Large programs and are automatically considered for national-level recognition.
Paige Machulsky received an Honorable Mention in Poetry for “A Tourist’s Sehnsucht” and Maya Rizkalla was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Critical Essay category for “Police Brutality.”
Ninth grade students at MMI Preparatory School held a bake sale at the Laurel Mall on January 25 and donated their proceeds to Brandon's Forever Home. The sale was organized as part of a community service project.
Eighth grade student Caylee Herseim won first place in MMI’s school competition of the National Geographic GeoBee and will move on to compete for the chance to represent MMI in the Pennsylvania State GeoBee. Fellow eighth grader Nathaniel Neidlinger was the runner-up in the contest.
Senior Benjamin Putnam captured first place in MMI Preparatory School’s “Best of the Best” competition for the first semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. As part of the biannual competition, 10th and 12th grade students delivered presentations during an all-school assembly. Ninth and 11th grade students will make their presentations in the second semester.
MMI Preparatory School announced its Students of the Quarter for the second quarter of the 2019-2020 school year.
MMI Preparatory School has announced the names of students who achieved Head of School list status during the first semester of the 2019-2020 school year.
MMI Preparatory School has announced the names of students who achieved Honor Roll status during the second quarter of the 2019-2020 school year.
MMI Preparatory School senior Alexander Jordan, seated center, will continue his baseball and academic careers at Marywood University. Also pictured are, seated from left: Robert Jordan, Teresa Jordan, and Zachary Jordan. Standing are, from left: Vincent Vella, MMI Athletic Director; Justin Kleinheider, MMI Head of School; and Ryan Jastremsky, MMI Head Baseball Coach.
Bryce Radzwich captured first place in MMI Preparatory School’s sixth grade science fair for his project “Protect Your Melon.”
David Yamulla captured second for his presentation entitled “Making Graphite Glow” and Frederick Blaine finished third for his demonstration of “What Kind of Potato Conducts Electricity Best?”
Fifty-nine MMI Preparatory School students earned certificate awards in the top 10 of their respective events at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Regional Leadership Conference and 38 students will advance to the FBLA State Leadership Conference in Hershey in April.
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