MMI News

Kiyan Paknezhad, a rising senior at MMI Preparatory School, completed a five-week STEM program at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh. The Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences (PGSS) is a yearly program focused on giving select students the ability to further STEM research by providing advanced courses in mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, and biology, along with hands-on laboratory research. Only 71 high school juniors and seniors from across the state were chosen to take part in this year’s program. The program typically receives over 500 applications every year.   Over the five-week period, along with completed courses in various STEM subjects,...

MMI Preparatory School honored former students at Edgewood Country Club for their first Distinguished Alumni Awards. The inaugural event, announced in January by the MMI Board of Directors, aims to become a new tradition in their Alumni Weekend festivities, alternating with their Wall of Fame awards every other year. The honorees, who are all MMI alumni under 30, were nominated based on their contributions in their careers and communities by an eight-member committee. The nominees were approved by the MMI Board of Directors in March. The 2024 recipients were: Ashley Acri, a 2013 graduate and creative problem solver, has built...

Attorney Richard A. DiLiberto, Jr. ’79, the Chair of the Board of Directors, and Head of School Theresa Long are pleased to announce the appointment of four new members to the MMI Preparatory School Board of Directors. 

MMI Preparatory School Head of School Mrs. Theresa Long is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Tammy M. Chrin, Ed.D. as the new Director of College Counseling, Ms. Melissa Zaroda as the new Technology and Engineering Teacher, and Ms. Natasha Keyser as the new French and Latin Language Teacher for the 2024-25 academic year. Dr. Chrin is an accomplished educational leader with extensive experience in overseeing programs within both K-12 school systems and higher education. She has a proven track record of effectively communicating and collaborating with board members, administrators, faculty, students, parents, and staff to promote experiential learning...

MMI Preparatory School has announced the names of students who achieved Honor Roll status during the fourth quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Students are as follows: Sixth Grade: Nathaniel Belanger, Mountain Top; Paxton Bleiler, Mountain Top; Ryan Bonifacio, Hazleton; Hailee Borchick, Hazle Township; Alexander Diaz, Hazleton; Owen Farrell, Mountain Top; Ernesto Garay, Hazleton; Odin Hixenbaugh, Hazle Township; Sahiba Kaur, Sugarloaf; Riley Mason, Hazleton; Avery Orozco, Zion Grove; Rian Patel, Mountain Top; Mathias Santana, West Hazleton; Gabrielle Serock, Sugarloaf; Gabriella Vasquez, Hazleton; Megan Yamulla, Sugarloaf. Seventh Grade: Marlow Basalyga, Hazleton; Jack Benyo, Drums; Robert Brighthaupt, Bloomsburg; Jade Cabrera, Drums; Emma...

MMI Preparatory School has announced the names of students who achieved Head of School List status during the second semester of the 2023-2024 school year. Students are as follows: Sixth Grade: Nathaniel Belanger, Mountain Top; Paxton Bleiler, Mountain Top; Ryan Bonifacio, Hazleton; Hailee Borchick, Hazle Township; Alexander Diaz, Hazleton; Owen Farrell, Mountain Top; Ernesto Garay, Hazleton; Odin Hixenbaugh, Hazle Township; Sahiba Kaur, Sugarloaf; Riley Mason, Hazleton; Avery Orozco, Zion Grove; Rian Patel, Mountain Top; Mathias Santana, West Hazleton; Gabrielle Serock, Sugarloaf; Gabriella Vasquez, Hazleton; Megan Yamulla, Sugarloaf; Kamila Zea, Hazleton. Seventh Grade: Marlow Basalyga, Hazleton; Jack Benyo, Drums; Robert Brighthaupt,...

MMI Preparatory School has announced the names of students who achieved Honor Roll status during the third quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Students are as follows: