MMI News

MMI Preparatory School’s eighth grade class recently completed a lesson on shale and had an opportunity to celebrate Earth Day with a presentation on the subject from a state expert. Dr. Roberta Winters, the former Vice President for Issues and Action on the State Board of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (LWVPA), presented a program to MMI eighth, ninth, eleventh, and twelfth grade classes on Wednesday at MMI educating students about Marcellus Shale and the extraction process called hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as “fracking.” Her presentation was made possible through the League of Women Voters of Greater...

MMI Preparatory School’s trivia team placed first at Penn State University’s German Day 2015 competition, which was held April 16 in State College. 

MMI Preparatory School students Syed Qadri, Jessica Smith, Jonathan Smith, Emily Seratch, and Allison McGeehan will represent the school at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference, which will be held June 29 to July 2 in Chicago. 

MMI Preparatory School students won five of the six prizes in the 13th annual Wilkes-Barre Jewish Community Center and Interfaith Council Holocaust contest. 

The MMI Preparatory School Parent-Faculty Organization will host Springo Fest 2015 on Saturday, April 25 from noon to 5:00 P.M. in the school’s gymnasium, located at 154 Centre Street, Freeland. 

Two MMI Preparatory School students placed in the top five at the recent Pennsylvania Science Olympiad, which was held at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.

Students at MMI Preparatory School recently earned awards during the regional Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science competition held at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, with awards presented afterward at a dinner ceremony at the Genetti Best Western Hotel and Conference Center. 

Two MMI Preparatory School students recently placed in the top three in their age division at the 2015 Marywood University High School Math Contest. Sophomore Ani Chowdhury captured first place in the Level 1 division (grades 9-10) and classmate Ali Aijaz finished third. 

Four MMI Preparatory School students won awards from the 20th Annual Israel T. and Mildred Klapper Memorial Holocaust essay contest. Morgan Long, son of David and Theresa Long, Drums, and Zachary Young, son of Christian and Nicole Young, Freeland, both tied for first place in the middle school division of the competition and will receive $200. In the high school division, Joshua Narrow, son of Howard and Marie Narrow, Hazleton, won first place and will receive $200, and Luke Yamulla, son of Robert and Ann Yamulla, Sugarloaf, won second place and will receive $100. 

Senior Joseph Synoski was selected as one of WVIA’s visual Artists of the Week in December and more recently has learned he is also a contender to be Artist of the Year. Some of his best works are to be displayed at the Mainstreet Galleries in Kingston for the month of April.

An English teacher at MMI Preparatory School, who was nominated by one of her students, has received an honorable mention in a local contest sponsored by Barnes & Noble, Inc.

MMI Preparatory School junior Nash Wenner finished 38th in the Junior Men (16- and 17-year-olds) bracket during a competition held Monday, March 30 at the 2015 United States of America Snowboard/Freeski Association (USASA) National Championships in Copper Mountain, Colorado.

Continuing MMI Preparatory School’s focus on a more sustainable, healthier food program, the school hosted guest chefs Tuesday who crafted a special and healthy “build a sandwich” menu for the students. The guest chef program is part of the three-year plan undertaken by MMI Preparatory School to provide preferable food to student body and staff in a more sustainable manner.

MMI Preparatory School held inductions for the Spanish, German, and Chinese national honor societies.

Students at MMI Preparatory School had a close encounter with Hollywood Thursday thanks to a visit from Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the organization behind the Oscar awards.

The MMI Preparatory School Drama Club presented “The Music Man” on Saturday, March 21 at 7:00 P.M. and Sunday, March 22 at 6:00 P.M. in the MMI Athletics and Drama Complex, 154 Centre Street, Freeland.

For the 12th consecutive year, MMI Preparatory School will host the Grammy-nominated Wister Quartet for a public performance at the school on Monday, March 23 at 7:00 P.M. The performance is made possible through the support of Dr. James W. Feussner ’65 in memory of Elizabeth Feussner.