As part of the Holy Sepulcher Catholic School Science curriculum, students in 6th through 8th grade are required to participate in the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) competition. Students investigate a topic of their choosing, conduct an experiment they design and report their findings through a ten-minute oral presentation. In conjunction with this project, the students write a research paper based on their chosen topic.
Read about the history of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (pdf).
The Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science sponsored by the Pennsylvania Academy of Science, as an Affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science is organized with the following objectives: