Congratulations to Ourania-Maria Glezakou-Elbert from Hanford High School and Ruth Wise-Maldonado from Sunnyside High School, who were recently named to the American Junior Academy of Sciences (AJAS)! Ourania and Ruth will now have the opportunity to attend the annual AJAS conference, which will be held in March in Washington DC. You can learn more about the projects by Ourania, Ruth, and the other Washington State delegates at: https://washacad.org/2023-ajas-awardees/

Here’s the description of AJAS from the Washington State Academy of Sciences website: The American Junior Academy of Science (AJAS) is the only national honor society recognizing America’s premier high school students for outstanding scientific research. The AJAS mission is to introduce, encourage, and accelerate pre-college students into the professional world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each state’s Academy of Science nominates high school students as AJAS delegates. The chosen delegates are then invited to attend the AJAS annual conference, which is held in conjunction with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting. During the conference, AJAS delegates tour local institutions of scientific importance, share their research with their peers and with other scientists, attend conference sessions, and are inducted as lifetime Fellows into the American Junior Academy of Science.