Thanks to Ben Andrews (PGSS 2017) for making this map of where PGSS 2017 alums will be attending college this fall. Congratulations to all!

On Tuesday, May 22, 17 of our PGSS 2017 govies and one PGSS 2015 govie were honored in the Senate Chambers of the Pennsylvania State Capitol. Senator Scarnati, President Pro Tempore, introduced the students and also arranged a luncheon in his office. Many of the students' senators were able to stop in to meet with them including Senators Argall, Bartolotta (who turns out to be a science nerd also), Browne, Eichelberger, Hutchinson, Scavello, Yaw and White. (We wish all 58 alumni could have attended from across the state.) We thank Senator Scarnati and his assistant Shelly Brown for making all of the arrangements. We were also able to meet briefly with Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera in the rotunda. Photo credits to Morgan Bowers.

PGSS Campaign received the Leadership in STEM Education Award at the 2018 Carnegie Science Awards held at the Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh. We were recognized for our efforts in restoring and operating the program after the state ended funding in 2009. Receiving the award on the organization's behalf are Board President, David Reiley (1986) and Program Director, Dr. Barry Luokkala. Speaking in the presentation video is Board Vice President Dr. Ben Campbell.

None of this would be possible without the amazing and generous support of our alumni. We would not have succeeded without your help.

On behalf of the entire Board and the PGSS Classes of 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and beyond, thank you for making this award, and PGSS possible.

This past Sunday, 16 area alumni met in San Jose to test their ingenuity against Omescape's puzzles. Working in two teams, each group needed to solve a sequence of puzzles before  the 60 minute timer expired. Facing rooms with success rates of 27% and 28%, both groups succeeded -- with matching times of 52 minutes.

With special thanks to our wonderful volunteer class agents, we successfully raised over $125,000 (goal of $100,000) during our two-week fundraiser in November. This amount is strictly from alumni; parents and friends donations are counted separately. It is amazing that our alumni recognize the importance of PGSS for future students and give so generously with nothing personal to gain. Over 22% of our alumni have given.

Julia Costacurta organized a meet-up for the PGSS govies who are now attending Johns Hopkins University.