USP news is where you can find a lot of exciting blog posts about USP students and staff. Learn about students who stormed Princeton during Moot Courts. Read Audrey’s story about being nominated for the US Presidential Scholars in Arts Award. You can also learn how to apply for the USP program.
USP news is just a small sampling of the wonderful achievements students have accomplished. Be sure to check back often for USP news throughout the school year.
USP Teams Take Princeton University by Storm
Online School Finishes in Moot Court Top 8 Our University [...]
USP Mock Trial Team Wins Regionals and Takes On States
On Monday, March 11th the PA Leadership, University Scholars Program [...]
USP MATHCOUNTS Competition Winners
On Saturday, March 9th, three of our very own, PALCS [...]
Now Accepting ’19-‘20 USP Applications!
Happy New Year! We are excited to announce that we [...]
Student Spotlight: Audrey Emata
Presidential Scholar nominee, PALCS graduating junior, scholarship winner, flutist, sister, and proud daughter are just a few terms to describe Audrey Emata. At only sixteen years old, Audrey has already accomplished so much, including being named as a nominee for the U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts Award, an honor that only 60 students in the entire country receive. We recently had the opportunity to speak to Audrey’s mother, Christina, about her talented daughter’s future goals and her journey to becoming a Presidential Scholar.
Educational Trips: Past and Future
This past year, the University Scholars Program (USP) had some amazing trips and educational journeys that brought them up and down the East Coast: north to New York and south to the Florida Keys, and several places in between!
Outstanding Accomplishments Among Individuals
Here at PALCS, students and educators are encouraged to work together and be team players, while also forming individual opinions and standing up as leaders. PA Leadership’s University Scholars Program (USP) embraces the individual scholar and tailors instruction and opportunities to the individual need and goals of each scholar, which is a large part of why we have seen such success among our students and educators this past year!
PALCS USP Activity Group Accomplishments and Victories
The PALCS University Scholars Program offers students the opportunity to join a long list of student activity groups. Such groups include: the Mock Trial Team, Moot Court Team, Academic Team, Drama Activity Group, The Algorythms: USP’s A Capella Group, and many more. These activity groups not only kicked off 2017 with victories and triumphs, but are ending 2017 in the same way!
PALCS USP Students Work to Reshape Our World
Several PALCS University Scholars students have envisioned a better world and have been working in various ways to help others. We are very proud of the following students and their efforts.
USP Community Building Day
On Saturday, November 17, 2017, the University Scholars Program (USP) held their 10th annual Community Building Day at the Advanced Ideas Center (AIC) in West Chester, PA.
USP Moot Court Teams Compete and Win at Princeton
On Friday, April 28, 2017 several PALCS University Scholars Program (USP) Moot Court Teams traveled from all over Pennsylvania to Princeton University for a two day tournament. USP sent 7 teams total to compete, which is the most ever for the program. Each team consisted of 2 students, and we could not be more proud of the 14 students who competed. We are so happy to announce that one of our very own teams took first place out of 63 teams!
PALCS Student Reaches Semifinals in Geo Bee
On Friday, March 31st, PA Leadership’s very own 7th grade student, Danny Gauntlett, competed in National Geographic’s Pennsylvania Geography Bee (“Geo Bee”) in Harrisburg, PA. Students around the country in grades 4-8 who met the criteria were invited to compete. This was Danny’s 2nd time competing at the Geo Bee; he once competed when he was in 4th grade at his previous school and is looking forward to competing a final time in his 8th grade year. This year, he made it all the way to the semifinals and PALCS could not be more proud!
