MMI News

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.

Alexander Sessock, an eighth-grade student at MMI Preparatory School, will progress to the state-level competition of the National Geographic Bee and a chance at a $50,000 college scholarship. 



During a regional mathematics competition, a team of students from MMI Preparatory School placed fourth in the team competition out of 14 teams in the region. Two MMI students placed second and tenth, respectively, in the individual competition, and one of those students will go on to states.

Freeland native and historical expert Charlotte Tancin is returning to her hometown to share her historical knowledge of the borough during a presentation that will be held at MMI Preparatory School on Centre Street in Freeland.

Marcianna (Marci) Hosier was recently appointed to the position of Director of Admissions and Marketing at MMI Preparatory School. Hosier is a native of Northeastern Pennsylvania and has spent time working in media, higher education, and non-profit institutions.

Three students from MMI Preparatory School have earned awards in the Scholastic Writing Awards’ Northeast Writing Region-at-Large competition.

Claire Sheen, a senior at MMI Preparatory School, has been notified she is a finalist in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program.

MMI Preparatory School recognized seven students as the “Best of the Best” during an assembly program held at the school recently.

MMI Preparatory School held an induction ceremony on February 5, 2015 for students who joined the National Art Honor Society.

Cory Rogers celebrates 1000 points throughout his career at MMI. He is pictured with his parents, Deborah and Robert Rogers (far right), and coach Joe Flanagan. 

Students from the MMI Preparatory School Chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competed at the Region 16 Leadership Conference held at the Woodlands Resort in Wilkes-Barre December 18, 2014. Of the 59 students who competed, nearly half received special honors for their performance in various business-related competitive events.

MMI Preparatory School senior Chiara DeMelfi, daughter of Daniel and Esme DeMelfi, Hazleton, will be competing in the “Poetry Out Loud” Regional Competition. The competition will be held at the WVIA studios in Pittston on February 17 and will be televised in April.

Alexander Sessock, an eighth-grade student at MMI Preparatory School, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee and a chance at a $50,000 college scholarship. 



MMI Preparatory School in Freeland recently received a $40,000 contribution from the United Way of Wyoming Valley, presented by Nina C. Dei Tos ’01 MPA, Vice President of Resource Development. These funds will be used for scholarship support for MMI students who reside in the Wyoming Valley and meet the criteria for an Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Scholarship.