{"id":115,"date":"2020-10-18T15:35:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T15:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arase.org\/home\/?page_id=115"},"modified":"2026-01-12T04:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T04:17:11","slug":"junior-academy-of-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arase.org\/home\/index.php\/junior-academy-of-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior Academy of Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"115\" class=\"elementor elementor-115\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e94719 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e94719\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e48bdfa\" data-id=\"e48bdfa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e49ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54e49ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Junior Academy of Science?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6bb17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd6bb17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Alamo Junior Academy of Science (AJAS) is an annual meeting and science competition. Students (grades 6-12) from across the Alamo region conduct research during the school year and present results at AJAS through both spoken and written word.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7308507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7308507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who can participate?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60bebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f60bebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AJAS is for students (grades 6-12).\u00a0 Public, Private, Parochial, Magnet, and Home schools may enter AJAS. Independent entries are accepted if a student&#8217;s school does not have a program on their campus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee9609e elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-tabs\" data-id=\"ee9609e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" id=\"eael-advance-tabs-ee9609e\" class=\"eael-advance-tabs eael-tabs-horizontal eael-tab-auto-active eael-tab-toggle\" data-tabid=\"ee9609e\">\n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-nav \">\n                <ul class=\"eael-tab-top-icon\" role=\"tablist\">\n                                            <li id=\"ajas-2526\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"ajas-2526-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-check\"><\/i>                                                            \n                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >AJAS 25\/26<\/span>                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"how-to-register\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"how-to-register-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <i class=\"fas fa-pencil-alt\"><\/i>                                                            \n                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >How 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data-title-link=\"ajas-2526-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AJAS Dates:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">January 24, 2026 :Project submission due date\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">January 31, 2026: In person at Nimitz Middle School 5426 Blanco Rd, San Antonio, TX 78216<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February 7, 2026: <\/span>Awards\u00a0 will be released by Video<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Format: Give a 12-minute oral\u00a0 presentation of a science project to two category judges.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"how-to-register-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"how-to-register-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Format: Give a 12-minute oral\u00a0 presentation of a science project to two category judges.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due January 24, 2026:<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper no more than 20 pp. (Google doc, Word doc, or PowerPoint)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presentation (Google slides)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judged on oral and written presentations<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AJAS Project Submission Link (Note you will need to login with your google account to upload files)<\/span><\/i><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-5 maxbutton maxbutton-ajas-submission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/yrnq1pi8mXH7XrAUA\"><span class='mb-text'>AJAS 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