MMI Preparatory School in Freeland recognized seven students as the "Best of the Best" during an assembly program held at the school recently. Among them was a Jim Thorpe resident.

The school's assembly program provides each student with the opportunity to explore varied subject areas not typically studied in the classroom.Students present a topic of interest to them such as art, music, geography or culture before a larger audience than they would be exposed to in a daily classroom environment.Each MMI student in grades seven through 12 makes at least one appearance in an assembly program each school year.Students in grades eight, 10 and 12 made their presentations in the first semester of the school year.Students in grades seven, nine and 11 will complete their assemblies in the spring semester.The best student performances from the first-semester assemblies are presented to a joint assembly of both prep school and middle school students to determine the "Best of the Best."For the first semester, seven students presented programs that were rated as outstanding by the MMI faculty.Among the Best of the Best presenters was eighth-grader Lauren Babinetz, daughter of Michael and Patricia Babinetz, Jim Thorpe, for her presentation "Sushi."