2002 Winners

The Top 20 Students in the Competitive Examination and the Top 8 Students in the Local Olympiad Exam are cordially invited, along with their teachers and parents, to attend the Awards Luncheon at Schering Plough on Jackson Ave. at 11:45 am on Friday, May 3, 2002. Please make your reservations with me, Dr. Mike Condren, at (901) 321-3435, or by e-mail mcondren@cbu.edu no later than Noon on Friday, April 26.

Top 20 Students for Competitive Exam

Amber Adams

Cordova High School

Taylor Brashear

Collierville High School

Will Brian

Collierville High School

Blair Carter

St. Mary's Episcopal School

Carolyn Clare Charbonnet

St. Agnes Academy

Stewart Matthew Condren

Central High School

Jamal Fulton

Central High School

Andy Hammond

Collierville High School

Nicole Hart

Collierville High School

Sebastian Lara

Christian Brothers High School

Sarah Merrill

Briarcrest Christian School

Demetrius Norman

Bartlett High School

Joshua Lynch Ramirez

Central High School

Cary W. Reeves

Collierville High School

Kaitlin Ridder

St. Mary's Episcopal School

Jake Schaff

Christian Brothers High School

Adam Sneed

Christian Brothers High School

Will Stephenson

Bartlett High School

Caitlin Taylor

Collierville High School

Hudson Laney Vaughan

Central High School

Honorable Mention

The following additional students should be commended for a job well done.

Kanya Balakrishna

Lausanne Collegiate

Melissa Gould

Bolton High School

Craig Hardwick

Germantown High School

Christopher Lippay

Germantown High School

Lyle Muller

Memphis University School

Matt Patterson

Briarcrest Christian School

Lindsey Post

Germantown High School

Nikki Smith

Bartlett High School

Daniel Wells

Houston High School

Qualifiers for Olympiad National Exam

The following students have qualified to return to CBU at 8:15 am on Saturday, April 20, 2002, for the Olympiad National Exam. The total time for this year's National Exam is 205 minutes. Part I (90 minutes) is a multiple choice test covering a broad range of chemical topics. Part II (105 minutes) requires written responses explaining the meaning and/or use of chemical models and theories. Part III (90 minutes) is a laboratory practical that seeks to identify students’ ability to handle practical tasks, to solve problems, and to demonstrate laboratory techniques.

The following statement appears in the instructions to the examiner,
"Before the Exam"
"Please examine the calculators that the students plan to use during the examination. Programmable calculators are NOTallowed during the exam. " Nonprogrammable calculators are allowed.

The students will record their answers on Scantron answer sheets. The student should bring at least two (2), sharpened, No. 2 pencils and a good eraser.

Students taking the National Olympiad Exam must be US Citizens! They must also be willing to attend the training camp during June. Those would plan to take the National Exam need to RSVP to Dr. Mike Condren at (901) 321-3435, or by e-mail mcondren@cbu.edu no later than Noon on Wednesday April 17.

Schedule

8:15 am Registration
Room 214 CBU Science Center

8:30 - 10:00 am Part I of Exam

10:00 - 10:15 am break

10:15 am - 12:00 noon Part II of Exam

12:00 noon - 12:45 pm Lunch (Provided)

12:45 - 2:15 pm Part III of Exam

Top 8 Students in the Local Olympiad Exam

Ken Adler

White Station High School

Jennifer Bennett

St. Agnes Academy

Timothy Chen

Memphis University School

Austin Chu

Memphis University School

Andy Nishimoto

Houston High School

Joel Revalee

White Station High School

Kevin Vandagriff

Cordova High School

Cynthia Yeung

Houston High School