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 2, 2003. 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 25.

Top 20 Students for Competitive Exam

Honorable Mention

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

The following students have qualified to return to CBU at 8:15 am on Saturday, April 26, 2003, 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 23.

8:15 am Registration
Room 214 CBU Science Center

Top 8 Students in the Local Olympiad Exam