The Top 12 Students in the Competitive Examination and the Top Students in the Local Olympiad Exam are cordially invited, along with their teachers and parents, to attend the Awards Luncheon, 11:45 AM, Friday, May 1, 2009 at Christian Brothers University Thomas Center Sabatini Lounge, formerly East Lounge. Please make your reservations with me, Dr. Mike Condren, at (901) 321-3435, or by e-mail mcondren@cbu.edu no later than 1:00 PM April 28, 2009 .
Top 12 Students for Competitive Exam
Leonardo Avalos |
Overton High School |
Alex Browne |
Christian Brothers High School |
Daniel Eldridge |
Bartlett High School |
Stephanie Grimes |
St. Agnes Academy |
Mallory Hiss |
Lausanne Collegiate School |
Xin Huang |
Bartlett High School |
Zach Johnson |
Christian Brothers High School |
Ethan Landau |
Memphis University School |
Joseph McPherson |
Bolton High School |
Andy Parsley |
Christian Brothers High School |
William Thibado |
Memphis University School |
Chelsey Thompson |
Lausanne Collegiate School |
Qualifiers for Olympiad National Exam
The following students have qualified to return to CBU at 8:15 am on Saturday, April 25, 2009, for the Olympiad National Exam. They qualified by taking the Local Olympiad Exam and pledged that they met the qualifications:
The United States Chemistry Olympiad Committee specifies that no more than 2 students from any one school may participate in the National Chemistry 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 Qualifying Students need to R.S.V.P. by 5:00pm Monday, April 20, 2009.
The following statement appears in the instructions to the examiner,
"Before the Exam"
Nonprogrammable
calculators will be furnished.
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! Must be willing to return to CBU for the National Olympiad Exam on Saturday April 25, 2009. They must also be willing to attend the training camp during June 21-27, 2009 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. Must be willing to participate in the 41st International Chemistry Olympiad competition July 18-27, 200 in Cambridge, England .
The Qualifying Students need to R.S.V.P. by 5:00pm Monday, April 20, 2009. Address questions to Dr. Mike Condren at (901) 321-3435, or by e-mail mcondren@cbu.edu
Schedule for April 25
8:15 am Registration
Room 212 CBU Cooper Wilson Hall
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
Qualitying Students in the Local Olympiad Exam
The Qualifying Students need to R.S.V.P. by 5:00pm Monday, April 20, 2009
Dr. Mike Condren at (901) 321-3435, or by e-mail mcondren@cbu.edu
Zonia Ali |
St. Mary's Episcopal School |
Nora Chen |
Lausanne Collegiate School |
Michael Goetzka |
Bartlett High School |
Tavio Pirocchi |
Collierville High School |
Sri Pulusani |
St. Mary's Episcopal School |
Len Reuss |
Christian Brothers High School |
Aaron Van Alstine |
Lausanne Collegiate School |
Will Taylor |
Memphis University School |
Colin G. Thomas |
Memphis University School |