The following announcement was sent to the listed high school teachers:
Based on the scores in the Chemistry Tournament at Murray or the 25th Annual High School Science Bowl in Martin, the following students have been nominated to compete in the national exam that may qualify them to become members of the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad team that will compete in the 37th International Chemistry Olympiad IChO) in Taipei, Taiwan July 16 -25, 2005
Jonathon Brown (Daviess Co, sponsor Ms. Ann Koshy)
Katherine Crabtree (Daviess Co, sponsor Ms. Ann Koshy)
Jonathan Frederick (Calloway Co, sponsor Jeremy Krug)
Michael Miao (Murray High, sponsor Rebecca Fairbanks)
Michael L. Musser (Gleason High, sponsor Betty Jackson)
Virgilio P. Gozum (Madison Academic, sponsor Willie Chandler)
Nancy Tan (Union City, sponsor Melanie Mitchell Thorpe)
Namrata N. Patel (University School of Jackson, sponsor Malea Mullins)
Katie E. Treneff (University School of Jackson, sponsor Malea Mullins)
Allister E. Wilton (Martin Westview, sponsor Marion Pitts)
Please have the students report at Johnson Engineering Physical Science Building at UT-Martin for this exam at 9 AM on Saturday, APRIL 16. The examination consists of three section: Part I (90 minutes) is a multiple choice test, Part II (105 minutes) requires written responses and Part III (90 minutes) is a laboratory practical. You and the students can look at the previous national tests and answers by going to ACS homepage (http://www.chemistry.org/) , then Education, then Chemistry Olympiad, National Tests, and then access the archives http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=education\student\co02.html.
For travel of more than 25 miles, each student will be reimbursed $25 and the lunch will be provided. The exam should be over by 3 PM.
Twenty students will be identified nationwide based on the performance on this test and will undergo intensive training June 6-20 at the U. S. Air Force Academy in Colorado for the International Chemistry Chemistry olympiad.
Please let me know by April 4 if your students will participate.
Recognition certificates for the students and teachers will be awarded if your school participates.
Please correct the spellings and point out any omissions.
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The following students of the list above actually participated:
Jonathon Brown, Michael L. Musser , Virgilio P. Gozum,
Nancy Tan,
Namrata N. Patel, Katie E. Treneff and Allister E. Wilton
Helping Dr. S. K. Airee with the administartion of the laboratory were two members of the UT-Martin SAACS chapter: Nicolas C. Appleton and Rodel A. Cacas.
A news clipping and the photos from this event follow:
UTM SAACS Rodel Cacas, Dr. S. K. Airee, Namrata N. Patel, Michael L. Musser
, Katie E. Treneff, Allister E. Wilton, Virgilio P. Gozum, and UTM SAACS
Nicolas Appleton.
Laboratory practical in progress. Appleton and Cacas assembled
the laboratory materials and supervise.
KLS coordinator Dr. S. K. Airee presents recognition certificates
to Jonathon Brown and teacher Ms. Ann Koshy of Daviess Co, Qwensboro, KY