Twenty-third Annual
High School Science Bowl
Saturday, November 9, 2002
The University of Tennessee at Martin
Sponsored by
Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society*
(SAACS)
PROGRAM
9:00 |
Students in Assigned Rooms
in Johnson EPS Building |
Written Test |
9:00 |
Johnson EPS Room G-2 |
Refreshments, &
A Green Chemistry Presentation
for the teachers (photo). |
10:30 & 11:15 |
Johnson EPS Room 204 |
Physics and Chemistry
Demonstrations |
1:15 |
Boling Center Lobby |
Post Winners' List &
Presentation of Prizes* *by Dr. Nick Dunagan, Chancellor |
1:30 to 4:00 |
Boling University Center
Rooms 206 & 230 |
Bowl Games |
4 PM |
Boling Center Room 230 |
Awards***
Dr. Tom Rakes, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs |
*SAACS: Officers: Micheal W. Fultz,
president; Selena M. Parnell, Vice President; Rebekah Kirkpatrick, Secretary;
Andrew R. Bernard, Treasurer; & Dr. S. K. Airee, Faculty Advisor
Homepage: http://www.utm.edu/saacs
**Handbooks of Chemistry and Physics for top 8
schools and T-Shirts to the highest score from each school.
***Permanent trophies to champion and runner-up high
schools, and appropriate medallions to the members of the top four teams
in the bowl games.
For rules please click Science
Bowl RulesClick
here for the program and results of the last bowl
SAACS Group Leaders
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Group, Room
School ID & Name
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High School Teachers
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Sarah K. Allen
Andrew Bernard
Emily Bethart
Jennifer D. Beckmn
Erich A. Bitzer
jeff D. Blue |
Group I, G-7
105 Brighton
107 Camden
109 Creek Wood
111 Dresden |
Jinx Rasmussen
Linda Phelps
Phil Chadwick
Linda Morris |
Amber J. Bobbe
April M. Bunch
Alisha J. Clark
Ross Clark
Dan Comer |
Group II, 103
113 Germantown
115 Giles Co
117 Gleason
119 Greenfield |
Sueanne Sprunger
Jean Bryan
Betty Jackson
Sandra Bethel |
David B. Dean
Micheal Fultz
Matthew S. Goodrich
Whitney A. Griffin
Guy T. Hardin |
Group III, 202
121 Houston
123 Humboldt
135 Hutchison
137 Jackson Central Merry |
Martha Gunn Poole & Bob Roberts
Traci Tate & Jason Gulledge
Mary Lee Wesberry,
Willie Chandler |
Elizabeth Hinds
Laura Hunt
Rebekah Kirkpatrick
Manish S. Patel
Prima Patel
Selena M. Parnell |
Group IV, 207
139 Memphis Univ School
141 Obion Co
145 Smyrna
151 Union City |
John Olson
Kim Crews & Diane Austin
Barry Vetter
Melanie Thorpe Mitchell |
Emili L. Reeves
Jessica L. Rinehart
John G. Rippy
William Runion
Christpher Schmitt
Ali M. Smith
Kala M. Smith |
Group V, 219
Univ School of Jackson |
Jane Ramer & Malea Mullins |
Jason B. Spencer
Ashley E. Sullivan
Dustin Summers
Ashley A. Tharpe
Dawn M. Tidwell
Erika Tritt
Eliza J. Whitten |
Group VI, 227
155 Westview
157 White Station
112 Fulton City |
Marion Pitts
Paul D. Prather
Kathy B. Thweatt |
High
school teachers were presented a mini-workshop Introduction to Green Chemistry
by Dr. S. K. Airee & SAACS Rebekah Kirkpatrick while their students
were taking the written test and are gathered here for a group piture:L
to R: Dr. S. K. Airee, Barry Vetter (Smyrna), Willie Chandler (JCM), Bob
Roberts (Houston), Martha Gunn Poole (houton), Linda Phelps (Camden), Wayne
Coward (Smyrna), Malea Mullins (USJ), Betty Jackson (Gleason), Larry Barnickle
(USJ), Leslie Grogan (Hutchison), Mary Lee Wesberry (Hutchison), Jinx Rasmussen
(Brighton), Lori Onukka (Hutchison), Traci Tate (Humboldt), Faunne Brown
(Hutchison), Jason Gulledge (Humboldt), Kim Crews (Obion), Paul Prather
(White Station), Melanie Mitchell (Union City), Angel Perkins (White Station),
Sandra Bethel (Greenfield), Denise Mathis (Obion), Kathy Thweatt (Fulton
City).
RESULTS
Top Eight Schools
A. White Station
B. MUS
C. USJ
D. JCM
E. Smyrna
F. Camden
G. Hutchison
H. Houston
White
Station High School - champions of the 23rd Annual SAACS High School Science
Bowl:
seated L to R: Jack O'Connor, D. J. Johnson, Kev Adler & Timothy Shaverstanding:
Bowl advisor Dr. Robert L. Hartshorn, SAACS president Micheal W. Fultz,
WSHS teacher Angel Perkins, UTM Vice Chancellor Dr. Tom Rakes, SAACS secretary
Rebekah Kirkpatrick and SAACS advisor Dr. S. K. Airee. Adler tied for the
highest score in chemistry and made the third highest overall on the written
test; O'Connor had the highest score in general science and Johson tied
for the highest score in biology.
Houton
High School - First Runner-up seated: Andy Nishimoto,
Ben Gabor, Denise Umpierrez and David Drallestanding: Bowl facultyDr. Nancy
W. Hinds, SAACS treasurer Andrew R. Bernard, HHS teacher Martha Gunn Poole,
UTM Vice Chancellor Dr. Tom Rakes, HHS teacher Dr. Bob Roberts, SAACS vp
Selena M. Parnell and SAACS advisor Dr. S. k. AireeNishimoto made the highest
overall scores on the written test where Gabor and Umpierrez tied for the
second highest score. Nishimoto also tied for the highest score in biology
and Gabor, Umpierrez & Dralle tied for the highest score in chemistry
Top Ten Scores
83 Andy Nishimoto, Houston
81 Austin Chu, MUS
81 Ben Gabor, Houston
81 Denise Umpierrez, Houston
80 Ker Alder, White Station
77 David Dralle, Houston
77 Jack O'Connor, White Station
75 Nicholas Franklin, Smyrna
72 Will Duval, USJ
69 Tiffany Frye, USJ
Three of the highest scoring students on the written test were from
Houston High School and are shown here 3rd, 4th and 6th from left Ben Gabor
(81). Denise 
Umpierrez
(81) and Andy Nishimoto(83) with Chancellor Nick Dunagan, teachers Martha
Gunn Poole & Bob Roberts, and SAACS Rebekah Kirkpatrick.
Top Scores From Each School
Brighton: Joshua Micheal
Camden: John Carruth
Creek Wood: Jennifer Chaney
Dresden: Garner Goode
Fulton City: Andres Caicedo
Gleason: Julia Dillard & Brittney Mebane
Greenfield: Katie Atnip
Houston: Andy Nishimoto
Humboldt: Anthony Graves
Hutchison: Erin Vlasak
JCM: Chrisopher Green
MUS: Austin Chu
Obion: Chase Espy
Smyrna: Nicholas Franklin
Union City: Tyler Hargrove
USJ: Will Duval
White Station: Kev Adler
Highest Category Scores
Biology: Andy Nitshimoto from Houston,
Will Duvall from USJ, and DJ Johnson from White Station all scoring a 88.
Chemistry:Ben Gabor from Houston,
David Dralle from Houston, Denise Umpierrez from Houston, and Kev Adler
from White State all scoring a 84.
General Science: Jack O'Connor
from White Station with a score of 92.
Certificates of Merit in Categories
Brighton
Joshua A. Michael
Camden
John Carruth Biology
Houston
Andy Nishimoto Biology, Chemistry and General Science
Karlen Ruleman Biology and General Science
Stan Tolkachjov General Science
Ben Gabor Biology, Chemistry and General Science
David Dralle Biology, Chemistry and General Science
Nathan Karst General Science
Denise Umpierrez Biology, Chemistry and General Science
Kimberly Goff Chemistry
Hutchison
Erin Vlasak Biology and Chemistry
Jackson Central Merry
Christopher W. Green-Chemistry
Jessica Record - Chemistry
Memphis University
Owen Brafford - Biology
Conor Quinn - Biology
Austin Chu Biology, Chemistry, and General Science
Vija Rayudu - Chemistry
Michael Nooman General Science
Obion Co.
Chase Espy Biology
Smyrna
Nicholas Franklin Biology, Chemistry, and General Science
Emily Hunter General Science
Union City
Tyler Hargrove General Science
University School of Jackson
Ryan Mcgaughey - Biology
Bradley Pate - Chemistry
James Egan - Chemistry and General Science
william B. Wyatt-Chemistry
Christopher Field Chemistry and General Science
Jace R. Smith-Chemistry
Jeremy Winberry - Biology
Will Duval - Biology and Chemistry
Tiffany Frye Biology and Chemistry
Trey Hinton - Biology
Sergio Salazar General Science
Karen Wong-Chemistry
Jacob White General Science
White Station
Kev Adler - Biology, Chemistry, and General Science
Jingbo Zhu- Biology
Jack O'Connor Biology and General Science
Xuan Yang General Science
Zachary Slone Chemistry
Robert Crowell General Science
Timothy Shaver - Biology
DJ Johnson Biology and Chemistry
CREDITS
Bowl Faculty & Staff:
Biology: Drs. Darrell L. Ray, David
Sammons & Wilburn A. Sliger
Chemistry: Drs. S. K. Airee, Robert L. Hartshorn,Nancy
W. Hinds, & Phillip Osburn
Physics: Drs. Lionel J. Crews, Cahit Erkal & Richard
S. Taylor
Staff: John Abel (UC),
Sreve Lemond & Roger Roney (UTMCC)
SAACS:
MC's: Selena Parnell, Micheal
Fultz, & Rebekah Kirkpatrick ;
M.C. Helpers : Andy Bernard,
Emily Bethart, Dan Comer, Minesh Patel, Chris Schmitt
Time Keepers: Katie Allen,
Erich A. Bitzer, Ashley Tharpe, Jennifer Beckman, Ali M. Smith, Kala M.
Smith,
Score Keepers: John Rippy,
Laura Hunt, Emili Reeves
Computer Grading: Roger Roney & Steve Lemond (UTMCC) and SAACS Jennifer Beckman,
Rebekah Kirkpatrick, Selena Parnell & Emili Reeves
Introduction to Green Chemistry (9 AM): Dr. S. K. Airee & SAACS Rebekah Kirkpatrick
Physics & Chemistry Demonstrations (10:30/11:15):
Faculty: Dr.
Nancy Hinds, Dr. Cahit Erkal, Dr. Lionel Crews; Students:
Andy Bernard, Erich Bitzer, Emily Bethart, Dan
Comer, & Karoline Pershell
The wrtitten test was prepared
by Drs. S. K. Airee, Richard S. Taylor & William A. Sliger with proof
reading help by Dr. William Solomons.
The Bowl Questions submitted
by the bowl faculty were incorporated into a PowerPoint set up for category
and toss-up files for the games by Drs. Robert L. Hartshorn & Phillip
L. Osburn.
Besides the bowl faculty listed above, additional faaculty
available on the bowl day for judging were Drs. Devenyi & Effiong.
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This page updated by S.K. Airee & Minesh Patel November 14, 2002
High
school teachers were presented a mini-workshop Introduction to Green Chemistry
by Dr. S. K. Airee & SAACS Rebekah Kirkpatrick while their students
were taking the written test and are gathered here for a group piture:L
to R: Dr. S. K. Airee, Barry Vetter (Smyrna), Willie Chandler (JCM), Bob
Roberts (Houston), Martha Gunn Poole (houton), Linda Phelps (Camden), Wayne
Coward (Smyrna), Malea Mullins (USJ), Betty Jackson (Gleason), Larry Barnickle
(USJ), Leslie Grogan (Hutchison), Mary Lee Wesberry (Hutchison), Jinx Rasmussen
(Brighton), Lori Onukka (Hutchison), Traci Tate (Humboldt), Faunne Brown
(Hutchison), Jason Gulledge (Humboldt), Kim Crews (Obion), Paul Prather
(White Station), Melanie Mitchell (Union City), Angel Perkins (White Station),
Sandra Bethel (Greenfield), Denise Mathis (Obion), Kathy Thweatt (Fulton
City).
