Twenty-fifth Annual
High School Science Bowl
Saturday, November 13, 2004
The University of Tennessee at Martin
Sponsored by
Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society* (SAACS)

"Science Bowl Rocks" Streaming Video

PROGRAM

9:00	Students in Assigned Rooms in Johnson EPS Building	Written Test
9:00	Johnson EPS Room G-2	Refreshments A Climatology Workshop for teachers "SOS from Stratosphere Ozone Smog" by Dr. Mark Simpson. Teachers Photo
10:30 & 11:15	Johnson EPS Room 204	Physics and Chemistry Demonstrations (Photos below) Group Photos
1:15	Boling Center Lobby	Post Winners' List & Presentation of Prizes
1:30 to 4:00	Boling University Center Ballroom & 230	Bowl Games
4 PM	Boling Center Room 230	Awards***

*SAACS: Officers: Minesh S. Patel, President; Andy R. Bernard, Vice President; Emily Bethart, Secretary; Kala Smith, Treasurer; & Dr. S. K. Airee, Faculty Advisor
Homepage: http://www.utm.edu/saacs

**Handbooks of Chemistry and Physics for the highest scorer from each of the 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.

Room Assignments:

SAACS Group Leaders	Group, Room School ID & Name	High School Teachers
Emily C. Bethart Alexandria L. Boyce Kendra D. Salter	Group I, G-7 112 Bartlett 114 Brighton 116 Bruceton	Theresa Pierce (Teke) Totty Richard Montoya & Linda Hersper Larry Robison & Theresa Scott
Dan Comer Phoung Nguyen Audrey Smith	Group II, 103   118 Creek Wood 122 Dickson 125 Germantown 126 Giles Co 127 Gleason	Phillip Chadwick John Lett Amy Adams Jean Bryan Betty Jackson
Meera S. Patel S. Katie Allen Andy K. Nielsen	Group III, 202 132 Houston 136 Hutchison 142 Madison Academic 144 Memphis Univ. School	Martha Gunn Poole & Bob Roberts Faunne V. Brown Wille Chandler John Olson & Al Shaw
Ali Smith Charles Orton C. Brad Bledsoe	Group IV, 207 146 Obion Co 164 Union City	Kim Crews & Diane Austin Melanie Thorpe Mitchell & Angela Keathley
Andy R. Bernard Delana J. McDaniel Jonathan A. Bain	Group V, 219 166 Univ School of Jackson	Jane Ramer & Malea Mullins
Kala Smith Julie Liu Rodel Cacas	Group VI, 227 172 Waverly County Central 174 Westview 176 White Station	Bobby Einerson Marion Pitts Paul D. Prather

The following schools participated

Bartlett High School

Brighton High School

Bruceton High School

Creek Wood High School

Germantown High School

Giles County High School

Gleason High School

Houston High School

Hutchison School

Madison Academic High School

Obion County Central

Union City High School

University School of Jackson

Waverly County Central

Westview High School

White Station High School

RESULTS

2004 HSSB Champions White Station High School
Sitting (l to r): Pulak Goswami, Eric M. Chin, Tianhe Zhang, John C. O'Connor ;
Standing : Dr. S.K. Airee, Rebecca W. Tang, Abhijith Eswarappa, Anand D. Parikshak, Gregory H. Burnham, sponsoring teacher Paul Prather, SAACS president Minesh Patel

2004 HSSB First Runners up Houston High School
Sitting (l to r): Roxana Naderi, Karlen E. Ruleman, Rachel M. Taylor, Jamie L. Jackson ;
Standing : Vicky E. Ruleman, Dr. Bob Roberts, Jack P. Mo, Xiaoshan Cai, Martha Gunn Poole, Dr. Robert L. Hartshorn, SAACS president Minesh Patel

2004 HSSB Second Runners up Bartlett High School
Sitting (l to r): Westley A. Simpson, Winfred P. Corder, Peter Ross, Michael C. Price ;
Standing : SAACS vice president Andrew R. Bernard, Dr. Nancy W. Hinds, sponsoring teacher Teke Totty, SAACS president Minesh Patel

2004 HSSB Second Runners up Giles County High School
Knealing : Sponsoring teacher, Jean Bryan
Standing (l to r): Dr. S.K. Airee, Giles Co. Bowl Participants, SAACS vice president Adnrew R. Bernard

TOP EIGHT SCHOOLS
(listed by random drawing)

A. Bartlett High School
B. Germantown High School
C. University School of Jackson
D. White Station High School
E. Hutchison High School
F. Houston High School
G. Waverly County Central
H. Giles County High School

Bowl Brackets

A. Bartlett	A. Bartlett	D. White Station	D. White Station
B. Germantown
C. USJ	D. White Station
D. White Station
E. Hutchison	F. Houston	F. Houston
F. Houston
G.Waverly	H. Giles. Co.
H. Giles Co.

Top Ten Scores

84 Eric Chin, White Station
84 John O' Connor, White Station
83 Tianhe Zhang, White Station
83 Peter Ross, Bartlett
80 Jamie Jackson, Houston
79 Pulak Goswami, White Station
72 Karlen Ruleman, Houston
71 Abhijith Eswarappa, White Station
68 Gregory Burnham, White Station
68 Justin Matthews, Giles Co.

High Score by School

Bryan Hulsey, Brighton
Brian Abbott, Bruceton
Michael Fye, Creekwood
Logan Mcneive, Germantown
Josh Verdell, Gleason
Anna Kim, Hutchison
Virgilio Gozum, Madison Academic
Albern Connelly, Obion Co.
Nancy Tan, Union City
Ryan Judd, USJ
Wesley Bradford, Waverly
Allister Wilton, Westview

Certificates of Merit in Categories
(Students scoring above 50% in Biology and 68% inChemistry and 72% in Gen. Science earned certificates of merit in the respective category/ies.)

Bartlett
Michael C. Price, Biology, Chemistry, Gen. Science
Peter Ross, Biology, Chemistry, Gen. Science
Nathanial W. Mosher, Gen. Science

Brighton
Bryan N. Hulsey, Gen. Science

Creekwood
Michael C. Fye, Biology
Christopher G. Smith, Biology

Germantown
Marcia J. Turco, Chemistry
Anthony B. Coleman, Biology
Logan R. McNeive, Chemistry
Matt R. Ross Spring, Chemistry

Giles County
Benjamin T. Sweitzer, Chemistry
Justin B. Matthews, Biology, Chemistry

Houston
Jamie L. Jackson, Biology, Chemistry, Gen. Science
Roxana Naderi, Biology
Karlen E. Ruleman, Chemistry, Gen. Science
Rachel M. Taylor, Biology
Vicky E. Ruleman, Chemistry
Xiaoshan Cai, Chemistry

Hutchison
Anna M. Kim, Biology
Sara E. Jones, Chemistry

Madison Academic
Sonia E. Pernia, Biology

University School of Jackson
Alex J. Kovalic, Biology
Namrata N. Patel, Chemistry, Gen. Science
Zachary H. Cowden, Gen. Science
Ryan D. Judd, Biology, Gen. Science
Margaret A. Jaco, Biology
Robert T. Smallwood, Biology
Sarah E. Prid, Biology

Waverly County Central
Tazley A. Hotz, Chemistry
Wesley J. Bradford, Chemistry, Gen. Science
Andy L. Couch, Biology

Westview
Allister E. Wilton, Chemistry

White Station
John C. O'Connor, Biology, Chemistry, Gen. Science
Pulak Goswami, Biology, Chemistry, Gen. Science
Gregory H. Burnham, Biology, Gen. Science
Abhijith Eswarappa, Biology, Chemistry, Gen. Science
Eric M. Chin, Biology, Chemistry, Gen. Science
Tianhe Zhang, Biology, Chemistry, Gen. Science
Rebecca W. Tang, Chemistry, Gen. Science

CREDITS

Bowl Faculty & Staff:

Biology: Drs. Wilburn A. Sliger, H. Mike Turner, Jean Lu, & Heather Wilkins
Chemistry: Drs. S. K. Airee, Robert L. Hartshorn, Nancy W. Hinds, Rosemary Effiong & Charles Thomas
Geosciences & Physics: Drs. Robert M. Simpson, Lionel J. Crews, Cahit Erkal, & Misganaw Getaneh
Staff: Lana Ferrell (Chemistry), John Abel (UC), Sreve Lemond & Holly Michael (UTMCC)

SAACS:

MC's: Minesh Patel, Andy Bernard, Dan Comer
President's Assistant: Emily Bethart
M.C. Helpers : Jonathan Bain, Rodel Cacas, Nick Appleton, Audrey Smith, Kala Smith
Time Keepers: Kendra Salter, Alexandria Boyce, Delana McDaniel, Emily Bethart
Score Keepers: Ali Smith, Phoung Nguyen, Meera Patel
Computer Grading: Roger Roney & Steve Lemond (UTMCC) and SAACS Minesh Patel, Kala Smith, Emily Bethart, Julie Liu, Kendra Salter

Climatology Workshop for Teachers (9 AM): offered by Dr. Robert M. Simpson on
"SOS from Stratosphere, Ozone, and Smog"

Physics & Chemistry Demonstrations (10:30/11:15):
Faculty: Dr. Nancy Hinds,
Students: Andy Bernard, Jonathan Bain, Dan Comer, Katie Allen, Delana McDaniel

The wrtitten test was prepared by Drs. S. K. Airee, William A. Sliger and Cahit Erkal, with proof reading help by Drs. Phillip Davis, William Solomons, and Tahira Arshed. Special thanks to chemistry department secretary Lana Ferrell for pains-taking formatting/compiling

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 Dr. Robert L. Hartshorn.