Mid-Hudson ACS - Chemistry Olympiad

LOCAL STUDENTS WIN CHANCE TO QUALIFY FOR 2006 INTERNATIONAL CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD

Six outstanding high school chemistry students from the Mid-Hudson section took a national exam at Marist College in April to qualify them to become members of the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad team. Based on the results of the national exam, twenty students were selected to undergo intensive training in June at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs . The top four were chosen to represent the U.S. in the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) competition in Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea in July. Although none of the Mid-Hudson student candidates were the top 20 in the country who then passed on to the next level of competition, they should be commended for their outstanding performance on the local exam and their willingness to attempt the grueling 4 hours and 45 minutes of national testing. These students and their faculty mentors are:

Student	Faculty Mentor	School
Joseph Palazzo	Shirley Thompson	Middletown High School
Melanie Haines	Shirley Thompson	Middletown High School
Phillip Monkowski	Bill Istone	Newburgh Free Academy
Kachina Gosselin	Donna Marrin	Onteora High School
Aminy Ostfeld	Jason Pavlich	Red Hook High School
Steve Leach	Terri Campbell	Valley Central High School

The Mid-Hudson Section would also like to acknowledge the contributions of the following high school teachers who took the time to encourage students to participate in the local testing. Without their involvement in the process, our local Chemistry Olympiad competition would not be possible. Because of them, 165 students from 14 schools in the area participated in the first round of local section testing from which the top students were selected to take the national exam.

Veronica O’Donnell	Cornwall Central H.S.
Ed Rogers	Highland H.S.
Jim Starr	Kingston H.S.
Shirley Thompson	Middletown H.S.
William Istone	Newburgh Free Academy
Donna Marrin	Onteora High School
Jason Pavlich	Red Hook High School
Matthew Marusek	Rondout Valley High School
Terri Campbell	Valley Central High School
Jim Santos	Port Jervis High School
Joan DiStasio	Minisink Valley High School
Edward Schmidt	Brewster High School
Ed Davis	Wallkill High School
David Baruch	Carmel High School

LOCAL STUDENTS WIN CHANCE TO QUALIFY FOR 2005 INTERNATIONAL CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD

Nine outstanding high school chemistry students from the Mid-Hudson Section took a national exam in April to qualify them to become members of the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad team. Based on the results of the national exam, twenty students were selected to undergo intensive training in June at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs . The top four were chosen to represent the U.S. in the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) competition in Taipei , Taiwan in July. Although none of the Mid-Hudson student candidates were the top 20 in the country who then passed on to the next level of competition, they should be commended for their outstanding performance on the local exam and their willingness to attempt the grueling 4 hours and 45 minutes of national testing. These students and their faculty mentors are:

Student	Faculty mentor	School
Tom Sheehan	Jason Pavlich	Red Hook High School
Gregory Morrison	Jim Starr	Kingston High School
Jon Rankin	Matthew Marusek	Rondout Valley High School
Steve Mercier	Ed Rogers	Highland High School
Kachina Gosselin	Donna Marrin	Onteora High School
Chris VanHouten	Jim Santos	Port Jervis High School
Ian Matts	Randall Anderson	Spackenkill High School
Leah Munoz	Shirley Thompson	Middletown High School
Caitlin Worm	Jason Pavlich	Red Hook High School

The Mid-Hudson Section would also like to acknowledge the contributions of the following high school teachers who took the time to encourage students to participate in the local testing. Without their involvement in the process, our local Chemistry Olympiad competition would not be possible. Because of them, 114 students from 13 schools in the area participated in the first round of local section testing from which the top students were selected to take the national exam.

Veronica O’Donnell	Cornwall Central H.S.
Ed Rogers	Highland H.S.
Jim Starr	Kingston H.S.
Shirley Thompson	Middletown H.S.
William Istone	Newburgh Free Academy
Donna Marrin	Onteora High School
Jason Pavlich	Red Hook High School
Matthew Marusek	Rondout Valley High School
Randall Anderson	Spackenkill High School
Terri Campbell	Valley Central High School
Jim Santos	Port Jervis High School
Lisa DellaGuardia	Our Lady of Lourdes High School
David Baruch	Carmel High School