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Chemistry Honors Students Challenge Themselves in National Exam

A St. Margaret's team of seven freshman and sophomore chemistry honors students competed against more than 50 high schools in Orange County and 366 participants at last month’s First-Year American Chemical Society Exam. The exam is presented by the American Chemical Society, the largest scientific society in the world with more than 160,000 members globally.
A St. Margaret's team of seven freshman and sophomore chemistry honors students competed against more than 50 high schools in Orange County and 366 participants at last month’s First-Year American Chemical Society Exam. The exam is presented by the American Chemical Society, the largest scientific society in the world with more than 160,000 members globally.

Freshman Drew Vollero received the highest score of the St. Margaret’s team and has been invited to attend the Orange County local section of the American Chemical Society High School Awards Dinner on May 24. The team finished 12th overall in the competition.

In March, Upper School chemistry teacher Andrea Chou’s invited chemistry honors students to join preparation sessions for this competition, and they met weekly until the exam. A pre-placement test was then given to determine the final roster for the competition.

“It is a great opportunity for our students to challenge themselves and engage in chemistry outside the classroom. The exam contained 90 multiple choice questions and was very challenging. Our students really stretched themselves, enjoyed the process and they were still very excited and engaged after the competition,” said Ms. Chou.

Participating students from St. Margaret’s included:

Colin Ballantyne, grade 10

Gillian Mann, grade 9

Jada Thomas, grade 10

Drew Vollero, grade 9

Keely Yeargin, grade 9

Makaela Weeda, grade 10

Joey Westendorf, grade 9
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