The New York Section’s Chemistry Olympiad program continues to attract more high school students in the area each year. This year the Section had a total of 393 students from 60 different high schools take the local exam that was administered at 11 sites on March 4 (9 sites) and March 5 (2 sites). The highest score on the exam was 57 (perfect score = 60) obtained by a student from Stuyvesant High School in New York City. The low score was 13, with an average score of 36 (standard deviation of 10). The names, schools and scores for the students scoring 50 or above on the local examination are given on page 9 of the complete report (attached). Based on the size of the New York Section, 20 students were allowed to continue to the National Exam level. The National Exam was administered at two locations, Purchase College of SUNY on Saturday, April 22, and Adelphi University on Sunday, April 23. Of the 891 students who took the National Exam 100 students attained honors and 50 attained high honors and of the 20 New York Section students who took the National Exam six obtained honors and one obtained high honors.

The percentage of New York area students earning honors is significantly higher than the national average. The results of the National exam also represents a stronger showing than in last year. One student, Justin Quartarraro from Walt Whitman High School had previously qualified for the National Exam in 2004 and 2005 and once again, he obtained honors on the National Exam. The Olympiad Coordinator Dr. Stephen Z. Goldberg, and the many volunteers he has assembled to coordinate this event are commended for making this program one of this years top ten.

Annual Report from Olympiad Organizer, Dr. Stephen Goldberg