REPORT ON THE 2007 CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD
SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD
OF
THE NEW YORK SECTION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
by
Stephen Z. Goldberg
Professor of Chemistry, Adelphi University
2007 Olympiad Coordinator


 


This report on the 2007 Olympiad takes the same form as my reports on the 1999-2006 Olympiads, although in 1999 and 2000 these were called preliminary reports.  This report summarizes some of the most important items pertaining to the 2007 Chemistry Olympiad and makes some comparisons with Olympiads for the period 1999-2006.  In 2003 additional tables giving detailed information indicating the high schools that participated and the distribution of students among the testing sites were included for the first time.  Also included for the first time in 2003 was a table showing those schools which participated in 2002 but not in 2003.  Similar tables are included in this report.  A table indicating the dates at which schools registered for the Olympiad was included for the first time in 2004.  That practice is continued here.  In this report, some information previously provided about the National Exam as part of the running text is now given in tabular form.

1) Participation and results:

Nationally, approximately 10,200 students took the local exam.  In the New York Section a total of 474 students from 62 different high schools registered to take the local exam.  The local exam was scheduled to be administered on March 17 (9 sites) and March 18 (2 sites).  These sites and the site coordinators are listed on page 9.  However, because of a heavy snowstorm on March 16 a number of the sites were closed on March 17.  Arrangements were made to administer the exam at those sites the following Saturday, March 24.  Of the students who registered, 319 actually took the exam.  The percentage of registered students taking the exam was 67.3, by far the lowest in recent years.  Presumably this was the result of complications arising from the snowstorm and postponement of testing at some sites.  The high score on the exam was 56 (perfect score = 60), the low score was 16.  The average score was 37.06, with a standard deviation of 10.08.  The names, schools and scores for the students scoring 49 or above on the local examination are given on page 10.  The National Exam was administered at two locations, Purchase College of SUNY on Saturday, April 28, and Adelphi University on Sunday, April 29.  Based on the size of the New York Section, 20 students were allowed to continue to the National Exam level.  Prior to 2005 the section had been allowed only
19 students.

Of the 917 students who took the National Exam 100 students attained honors and 50 attained high honors.  These numbers were established by the national ACS.  Of the 20 New York Section students who took the National Exam one obtained honors and three obtained high honors.  As compared to 2006 fewer New York students were recognized with honors or high honors, but more of the recognized students obtained high honors.  Matthew Rienzo, who obtained high honors, was invited to attend the Study Camp.

 A summary of performance of New York State participants for the National Exam is included here:

                                                                     1999  2000    2001    2002    2003    2004    2005    2006   2007
        Number of students                             19   18(1)   20(2)   20(3)    19       20(2)   20(4)    20       20
        High Score                                             54   59        59        54         58        56        56         57       56
        Low Qualifying Score                          45   49       46         47          51        50       50         50       49
        Honors                                                     3    4         1           3            6          5       4             6         1
        High Honors                                           3    2         3           1            4          4       1             1          3

  (1)Although New York was entitled to 19 participants one student did
     not show up for the National Exam.
  (2)Since one student from the previous year had attended the Study Camp
     we were entitled to one additional slot for the National Exam.
  (3)There was a problem involving the citizenship status of one student, and
     as part of the resolution of this problem the national office granted us one
     additional slot for the National Exam.
  (4)As a result of a reapportionment from the national office of ACS the section
     was allocated 20 slots for the national exam.

2) Recommendations:

The following are my most important recommendations.  They are based on my eight years of experience as the Olympiad Coordinator.

(a)  In addition to the Olympiad coordinator, the section should have an Olympiad publicity committee so that the event can be better publicized in local and school media.  (This recommendation has been made in each year since 1999 but has not been implemented.)  The lack of such a committee was particularly important in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007 since in each of those years one of our students qualified for and attended the National study camp in Colorado Springs.

(b)  The 2000 recommendation that registration forms should include a space for identifying the gender of each student has been adopted and this greatly assists the coordinator in the preparation of correspondence to students.  It was also recommended in 2000 that it would be helpful if the registration form had a space to indicate whether or not each student is or will be U.S. citizen by the date of the National Exam.  This has not been done due to lack of space, but perhaps the form can be reformatted to accommodate this information.

(c)  Answer sheets for the local exam should not be purchased from the ACS.  ACS answer sheets were used in 1999, but the Scranton device available could only be used for the first 50 questions.  The final 10 questions had to be hand graded.  Since 2000 we have purchased 500 of the 882-ES Scantron answer sheets directly from Scantron Corporation.  Not only was the cost less than the cost for a smaller number of answer sheets purchased from ACS, but we were able to machine grade and analyze all 60 questions on the exam.  This practice should be continued.
 

(d)  There continues to be extensive use of the Sunday sites.  Students taking the local exam on Sunday do not do so solely for religious reasons, but also because of the proliferation of special Saturday programs for students.  As recommended in the past, we might wish to have additional Sunday sites in Manhattan and/or Suffolk.

(e)  The Staten Island site, which we first used in 2001 as a replacement for the Hudson County site, is still sparsely used, but should be retained if possible.  We should continue to work to encourage more students from Staten Island and Hudson County to participate in the Olympiad.  There has been some modest interest in again having an additional site in Hudson Country.

(f) The use of Queens College in Queens provides good geographical distribution of sites.  We should continue to include a Queens test site for the local exam.

(g)  The adoption, in 2001, of a policy that permitted schools to register up to six students per registration form, but also permitted a school to register up to twelve students by submitting two registration forms and two registration fees (although as a single check) has worked very well.  This policy should be continued.

(h)  Although one person, the coordinator, should be responsible for receiving and distributing materials it is important to have a standing committee to which the coordinator can turn if s/he has policy issues to deal with.  This recommendation, which was made previously, has not been implemented.

(i)  The registration fee was raised from $20 in 1999 to $25 in 2000.  The fee has remained $25 since then.  Part of the reason for raising the fee was to provide funds for small gifts to the site coordinators and the laboratory technicians.  No policy on gifts has been established.  As a result, gifts were not purchased in either 2000 or 2001.  Some recognition of the time and effort expended by the site coordinators and the laboratory technicians is most appropriate.  In 2002 I purchased Olympiad pins from the national office of ACS and sent them to the site coordinators and laboratory technicians as a token of appreciation.  In 2003 I again purchased pins from the national office of ACS.  Additionally I sent a bouquet of flowers to Maria Reichlin-Fishkis, the lab tech at Purchase College of SUNY.  In 2004 periodic table pens were given to the site coordinators, national exam proctors and lab tech personnel.  Consideration should be given to other ways of how we might show these people our appreciation.  In 2005 no gifts were given to the site coordinators, but flowers were sent to Maria Reichlin-Fishkis.  In 2006 and 2007 no gifts were provided to either to Maria Reichlin-Fishkis or to the coordinators.

(j)  The department of the Olympiad coordinator provides stationary, phone and fax facilities as well as some secretarial support.  Since the Olympiad usually generates some net income, it might be appropriate to provide a modest monetary reimbursement to the coordinator's department.  Alternatively a book might be purchased and donated to the coordinator's department or school library.  This recommendation, made previously, has not been implemented.
 
(k) This is a recommendation based on experience in 2002.  It is recommended that each site coordinator review the local exam prior to the date it is administered.  If any typographical errors are found that information should be conveyed to the Olympiad coordinator so that all sites have the same set of corrections which need to be made.  Additionally the Olympiad coordinator should communicate any errors that have been discovered to the ACS Olympiad.

(l) In 2002 an experimental national policy permitted as many as three students from a single high school to take the National Exam was considered to be an experiment.  In 2003 the previous policy allowing a maximum of two students from any school was reinstated.  The New York Section should work to have the experimental policy reinstated and made permanent.

(m) For 2003 the Board of the New York Section authorized the payment of a stipend of $50 to graduate students who proctored the local exam.  This policy has been continued.  There should be clear guidelines regarding under what circumstances proctors should be used and how many proctors should be at any site.

(n) The registration fee adopted in 2000 remains adequate to cover the expenses associated with the Olympiad, but the Board might consider increasing the fee.  Another option is to have a surcharge of perhaps $5/registration for schools which register after the official close of registration.  In 2007 a larger percentage registrations came in before the registration deadline than in previous years.  Only 9 schools registered late,   See Table 2 on pages 17-18 for a listing of the dates schools registered.  In 2006 one third, and in 2005 more than half the schools registered after the official closing date.

(o) Once again, in 2007 information about the Olympiad, including registration materials and directions to all test sites, was available via a link on the home page of the web site of the New York Section.  This should be done each year.  It is not recommended at this time that schools be able to register via the web site, but web based registration is something we might wish to consider.

3) Local Examination Sites:

All the sites from 2006 were again available for 2007 except for the St. John’s University.
Professor Neil Jespersen, the site coordinator at St. John's University had indicated that St. John's would not be a local examination site for 2007.  I contacted Professor William Hersh at Queens College who said the local exam could be administered at Queens College, and that a graduate student would be available to serve as the site coordinator.
 
4) National Exam Sites:

Both Purchase College of SUNY and Adelphi continued as National Exam sites.  Like 2000, 2001 2002, 2004 and 2005, but unlike 2003 there was a highly uneven distribution of students between the two National Exam sites.  Six students took the National Exam at Purchase, and fourteen students took the National Exam at Adelphi.  The distribution was not totally the result of religious or geographic considerations although these factors were important in some cases.

Students who take the National Exam are often involved in various programs that meet on Saturday mornings.  We might reconsider the value of giving the National Exam on both Saturday and Sunday.  An alternative would be to administer the National Exam only on Sunday at one or two sites.  Given the geographic range of the section the use of two sites would be better for the students.  The use of one site is simpler in terms of organization.  Since both Purchase and Adelphi have been National Exam sites for a number of years it is probably appropriate to look to see if other institutions could serve in this capacity.  Although there is no reason to believe that either Adelphi or Purchase will not be available as National Exam sites for 2008 it cannot be assumed that they will continue in this role indefinitely.  The requirements for a National Exam site are a laboratory facility capable of accommodating 20 students and lab technicians to prepare the equipment and chemicals.

5) Finances:

Registration fees were received from 62 high schools, generating an income of $2325.  Expenses of $1929.65 are summarized on page 11.  The net income for the event was $395.35.  As was the case since 2003, but not prior to that, the total given for expenses includes the cost of printing and mailing the original invitation to schools to participate in the Olympiad.  The expenses for the January 2007 printing and mailing was $475.14.  This was in line with the cost in previous years, except for 2006 where the cost was $637.35.  The cost of the printing and mailing  for both 2006 and 2007 were obtained directly from the section office spreadsheets.

In 2003 the board of the New York Section, at the request of Lesley Davenport, authorized the payment of stipends of $50 to graduate student proctors.  This practice has been continued.  It has been longstanding practice at NYU for the exam to proctored by a graduate student.  The exam at Queens College  was also proctored by a graduate student.  Also, as was first the case in 2003, money was allocated to cover the costs of a laboratory assistant at Adelphi.  In 2003 $200 was provided to Adelphi, but since 2004 and again this year, a payment of $100 was made directly to the student assistant.  In 2007 the student assistant was Ron Ariel.

6) Comparison of the 1999-2007 Olympiads:
This section, which had been section 6 in reports up to and including that for 2003, was moved in the 2004 report.  Since that report, and now, it is section 10 .  Because the comparison now extends over nine years the page must be printed in landscape format, and it is for this reason that the section has been moved.

7) Supplemental Tables:

This report continues the practice introduced in the 2003 report of including supplemental tables.  The four supplementary tables are:
  1) Table 1  lists the participating high schools and the number of students each
        school registered and the each site.
 2) Table 2  lists the dates on which schools registered for the Olympiad
 3) Table 3  lists the number of students registered for each site and  how many
       students were registered at each site by each high school.  This table also contains totals
       for comparable data from 2003-06.
  4) Table 4  lists those high schools which participated in the 2006 Olympiad but
       which did not participate in the 2007 Olympiad.

8) Thanks:

In addition to thanks for the help and support provided by the coordinators at the test sites, I would like to express my special thanks to Blanche Crawford, secretary of the Chemistry Department at Adelphi for her administrative assistance; to Rebecca Isseroff of Lawrence High School for her assistance in the grading and analysis of the local exams; to Stuart Close of Ossining High School for proctoring the National Exam at Purchase College of SUNY, and to Maria Reichlin-Fishkis (Purchase) and Ron Ariel (Adelphi) for their help in setting up and dismantling the laboratory portion of the National Exam.  Richard Goodman of the Horace Greeley School would have assisted in proctoring at Purchase had he been available, and he remains committed to assisting with the Olympiad.
 

9) Passing the Torch:

I have served as the Olympiad Coordinator since 1999 and as a National Exam proctor for two years prior to that.  I have found the job to be time consuming but also extremely interesting and rewarding.  I have saved all my computer files (WordPerfect 8) pertaining to the administration of the event and correspondence with students and teachers.  Additionally, at the suggestion of the NY Section Board in 2001 I maintain, or at least try to maintain, an activity log of what is involved in coordinating the Olympiad.  The log and my computer files would be helpful to the next Olympiad Coordinator, and I would be happy to work with that person and share the knowledge I have gained over the past six years.  At the Board meeting in September 2003 Ron D’Amelia volunteered to learn what is involved in coordinating the event.  Each year, beginning with the 2004 Olympiad he has copied on most of the correspondence involved and this practice was continued in 2007.  I really do enjoy being the Olympiad Coordinator and would be willing to continue in that role if the Section would like me to do so.  If I continue as the Olympiad Coordinator I will work even more closely with Ron this year.

10) Comparison of the 1999-2007 Olympiads:

                                                            1999           2000           2001           2002           2003           2004           2005            2006
Number of schools                             57               70             50(1)          53(2)           64(2)           60(2)         67(2)          60(2)
Students registered                           324            373             319             337              467               404            445             458
Students taking local exam             253             307             262             266             393               332             378             393
Percentage taking local exam          78.1            82.3            82.1           78.9             84.2              82.2            84.9            85.8
High Score                                          54              59               59              55                58                 56                56               57
Low Score                                             6              13               10              13               11                  11                10               13
Average Score                                 30.45          35.02         34.02         33.39            35.31             35.91           34.43           36.18
Std. Deviation in Avg.                   12.24          11.36         11.22         11.66           11.70             12.08           11.75            10.42
Income                                         $1140.00   $1750.0      $1875.00   $1675.00       $2350.00      $2125.00      $2300.00      $2250.00
Expenses                                      $1033.07 $1007.38     $1029.02    $1197.73   $2348.53(4)   $1992.00(4)  $1750.56(4) $2286.82(4)
Net income                                   $  106.93 $  742.62     $  845.98   $  477.27     $   1.47         $  133.00       $  549.44      ($   36.82)
 

         2007
Number of schools         62(3)
Students registered      474
Students taking local exam     319
Percentage taking local exam    67.3
High Score         56
Low Score         16
Average Score    37.06
Std. Deviation in Avg.  10.08
Income             $2325.00
Expenses         $1929.65
Net income      $  395.35
 

(1)  In 1999 and 2000 registration was limited to six students/school.  In 2001 schools could register up to six students for a $25 registration fee, or up to twelve students for a $50 registration fee.  Of the 50 schools registering students in 2001, 25 schools registered six or fewer students and 25 schools registered 7-12 students.

(2)  Of the 53 schools registering students in 2002, 39 schools registered six or fewer students and 14 schools registered 7-12 students.  Of the 64 schools registering students in 2003, 34 schools registered six or fewer students and 30 schools registered 7-12 students.  Of the 60 schools registering students in 2004, 36 schools registered six or fewer students and 24 schools registered 7-12 students. One school, Lawrence High School registered twice, since two teachers each registered two students.  Thus, in the financial summary it appears as if there were 61 schools but in fact there were only 60 different schools.  Of the 67 schools registering students in 2005, 42 schools registered six or fewer students and 25 schools registered 7-12 students.  Of the 60 schools registering student in 2006, 30 schools registered six or fewer students and 30 registered 7-12 students.

(3)  Of the 62 schools registering students in 2007, 30 schools registered six or fewer students and 32 registered 7-12 students.  However, because of the confusion at the St. John’s site in 2006 I gave the Mary Lewis Academy the right to register up to 12 students for $25.

 (4)  For 2003 the total expenses include the cost ($509.93) of the bulk mailing of approximately 1400 pieces to announce the Olympiad to the high schools.  This cost had not been explicitly included for previous years and that should be taken into account when comparing expenses and net incomes.  Also the cost of materials for the laboratory portion of the 2003 National Exam was considerably higher than in previous years.  For 2004 the cost of the bulk mailing was $468.44.  For 2005 the cost of the bulk mailing was $443.61.  For 2006 the cost of the bulk mailing was $637.35.  In 2006 the laboratory portion of the National Exam cost $196.52 which was also greater than in most years.  For 2007 the cost of the printing and bulk mailing was $475.14.

 2007 CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD TEST CENTERS - SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2007
 
1) BERGEN/ROCKLAND    Mr. Jonathan Wedvik
 Clarkstown High School South   845-624-3475
31 Demarest Mill Road    845-623-5470 (fax)
West Nyack, NY  10994-1515   jwedvik@ccsd.edu

2) STATEN ISLAND    Dr. Roy H. Mosher
Department of Biological Sciences   718-420-4072
Wagner College     718-420-4172 (fax)
 Staten Island, NY 10301    rmosher@wagner.edu

3)  BROOKLYN     Dr. Lesley Davenport
Department of Chemistry    718-951-5000 x2825
Brooklyn College of CUNY   718-951-4827 (fax)
2900 Bedford Avenue    ldvnport@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Brooklyn, NY  11210

4) QUEENS     Mr. Joshua Mukhlall
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry  718-997-4100
Queens College of CUNY    718-997-5531
65-30 Kissena Blvd    mukhlal@optonline.net
 Flushing, NY 11367-1597
 
5) MANHATTAN     Ms. Erin Plati
Department of Chemistry, Room 1001  212-998-8454
New York University    212-260-7905 (fax)
31 Washington Place    erin.plati@nyu.edu
New York, NY  10003

6) NASSAU COUNTY    Dr. Stephen Z. Goldberg
Department of Chemistry    516-877-4147
Adelphi University    516-877-4485 (fax)
Garden City, NY  11530    goldberg@adelphi.edu

7) NASSAU COUNTY    Dr. Stewart Karp
Department of Chemistry    516-299-2013
Long Island University    516-299-2492 (central office)
C.W. Post Campus    516-299-3944 (fax)
Greenvale, NY  11548    skarp@liu.edu

 8) SUFFOLK COUNTY    Dr. Joseph Lauher
  Department of Chemistry    631-632-7925
 SUNY Stony Brook    631-632-7880 (central office)
Stony Brook, NY  11794    631-632-7960 (fax)
                                                             jlauher@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

9) ROCKLAND/WESTCHESTER   Dr. Joseph Skrivanek
Division of Natural Sciences   914-251-6634
Purchase College of SUNY   914-251-6635 (fax)
Purchase, NY  10577    joes@purvid.ns.purchase.edu

ALTERNATE TEST CENTERS    (SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 2007)

10)  Yeshivah of Flatbush    Mr. Paul Cohen
1609 Avenue J     718-377-1100
Brooklyn, NY  11230    kinggama45@aol.com

11)  Rambam Mesivta     Mrs. Rebecca Isseroff
15 Frost  Lane     516-371-5824
Lawrence, NY  11559    516-371-4706 (fax)
momisseroff@gmail.com

11) Financial Summmary:

 Income
 31 registrations x $25/registration $    775.00
 31 registrations x $50/registration $  1550.00
   Total Income =                                $ 2325.00

 Expenses
 Exams
  20 packages of 25 exams(1)              $625.00

 Answer sheets
  500 Scantron Forms
  package of 500 882-ES Scantron answer sheets
  from Scantron Corporation
  34 Parker Avenue
  Irvine, California, 92618
  (including shipping)      $  69.59
  Total Exams and Answer Sheets = $ 694.59

 Bulk Mailing (approximately 1400 pieces) from NY Section Office
  Printing, related expenses, and postage, January 2007(2) $475.14
  Total for Bulk Mailing =                  $ 475.14

 Postage
 Postage, March 6      $  73.67
 Postage, March 7      $106.10
 Postage, April 9       $  62.61
 Mailing supplies, May 15(3)     $    7.81
 Postage, May 17      $  56.85
 Postage, May 18      $  10.33
 Postage, May 19      $  27.55
 Postage, June 3       $    7.88
 Postage, June 3       $  14.83
 Postage, June 3       $  18.49
  Total Postage =       $ 386.12

 National Exam Supplies(4)
  Total Supplies =       $     0.00

 Gifts to Students and Site Coordinators(5)
  ACS Olympiad Pins, (30 pins at $2.35 each)   $ 70.50
  Total Gifts =                                 $  70.50

 Travel
   180 miles @ 0.485               =       $ 87.30
   Bridge Tolls                                 $ 16.00
  Total travel =                                $103.30

Other
  Payment for Lab Assistant(6)    $100.00
  Payment for Proctors(7)              $100.00
  Total other =                                 $200.00

GRAND TOTAL OF EXPENSES =                $1929.65
NET INCOME =  $ 395.35

Notes to Financial Summary:

 (1)  In 2005 the pricing structure for exams was changed in such a way as to make it
 advantageous for us to again purchase 500 exams rather than 450 since the price per exam
was lower.  Given the large registration it was fortunate that we purchased 500 exams.

(2) This expense was first included in the budget summary for the 2003 Olympiad.  The cost figure
for this item was provided by the Section Office.  For 2006 this figure is considerably higher than in previous years,
but was determined from office spreadsheets provided to S. Goldberg in his capacity of section treasurer.

(3) For bubble mailers to mail Olympiad Pins to those who were not eligible to take the National Exam.

(4) This was the first Olympiad in which I have been involved in which there were no expenses for lab
  supplies and/or chemicals for the National Exam.

(5) Olympiad Pins were purchased from the ACS and given to students who took the National Exam and
 to those students who had scores on the local exam high enough to qualify for the national exam but
 did not actually take the national exam.  No gifts were given to either the site coordinators or the lab technicians.

(6)  Ron Ariel, an stock room employee of Adelphi had complete responsibility for preparing the
 laboratory portion of the National Exam at Adelphi.  The payment was made directly to him.

(7) Payment to proctors was first authorized for the 2003 Olympiad.  There were graduate student proctors
 at both N.Y.U. and Queens College.  Each was paid $50.
 

 TABLE 1: SCHOOLS WHICH PARTICIPATED IN THE 2006 OLYMPIAD

  School             Registration Fee      Students at Site  Imdicated Site
 

  1. Ardsley USFD High School   $50    8   Purchase College of SUNY
           1 Yeshivah of Flatbush

  2. Bayard Rustin Educational Complex  $25    3    N.Y.U.

  3. Benjamin Cardozo High School  $50  12    Queens College

  4. Bergenfield High School   $50    8    Clarkstown H.S. South

  5. Briarcliff High School    $25    6    Purchase College of SUNY

  6. Bronx High School of Science  $50    3    Brooklyn College
           3 N.Y.U.
           6 Queens College

  7. Brooklyn Technical High School  $50    4    Brooklyn College
                                                                           8    N.Y.U.

  8. Centereach High School   $50  10    SUNY at Stony Brook

  9. Clarkstown High School North  $50    6    Clarkstown H.S. South

10. Clarkstown High School South  $25    6    Clarkstown H.S. South

11. Collegiate School    $50  11    N.Y.U.

12. Comsewoque High School   $25    2    SUNY at Stony Brook

13. Croton-Harmon High School   $50    7    Purchase College of SUNY

14. Curtis High School    $25    2    Wagner College
                                                     2     Yeshivah of Flatbush

15. Eastchester High School   $25    4    Purchase College of SUNY
                                                             1   Yeshivah of Flatbush

16. Edward R. Murrow High School  $50  10    Brooklyn College
                                                                          2    Yeshivah of Flatbush

17. Elwood-John H. Glenn High School  $25    6    SUNY at Stony Brook

18. Franklin D Roosevelt High School  $50  12    Brooklyn College

19. Freeport High School    $25    5    C.W. Post College

20. Great Neck North High School  $25    3    Adelphi University
                                                                       1    Rambam Mesivta

21 Great Neck South High School  $50    6    Adelphi University

22. Half Hollow Hills H.S. West   $25    1    N.Y.U.
                                                                    5    SUNY at Stony Brook

23. Herricks High School    $50  12    Adelphi University

24. Horace Greeley High School   $50    9    Purchase College of SUNY
                                                                   3    Rambam Mesivta

25. Hunter College High School   $50    3    N.Y.U.
                                                                   7    Queens College

26. Huntington High School   $25    5    C.W. Post College
 
27. Jericho High School    $50  12    C.W. Post College

28. John F. Kennedy High School  $25    6    Adelphi University

29. Lawrence High School   $25    3    Rambam Mesivta

30. Lower East Side Prep High School  $25    2    N.Y.U.

31. Mamaroneck High School   $25    6    Purchase College of SUNY

32. Midwood High School   $50  10    Brooklyn College

33. Miller Place High School   $50    9    SUNY at Stony Brook

34. NEST+m     $50  10    N.Y.U.

35. New Hyde Park Memorial High School $25    6    Adelphi University

36. Olympiad Academia    $50    1    Adelphi University
                                                        1    N.Y.U.
                                                        4    Queens College
                                                        1    SUNY at Stony Brook

37. Paramus Catholic High School  $25    5    Clarkstown H.S. South

38. Pearl River High School   $25    6    Clarkstown H.S. South

39. Pelham Memorial High School  $25    6    Purchase College of SUNY

40. Poly Prep Country Day School  $25    2    N.Y.U.
                                                                       2   Wagner College

41. Riverhead High School   $50  12    SUNY at Stony Brook
 42. Sanford H. Calhoun High School  $25    3    Adelphi University

43. Scarsdale High School   $50    8    Purchase College of SUNY

44. Schreiber High School   $25    6    C.W. Post College
 
45. Staten Island Technical High School  $50  12    Wagner College

46. Stuyvesant High School   $50    2    Brooklyn College
                                                            2    N.Y.U.
                                                            6    Queens College
                                                            2   Wagner College

47. Tenafly High School    $25    5    Clarkstown H.S. South

48. The Chapin School    $25    1    Brooklyn College
                                                     2    N.Y.U.

49.. The Mary Louis Academy   $25(1)  12    Queens College

50. The Masters School    $25    6    Purchase College of SUNY

51. The Packer Collegiate Institute  $50    1    Adelphi University
                                                                        2    Brooklyn College
                                                                         9    N.Y.U.

52. Tottenville High School   $50  10    Wagner College

53. Valhalla High School    $25    1    Purchase College of SUNY

54. W.C. Mepham High School   $50  12   Adelphi University

55. W. T. Clarke High School   $25    6    Adelphi University

56. Walt Whitman High School   $50  12    SUNY at Stony Brook

57. Walter G. O'Connell Copaigue H.S.  $25    3    Rambam Mesivta

58. Ward Melville High School   $25    6    SUNY at Stony Brook

59. West Hempstead High School  $25    6    Adelphi University

60. Wood-Ridge High School   $50    8    N.Y.U.

61. Yeshivah of Flatbush    $50  12    Yeshivah of Flatbush

62. Yonkers High School    $50  10    Purchase College of SUNY
                                                       2      Rambam Mesivta

(1) As a result of some confusion at the Queens testing site in 2006 this school was
     allowed to register 12 students at the 6 student fee of $25.
 

TABLE 2: REGISTRATION OF SCHOOLS BY DATE
 

Walter G. O'Connell Copaigue High School  February 9

Benjamin Cardozo High School   February 12
Mamaroneck High School    February 12
Tenafly High School     February 12

Paramus Catholic High School   February 15

Bergenfield High School    February 16
Riverhead High School    February 16

Bayard Rustin Educational Complex   February 20
Collegiate School     February 20
Edward R. Murrow High School   February 20
Half Hollow Hills H.S. West    February 20
Lawrence High School    February 20
Poly Prep Country Day School   February 20
Sanford H. Calhoun High School   February 20
Ward Melville High School    February 20

Pearl River High School    February 23
W.C. Mepham High School    February 23

Brooklyn Technical High School   March 1
Herricks High School     March 1
Huntington High School    March 1
Jericho High School     March 1
New Hyde Park Memorial High School  March 1
Schreiber High School    March 1
Walt Whitman High School    March 1
Yeshivah of Flatbush     March 1

Ardsley USFD High School    March 2
Comsewoque High School    March 2
Clarkstown High School South   March 2
Curtis High School     March 2
Bronx High School of Science   March 5
Centereach High School    March 5
Clarkstown High School North   March 5
Croton-Harmon High School    March 5
Eastchester High School    March 5
Elwood-John H. Glenn High School   March 5
Franklin D Roosevelt High School   March 5
Great Neck North High School   March 5
Great Neck South High School   March 5
Horace Greeley High School    March 5
Hunter College High School    March 5
John F. Kennedy High School   March 5
Lower East Side Prep High School   March 5
NEST+m      March 5
Pelham Memorial High School   March 5
Scarsdale High School    March 5
Staten Island Technical High School   March 5
Stuyvesant High School    March 5
The Chapin School     March 5
The Packer Collegiate Institute   March 5
Tottenville High School    March 5
Valhalla High School     March 5
W. T. Clarke High School    March 5
Yonkers High School     March 5

Olympiad Academia     March 6

The Mary Louis Academy    March 7
Wood-Ridge High School    March 7

West Hempstead High School   March 8

Briarcliff High School     March 9
Miller Place High School    March 9
The Masters School     March 9

Midwood High School    March 14

Freeport High School     March 15
 
 

TABLE 3: DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS BY LOCAL EXAMINATION SITE
 
Clarkstown High School South (36 students from 6 high schools)
(2006:  22 students from 3 high schools)
 (previous site was Northern Valley Regional H.S. at Old Tappan)
 (2005:39 from 7) (2004:52 from 7) (2003: 49 from 6)
    8 Bergenfield High School
    6 Clarkstown High School North
    6 Clarkstown High School South
    5 Paramus Catholic High School
    6 Pearl River High School
    5 Tenafly High School

Wagner College (28 students from 5 high schools) (2006: 22 students from 3 high schools)
 (2005: 26 from 3) (2004:12 from 3 ) (2003: 6 from 1)
    2 Curtis High School
    2 Poly Prep Country Day School
  12 Staten Island Technical High School
    2 Stuyvesant High School
  10 Tottenville High School

Brooklyn College (44 students from 8 high schools) (2006: 42 students from 9 high schools)
 (2005: 14  from 4)(2004: 11 from 2)(2003: 16 from 3)
    3 Bronx High School of Science
    4 Brooklyn Technical High School
  10 Edward R. Murrow High School
  12 Franklin D Roosevelt High School
  10 Midwood High School
    2 Stuyvesant High School
    1 The Chapin School
    2 The Packer Collegiate Institute

Queens College (47 students from 6 high schools)
(previous site was St John’s University)  (2006: 43 students from 8 high schools)
 (2005: 13 from 3) (2004: 21 from 4) (2003: 23 from 4)
  12 Benjamin Cardozo High School
    6 Bronx Hig School of Science
    7 Hunter College High School
    4 Olympiad Academia
    6 Stuyvesant High School
  12 The Mary Louis Academy

N.Y.U  (65 students from 14 high schools) (2006: 67 students from 14 high schools)
 (2005: 81 from 14) (2004: 60 from 13) (2003: 74 from 12)
    3 Bayard Rustin Educational Complex
    3 Bronx High School of Science
    8 Brooklyn Technical High School
  11 Collegiate School
    1 Half Hollow Hills H.S. West
    3 Hunter College High School
    2 Lower East Side Prep High School
  10 NEST+m
    1 Olympiad Academia
    2 Poly Prep Country Day School
    2 Stuyvesant High School
    2 The Chapin School
    9 The Packer Collegiate Institute
    8 Wood-Ridge High School
 
Adelphi University (62 students from 11 high schools) (2006: 54 students from 11 high schools)
 (2005: 56 from 9) (2004: 50 from 9) (2003: 44 from 10)
    6 Great Neck South High School
    3 Great Neck North High School
  12 Herricks High School
    6 John F. Kennedy High School
    6 New Hyde Park Memorial High School
    1 Olympiad Academia
    3 Sanford H. Calhoun High School
    1 The Packer Collegiate Institute
    6 W. T. Clarke High School
  12 W.C. Mepham High School
    6 West Hempstead High School

C.W. Post College (28 students from 4 high schools) (2006: 56 students from 6 high schools)
 (2005: 43 from 8) (2004: 42 from 7) (2003: 66 from 9)
    5 Freeport High School
    5 Huntington High School
  12 Jericho High School
    6 Schreiber High School

SUNY at Stony Brook (63 students from 9 high schools) (2006: 70 students from 9 high schools)
 (2005: 54 from 9) (2004: 51 from 9) (2003: 78 from 11)
  10 Centereach High School
    2 Comsewoque High School
    6 Elwood-John H. Glenn High School
    5 Half Hollow Hills H.S. West
    9 Miller Place High School
    1 Olympiad Academia
  12 Riverhead High School
  12 Walt Whitman High School
    6 Ward Melville High School

Purchase College of SUNY (71 students from 11 high schools) (2006: 55 students from 8 high schools)
 (2005: 69 from 11) (2004: 66 from 10) (2003: 72 from 10)
    8 Ardsley USFD High School
    6 Briarcliff High School
    7 Croton-Harmon High School
    4 Eastchester High School
    9 Horace Greeley High School
    6 Mamaroneck High School
    6 Pelham Memorial High School
    8 Scarsdale High School
    6 The Masters School
    1 Valhalla High School
  10 Yonkers High School

Yeshivah of Flatbush (18 students from 5 high schools) (2006: 20 students from 8 high schools)
 (2005: 26 from 9) (2004: 21 from 8) (2003: 16 from 7)
    1 Ardsley USFD High School
    2 Curtis High School
    1 Eastchester High School
    2 Edward R. Murrow High School
  12 Yeshivah of Flatbush

Rambam Mesivta (12 students from 5 high schools) (2006: 5 students from 1 high school)
(previous site was Stella K. Abraham High School)
 (2005: 24 from 5) (2004: 18 from 6) (2003: 23 from 7)
    1 Great Neck North High School
    3 Horace Greeley High School
    3 Lawrence High School
    3 Walter G. O'Connell Copaigue High School
    2 Yonkers High School
 

TABLE 4:  SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATED IN 2006 BUT  DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN 2007
 
    Baldwin Senior High School
    Bayport-Blue Point High School
    Convent of the Sacred Heart
    DeWitt Clinton High School
    East Islip High School
    Francis Lewis High School
    Islip High School
    James Madison High School
    Manhasset High School
    North Babylon High School
    Plainview-Old Bethpage High School
    Samuel Gompers High School
    Sleepy Hollow High School
    South Side High School
    Suffern High School
    Trinity School
    Valley Stream Central High School
    William Cullen Bryant High School