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