Talented and hopeful chemistry students from area high schools gathered on either March 9th or 10th to compete in the Saint Louis Section High School Chemistry Contest, administered at UM–Saint Louis.
Places are based on a written test. The Regular Division exam is open to students who are in their first year of high school chemistry (other than an AP course); the Advanced Division is for those taking a second year of chemistry or AP chemistry. Each exam has a multiple-choice section and then a “tie breaking” section that consists of short-answer and essay questions.
Myron Reese, contest coordinator, has reported the results. It is good to see three different high schools (and teachers) represented in the top five places of the Advanced Division this year, and two additional schools among the Honorable Mentions. St Louis University High appears this year among the Regular Division, for the first time in a long while. We welcome them, and hope to see them among the Advanced Division winners next year.
Congratulations to all of the 2018 winners, listed below, and to their teachers. All are invited to Awards Night, April 9th, as guests of the Section to be recognized for their achievement.
We also hope to see many of the Regular Division competitors returning next year to make their marks in the big league.
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| Regular Division For students taking their first year of a chemistry class, other than AP chemistry |
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| Place | Student | School | Teacher |
| 1st | Rafael Brent | John Burroughs School | Eric Knispel |
| 2nd | Junyi Su | Clayton High School | Brad Krone |
| 3rd | Tina Chen | John Burroughs School | Eric Knispel |
| 4th | Ann Zhang | John Burroughs School | Eric Knispel |
| 5th | Zacharia Hadjri | Clayton High School | Brad Krone |
| HM | Andrew Lee | Parkway Central High School | Beth Karfs |
| HM | Kevin Kotzbauer | Clayton High School | Brad Krone |
| HM | Shelei Pan | Ladue Horton Watkins High School | Sarah Barton |
| HM | Penny Zheng | John Burroughs School | Eric Knispel |
| HM | Daniel Gatewood | St Louis University High School | Mary Russo |
| HM | Boyu Liu | Clayton High School | Brad Krone |
| HM | Myles McCarthy | Clayton High School | Brad Krone |
| HM | John Wang | Clayton High School | Brad Krone |
| HM | Yifei Cheng | St Louis University High School | Mary Russo |
| HM | Chris Jiang | St Louis University High School | Mary Russo |
| Advanced Division The Advanced Division, for students taking a second year of chemistry or an AP chemistry class, is a qualifying round for the National Chemistry Olympiad. No more than two students may qualify from a single school. |
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| 1st | Tong Zhao | Clayton High School | Nathan Peck |
| 2nd | Alexander Donovan | Mary Institute Country Day School | Kelly Anderson |
| 3rd | Jason Yuan | Clayton High School | Nathan Peck |
| 4th | Jerry Zhang | Marquette High School | Cathy Farrar |
| 5th | Justin Guilak | Clayton High School | Nathan Peck |
| HM | David Corbo | Clayton High School | Nathan Peck |
| HM | San Kwon | Clayton High School | Nathan Peck |
| HM | Hongkai Jiang | Clayton High School | Nathan Peck |
| HM | Marissa Lewis | Clayton High School | Nathan Peck |
| HM | Christopher Ye | Ladue Horton Watkins High School | Sarah Barton |
| HM | Charles Loitman | Ladue Horton Watkins High School | Alyson Levine |
| HM | Areeba Khan | Clayton High School | Nathan Peck |
| HM | Anna Lu | Ladue Horton Watkins High School | Alyson Levine |
| HM | Sujay Murali | Marquette High School | Cathy Farrar |
| HM | William Vestal | Westminster Christian Academy | Andrew Shaw |