2006 Virginia Section Chemistry Olympiad Results:

I want to thank all of the teachers, the proctors and the students who participated in the 2006 Local Chemistry Olympiad which was a success.  We had an even better turnout from the Virginia high schools, both public and private, than in previous years.  Thirty-five schools asked to participate with over 1000 students.  From the 35 schools, 12 schools were put into the small school category with less than 600 student enrollment and 5 schools were put into the specialty school category.   The remaining schools were large high schools with enrollments over 600.

The statistics on the exams (not separated by category) are following:

Thirteen students with several alternates were invited to take the National Olympiad exam on April 22^nd at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond Virginia.  No more than two students can be nominated from each school and each student must be a U.S. Citizen to be eligible for the IChO study camp.  Of the following students who were nominated, only 9 participated in the National Exam.  Of the following students which were invited, only 5 participated (the students marked in bold)

Unfortunately, one of the above students could not be nominated for the Study Camp because he is not an American citizen.  The above students will receive a $25 gift certificate from Barnes and Nobel as a reward for participating in the National exam.  The results for this exam will be available in late May and hopefully will be posted on the Virginia Section web. 

A picture of the students who took the National exam:

At each school, the student with the highest score received a National Olympiad or Element pin.  The following students were the highest score from each participating school. Teachers from each school also received a pin.

*These students tied for the highest score.

The students with the three highest scores from all participating schools, separated by category and by test will receive a $25 gift certificate for first place, $15 gift certificate for second place and a $10 gift certificate for third place from Barnes and Nobel.  Those students who were also nominated for the National Exam will receive a $25 gift certificate, instead of their place amount.  The following students have the highest scores within the Virginia Section. 

            *  These students were invited to take the National Examination.

Team Award Scores - First Year

		Top Individual Scores			Total
Maggie Walker Governor's School	governors	64	63	61	188
The Governor School of Southside Virginia - Keysville	governors	58	47	41	146
Chesapeake Bay Governor's School - Warsaw Site	governors	51	48	46	145
The Governor School of Southside Virginia - Alberta	governors	42	40	39	121
Deep Run High School	large	63	56	54	173
Albemarle High School	large	63	55	53	171
Harrisonburg High School	large	62	55	51	168
Mills E. Godwin High School	large	56	53	52	161
Western Albemarle High School	large	58	54	48	160
Potomac Falls High School	large	53	52	52	157
Charlottesville High School	large	52	52	50	154
Douglas Freeman High School	large	53	51	50	154
Hermitage High School	large	53	51	49	153
Stafford High School	large	50	50	49	149
Colonial Heights High School	large	51	48	48	147
Highland Springs High School	large	50	49	47	146
Matoaca High School	large	48	47	47	142
Prince George High School	large	47	47	45	139
St. Stephens and St. Agnes' School	Small	55	54	50	159
Miller School of Albemarle	Small	53	52	47	152
The Steward School	Small	51	49	47	147
Grace Christian School	Small	50	48	47	145
Fredericksburg Academy	Small	44	43	42	129
Grace Christian School	Small	40	40	39	119
Surry County High School	Small	45	37	36	118
Highland School	Small	36	35	34	105
Shenandoah Valley Christian	Small	40	40	38	118

 

Team Award Scores - Second Year

School	Category	Individual Scores			Total
Maggie Walker Governor's School	Governor's	50	46	46	142
New Horizon's Governor's School	Governor's	41	38	38	117
Albemarle High School	Large	56	49	42	147
Harrisonburg High School	Large	47	46	44	137
Waynesboro High School	Large	46	40	40	126
Western Albemarle High School	Large	46	39	38	123
Mills E. Godwin High School	Large	42	41	38	121
Douglas Freeman High School	Large	43	40	35	118
Potomac Falls High School	Large	37	37	36	110
Stafford High School	Large	40	35	34	109
Matoaca High School	Large	36	32	31	99
Highland Springs High School	Large	33	33	32	98
Hermitage High School	Large	32	32	31	95
James River High School	Large	29	26	26	81
St. Stephens & St. Agnes' School	Small	39	37	35	111
Highland School	Small	36	34	22	92
Fredericksburg Academy	Small	38	27	22	87