US National Chemistry Olympiad Exam, Syracuse ACS
The US National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) local section qualifying exam, a two-hour standardized test written by the National Chemistry Olympiad Examinations Task Force, will be held at three Central New York sites on Thursday, March 31, and Friday, April 1. The exam will be administered at East Syracuse-Minoa High School on March 31 at 3:30 PM in room D-5; at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School on April 1 at 11:30 AM in the large group instruction room; and at Le Moyne College on April 1 at 2:30 PM in Reilly Hall room 244. (Students who take the exam at VVS should first report to the main office as visitors.)
The highest scoring eligible students will be invited to sit for the National Exam, an all-day affair, which will be held at Le Moyne on Thursday, April 14. The USNCO exam is administered by the ACS to high-achieving high-school students. Prof. Carmen Giunta runs this event for the local ACS education committee. For more information, see below or contact Dr. Giunta; registration deadline is Wednesday, March 23, 2011.