UNA Draws Close to 800 Participants for High School Chemistry Exam Competition

Staff — Thu, 10 May 2018 15:54:38 +0000

FLORENCE, Ala. – Nearly 800 students from 19 high schools competed in the Wilson Dam Section of the American Chemical Society.

The section administered the first competitive high school chemistry exam in 1939, and the current exam competition has been given on an annual basis since 1957, making this the 62nd annual chemistry awards competition.

UNA invites all schools in the 10-county “Wilson Dam Section” to participate, which covers parts of northwest Alabama, south central Tennessee, and northeast Mississippi.

The awards are divided into three categories: the first-year students with the highest score from each school; the top three highest overall scores among second-year students; and finally, the top three highest overall scores among first-year student awards.

A complete list of winners is listed below:

TOP SCORERS IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF CHEMISTRY FROM EACH HIGH SCHOOL

High School	Student	Teacher(s)
Belgreen High School	Tanner Warhurst	Cindy Fleming
Brooks High School	Elijah Aday	Amy Wilcoxson
Cherokee High School	Dillen Johnson	Sara Armstrong
Covenant Christian School	Chaney Black	Jackie Stutts
Deshler High School	Nia Smith	Kathy Moon
East Limestone High School	Jake Spence	Charity Haggenmaker
Florence High School	Bryce Gautney	Steven Kerby Marilyn Williams
Giles High School	Brady Calvert	Thomas Moore
Lexington High School	Austin Palmer	Tammie Duncan
Lindsay Lane Christian Academy	Janna Boydstun	Carol Jones
Loretto High School	Joseph Beard	Andy Augustin
Muscle Shoals High School	Sean Cameron	Michael Boatwright Leella Holt
Red Bay High School	Chalon Davis	Leah Torisky
Rogers High School	Dakota Putman	Shelley Brown
Shoals Christian Academy	Jacob Clemmons	Jeanene Daniels
Tharptown High School	Marco Hatton	Marsha Inmon
Tishomingo County High School	Bryan Franks	Juliana Plaxico
Wilson High School	Payton Bowser	Lindsey Balentine

The 2018 Teacher of the Year Award went to Ms. Charity Haggenmaker of East Limestone High School. She’ll receive a paid subscription to the publication, Journal of Chemical Education, courtesy of the sponsor of this award, Southern Environmental Testing, Inc.

THREE HIGHEST SCORES AMONG 2^ND-YEAR CHEMISTRY STUDENTS

FROM THESE SCHOOLS:

Place	High School	Student	Teacher(s)
3^rd (tie)	Florence High School	Adeline Watson	Marilyn Williams
3^rd (tie)	Muscle Shoals High School	Tucker Medlin	Leella Holt
2^nd (tie)	Florence High School	Cory D`az	Marilyn Williams
2^nd (tie)	Russellville High School	Ashton Moore	Nicole Watts
1^st	Muscle Shoals High School	John Yordy	Leella Holt

THREE HIGHEST SCORES AMONG 1^ST-YEAR STUDENTS FROM THESE SCHOOLS:

Place	High School	Student	Teacher(s)
3rd	East Limestone High School	Andrey Ashmore	Charity Haggenmaker
2^nd (tie)	Florence High School	Bryce Gautney	Marilyn Williams
2^nd (tie)	Muscle Shoals High School	Sean Cameron	Leella Holt
1^st (tie)	East Limestone High School	Brandon Caffey	Charity Haggenmaker
1^st (tie)	East Limestone High School	Jake Spence	Charity Haggenmaker

American Chemical Society – Shoals Insider

UNA Draws Close to 800 Participants for High School Chemistry Exam Competition