STUDENTS COMPETE IN CHEMISTRY BOWL

Southeast Missouri State University recently hosted 230 students from 33 high schools in the region who competed in the Southeast Missouri Chemistry Bowl.

The competition consisted of a 35-question multiple choice exam, a qualitative analysis experiment and an acid-base titration. While the students competed, their teachers toured Lone Star Cement Company in Cape Girardeau. Dr. Ronald Pepham, chair of the chemistry department, hosted the tour.

Individual and team awards were made following the competition. Following are the results of the competition.

Small School Team Scores:

1. Visitation Academy

2. Valle Catholic High School

3. Notre Dame Regional High School

Large School Team Scores

1. Rolla High School

2. Cape Central High School

3. (tie) Benton High School, Francis Howell North

Best performance for a student having only one year of chemistry:

Matt Basler, Valle Catholic High School.

Small School Student Scores

1. Matt Basler, Valle Catholic High School

2. Amanda Legal, Visitation Academy

3. (tie) Holly Klein, Valle Catholic High School; Rebecca Ahrens, Visitation Academy

5. Jessica Nickelson, Valle Catholic High School

6. Ryan Uding, Valle Catholic High School

7. Christine McCormack, Visitation Academy

8. Carrie Grass, Valle Catholic High School

9. (tie) Mike Rozier, Valle Catholic High School; Elizabeth Mahanna, Visitation Academy

11. Clint Jokerst, Valle Catholic High School

12. Erin Jokerst, Valle Catholic High School

13. Sara Westrich, Notre Dame Regional High School

14. Chrissy Linkinhoker, New Haven

15. Elizabeth Arnoldy, Visitation Academy

Large School Student Scores

1. Dongyang Zhang, Central High School

2. Cecilia Kuntz, Central High School

3. (tie) Josh Miksanek, Benton High School; Greg Sitton, Rolla High School

5. Andrew Luehrs, Jackson High School

6. (tie) Stephen Stahr, Central High School; Alyssa Keller, Francis Howell North

8. (three-way tie) John Craig, Dexter High School; Justin Dobsch, Festus High School; Jimmy Townsend, Rolla High School

11. (tie) Gretchen Gauer, Francis Howell North; Steve Rubeck, Francis Howell North

13. (four-way tie) Jon Stahlhut, Benton High School; Brad Casey, Dexter High School; Steve Dunn, Fredericktown High School; Jin Xu, Rolla High School.