Nearly 4,400 students around the world took the Avogadro Exam this May, and three HB students -- Kelsey Rich '16, Aarathi Sahadevan '16, and Lina Ghosh '17 -- scored in the top five percent. Kelsey Rich has the additional distinction of placing in the top ten of all test takers, in ninth place. This is the highest ranking ever achieved by an HB student. She is in rare company, among only 280 of the 139,000 test takers in the program's 28-year history.
The Avogadro Exam, created and overseen by the University of Waterloo, asks students to demonstrate their knowledge of various chemistry principles and vie for prizes, which are awarded to those who score in the top five percent. The test is given to students who have completed no more than 100 hours of instruction in chemistry.
Congratulations to Upper School Science Teacher Don Southard, and to Kelsey, Aarathi, and Lina. These students will receive a prize and certificate for their achievements, and their names will be listed in an upcoming issue of CHEM 13 NEWS Magazine.
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