User:Jbworks0917/New Jersey Chemistry Olympics

The New Jersey Chemistry Olympics (NJCO) is a chemistry competition amongst New Jersey high school students. The competition started in 1986 and has taken place annually since. The last competition took place on May 20, 2009. The symbol for the NJCO is a napthalene diagram with the NJIT (New Jersey Institute of Technology) symbol on the left and the ACS (American Chemical Society) symbol on the right.

Events
In 2009, there were 10 events total, broken down into three categories: Research Events, General Events, and Lab Events.

Research Events

1) Chemical Research

2) Environmental Chemistry Research

3) Chemical Engineering Research

General Events

4) Web Page Design

5) Demonstration Show

6) Chemical Nomenclature Test

7) Information Search

Lab Events

8) Analytical Lab

9) Microscale Lab

10) Instrumentation Lab

2009 Winners
Each year, the top three scoring teams in each event are given an award. First place is worth 15 points, second place is worth 14 points, etc., and fifteenth place and below is worth 1 point. At the end of the competition, the three teams with the most points are given a team award and the team with the most points also receives the Platinum Crucible. The following year, all teams compete for the Platinum Crucible again and the previous victors must defend it.

Chemistry Research Paper First Place: Tenafly High School Team A Second Place: Bergenfield High School Team A Third Place: Pascack Hills High School

Environmental Chemistry Research First Place: South Brunswick High School Team B Second Place: South Brunswick High School Team A Third Place: James Caldwell High School Team A

Chemical Engineering Research First Place: Pascack Hills High School Second Place: New Providence High School Third Place: Sparta High School Team A

Web Page Design First Place: Science Park High School Team B Second Place: Science Park High School Team A Third Place: Tenafly High School Team B

Demonstration Show First Place: Tenafly High School Team A Second Place: James Caldwell High School Team A Third Place: Pascack Hills High School

Chemical Nomenclature Test First Place: Bergenfield High School Team A Second Place: J. P. Stevens High School Team A Third Place: Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science Team A

Information Search First Place: Tenafly High School Team A Second Place: Bergenfield High School Team A Third Place: Tenafly High School Team B

Analytical Lab First Place: Tenafly High School Team B Second Place: J. P. Stevens High School Team A Third Place: J. P. Stevens High School Team B

Microscale Lab First Place: Tenafly High School Team A Second Place: Tenafly High School Team B Third Place: Dwight-Englewood School Team B

Instrumentation Lab First Place: Tenafly High School Team A Second Place: James Caldwell High School Team A Third Place: South Brunswick High School Team B

Team Awards First Place: Tenafly High School Team A (85 points) Second Place: Tenafly High School Team B (74 points) Third Place: James Caldwell High School Team A (68 points)