For more information, contact:
Dr. Maika Vuki
Professor of Chemistry
University of Guam
Tel: (671) 735-2781
Cell: (671) 488-6520
Email: vukim@triton.uog.edu

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Father Dueñas, St. John’s take gold in UOG chemistry competition

Father Dueñas Memorial School and St. John’s School took the top awards in the 11th University of Guam Chemistry Titration Competition that was held at the UOG Charter Day festival on March 10. Students from St. Paul Christian School and Harvest Christian Academy also won awards. In total, 30 students from eight high schools competed.

Hosted by UOG Division of Natural Sciences and judged by UOG chemistry majors, the two-part competition required students to determine the concentration of a base and the mass of an acid through titration, or volume measurement. They were awarded points on accuracy and precision of their data.

The winners were:

Best Team

1st place: Brian Songco and Isaiah Alvendia, Father Dueñas Memorial School

2nd place: Grace Hutapea and Matthew Zhang, St. John’s School

3rd place: Nicole Jean Pineda and Jaimie Adrienne Paunte, St. Paul Christian School

Best Individual

1st place: Grace Hutapea, St. John’s School

2nd place: Brian Songco, Father Dueñas Memorial School

3rd place: Nicole Jean Pineda, St. Paul Christian School

Best Laboratory Skill

1st place: Chanyoung Lee, St. John’s School

2nd place: Megan Lopez, Harvest Christian Academy

3rd place: Brian Joseph, St. John’s School

The other participating high schools included John F. Kennedy, Academy of Our Lady of Guam, Notre Dame High School, and Guam High School.

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