Overview
The Ashdown High School Chemistry Examination Contest is an annual event sponsored by the NESACS. Each high school in the Northeastern Section may be represented by a maximum of five (5) participants selected by their school or teachers. (One alternate may be named on the registration form, but only five students will be tested.)
Winners of cash awards and honorable mention awards in previous years are not eligible to compete for Ashdown recognition; however, they may compete to become eligible for the Olympiad Examination. Cash awards will be given to the students with the top five (5) scores. Honorable mention awards will be given to five (5) first-year and five (5) second-year students with the next highest scores.
In addition, each winning student will be invited, along with his/her teacher, to be guests of the Northeastern Section at its May dinner meeting and will be given appropriate recognition.
Top scorers in the Ashdown Examination will be eligible to take the qualifying exam for the Unites States Chemistry Olympiad Team. Additional details can be found in the information packet.
Avery A. Ashdown
By Ben Wood
(In front of Ashdown House Housemaster (1938 – 1962))
Dr. Ashdown in 1938
About Avery Ashdown
Dr. Avery Allen Ashdown (1891 – 1970), was born in North Collins, New York. Dr. Ashdown received his master’s degree in 1916 from the University of Rochester and his PhD degree in Chemistry from MIT in 1924, having held the Institute’s distinguished Grasselli Fellowship. He later served as a member of the faculty of the Department of Chemistry at MIT from 1925 to 1957.
The Ashdown House at MIT was named in his honor in 1965 due to his being the first housemaster starting in 1938 until he stepped down in 1962.
Dr. Ashdown served as chair of NESACS in in 1941 and was editor of The Nucleus from 1929 to 1970
The following excerpt has been kindly provided by Bill Young of the MIT class of 1964:
Professor Emeritus Ashdown had a heart of gold. If any student had a problem or issue, all that student needed to do was visit with Professor Ashdown, who often would solve the problem or point the individual in the right direction so it could be resolved. A real gem. Professor Ashdown was also a saver. If you looked into his office while passing by the door, you might have been able to see him reading. But it wasn’t easy. His office was filled to the brim with piles of articles, journals, etc. How he found anything in particular remains a mystery. Among his successful graduate students is R. B. Woodward, the well known organic chemist who taught at Harvard and was the recipient of many prestigious awards, including the Nobel Prize for his achievements in organic synthesis, especially of complex natural molecules.
Who We Are
Alan Crosby
Chair, Ashdown Exam Committee
The Avery Ashdown High School Chemistry Examination Contest
2023 Information:
Full Schedule for 2023, on the Newton South High School website – DEADLINE Jan 31st for Ashdown registration.
Further Information specifically for the Ashdown Exam.
Prior Exams
The U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) past exams starting in 2015 and beyond are the best resource for studying for the Ashdown Exam Contest for USNCO at all levels (local, national, and even beyond).
Any questions about the details of the examination should be directed, by email to:
Alan Crosby
Newton South High School
Email: alan_crosby@newton.k12.ma.us
Questions relating to to registration should be directed to:
Anna Singer
NESACS Administrative Coordinator
Email: secretary@nesacs.org
Past Top Scorers
2023
Top Scorer
Brian Li | Acton Boxborough Regional HS | Leah Marsh
First Place
Hyunjun Kim | The Fessenden School | Rebecca Palm
Samuel Xu | Newton South High School | Marianne McChesney
Second Place
Justin Li | Acton Boxborough Regional High School | David Baumritter
Richard Li | Weston High School | Richard Warby
Achyuta Rajaram | Phillips Exeter Academy | Mark Hiza
Honorable Mention – First Year
Richard Deng | Belmont High School | Mark Abruzzese
Daniel Jung | Lexington High School | Andriy Barchuk
Anuprabha Dandapat | Lexington High School | Parul Kumar
Daniel Ding | Newton South High School | Marianne McChesney
Ashley Jane | Phillips Exeter Academy | Michael Mclaughlin
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Andy Zhou | Newton North High School | David Bennett
Daniel Zhu | Weston High School | Leah Gordon
Ethan Lai | Phillips Andover Academy | Andrew Wall
Nathan Liang | Phillips Andover Academy | Brian Faulk
Deetya Nagri | Nashua South High School | Leslie Lukow
Evan Zhang | Dover-Sherborn High School | Christopher Levasseur
Ronald Sechman | Acton Boxborough Regional High School | David Baumritter
2022
First Place
Neil Chowdhury | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Jeffrey Ward
Second Place
Daniel Jeon | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Alison Hobbie
Third Place – The Simmons University Award
Brian Li | Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | Teacher: Leah Marsh
Fourth Place
Gideon Tzafriri | Lexington High School | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Fifth Place
Eunki Shim | Phillips Academy, Andover | Teacher: Brian D. Faulk
Honorable Mention – First Year
Rajaram, Achyuta | Phillips Exeter Academy Mark Hiza
Zhou, Andy | Newton North High School Dave Bennett
Santra, Rianna | Central Catholic High School | Teacher: Julie Parsons
Xu, Samuel | Newton South High School | Teacher: Suzy Drurey
Li, Richard | Weston High School | Teacher: Leah Gordon
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Zhu, Daniel | Weston High School | Teacher: Leah Gordon
Li, Jocelyn | Wellesley High School | Teacher: Thomas van Geel
Ajouri, Alex | Boston Latin School | Teacher: Phillip Pietrangelo
Lian, Anna | Weston High School | Teacher: Leah Gordon
Vaze, Mihir | Bedford High School | Teacher: Heather Kurzman
2021
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Neil Chowdhury | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Allison Hobbie
Second Place
Gideon Tzafriri | Lexington High School | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Third Place
Daniel Jeon | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Allison Hobbie
Fourth Place
Elizabeth Zhang | Phillips Academy, Andover | Teacher: Brian D. Faulk
Fifth Place
Sean Fei | Lexington High School | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Eunki Shim | Phillips Academy, Andover | Teacher: Brian D. Faulk
Honorable Mention – First Year
Daniel Mittelman | North Andover High School | Teacher: Jane Hoagland
Shashank Jarmale | Billerica Memorial High School | Teacher: Esther Hines
Jerry Tan | Acton Boxborough Regional High School | Teacher: Leah Marsh
Andy Zhou | Newton North High School | Teacher: Jianping Huang
Brianna Zhang | Groton School | Teacher: Sandra Kelly
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Lyndon Hu | Acton-Boxborough High School |Teacher: Leah Marsh
Anna Lian Govindarajan | Weston High School | Teacher: Leah Gordon
Tej Patel | Billerica Memorial High School | Teacher: Esther Hines
Gabriel Sui | Belmont High School | Teacher: Lindsey DeFarias
Rui Liu | Boston Latin School | Teacher: Philip Pietrangelo
2020
First Place
Alec Chen Zhu | Lexington High School | Teacher: Janice Compton
Second Place – The Simmons University Award
Gideon Tzafriri | Lexington High School | Teacher: Janice Compton
Neil Chowdhury | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Allison Hobbie
Fourth Place
Arthur Hu | Lexington High School | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Felix Xu | Belmont High School | Teacher: Lindsey DeFarias
Honorable Mention – First Year
Sean Fei | Lexington High School | Teacher: Gimble
Gabriel Sui | Belmont High School | Teacher: Lindsey DeFarias
Timothy Pinkhassik | Boston University Academy | Teacher: Victoria Perrone
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Tej Patel | Billerica Memorial High School | Teacher: Esther Hines
Zijian Niu | Winchester High School | Teacher: David Benedetto
Saketh Mynampati | Billerica Memorial High School | Teacher: Esther Hines
Jonathan Edelman | Newton South High School | Teacher: Alan Crosby
Frank Liu | Newton South High School | Teacher: Suzy Drurey
2019
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Alec Zhu | Lexington High School | Teacher: Mrs. Ferarri
Second Place
Michael Liu | Wayland High School | Teacher: Ms. Cowell
Third Place
Julian Liao | Newton North High School | Teacher: David Bennett
Fourth Place
Christopher Wang | Acton-Boxborough High School | Teacher: David Baumritter
Fifth Place
Neil Chowhudry | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Allison Hobbie
Honorable Mention – First Year
Brandon Li | Lexington High School | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Iris Yang | Brookline High School | Teacher: Steve Lantos / Alexis Murphy
Shashank Jarmale | Billerica High School | Teacher: Esther Hines
Maya Leschly | Brookline High School | Teacher: Alexis Murphy
David Lu | Acton-Boxborough High School | Teacher: David Baumritter
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Vincent Fan | Phillips Academy Andover | Teacher: Sheena Hilton / Brian D. Faulk
Sanath Govindarajan | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Allison Hobbie
Michelle Zhao | Phillips Academy Andover | Teacher: Sheena Hilton / Brian D. Faulk
Ezra Z. Gordon | Weston High School | Teacher: Leah Gordon
Jonathon Edelman | Newton South High School | Teacher: Alan Crosby
2018
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Eric You | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Brian Faulk
Second Place
Chanseo Lee | Lexington High School | Parul Kumar
Alex Li | Lexington High School | Teacher: Steve Wilkins
Third Place
Brian Xiao | Groton School | Teacher: Sandra Kelly
Fourth Place
Hyun Jun (Danny) Heo | Lexington High School | Teacher: Janice Compton
Alec Zhu | Lexington High School | Teacher: Janice Compton
Honorable Mention – First Year
Allen Wang | Acton Boxborough Regional High School | Teacher: David Baumritter
Clarissa Briasco-Stewart | Wayland High School | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Andrew Xu | Sharon High School | Teacher: Peter Buckley
Nikhil Kandekar | Acton Boxborough Regional High School | Teacher: David Baumritter
Varun Jayanti | Dover-Sherborn High School | Teacher: Chris Levasseur
Jay Theriault | Masconomet Regional High School | Teacher: Carol Lund
Austin Wang | Boston Latin School | Teacher: Peter Pietrangelo
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Benjamin Choi | Lexington High School | Teacher: Janice Compton
Julian Liao | Newton North High School | Teacher: David Bennett
Andy Shim | Phillips Academy Andover | Teacher: Peter Frank
Sanath Govindarajan | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Albert Leger
Lara Zeng | Belmont High School | Teacher: April Monchik
2017
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Joshua Park | Lexington High School | Teacher: Janice Compton
Second Place
Evan Zeng | Newton South High School | Teacher: Alan Crosby / Suzy Drurey
Third Place
Peter Wilson | Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | Teacher: Eleni Kakaliou / David Baumritter
Honorable Mention – First Year
Henry J. Heffan | Brookline High School | Teacher: Meaghan Cells / Alexis Murphy
Brian Xiao | Groton School | Teacher: Sandra Kelly
Benjamin Choi | Lexington High School | Teacher: Janice Compton
Chris Q. Yang | Winchester High School | Teacher: Xiaojie Zhou / David Benedetto
Nathan Elbaum | Newton South High School | Teacher: Alan Crosby / Marianne McChesney
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Eric You | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Kevin Cardozo / Brian Faulk
Gautam Ramesh | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Michael H. McLaughlin / Alison Hobbie
Samuel He | Phillips Academy Andover | Teacher: Kevin Cardozo / Brian Faulk
Alexandra Hoey | Concord-Carlisle High School | Teacher: Betsy Meeks / Cricket McCaffrey
2016
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Siye Zhu | Phillips Academy Andover | Teacher: Mr. Cardozo
Eliza Khokhar | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Mr. McLaughlin
Second Place
Eric You | Phillips Academy Andover | Teacher: Mr. Francis / Mr. Cardozo
Shikhar Sinha | Acton-Boxborough Regional HS | Teacher: Mr. Baumritter
Third Place
Evan Zeng | Newton South High School | Teacher: Mr. Crosby / Suzy Drurey
Revanth Boppana | Acton-Boxborough Regional HS | Teacher: Mrs. Kakaliou / Mr. Baumritter
Thomas D. Dougherty | Winchester High School | Teacher: Ms. Zhou / Mr. Benedetto
Honorable Mention – First Year
Gautam Ramesh | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Mr. McLaughlin
Joshua Park | Lexington High School | Teacher: Ms. Pohlman
Jong Yoon Kim | Lexington High School | Teacher: Ms. Compton
Christian L. Carson | Groton School | Teacher: Ms. Kelly
James Jusuf | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Mr. Faulk
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Alexander Briasco-Stewart | Wayland High School | Teacher: Ms. Lowen / Mr. Chandler
David Zhang | Newton South High School | Teacher: Mr. Crosby / Ms. Drurey
Andrew Tsakiris | Acton-Boxborough Regional HS | Teacher: Mrs. Kakaliou / Mr. Baumritter
Samuel He | Phillips Academy Andover | Teacher: Mr. Cardozo
Edward H. Tu | Winchester High School | Teacher: Ms. Zhou / Mr. Benedetto
Derek Ho | Wayland High School | Teacher: Ms. Yu / Mr. Balicki
2015
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Tas Yusoontorn | Phillips Academy Andover | Teacher: Brian Faulk
Second Place
Roshni Sahoo | Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | Teacher: David Baumritter
Third Place
Chad Qian | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Michael McLaughlin
Fourth Place
Colin MacGinnitie | Newton South High School |
Fifth Place
JongHo Park | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Brian Faulk
Honorable Mention – First Year
Anson Huang | Reading High School | Teacher: Mary Ann Lynn
Eliza Khokhar | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Michael McLaughlin
Alec Sun | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Michael McLaughlin
Mathur Vineet | AMSA Charter School | Teacher: Joe Bengiovanni
Eric Xia | Lexington High School | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Eric Shan | Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | Teacher: Frank Buono
Gabriella Florence Blagdon Sinclair | Newton South High School | Teacher: Alan Crosby / Patrick MacFarland
Ezra Stein | Acton-Boxborough Regional HS | Teacher: David Baumritter
Alex Wei | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Michael McLaughlin
David Zhang | Newton South High School | Teacher: Alan Crosby / Suzy Drurey
James Zhou | Andover High School | Teacher: Betty Iannuccilli
2014
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Colin MacGinnitie | Newton South High School | Teacher: Alan D. Crosby
Joshua Xiong | Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | Teacher: David Baumritter
Second Place
JongHo Park | Phillips Academy Andover | Teacher: Brian Faulk
Third Place
Caleb Siu | Lexington High School | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Angela Tang | Phillips Academy Andover | Teacher: Brian Faulk
Honorable Mention – First Year
Arjun Khandelwal | Lexington High School | Teacher: Janice Compton
Audrey Li | Lexington High School | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Woo Jun (Richard) Shim | Phillips Academy Andover | Teacher: David Stern
Noah Golowich | Lexington High School | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Chad Qian | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Alison Hobbie
Yang Hyun Cho | Groton School | Teacher: Sandra Kelly
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Patrick Leverone | Reading Memorial High School | Teacher: Frank Buono
Dong Hwan Kim | Newton South High School | Teacher: Marianne McChesney
Brian Marinelli | Xaverian Brothers High School | Teacher: Ryan J. Howard
Stanley Lok | North Quincy High School | Teacher: Kenneth Panaro
Chris McKenna | Andover High School | Teacher: Betty Iannuccilli
Fei Fang | Groton School | Teacher: Sandra Kelly
Tom Large | Concord-Carlisle High School | Teacher: Cricket McCaffrey-Clark
2013
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Nihal Gowravaram | Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | Teacher: David Baumritter
Second Place
Trevor L. Chistolini | Dover-Sherborn High School | Teacher: Chris Levasseur
Third Place
Jake A. Heinlein | Dover-Sherborn High School | Teacher: Chris Levasseur
Roy Li | Acton-Boxborough High School | Teacher: David Baumritter
Tyler Paul | Masconomet High School | Teacher: Carol Lund
Honorable Mention – First Year
Chris Russo | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Kevin Cardozo
Celina Hsieh | Lexington High School | Teacher: Kari Darling
Aditya Datye | Westford Academy | Teacher: Matthew Howard-Donlin
Jessica Zhu | Lexington High School | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Terry G. Ni | Boston Latin School | Teacher: Kathleen Bateman
Nate Gruver | Boston University Academy | Teacher: Rosemary White
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Chayakorn Pongsiri | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Brian Faulk
Jonathon Che | Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | Teacher: David Baumritter
Joy Chen | Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | Teacher: David Baumritter
George Liu-Krason | Boston Latin School | Teacher: Scott Balicki
Kelly Xia | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Brian Faulk
Rebecca M. Black | Wayland High School | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Amelia Fattore | Dover-Sherborn High School | Teacher: Chris Levasseur
2012
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Alan Zhou | Lexington High School | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Second Place
Charles Guan | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Temba Mequbela
James Lim | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Temba Mequbela
Third Place
Jeong Kim | Groton School | Teacher: Sandra Kelly
Eric Tao | Acton-Boxborough HS | Teacher: David Baumritter
Jonas Whitney | Reading Memorial HS | Teacher: Frank Buono
Honorable Mention – First Year
Matthew Shorter | Lexington High School | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Hyun Seo Oh | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Michael McLaughlin
Pei jn Zhang | Lexington High School | Teacher: James Woods
Victor Porras | Lexington High School | Teacher: Jeffrey Shorter
Sheela Devadas | Lexington High School | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Samantha Briasco-Stewart | Wayland High School | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Ryan D. Budnick | Wayland High School | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Kruti B. Vora | Wayland High School | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Devin Fauteux | Hollis Brookline High School | Teacher: Kelly Burishkin
David Fink | Acton-Boxborough High School | Teacher: David Baumritter
Nicholas A. Barbier | Dover-Sherborn High School | Teacher: Chris Levasseur
Hari Anbarasu | Sharon High School | Teacher: Shawn Kenner
2011
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Ruifan Pei | Acton-Boxboro High School | Teacher: David Baumritter
Second Place
Alan Chiao | Acton-Boxboro High School | Teacher: David Baumritter
Kevin Wen | Lexington High School | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Third Place
Alan Chiao | Acton-Boxboro High School | Teacher: David Baumritter
Fourth Place
Kevin Wen | Lexington High School | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Honorable Mention – First Year
Andrew Lamb | Lexington High School | Teacher: Janice Compton
Yusheng Hou | Lexington High School | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Amy Zhang | Lexington High School | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Ranfei Xu | Groton School | Teacher: Sandra Kelly
Shivani Angappan | Home Schooled
Justin Wang | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Kevin Cordoza
Christoper Desnoyers | Cambridge Rindge and Latin
Daniel Kramnick | Newton South High School | Teacher: Alan Crosby
Rahul Shah | Chelmsford High School | Teacher: Derrick Genova
Broyana Doyle | Home Schooled
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Priyanka Satpute | Nashua North High School | Teacher: Allison Krones
Daniel Y. Zhang | Newton South High School | Teacher: Alan Crosby
Greg Patridge | Hollis Brookline High School | Teacher: Gina Bergskaug
Jonathon Cai | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Sharon Finley
Layla Siraj | Brookline High School | Teacher: Julia Speyer
Tony Wang | Newton South High School | Teacher: Alan Crosby
Harlin Lee | Phillips Exeter Academy Ward
Anupa Murali | Bishop Brady High School | Teacher: Jim Miller
Dai Yang | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Sharon Finley
Ziv Scully | Brookline High School | Teacher: Julia Speyer
Linda Wang | Andover High School | Teacher: Betty Iannuccilli
2010
First Place – The Simmons University Award
James Lim | Phillips Academy Andover | Teacher: Paul Cernota
Second Place
Jin Kang | Middlesex School | Teacher: Michael Shaeberle
Third Place
Jonathon Cai | Phillips Exeter Academy | Teacher: Sharon Finley
Tim Caradonna | Wayland High School | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Kyle Donahue | Natick High School | Teacher: Kathleen K. Browne
Sherrie Wang | Sharon High School | Teacher: Shawn Kenner
Honorable Mention – First Year
Ryan Budrick | Wayland High School | Teacher: Corey Lowen
Go Keegan | Lexington High School | Teacher: Janice Compton
Winnie Wang | The Winsor School | Teacher: Mary Espanol
Michael Zhang | Belmont High School | Teacher: Jean Manes
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Vyassa Baratnam | Acton-Boxborough Regional HS | Teacher: David Baumritter
Theresa Cloutier | Andover High School | Teacher: Betty Iannuccilli
Ryan Heden | Hollis Brookline High School | Teacher: Gina Bergkaug
Daniel Hoadley | Wayland High School | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Pratiksha Yalakkishettar | Andover High School | Teacher: Betty Iannuccilli
Tomer Reiter | Newton South High School | Teacher: Patrick McFarland
Sarah Shopley | Hollis Brookline High School | Teacher: Gina Bergkaug
Tony Wang | Newton South High School | Teacher: Patrick McFarland
Troy Welton | Woburn High School | Teacher: Kunjumol Joseph
Jessica Weng | Phillips Academy Andover | Teacher: Brain Faulk
2009
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Ryan M. McKinnon | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Yuko Hori
Second Place
Danny Chiao | Acton-Boxborough HS | Teacher: David Baumritter
Patrick McDaniel | Hollis Brookline HS | Teacher: Gina Bergskaug
Third Place
Jae Eui Shin | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Yuko Hori
Fourth Place
Allison B. Wu | Acton-Boxborough HS | Teacher: David Baumritter
Honorable Mention – First Year
Sung Won Cho | Groton School | Teacher: Tim Reed
Jaeyoon Lee | Lexington HS | Teacher: Jeff Shorter
Justin Reynolds vLexington HS | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Ronald Lai | Newton South HS | Teacher: Alan Crosby
Hyun Seung Lee | Newton South HS | Teacher: Alan Crosby
Jennifer Hsu | Lexington HS | Teacher: Janice Compton
Mika Braginsky | Newton South HS | Teacher: Alan Crosby
David I. Trauffer | Attleboro HS | Teacher: Catherine Botsford-Milne
Nihaal Mehta | Lexington HS | Teacher: Jeff Shorter
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Ryan Heden | Hollis Brookline HS | Teacher: Gina Bergskaug
Nick Wolchko | Pinkerton Academy | Teacher: John Breda
Robert W. Morgan | Masconomet HS | Teacher: Carol Lund
Alexander Werne | Hollis Brookline HS | Teacher: Gina Bergskaug
Carolyn M. Cohen | Acton-Boxborough HS | Teacher: David Baumritter
Conan Huang | Andover HS | Teacher: Betty Ann Ianuccilli
James Rosenthal | Masconomet HS | Teacher: Carol Lund
Matthew S. Dai | Acton-Boxborough HS | Teacher: David Baumritter
2008
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Simon H. Ye | Andover HS | Teacher: Betty Iannuccilli
Second Place
Adhvait M. Shah | Burlington HS | Teacher: Peter Nassiff
Third Place
Isaac O. Bleicher | Newton North HS | Teacher: Peter Hamel
Fourth Place
Noah Arbesfeld | Lexington HS | Teacher: Janice Compton
Christopher Teng | Lexington HS | Teacher: Jeff Shorter
Joshua R. Infantine | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Yuko Hori
Tully Cheng | Wayland HS | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Honorable Mention – First Year
Josh Leung | Lexington HS | Teacher: Janice Compton
Kyumin Lee | Lexington HS | Teacher: Janice Compton
Kenneth E. Tharp | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Brian Faulk
David Storch | Arlington HS | Teacher: John Jannetti
Ramanjit Singh | Arlington HS | Teacher: John Jannetti
Randy X. Li | Phillips Academy | Teacher: David Stern
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Rebecca. Wang Acton-Boxborough | Teacher: Carol Murphree
Alexander J. Woolf Newton North HS | Teacher: Peter Hamel
Greg Silva Acton-Boxborough | Teacher: Carol Murphree
Lorcan McGonigle Groton School | Teacher: Sandra Kelly
Ian F. Tenney Commonwealth School | Teacher: Rebecca Jackman
Paul O’Neil | Concord-Carlisle | Teacher: Rebecca Lucier
2007
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Dianne J. Xiao | Acton-Boxborough | Teacher: Carol Murphree
Second Place
Matthew J. Curtis | Acton-Boxborough | Teacher: Carol Murphree
Alvin Kerber | Sharon HS | Teacher: Shawn Kenner
Fourth Place
Sway Chen | Lexington HS | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Fifth Place
Logan W. Clark | Acton-Boxborough | Teacher: Carol Murphree
Charles J. Lee | Acton-Boxborough | Teacher: Carol Murphree
Stephen Xu | Lexington HS | Teacher: Parul Kumar
Honorable Mention – First Year
Ethan Cecchetti | Lexington HS | Teacher: Janice Compton
Anji Tang | Belmont HS | Teacher: Jeff Bigler
Adhvait M. Shah | Burlington HS | Teacher: Peter Nassiff
Kwon-Yong Jin | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Javier Horta
John Kye | Cambridge Rindge & Latin | Teacher: Edward McGillicuddy
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Jake X. Wang | Wayland HS | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Brittany Fay | Concord-Carlisle | Teacher: Michael Vela
Daphne Y. Xiao | Acton-Boxborough | Teacher: Carol Murphree
Jennifer Schloss | Concord-Carlisle | Teacher: Michael Vela
Ken Schumacher | Andover HS | Teacher: Leo Lafond
James R. Foster | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Yuko Hori
2006
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Erbo Xu | Lexington H. S. | Teacher: Judith Scott
Second Place
Patrick Wu | Acton-Boxborough H.S. | Teacher: Carol Murphree
Third Place
Vivek R. Sant | Andover H. S. | Teacher: Leo Lafond
Michael J. Shu | Andover H.S. | Teacher: Leo Lafond
Matthew Arsenault | Burlington H.S. | Teacher: Peter Nassiff
Honorable Mention – First Year
Daniel Fudenberg | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Jeffrey Shorter
Woosuk Hong | Groton School | Teacher: Sandra Kelly
James Pelletier | Attleboro H.S. | Teacher: Catherine Botsford-Milne
Warren Tai vLexington H.S. | Teacher: Jim Wood
Janice He | Groton School | Teacher: Sandra Kelly
Jennifer Schloss | Concord-Carlisle H.S. | Teacher: Michael Vela
Winston S. Hill | Belmont H.S. | Teacher: Kathy McGrane
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Andrew Feldman | Framingham H.S. | Teacher: Ronee Krashes
John T. Cheng | Andover H.S. | Teacher: Leo Lafond
Zara Seibel | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Jeffrey Yuan | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Russell Wolf | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Anandh Swaminathan | Acton-Boxborough H.S | Teacher: Carol Murphree
George Hong | Acton-Boxborough H.S | Teacher: Carol Murphree
2005
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Jason J. Whittaker | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Second Place
Seth Davidovits | Andover H.S. | Teacher: Leo LaFond
Alex Kazberouk | Acton-Boxborough H.S. | Teacher: Carol Murphree
Third Place
Michael W. Kaye | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Fourth Place
Daniel Rubin | Framingham H.S. | Teacher: Ronee Krashes
Andrew Hoy | Xaverian H.S. | Teacher: Robert McCread
Honorable Mention – First Year
David Wen | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Janice Compton
Justin W. Chew | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Kevin Cardozo
Peter Geon Kim | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Verusha Vogel
Malcolm Campbell | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Janice Compton
Joan How | Belmont H.S. | Teacher: Jean Manes
Kim Scott | Wellesley H.S. | Teacher: Stephen Rumsey
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Elissa Leechawengwongs | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Paul Cernota
Noah Langowitz | Wellesley H.S. | Teacher: Stephen Rumsey
Zachary Giustra | Masconomet H.S. | Teacher: Carol Lund
Pauli M. Kehayias | Brookline H.S. | Teacher: Reen Gibb
Jacob Kravetz | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Matthew Pescatore | Andover H.S. | Teacher: Leo LaFond
Arolyn M. Conwill | Acton-Boxborough H.S. | Teacher: Carol Murphree
Benjamin Picillo | Masconomet H.S. | Teacher: Carol Lund
2004
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Clara Blättler | Brookline H.S. | Teacher: Reen Gibb
Second Place
Tzyy-Nong Liou | Brookline H.S. | Teacher: Reen Gibb
Third Place
T. Y. Albert Chen | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Judith Scot
Fourth Place
Sunny Lou | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Fifth Place
Joshua Kaitz | Framingham H.S. | Teacher: Ronee Krashes & Matthew Corcoran
Sixth Place
Song Wang | Acton-Boxborough H.S. | Teacher: Carol M. Murphree
Seventh Place
Andrew Shu | Andover H.S. | Teacher: Leo LaFond
Vladimir N. Mirkin | Brookline H.S. | Teacher: Reen Gibb
Honorable Mention – First Year
Elizabeth R. Jerison | Belmont H.S. | Teacher: Kathleen McGrane
Michael W. Kaye | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Alexander D. Kazberouk | Acton-Boxborough H.S. | Teacher: Catherine Capone
Lynette Lee | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Kevin Cardozo
Brian Liu | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Paul Cernota
Ivan Tan | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Judith Scott
Honorable Mention – Second Year
James Boumil | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Temba Maqubela
Eric Frackleton | Framingham H.S. | Teacher: Ronee Krashes & Matthew Corcoran
Dan Fromson | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Temba Maqubela
Chris Gentile | Masconomet H.S. | Teacher: Carol Lund
Jeffrey Grover | Framingham H.S. | Teacher: Ronee Krashes & Matthew Corcoran
Adam E. Sandel | Brookline H.S. | Teacher: Reen Gibb
Jarrod Shaheen | Masconomet H.S. | Teacher: Carol Lund
Caroleen J. Verly | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Joshua M. Weiner | Andover H.S. | Teacher: Leo LaFond
Kathleen T. Xie | Belmont H.S. | Teacher: Kathleen McGrane
2003
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Ziliang Lin | Brookline H.S. | Teacher: Reen Gibb
Second Place
Vineel Kankanala | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Temba Maqubela
Adam Rosenfield | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Judith Scott
Fourth Place
Lauren M. Forbes | Acton-Boxborough Regional H.S. | Teacher: Carol Murphree
Fifth Place
Evan M. Hoke | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Douglas Hammond Malden Catholic H.S. | Teacher: Francis Halas
Honorable Mention – First Year
Ryan Davis | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Kevin Cardozo
Andrew Hsiao | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Paul Cernota
Li-Mei Lim | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Judith Scott
Yao Liu | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Janice Compton
Sunny Lou | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Matthew Tai | Cambridge Rindge & Latin | Teacher: Marian Levinstein
Jason Whittaker | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Caitlin Donovan | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Akshay Ganju | Brookline H.S. | Teacher: Reen Gibb
Jonathan Hessney | Brookline H.S. | Teacher: Reen Gibb
Alex C. Liu | Acton-Boxborough Regional H.S. | Teacher: Carol Murphree
Laura Schoenherr | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Leslie Ballard
Sean P. Sullivan | Acton-Boxborough Regional H.S. | Teacher: Carol Murphree
2002
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Amy S. Pasternak | Brookline H.S. | Teacher: Reen Gibb
Second Place
Darrick K. Li | Acton-Boxborough Reg. H.S. | Teacher: Carol Murphree
Mark Lipson | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Judith Scott Masselam
Duangkhae Srikum | Middlesex School | Teacher: John Bean
Fifth Place
Yang Yang | Acton-BoxboroughReg. H.S. | Teacher: Carol Murphree
Honorable Mention – First Year
Xinpeng Huang | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Judith Scott Masselam
Evan Jenkins | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Jerusha Vogel
Gregory Q. Leiserson | Winchester H.S. | Teacher: Todd Davidyock
Elizabeth Marcil | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Jerusha Vogel
Kristina Prachanronarong | Dighton-Rehoboth H.S. | Teacher: Liz Walsh
Nikhil Nadkarni | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Judith Scott Masselam
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Vishnu Kannabiran | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Aniket E. Schneider | Brookline H.S. | Teacher: Reen Gibb
Lauren Chikosky | Burlington H.S. | Teacher: Peter Nassif
Jeanette Saraidandis | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Leslie Ballard
Vivian Leung | Newton South H.S. | Teacher: Marianne McChesney
Matthew Dong | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Thomas Clay | Middlesex School | Teacher: John Bean
Charlie Goodhue | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
2001
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Eric T. Hoke | Wayland H.S. Jay Chandler
Second Place
Colin J. Whittaker | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Third Place
Orr Ashenberg | Acton-Boxborough Reg. HS | Teacher: Carol Murphree
Fourth Place
Jun Mei | Brookline H.S. | Teacher: Reen Gibb
Mollie Sacra | Acton-Boxborough Reg. HS | Teacher: Carol Murphree
Carlyn Saylor | Concord-Carlisle Reg HS | Teacher: Gina Andrighettto
Honorable Mention – First Year
Brian Fiske | Phillips Academy | Teacher: Paul Cemota
Eran Hodis | Framingham H.S. | Teacher: Ronee Krashes
Jennifer Lambe | Dighton-Rehoboth Reg. HS | Teacher: David Harwood
Brian B. Liau | Belmont H.S. | Teacher: Linda Weber
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Feng Chen | Belmont H.S. | Teacher: Linda Weber
Michael M. Hencke | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Jesse M. Klempner | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandler
Shuya Kyu | Cambridge Rindge & Latin | Teacher: Marian Levinstein
Michael Lyubomirskiy | Brookline H.S. | Teacher: Reen Gibb
Vivian Ng | Brooks School | Teacher: Virginia Stripling
Albert J. Keung | Wayland H.S. | Teacher: Jay Chandlery
2000
First Place – The Simmons University Award
Andrew Goldstone | Brookline H.S. | Teacher: Reen Gibb
Second Place
Joshua F. Evans | Brookline H.S. | Teacher: Reen Gibb
Third Place
Maike Geng | Acton-Boxborough Reg. H.S. | Teacher: Carol Murphree
Andrew J. Leierson | Winchester H.S. | Teacher: Susan Smith
Fifth Place
Charles Jacobsche | Concord-Carlisle Reg. H.S. | Teacher: Albert Powers
Honorable Mention – First Year
Brian Caliandro | Belmont H.S. | Teacher: Linda Weber
Kevin M. Litwack | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Douglas Grant
Eric Cady | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Sue Tipton
Daniel Jerison | Belmont H.S. | Teacher: Linda Weber
Dina Yanushpolsky | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Judith Scott Masselam
Feng Chen | Belmont H.S. | Teacher: Linda Weber
Stephen Estes | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Judith Scott Masselam
Laura Yasaitis | Lexington H.S. | Teacher: Douglas Grant
Orr Ashenberg | Acton-Boxboro Reg. H.S. | Teacher: Catherine Capone
Honorable Mention – Second Year
Mark Burkhardt | Lincoln-Subury Reg.H.S. | Teacher: Ms. Bolton
Yael Marshall | Brookline H.S. | Teacher: Reen Gibb
Alex Shim | Framingham H.S. | Teacher: Ronee Krashes
Ning Zhang | Waltham H.S. | Teacher: Dorothy Tufo
Saeed Taheri | Brookline H.S. | Teacher: Reen Gibb
Daniel Westerberg | Concord-Carlisle Reg. H.S. | Teacher: Albert Powers
Nathanial A. Robinson | Cambridge Rindge& Latin | Teacher: Thomas McCarthy
NESACS Meeting – Education Night – June 2023
NESACS Meeting – Education Night – June 2022
NESACS Meeting – Education Night
Education Awards
NESACS Meeting – Education Night
NESACS Meeting – Education Night
