L-R; Drayson Bowling, Matthew Atkinson, Andrew Sauder, Katie Whitson
If you went through the Old Gym the other day, you would have definitely noticed that the Chemistry 2 Molecule Show has made a long-awaited return this year. Mrs. Holly’s Chem 2 class worked for weeks to give us an outstanding presentation of the fascinating molecules that they researched, wrote about, and created demonstrations for. The molecules that were presented were wide ranging, from medicines, disease risks, explosives, and all three at once. All students constructed models of their molecules’ atomic structures, as well as boards or electronic information displays.
The students who took part in the show said that they had a great experience, one saying “It was really fun being energetic and teaching people about a molecule.” And another stating “I stood in one place for so long my knees started to hurt, but it was still cool.”
Mrs. Holly, who has been doing the Molecule Show all 17 years, was especially glad, saying “It was probably the calmest Molecule show I’ve ever had. It went pretty smooth. In past years I’ve had students faint, and I’ve had people get sick. But this year, people came, they learned, and they left, so it was very nice.”
Regarding the students, Mrs. Holly expressed how proud she was, saying “I thought they did a great job. They definitely learned a lot, especially about how their molecule is used in the world, which is arguably more useful for most people leaving my class than knowing molecular geometry.”
The results for the awards were as follows:
Neatness: Brandon Harding for Mercury Fulminate
Professionalism: Matthew Atkinson for RDX
Creativity: Andrew Sauder for Ethyl Carbamate
Most Scientific in Memory of Mrs. Darci Patton: Katie Whitson for Metformin
The Reigning Chem DCM award for 2025 in memory of Summer Stahl: Drayson Bowling for Olabonic Acid
Other Honorable mentions for presentations: Maryahna Schleich for coming in second in two categories.
All students who presented did absolutely outstanding work this year, and if anyone is considering taking Chemistry 2 in future years, perhaps you can participate in the next Molecule Show yourself!