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2006 US Physics Team Semi-Finalists Announced
American Association of Physics Teachers announced the semi-finalists for the 2006 US Physics Team. Ten Southern California high school students made the list.
10 Southern California High Students Made the List
The American Association of Physics Teachers announced the semi-finalists for the 2006 US Physics Team. 196 best high school physics students made the list. Ten of them are from Southern California high schools:
| student | school | city |
|---|---|---|
| Henry P. Tung | Torrey Pines High School | Encinitas, CA |
| Isaac J. Chao | University High School | Irvine, CA |
| Djordio Z. Milovic | University High School | Irvine, CA |
| Tony Wu | University High School | Irvine, CA |
| David R. Schleimer | Harvard - Westlake School | North Hollywood, CA |
| Timothy H. Hsieh | North Hollywood High School | North Hollywood, CA |
| Miles H. Honkawa | Palos Verdes Peninsula High School | Rolling Hills East, CA |
| Taylor Yi | Westview High School | San Diego, CA |
| Alexandre Boulgakov | Santa Monica High School | Santa Monica, CA |
| ZeNan L. Chang | Santa Monica High School | Santa Monica, CA |
High school students are nominated by their physics teachers to take the Physics Olympiad Screening Exams which are used each year to help select members for the United State Physics Team. The Preliminary Screening Exam consists of a Multiple Choice Exam that has thirty questions and an Open Response Exam that has four questions. The Multiple Choice Exam has a time limit of forty minutes and the Open Response Exam has a time limit of 60 minutes. The two hundred students who have the highest score on the Preliminary Screening Exam are invited to take the Semi-Final Exam which consists of six problems and has a time limit of 180 minutes.
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