The Aporia · Teacher challenges students with $100 to get perfect chemistry exam score

Tony Dokoupil reports that a chemistry teacher in a Long Island high school offered a challenge to his students: anyone who achieved a perfect score on the challenging state chemistry exam would receive $100. This year, for the first time since the offer was made, one of the students met this difficult criterion and claimed the prize money.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Anthony Simonelli, a Baldwin High School chemistry teacher in Long Island, New York, fulfilled a 25-year-old promise by awarding student Jojo Yawson with a signed $100 bill for achieving a perfect score on the Regents for Physical Setting Chemistry exam. Simonelli had challenged his students to be the first to receive a 100 percent grade, offering the cash prize as motivation, but no student succeeded until now. With over 3,700 graded tests, Yawson's achievement stands out as unique and impressive, considering the difficulty of the exam and its reputation among New York State students. Simonelli visited Yawson’s home to personally deliver the prize, expressing his joy and pride in Yawson's accomplishment.

Written for “Teacher's Perfect Score Challenge” on 2026-10-09, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.

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For the first time, one of his students succeeded.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-09

🔮 A Long Island high school chemistry teacher promised a $100 prize to any student who could get a perfect score on the state's notoriously brutal chemistry exam.

2026-10-09 · CBS News

Teacher challenges students with $100 to get perfect chemistry exam score · mixed framing

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A Long Island high school chemistry teacher promised a $100 prize to any student who could get a perfect score on the state's notoriously brutal chemistry exam. uncertain

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