Teacher's Perfect Score Challenge
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Teacher's Perfect Score Challenge. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/54130
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“Teacher's Perfect Score Challenge.” The Aporia, October 13, 2026. https://the-aporia.com/event/54130.
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Anthony Simonelli, a chemistry teacher at Baldwin High School on Long Island, finally awarded Jojo Yawson a $100 cash prize after waiting 25 years for a student to achieve a perfect score on New York’s state chemistry exam. Simonelli visited Yawson's home to present the signed bill in person, as he was one of 3,700 students tested but the only one who scored perfectly this year. The article highlights the emotional…
Teacher who promised cash prize to student who aced state test for 25 years finally gets to deliver →Jojo Yawson, a student at Baldwin High School on Long Island, won $100 from his teacher Anthony Simonelli for achieving a perfect score of 100% on the Chemistry Regents exam in June. Simonelli had offered this challenge to students over the past 25 years as an incentive to perform well on what he considers the most difficult Regents test. Despite initial doubts about his performance, Yawson managed to complete all…
LI student aces chemistry Regents exam to win teacher’s 25-year-old challenge for $100 →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.
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A Long Island teacher who for 25 years promised a $100 cash prize to the student who could ace their New York state chemistry exam has finally gotten the chance to deliver.
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9 Oct Teacher challenges students with $100 to get perfect chemistry exam scoreTony 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.CBS News
4 Oct LI student aces chemistry Regents exam to win teacher’s 25-year-old challenge for $100Jojo Yawson, a student at Baldwin High School on Long Island, won $100 from his teacher Anthony Simonelli for achieving a perfect score of 100% on the Chemistry Regents exam in June. Simonelli had offered this challenge to students over the past 25 years as an incentive to perform well on what he considers the most difficult Regents test. Despite initial doubts about his performance, Yawson managed to complete all…New York Post
3 Oct Teacher who promised cash prize to student who aced state test for 25 years finally gets to deliverAnthony Simonelli, a chemistry teacher at Baldwin High School on Long Island, finally awarded Jojo Yawson a $100 cash prize after waiting 25 years for a student to achieve a perfect score on New York’s state chemistry exam. Simonelli visited Yawson's home to present the signed bill in person, as he was one of 3,700 students tested but the only one who scored perfectly this year. The article highlights the emotional…Daily Mail
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