Mole Day–the Chemistry equivalent of the 4th of July. The celebration kicked off in chemistry teacher Sara Chapman’s room with the mole pledge as students rose from their seats, faced the mole flag, and read off of their sheets. Next, Mrs. Chapman read aloud the “Ten Mole-mandments.”
In the chemistry world, Oct. 23 represents what one mole of a molecule is equal to: 6.022×1023. In honor of Amedeo Avogadro, an Italian chemist, chemistry classrooms at EHS celebrated Mole Day.
“Mole Day is a holiday that is celebrated in all chemistry classrooms across the nation,” Mrs. Chapman said. She further explained that it was celebrated when she was taking chemistry in high school. “It has been celebrated at EHS since before I started working here,” Mrs. Chapman said.
Throughout the class period, students had the opportunity to play mole games and rate the best stuffed moles created by classmates. Mrs. Chapman said that the students like doing the activities she has planned for them.
When asked what other classes were doing she said, “The other classes are doing pretty much the same thing except one class is doing a Mole Day scavenger hunt instead.” She explained that she has done the same thing every year, because that is what the students seem to like.
Sophomore Jordan Hovey said that he had fun during Mole Day. “It was day dedicated to moles and I got to spend it with a great teacher and great classmates,”Jordansaid. “My favorite part during the day was seeing everybody’s extra credit projects,”Jordansaid.
The students also had the opportunity to do a Mole Day walk after school that afternoon. Each participant would receive five extra credit points for completing six laps around the indoor track of the Lucco-Jackson gymnasium.
Junior Brendan Rayburn, who went to the Mole Day walk went for extra credit points. “I enjoyed Mole Day and all the activities that went along with it,” Rayburn said. Jordan Hovey also went to the Mole day walk. “It was a great way to end mole day and I got extra credit for doing it,” Jordan said.
