It is not often that one will see frosting and sprinkles littering the Honors Chemistry desks. Mole Day is that one day of the year that this does happen.
According to moleday.org, Mole Day is celebrated annually on Oct 23 from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m., commemorating Avogadro’s Number, 6.02 x 10²³, which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry.
Mole Day was created as a way to foster interest in chemistry. Schools around the world celebrate Mole Day with various activities related to chemistry and/or moles.
Previously, former science teacher Eileen Rohmer and science teacher Tom Huffaker both taught Honors Chemistry, but only Rohmer participated in Mole Day. This year, however, Huffaker is participating in it because he thought it would be a good way to pass on the tradition.
“I didn’t participate in Mole Day every year, it was kind of Ms. Rohmer’s thing, I just thought it would be a good idea this year because she’s not here anymore,” Huffaker said.
Projects that students did included writing a song, making a vest for Huffaker, designing posters, and making cupcakes.
Mole Day is always popular because students get to eat a lot of sugar, something they usually do not get the privilege of doing, Huffaker said.
“I enjoyed the mole project because I got to bake for extra credit,” sophomore Maxwell Canty-Hilchey said.
Sophomore Nicola Karasik also baked treats for Mole Day.
““I liked Mole Day because on Mole Day we got to eat all the treats and present the projects to the class,” Karasik said, “and then we had a fun day of moles.”
