The 2023 ACS Orange County Chemistry Olympiad Local Section Exam (LSE) was held online on Saturday, March 4, 2023, from 8:30AM-11:00AM, at the Business Sciences and Technology Innovation Center (BSTIC), Irvine Valley College, Irvine CA. There were 165 students from 36 different Orange County high schools participating in the competition. The top score was 57/60, and the winning team was from Troy High School.
Eleven of the 165 students who competed in the LSE competition advanced to the US National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO). It took place on April 22, 2023, at Vanguard University. One of them (Yufei Chen) scored among the top 20 in the nation.
The 55th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) was hosted virtually by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. on July 16-25, 2023.
More details on the 2023 results are available by clicking here.
The High School Awards Dinner was held on May 17, 2023. Click here for details.
Read more background about the Chemistry Olympiad competition here.
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