After a long hiatus due to the Covid pandemic, the ACS Orange County Section was delighted to resume holding the High School First Year Chemistry Exam in 2022. It was held on Saturday April 23, 2022, from 8:45 AM to 11:15 AM in McCarthy Hall, California State University Fullerton, 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831.
The 2022 High School Awards Banquet was held on Tuesday May 17 in the Grimm Student Union at Concordia University, Irvine. Individual winners received cash awards, and winning teams received plaques for their school. Dinners for student winners and their teachers were provided compliments of OCACS.
All Award Ceremony and Dinner attendees, including students, teachers, members and guests, were required to present proof of vaccination and their booster shot before being admitted.