There were 179 High School students who participated in the 2024 ACS Orange County Chemistry Olympiad Local Section Exam (LSE) competition on Saturday, March 2, 2024, from 8:45AM-11:00AM, at the Business Sciences and Technology Innovation Center (BSTIC), Irvine Valley College, Irvine CA 92618.
The top ten individual students on the LSE will advance to the US National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) which was held on Saturday April 20, 2024. The top twenty scorers in the U.S. on the USNCO are invited to attend the National Study Camp in June.
The top four students at the National Study Camp will represent the U.S. at the 56th International Chemistry Olympiad scheduled for July 21-30, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The top student from each school, the top six school teams and those who competed in the USNCO will be honored at an Awards Dinner in May.
Read here for more background about the Chemistry Olympiad competition.
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We gratefully acknowledge
Irvine Valley College as the sponsor of part 1 of the Chemistry Olympiad Exam and
Vanguard University as the sponsor of part 2 of the Chemistry Olympiad exam.
For questions, please contact Brent Shenton at lnbshenton@gmail.com .