The Virginia section of the American Chemical Society sponsors a first-year and a second-year exam as part of the National Chemistry Olympiad competition.  Students scoring high on the second-year exam are then invited to participate with the National Chemistry Olympiad exam.

Team awards are given in each of two categories for each test for the team with the five highest scores.

The first category is Small School and Governor’s School.  The second category is Large School and Governor’s School.  This year Prince Edward County High School won the team award for the Large School and Governor’s School category on the first-year exam out of 11 participating schools.

Awards are also given for individuals with the top three scores on both the first-year and second-year exams in two categories.  Henry Lutz, placed first on the first-year exam out of 169 participants, and Christian Kinzer, placed third on the first-year exam out of 169 participants.

The high score on the first-year exam from Prince Edward County High School was Henry Lutz.

The high score on the second-year exam from Prince Edward County High School was Jasmin Simpkins. Participants from Prince Edward County in alphabetical order were: Ricardo Diaz (11), Christian Kinzer (11), Henry Lutz (10), Colton Sheehan (11), and Jasmin Simpkins (11).

Award winners have been invited to attend the Awards Ceremony at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond in September to receive the awards for winning the school and team awards.