This year, 610 students registered for the local Chemistry Olympiad exam on March 13-14, 2024, representing 25 schools. Of these, 12 students were selected to participate in the National Exam on April 20 at Cal State Dominguez Hills.
Below are the results for the local section High School Chemistry Olympiad Exam. We are proud to announce that TWO students from the National Team won the High Honors List and FOUR made it to the Honors List. And, our two High Honors students have been accepted to participate in the Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp! They will be among the 20 nationwide finalists selected to undergo rigorous training at the University of Maryland College Park, Maryland on June 2-15, 2024. Based on their performance, FOUR students will be chosen to represent the U.S. at the 56th International Chemistry Olympiad, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from July 21-30, 2024. Congratulations to all the students! Their accomplishments were applauded and commended at the 2024 High School Olympiad Awards Ceremony, held on Friday, May 24, 2024, at Mount Saint Mary’s University.
First Place Overall Students:
Daniel Rosado (*1) – Redondo Union High School
Max Zhou (*1) – San Marino High School
Highest Scoring Overall School
Arcadia High School
Teacher: Cherryl Mynster
National Team & Highest Scoring Students
Daniel Rosado (*1) – Redondo Union High School – 1st Place
Max Zhou (*1) – San Marino High School – 1st Place
Herrick Wang (*2) – Arcadia High School – 3rd Place
Remy Kushner* – Harvard-Westlake High School – 4th Place
William Putzer (*2) – Harvard-Westlake High School – 5th Place
Kevin Wu – Arcadia High School – 6th PlaceEvan Yen* – Arcadia High School – 6th Place
Michael Lee* – South Pasadena High School – 6th Place
Saket Pamidipathri *– The Science Academy STEM Magnet – 6th Place
David Zhang (*2) – Temple City High School – 10th Place
Liong Ma – Arcadia High School – 11th Place
Connor Zhao (*2) – North Hollywood High School – 11th Place
Tristan Lu* – Redondo Union High School – 11th Place
Gihan Van Kerkhove* – South Pasadena High School – 11th Place
Catherine Pei – Arcadia High School – 15th Place
Sakura Nakanishi – Palos Verdes Peninsula High School – 15th Place
Chun Yu Lau – Arcadia High School – 17th Place
Avani Athavale – Arcadia High School – 17th Place
Daniel Hong – North Hollywood High School – 17th Place
Jeremy Karkafi – San Marino High School – 17th Place
* ACS National Olympiad Team
1 High Honors List
2 Honors List
School’s Highest Scoring Students
| Student | School | School Coordinator |
| Meri Sahakyan | Anderson W. Clark Magnet H.S. | Anna Mkrtchyan-Antonyan |
| Alexis Meneses | Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet H.S. | Michael Morgan |
| Prabodh Rao | Gretchen A Whitney H.S. | Paul Bender |
| Nikhil McGowan | Sierra Canyon H.S. | Maryceline Espanol |
| Caden Evans | Van Nuys H.S. | Tracey Kim |
| Brandon Zhu | Venice H.S. | Barry Vella |
| Peyton Hayward | Westlake H.S. | Grace Cho Kim |
| Remy Kushner* | Harvard-Westlake H.S. | Nathan Cardin |
| Connor Zhao*2 | North Hollywood H.S. | Altair Maine |
| Sakura Nakanishi | Palos Verdes Peninsula H.S. | Charles Lee |
| Daniel Rosado*1 | Redondo Union H.S. | Wilkin Lee |
| Max Zhou*1 | San Marino H.S. | Cynthia Chubbuck |
| Herrick Wang*2 | Arcadia H.S. | Cherryl Mynster |
| Michael Lee* | South Pasadena H.S. | Benjamin Ku |
* ACS National Olympiad Team
1 High Honors List
2 Honors List
