Two Lower Dauphin High School 10th-graders earned a place in the National Chemistry Olympiad after competing in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Section of the American Chemical Society's local qualifying event on March 26 at the Penn State Harrisburg campus. Christian Grow placed second out of 47 participants to earn his spot at nationals. Owen Giampetro placed 12th to punch his ticket to the National Exam.

National Chemistry Olympiad Exams are a three-part exam administered to more than 1,000 students each April. The 20 top-scoring students from the National Exam spend two weeks at a study camp in June to undergo rigorous training. Based on their performance, four students are chosen to represent the U.S. at the International Chemistry Olympiad.