In March, students from Prince Edward County High School (PECHS) competed in the Chemistry Olympiad Exam, with several qualifying to take the National Exam.

Held annually, the Chemistry Olympiad is a worldwide competition. PECHS students on the Chemistry Olympiad Team have competed for the past five years, earning a total of five awards at the regional level. In 2018, the current team earned the Team Award for the First-Year Exam and attended the awards meeting at VCU, which was sponsored by the Virginia Section of the American Chemical Society. The 2018-19 team consists of Katrina Carrera, Maria Carrera, Tiba Hamza, Antonio Harvey, Naomi Jones, Rachel Kinzer, Abigail Swanson, Emma Watson and Melissa Williams. Hamza and Kinzer earned second and third place, respectively, in the region for their scores on the Second Year Exam. This achievement qualifies them to take the National Exam in April. Katrina, Maria and Jones qualified as alternates for the National Exam. Overall team awards remain under consideration.