2026 Ashdown Exam High School Chemistry Examination Contest Information

2026 Information:

In recent years, registration for the local section (Ashdown) exam as well as the USNCO is now nationalized, through the ACS.

Participation for the local section Ashdown Exam and USNCO Requirements:

1.     Complete the registration form https://usncoreg.acs.org/  as soon as you can with a February 27, 2026 deadline.

2.     All students must be registered by their parents/guardians (not teachers) through the linked USNCO registration form above.

3.     No more than FIVE max. students can register from a school for the Ashdown Exam, as chosen or approved by their teacher at that school.

4.     Registering here automatically registers students for both our local section Ashdown Exam and – should one or two (max. per school) qualify for USNCO, they are already registered.

5.     Our section is L109, Northeastern Section

For all information regarding the local section Ashdown Exam and national USNCO, go to https://www.acs.org/education/olympiad.html. For specific Ashdown Exam info, given live at Simmons Univ. in Boston late March, date TBA, go to https://www.nesacs.org/award/ashdown-high-school-chemistry-examination-contest/#high-school-contest