The Orlando Section sponsored the participants of local student in the 2021 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO). Exams were taken in an online format, starting with the Local Exam, on March 27 and 28, 2021. 37 high school students from seven high schools in the Orlando Section 7 county area. Ten students were nominated from this group to go on to take the National Exam Part 1 online on April 7 and 8, 2021.
These are the ten students who took the National Exam Part 1 (in no particular order):
| Jaehyun Ahn | Homeschool |
| Aidan Meyers | West Shore High School |
| Vishanth Murugeson | Orange County High School |
| Truly Thomas | Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy |
| Parker Tyson | Homeschool |
| Alexander Budko | West Shore High School |
| Andy Shar | Vanguard High School |
| Lyle Alvarez | Trinity Prep High School |
| Krithik Seela | Lake Highland Prep |
| Aiden Liu | Trinity Prep High School |
One student, Andy Shar, Vanguard High School was selected to take Part 2 the following weekend, April 15, 2021. He did not advance to the National Team. All students received certificates.
If you have any comments or questions regarding USNCO, please contact your Chemistry Olympiad Coordinator, Mary C. Roslonowski.