Students in West Virginia and Puerto Rico participated in local You Be The Chemist Challenge® competitions for the very first time on Friday! Congratulations to all of the volunteers, educators, parents, and students involved in these competitions.

For the first time, one student each from West Virginia and Puerto Rico will travel to Philadelphia to compete in the 2015 National Challenge on June 22. With the addition of six new states this year, the Challenge program now reaches nearly 38,000 students in 36 U.S. states and territories! You can find lots of Challenge competition photos on our Facebook page.