Student winners of nationwide Earth Day competition announced

Winners of a nationwide Earth Day Haiku competition illustrating the theme "Recycling—Chemistry Can!" have been announced by the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. The competition is part of the Society's annual program, Chemists Celebrate Earth Day. The first-place winners will receive a $150 gift certificate for Amazon.com. Second place winners will receive a $75 gift certificate for Amazon.com.

K – 2nd Grade category:
First Place — Ciara Short, Grade 2, Fremont Elementary School, East Syracuse, N.Y.
Second Place — Sydney Cannioto, Grade 2, Jefferson Avenue School, Fairport, N.Y.

3rd – 4th Grade category:
First Place — Casadi Patterson, Grade 4, Gastonville Elementary Center, Finleyville, Pa.
Second Place — Caitlin Kelly, Grade 3, Home-Schooled, Mechanicsville, Va.

5th – 8th Grade category:
First Place — Lauren Scott, Grade 8, Leland and Gray Union School, Townshend, Vt.
Second Place — Regina Reynolds, Grade 5, The Independence School, Newark, Del.

9th – 12th Grade category:
First Place — Ryan Mercure, Grade 11, East Catholic High School, Manchester, Conn.
Second Place — Rob Milanich, Grade 10, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, Md.

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The American Chemical Society — the world's largest scientific society — is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.