CCEW Illustrated Poem Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW) Illustrated Poem Contest!

As part of CCEW 2024, students from grades K-12 were invited to share their interpretation of this year's theme, "Get a Charge Out of Chemistry”, in the form of illustrated poems. Winners qualified for the national contest via ACS local sections. At the national level, first- and second-place prizes were awarded in four categories. Thank you to all schools and local sections that participated!

See the winners by grade category below. Click on the images to view a larger version of each illustrated poem.


Grades K-2

1st Place

Clio B.
Binghamton Local Section

2nd Place

Reagan R.
Idaho Local Section


Grades 3-5

1st Place

Celine S.
Silicon Valley Local Section

2nd Place

Sloan D.
Southern Arizona Local Section


Grades 6-8

1st Place

Harper M.
Western Michigan Local Section

2nd Place

Claire V.
Midland Local Section


Grades 9-12

1st Place

Emma M.
Kentucky Lake Local Section

2nd Place

Stephen T.
Midland Local Section