FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE听|听April 24, 2007
Student winners of nationwide Earth Day competition announced
Winners of a nationwide Earth Day Haiku competition illustrating the theme 鈥淩ecycling鈥擟hemistry Can!鈥� have been announced by the American Chemical 中国365bet中文官网, the world鈥檚 largest scientific society. The competition is part of the 中国365bet中文官网鈥檚 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. Note to Editors: One or more of the winners is in your area
National Earth Day Haiku Competition Student Winners
| Category | Winner | Grade | School | Town | Award |
| K 鈥� 2nd Grade | Ciara Short | 2 | Fremont Elementary School | East Syracuse, NY | First Place |
| 听 | Sydney Cannioto | 2 | Jefferson Avenue School | Fairport, NY | Second Place |
| 3rd 鈥� 4th Grade | Casadi Patterson | 4 | Gastonville Elementary Center | Finleyville, PA | First Place |
| 听 | Caitlin Kelly | 3 | Home-Schooled | Mechanicsville, VA | Second Place |
| 5th 鈥� 8th Grade | Lauren Scott | 8 | Leland and Gray Union School | Townshend, VT | First Place |
| 听 | Regina Reynolds | 5 | The Independence School | Newark, DE. | Second Place |
| 9th 鈥� 12th Grade | Ryan Mercure | 11 | East Catholic High School | Manchester, Conn. | First Place |
| 听 | Rob Milanich, | 10 | Walter Johnson High School | Bethesda, Md | Second Place |
Note to Editors: Copies of the poems are available upon request.
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