National Chemistry Week (NCW) 2002 activities drew to a close at the ACS national meeting in New Orleans when winners of the "Chemistry Keeps Us Clean" poster contest were announced.

The poster contest invited K–12 students to draw a poster illustrating how chemistry contributes to keeping clean. Submissions were due on Jan. 10, and winners were judged at the national meeting by a panel of ACS members, including members of the NCW Task Force.

The winners in each grade category received a digital camera, and honorable mentions took home a handheld two-way radio. The winners were the following:

• K–second grade: First Place, Christy Kneupper, Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School, Brazosport Section; Honorable Mention, Martin Kurian, Our Lady of Fatima School, Delaware Section.
• Third–fifth grade: First Place, Marco DiBella, St. Joseph School, Mid-Hudson Section; Honorable Mention, Lauren Clement, Carl Junction Intermediate School, Mo-Kan-Ok Section.
• Sixth–eighth grade: First Place, Eileen Huang, West End Middle School, Nashville Section; Honorable Mention, Lindsey Cowling, St. Mary Academy, Cleveland Section.
• Ninth–12th grade: First Place, Christopher Soto-Cruz, Cecilio LebronRamos High School, Puerto Rico Section; Honorable Mention, Allison Heavner, Allegany High School, Western Maryland Section.

The theme for National Chemistry Week 2003, to be held Oct. 19–25, will be "Earth's Atmosphere and Beyond!"

TOP PRIZE The winning posters in the sixth–eighth (top right) and ninth–12th-grade division depict a few of the ways that chemistry keeps things clean.

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