NCW 2005 Poster Competition Winners

 

K - 2

1st Place :  Amanda Salvatore (Bishop Dunn)

Monroe , NY 10950

 

2nd Place :  Emily Salvatore (Bishop Dunn)

Monroe , NY 10950

 

3rd Place :  Alexander Gormley (Bishop Dunn)

Newburgh , NY 12550

 

Honorable Mention:  Erin Martin (Bishop Dunn)

Washingtonville , NY 10992

 

Honorable Mention:  Chris Martin (Bishop Dunn)

Washingtonville , NY 10992

 

3 - 5

1st Place : Colleen Sickles ( St. Joseph )

Kingston , NY 12401

 

2nd Place :  Brandon Grego ( St. Joseph )

Hurley , NY 12443

 

3rd Place :  DiMara Pagano ( St. Joseph )

Hurley , NY 12443

 

6 - 8

1st Place :  Dalton Crantek ( St. Joseph )

Saugerties , NY 12477

 

2nd Place :  Nicholas Rockwell ( St. Joseph )

Saugerties , NY 12477

 

3rd Place :  Yoo-Nah Park (Bishop Dunn)

Milton , NY 12537

 

Honorable Mention:  Naja Fandal (Bishop Dunn)

Newburgh, NY 12550

 

2004 Mid-Hudson NCW Contest Winners

 

Chemistry Elemental Puzzle Contest Winners … Number of puzzle entries received:  134  5 Random Winners Chosen

 

Rachel Susser, age 12, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Ricky DeCola, Student at Bishop Dunn Memorial School, Newburgh, NY
Jamie Lee, age 12, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Julia Tallering, age 13,New Paltz, NY 12561
Kevin Gordon, age 14, New Windsor, NY 12553

 

NCW 2004 Chemistry Elemental Puzzle Contest Answers …



1. The sunlight illuminated the golden atrium.   (natrium)

2. Since you ran, I umpired the game.  (uranium)

3. On National Public Radio, diners were interviewed about the new restaurant.  (iodine)

4. In a panic, Kelly called the police.  (nickel)

5. Her hiccup rumbled and echoed through the kitchen.  (cuprum)

6. Do you have a bat in your belfry?  (tin)

7. Post your ad on the Internet!  (radon)

8. JAZZ Incorporated manufactures saxophones.  (zinc)

9. On Vixen, on Donner, on Blitzen!  (xenon)

10. The wolf rambled across the ridge.  (wolfram)

11. The corncob altered the look of the Thanksgiving centerpiece.  (cobalt)

12. Marlboro nights are cool in the summer because of the location near the river.  (boron)

13. The plumb umbrella kept the woman in the yellow slicker dry.  (plumbum)

14.  One on one basketball is a favorite among kids.  (neon)

15.  Margo netted a Yellow Swallowtail butterfly at the lake.  (argon)

How Do You Rate?


 1-9          Don’t go anywhere without a periodic table of

the elements!

10-11       You’re no chemist, but not bad.
12-13       Nobel prize winners must know you by

name.

    14-15       Linus Pauling was an amateur next to you.

 

 

NCW 2004 Poster Contest…

Chemists Celebrate National Chemistry Week 2004

Poster Contest Winners in the Mid-Hudson Section

-from Michelle Rodden

 


Our judge was Ms. Nora Balantzian from Ulster County Community College .  She is an Advertising Design & Graphics Art major and plans to transfer to SUNY New Paltz as a Graphic Art major.  Her career goal is to be a graphic designer.

Entries were judged based on the following criteria: (a) poster met material and size requirements, (b) originality and creativity, (c) relevance to and incorporating the theme (health & wellness), and (d) visual impact and neatness. One hundred sixty entries were received in three of the four age categories.  Prizes were awarded on the local level for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category.  First Place posters have been submitted to the National ACS in Washington , D.C. and will be displayed during the 229th ACS National Meeting in San Diego , CA , March 13 - 17, 2005 .  One winner and one honorable mention will be chosen in each category for the national prize. National winners will receive a handheld color TV.  National honorable mentions will receive a set of TalkAbout 2-Way radios.  Teachers of winning students will receive a "Periodic Table of the Elephants" Poster.

Grades K - 2

FIRST PLACE
Michele Amado, Grade 2
St. Joseph's School
Mrs. Cranston, teacher
235 Wall Street
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 339-4390

 
SECOND PLACE
Cheyenne Michelle Lopez, Grade 2
St. Joseph's School
Mrs. Cranston, teacher
235 Wall Street
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 339-4390

 
THIRD PLACE
Ryan Bayer, Grade K
Bishop Dunn Memorial School
Mrs. Kleister, teacher
50 Gidney Avenue
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 569-3494

Grade 3 - 5


FIRST PLACE
Taylor Garrison, Grade 5
Bishop Dunn Memorial School
Mrs. Kleister, teacher
50 Gidney Avenue
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 569-3494
 
SECOND PLACE
Meghan Spoth, Grade 5
St. Joseph's School
Ms. Merker, teacher
235 Wall Street
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 339-4390
 
THIRD PLACE
Vincent Terrone, Grade 5
St. Joseph's School
Ms. Merker, teacher
235 Wall Street
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 339-4390

Grades 6 - 8

FIRST PLACE
Corey Affron, Grade 7
Bishop Dunn Memorial School
Mrs. Kleister, teacher
50 Gidney Avenue
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 569-3494

SECOND PLACE
Noelle Gogg, Grade 7
St. Joseph's School
Ms. Merker, teacher
235 Wall Street
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 339-4390

THIRD PLACE
Polly McElrath, Grade 7
St. Joseph's School
Ms. Merker, teacher
235 Wall Street
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 339-4390

 

 

2003 NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK

from the NCW Coordinator, Michelle Rodden

K-12 Poster Contest


One hundred thirty-six posters were accepted in this year’s contest!  The Mid-Hudson first place winners in each category will be sent to National ACS to compete against the first place winners from all sections at the next National meeting.  Our first place winners will receive a framed ACS Commemorative stamp.  Second place winners will receive a beaker mug.  Third place winners will receive a ceramic ACS mug.


Grade 6-8

1st Place

Dylan Lewis
Bishop Dunn Memorial School
Mrs. Kliester’s 7th grade

 
2nd Place

Christine Rios
Bishop Dunn Memorial School
Mrs. Kliester’s 6th grade

 
3rd Place

Paul Boston
Bishop Dunn Memorial School
Mrs. Kliester’s 7th grade


Grade 3-5

1st Place

Patrick Buckley
Bishop Dunn Memorial School
Mrs. Kliester’s 5th grade

 
2nd Place

Nicholas Smith
Saint Joseph’s School
Ms. Merker’s 3th grade

 


3rd Place

Abigail Groppuso
Saint Joseph’s School
Ms. Merker’s 3th grade

Grade K-2

1st Place

Ariana McKinney
Bishop Dunn Memorial School
Mrs. Neuss’ 1st grade


2nd Place

Cheyenne Michelle Lopez
Saint Joseph’s School
Mrs. Papineau 1st grade

 
3rd Place

Lauren Bayer
Bishop Dunn Memorial School
Mrs. Nuess’ 1st grade

 

2003 NCW Jumble Contest

Jumble Answers:  smog, air, ethereal, pollution; “National Chemistry Week 2003- Earth’s Atmosphere and Beyond!”

Twenty-one entries were sent, but only thirteen had the correct answers!  The randomly chosen winners from the correct jumbles will receive an ACS t-shirt.

 



Jumble Contest Winners:

Brendon Hassett, High Falls

 

Karen Merker, Port Ewen

Vincent Terrone, Port Ewen

Joe McAnlis, Tillson

Justin Brown, Accord



2003 NCW Limerick Contest Winners

 
 Ages 10 to 100 were asked to create a limerick that included any of the following words: chemistry, air, clouds, pollution, acid rain, scrubbers, aviation, solar energy.  One hundred fourteen entries were received.  English Professor Martha Robinson, with Ulster County Community College since 1991, was the judge.  Each winner will receive a t-shirt from the American Chemical Society on-line store. 

 

The top five entries for the 2003 National Chemistry Week Limerick Contest:




Amanda Hadden, Newburgh (6th grade student, Bishop Dunn Memorial School )

Air pollution makes your throat dry
It makes your eyes sting and you cry
Please don’t be so mean
And keep the air clean
Everyone in the world should try.
 

Karen Merker, Port Ewen (3rd grade teacher, St. Joseph ’s School, Kingston )

The Earth is a planet, a sphere
Where we live in the Earth’s atmosphere.
We need a solution
To end the pollution.
We need to breathe air that is clear!
 

Alex Quilty, Lake Katrine (5th grade student, St. Joseph ’s School, Kingston )

There once was a chemist named Zye.
The project he made went awry.
He turned into Hyde
And went for a ride

While acid rain filled up the sky.


Cameron Sweeney, Kingston (5th grade student, St. Joseph ’s School, Kingston )

I knew a man who liked Science.
He bought from Lowes an appliance.
And when he got home,
Ripped open the foam,
Found it was not in compliance.

 
Alfred Turk, Wappingers Falls (retired, American Chemical Society member)

A talented chemist from Spain
Concerned by the high acid rain
Found a solution
For this pollution
Now neutral rain falls on the plain.

(apologies to Lerner and Lowe)


 

 

 

 

Posted 2/17/06