Illustrated Poem Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 NCW Illustrated Poem Contest!

As part of NCW 2024, students from grades K-12 were invited to share their interpretation of this year's theme, "Picture Perfect Chemistry”, in the form of illustrated poems. Winners at the local section level qualified for the national contest. 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

Demi P., South Florida Local Section 

2nd Place

Clio B., Binghamton Local Section


Grades 3-5

1st Place

Sebastian B., Pittsburgh Local Section

2nd Place

Arnodeep D., Southwest Georgia Local Section


Grades 6-8

1st Place

Maya M., Chemical Society of Washington

2nd Place

Jennyliz S., Puerto Rico  Local Section


Grades 9-12

1st Place

Mary W. , Philadelphia Local Section

2nd Place

Jason Z., Cincinnati Local Section