College hosts You Be The Chemist Challenge
First-place winners are Cariah Chambliss, Jalise Herring, and Avram Garbutt.
Meridian Public School District's Carver Elementary School fifth-grade students Cariah Chambliss, Jalise Herring, and Avram Garbutt won the East Mississippi Regional Challenge for the You Be The Chemist® Challenge at Meridian Community College.
The College's Science and Wellness Division hosted the competition again this year. This marked the 10th year that MCC has conducted the event.
The You Be The Chemist® Challenge is a collaborative, multi-level student science competition that celebrates the science of chemistry and elevates STEM careers. Fifth through eighth-grade students can compete in teams of three or four.
Sponsored by the Chemical Educational Foundation, the challenge provides opportunities for various individuals and organizations, including schools, chemical industry members, educators, and other community partners, to unite and show their support for STEM education. This year marks the challenge's 22nd anniversary.
Other winners were teams from Carver Elementary School. Kaylee Grace, Kaydence Rogers, Aden Rice, and Aubree Hamilton, came in second place. Amari Tims, Ayana Taylor, and Lyric Cox were third-place winners.
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