MCC hosts You Be The Chemist Challenge
Published 12:08 pm Monday, February 10, 2025
- Fifth-grade students at Carver Elementary School Cariah Chambliss, Jalise Herring and Avram Garbutt took home first place in the You Be The Chemist Challenge at Meridian Community College. Submitted photo
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.
Kaylee Grace, Kaydence Rogers, Aden Rice and Aubree Hamilton, of Carver Elementary School, recently won second place in the You Be The Chemist Challenge at Meridian Community College. Submitted photo
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.
Third-place winners of the You Be The Chemist Challenge are Lyric Cox, Ayana Taylor and Amari Tims. Submitted photo
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.
Visit meridiancc.edu for more information.
