2015 National Challenge

2015 NATIONAL CHALLENGE

a look back

[The Challenge program] has provided my students with
wonderful opportunities and amazing experiences. I think it has provided

them an amazing foundation for future learning as well as an
understanding of the science opportunities available out there for them.

Who

36 STUDENTS

What

2015 NATIONAL YOU BE THE CHEMIST CHALLENGE®

Where

THE KIMMEL CENTER, PHILADELPHIA

When

JUNE 22, 2015

PORTLAND, OR ST CHARLES PARISH, LA CHICAGO, IL NORTHWEST DC MARYLAND
LOCAL CHALLENGE LOCAL CHALLENGE LOCAL CHALLENGE LOCAL CHALLENGE STATE CHALLENGE

the culmination

OF A YEAR OF

exciting chemistry competitions

AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS

The event was also a celebration of

“Chemistry At Work” – highlighting the variety of

scientific careersand the ways in which

chemistry is woven into everyday life!

Nearly 40,000 students

across the country
competed to win an
expenses-paid trip to
Philadelphia to represent
their state at the national
level.

In the end 36 students

took the stage at The Kimmel

Center to vie for a total of
$18,500 in scholarships

and the title of National
Challenge Champion!

• 2015 Challege Champion

This is a
fantastic
program
to increase
the awareness
of STEM
education.

Without our dedicated
sponsors and contributors,

this valuable science enrichment
program – which is free for
students, parents, teachers,
and schools – simply would
not be possible.

Visit the CEF website for a full listing of local and state competition sites and sponsors, as well as general contributors.

IF YOUR COMPANY SUPPORTS CEF AND/OR SPONSORED THE 2015 NATIONAL CHALLENGE –

Thank You!

WE COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.

[Participating in
the Challenge]
opened my eyes
to a world of atoms
and galaxies. Now I
know for sure I
want to be a type of
scientist – medicinal,
computer, or anything
that might interest
me. I think [the
Challenge program]
is wonderful.

[The Challenge is]
excellent—one of
the best events I’ve
ever experienced.

interest in chemistryHis was triggered by the event.

He was always STEM inclined, but he has had no chemistry exposure
until this event in school. While he is still not sure about his career options,

at this point, it looks like it could be a chemistry-related profession!



• Employees of Brenntag North America, gathered at the National Constitution Center before the Celebration Dinner.

The Challenge has
provided my
students with the
knowledge that
science isn’t scary

and can be fun.

It provides them with
the competition style
in a fun academic
setting. I am looking
forward to doing
more with the
program next year.

[The Challenge is] a great opportunity for kids to
become aware and interested in chemistry. I believe

that seeing real life connections to

chemistry helps students see its value and opens
their eyes to the fact that chemistry is at the root of

many of our interests in everyday life!

• The Welcome Dinner at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University



You’re the next generation of
innovators, and your story is just
beginning. We’re all looking forward to
everything that you’re going to discover
that will make this world a better place.

save the date: JUNE 20, 2016

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