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Rohm and Haas Texas 21st annual Art Exhibition and Design Contest Winners
We are pleased to present the 12 winners of the Art Exhibition and Calendar Design Contest. Selected from hundreds of entries in junior and senior high divisions compiled from eight school districts in the Houston area, the 12 finalists succeeded in presenting unique and compelling interpretations of the contest theme, Chemistry, Imagine the Possibilities. Thumbnails of the artists' work are displayed below along with statements of intent.
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Junior Division
Deer Park ISD
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Honorable Mention
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Emily Fens
Bonnette Junior High
Teacher: Ricia Kerber
8th Grade
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My picture describes the possibilities of chemistry in many different ways. It not only displays what has been created by chemistry and shows creativity, such as the art supplies and the garments, it also leaves us with a felling of inspiration to create more with chemistry.
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Clear Creek ISD
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2nd Place
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Emily Han
Westbrook Intermediate
Teacher: Terri McCrory
6th Grade
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On the road of chemistry, it's not really about the destination of accomplishment that you get to, but more about the scientific discoveries you make along the way. This picture represents how it's never too late for chemistry, whether late into the night or in our last hour. Chemistry evolves around us, magnified in our past, present, and future, which mingles with the possibilities we can create; it's your choice to have it or not.
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Third Place
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Emily Xiao
Westbrook Intermediate
Teacher: Terri McCrory
6th Grade
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The possibilities in alchemy are endless. Imagine turning metal into gold, concocting the Elixir of Life, and even creating the Philosopher's Stone. Through time, alchemy has shaped modern chemistry in many ways. Numerous concepts and tools used in alchemy are still helpful to contemporary chemists. Altering objects by chemical changes is an idea that is toyed with even now. Alchemists tried to find spiritual cures for sicknesses, not unlike scientists' search for vaccines today. Alchemy is a fascinating form of chemistry; without it, Rohm and Haas wouldn't be here today.
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Honorable mention
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Veronica Newell
Westbrook Intermediate
Teacher: Jamie Presley
8th Grade
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A young kindergarten boy is expressing his creativity by painting a beautiful picture. Thankfully, that is possible because of the chemistry involved in mixing paints to create new and unique colors. This allows the little boy to use his imagination as well as originality in his artwork, something we should hope to keep doing, even as we grow older, by using this same chemistry.
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Goose Creek C.I.S.D.
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First Place
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Jenna Jackson
Highlands Junior High
Teacher: Carla Griffin
8th Grade
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The molecules and double helix in my picture represent the building blocks of chemistry that creates endless possibilities for our future. Chemists have made incredible advancements in areas like food enrichment, safety and transportation, building construction, communication technology, health care and even genetics. The potential of new innovations is infinite. WOW!
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Honorable mention
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Lexi Edwards
Highlands Junior High
Teacher: Carla Griffin
8th Grade
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My picture shows just a few of the thousands of products we use everyday that are enriched by the innovative chemical technology of companies like Rohm and Haas Texas Incorporated.
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Senior Division
Pasadena I.S.D.
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Second Place
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Candelo Botello
Pasadena Memorial High
Teacher: Victor Raygoza
11th Grade
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The possibilities that chemistry has provided and will continue to provide for many generations has enabled our economy to decrease it's dependence on fossil fuels and shift to more readily available and more eco-friendly resources such as corn for energy sources.
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Third Place
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Alex Clark
Pasadena Memorial High
Teacher: Victor Raygoza
9th Grade
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The modern use of chemistry has transformed the game of football by imagining the possibility of protecting players from physical harm with better equipment and safely and properly hydrating them.
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Honorable Mention
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Ashley McGinness
South Houston High School
Teacher: Dan Waddell
11th Grade
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Glass, steel, heat and chemicals combine to create the modern world and the future.
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Clear Creek I.S.D.
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First Place
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Kelley Rytlewski
Clear Creek High High School
Teacher: Suzanne Lienhart
12th Grade
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Chemistry is the science that mixes elements and ideas in glass beakers and grows possibilities. With chemistry, we have been able to increase crop yields, advance transportation technology, design superior construction materials, create new medical and pharmaceutical products, perfect water purification, improve food processing and discover more efficient electronic devices. The possibilities of chemistry are as endless as the human imagination and we can only imagine what the future holds.
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Honorable Mention
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Wei (Julie) Jia
Clear Creek High School
Teacher: Suzanne Lienhart
12th Grade
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Chemistry makes the fuel, the fuel keeps technology going, the technology train runs on fuel and takes the world into a new era with endless inventions and wide connections. The study of chemistry leads to the development of medicine, which improves and saves lives. With the help of chemistry the world is climbing on an endless ladder of technologies, inventions and possibilities. Now is the time for us, the younger generation, to discover those possibilities that reach to the sky.
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Honorable Mention
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Kelly Nguyen
Clear Brook High School
Teacher: Jeff Samp
10th Grade
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The science teacher has an idea that will help him discover his long awaited result that he has been working on for months. He is sharing his results with his students. Using calculus and algebra for his chemistry experiment helped. At last finished, he has discovered his answer. I believe that learning chemistry in our schools is going to help us imagine new possibilities for our own future.
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