Westlake girl wins chemistry poetry contest

Farah Sayed of Westlake was the American Chemical Society’s National Chemistry Week poetry contest winner for the Cleveland area in the grades 3-5 category. Sayed is a fourth-grade student at Birchwood School in Cleveland. Sayed’s poem, "The Cabinet of Cures," was sent on for competition at the national level.

National Chemistry Week is a community-based annual event that unites ACS local regions, businesses, schools and individuals in communicating the importance of chemistry to our quality of life. The theme for 2011 was, “Chemistry – Our Health, Our future!”  

As a winner, Sayed, will be honored at the upcoming “Education and Family Night." She will also receive a cash prize.

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"The Cabinet of Cures"

The cabinet of cures,
Chemistry before our eyes.
Pills, cough syrup, Hydrocortisone too,
All of these are future for you.
Headache?
Get sick?
Tripped on a stick?
Don’t worry, chemistry will help us on the way.