The final numbers for the U.S. edition of the Fall 2009 Cassini Scientist for a Day essay contest are in:
U.S. entries: 330 essays
Number of U.S. students: 372
Number of teachers: 41
Number of U.S. states: 19 plus Puerto Rico -- including Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming for the first time
Number of homeschooled students: 8
Most international deadlines are in late October, so in a month or so Outreach will have a sense of how many students participated internationally.
