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Sumatrian Rhinocerii of John Carroll High School (Fort Pierce) won fourth place at the Canon North American Envirothon Competition held in Fresno at California Sate University August 6. See details at http://www.envirothon.org/ Congratulations to: Victoria Delaporte, Brandon Paige, Taylor Tench, Mary Catherine Brown, John James, Beau Roberts (Advisor)
Sumatrian Rhinocerii of John Carroll High School (Fort Pierce) won first place at the Florida Envirothon heldon April 24, 2010, at Silver River State Park. The Sumatrian Rhinocerii also took first place in the Wildlife and Forestry divisions! Sponsor Beau Roberts prepared his team well and we wish them safe travels and great success at the Canon Envirothon, California State University, August 1 – 6 in Fresno!
Placing second was Aroostook Warriors of Dr. Phillips High School (Orlando) with only an 8 point scoring spread. The Warriors placed first in the Aquatics and Soils divisions. With a 7 point scoring spread, Symbiant (Pinecrest) placed third. The Sinking Propagules of Canterbury School of Florida (St Petersburg) took first place in the Current Issue division.
A total of 26 teams competed in this year’s annual Florida Envirothon. The volunteer Florida Envirothon Board expresses their great respect to the students, teachers, sponsors and numerous volunteers that make this competition the premiere environmental sciences contest in Florida. Since 1992, the Florida Envirothon has offered high school students tough competition and the benefit of increased awareness and knowledge regarding the conservation of our natural resources.
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2nd Place = Aroostook Warriors (left to right)
Melissa Theiss, Brooke Griffin, Cierra Hong, Sean Frith, Clark Lowe
1st Place - Sumatrian Rhinocerii (left to right)
Beau Roberts (Advisor), John James, Brandon Paige, Taylor Tench, Mary Catherine Brown, Victoria Delaporte
The Envirothon is a multi-disciplinary, environmental problem-solving program culminating in an annual series of competitions. Teams of five high school students (grades 9 -12) sponsored by a local conservation district, train and compete in the areas of soils, aquatics, wildlife, forestry, and current environmental issues at local, regional and state levels.
Teams are provided with reference material and participate in hands-on training to acquire the knowledge and skills needed in each of the testing areas. The state Envirothon includes an oral presentation component to the competition. Students learn, in real-life context, the complexities of solving problems while working as a team and having fun.
The"Canon" Envirothon is sponsored by Canon USA and local conservation districts in partnership with Monsanto, the US Forest Service, the US Environmental Protection Agency and the National Association of Conservation Districts.
Materials available to assist states with
their Envirothon include the Canon Envirothon Planning Guide
and Canon Envirothon Introductory Video. To purchase the
handbook or video contact the Canon Envirothon Executive
Director Clay Burns at (866)854-2898 or (601)354-6213.
Click here to link
to the Canon Envirothon Home Page and see the Envirothon
products available through NACD.
Click here for the Florida Envirothon!
The Envirothon began in 1979
as an “Environmental Olympics” competition in a single county
in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation
Districts sponsored the program and local competitions were
held in three districts. The name was shortened to
Enviro-Olympics in 1980 and the program continued to grow
slowly. In 1984 the first state competition was conducted in
Pennsylvania. In 1988 the name was changed to Envirothon and
Pennsylvania was joined by Ohio and Massachusetts at the first
National Envirothon. The program has grown from three states
in 1988 to 47 U.S. states, U.S. territories and Canadian
provinces in 1999.
The Canon Envirothon is sponsored by Canon USA and local conservation districts in partnership with Monsanto, the US Forest Service, the US Environmental Protection Agency and the National Association of Conservation Districts.