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Northwest Participates in Envirothon
 May 19, 2009


(Front) Ellen Adams, Angela Reiter, Brittany Blake, and Amanda Tolle
(Back) Advisor Marcella Kuhn, Jimmy Manchester, Caleb Howard, and Jimmy Cullum

Northwest High School represented Scioto County at the Area 5 Envirothon on April 28. More than 70 teams from Southern and Central Ohio visited Highbanks Metro Park in Columbus to participate in the environmental competition. Advisor Marcella Kuhn worked with her students for several months to prepare them for the event, introducing many new environmental and natural resources topics.

An outdoor, academic event for high school students, the Envirothon tests students’ knowledge of Aquatics, Environmental Issues, Forestry, Soils, and Wildlife. Annually, hundreds of students spend months preparing and then compete in the event in hope of advancing their teams to the Ohio Envirothon, which invites the top four scoring teams from each of Ohio’s five Envirothon regions to participate.


Peebles High School (pictured above) will participate
 in the Ohio Envirothon in June.

 Athens High School placed first overall in the contest. Bexley High School from Columbus, as well as Peebles and Piketon High Schools will advance to the State Envirothon to be held at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio this June.

The Envirothon provides a fun, creative means for educating young people about nature and the environment. Several students from the Portsmouth team are looking forward to competing in next year’s Envirothon.
Students leave the competition having had a positive experience and through their preparation, have a broader understanding of natural areas and the world around them.

In Ohio, the Envirothon is sponsored by the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (OFSWCD) in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). In Scioto County, the Scioto SWCD registers teams and offers assistance to schools participating in the event. Natural resource and environmental specialists from several agencies, learning institutions, and businesses develop the Envirothon questions and manage the testing stations. Osco Industries of Portsmouth donated the registration fees to send both teams to the event.

The Scioto SWCD will host the 2008 Envirothon. This will be the first time the event will be held in Scioto County since 1996.

For more information about the Envirothon or to learn how to get your high school registered for next year’s competition, contact Jeff Montavon, jeff.montavon@oh.nacdnet.net, at (740) 259-9231.

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Northwest High School Team A: Lacie Helton, Ellen Adams, and Amanda Tolle


Northwest High School Team B: (Front) Brittany Blake and Angela Reiter
(Back) Jimmy Cullum, Jimmy Manchester, Caleb Howard