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Snyder County
Conservation District |
The Envirothon at the local, state and national level, educates high school students in natural resource and environmental sciences since its local contest in 1979. The program emphasizes the importance of environmental sensitivity while stressing a need to achieve a social, ecologic and economic balance in life. The learning objectives emphasize awareness, knowledge, attitudes and application. The Envirothon provides future generations with the ability to be better equipped to address the complex natural resource concerns facing today's world as well as the challenges of tomorrow. (From PA Envirothon's Mission Statement)
Susquehanna Valley High School Envirothon
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Above: Students listen to a guest speaker during the 2010 Susquehanna Valley High School Envirothon at Shikellamy State Park's Outlook.
Below: Participants answer questions at the Aquatics station during the 2010 Susquehanna Valley High School Envirothon. |
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The 2010 Susquehanna Valley High School Envirothon was held on Tuesday, May 4, at the Shikellamy State Park Overlook.
Forty-eight teams involving roughly 225 students from various schools participated at the Susquehanna Valley High School Envirothon this year . Teams (consisting of three to five members) from Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Union and Snyder Counties challenged their environmental skills at the annual event held at the Shikellamy State Park Overlook near Northumberland, PA. The Snyder County winner was from Selinsgrove Area High School. (Go to Conservation Snapshots web page for more photos, details and who was the overall winning team.)
PA & Canon Envirothons
The winning Snyder County represented the county at the PA State Envirothon competition at PPL Montour Preserve near Danville, PA, Montour County on May 26, 2010.
The 2010 winners came from Penncrest High School (Delaware County, PA). They advanced to the Canon Envirothon to compete against other USA state and Canadian provincial winners.
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Although the Selinsgrove team did not win the PA Envirothon, we appreciate their efforts in representing Snyder County.
At left, members from the Selinsgrove Area High School:
1. Cody Hockenbrock
2. Tyson Stahl
3. Mike Hollenbach
4. Roxanne Seltzer
5. Ben Richmond
A. Curt Swineford, Advisor & Agriculture Education Teacher |
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Note: Susquehanna University of Selinsgrove, PA, has been chosen to host the 2012 Cannon Envirothon! If you would like to help,
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Middle School Envirothon
The Conservation District also helped out with the 2010 Susquehanna Valley Middle School Envirothon held at the PPL Montour Preserve on May 18. Seventh and eighth graders from the five county region participants in testing and hands-on activities.
If you wish to know more about the local, state or the Canon Envirothons, please contact the Conservation District at 570-837-3000, x110.
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{Snyder County Conservation District}
Conservation through Education
Snyder County Conservation District
10541 Route 522
Middleburg, PA 17842
Phone: 570-837-3000
FAX: 570-837-7300
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Content Last Modified on 5/28/2010 10:39:15 AM
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