The Gibson County Home School Envirothon Team is on their way to Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania to represent Indiana in the Canon North American Envirothon. The team earned the privilege by winning the Indiana State Envirothon contest held at the Beck Center at Purdue University on April 25th.
The Gibson County Home School Envirothon Team includes Alex Rahman, son of Randy and Julia Rahman, Hazleton; Josie Loehr, daughter of Jim and Coach Julie Loehr, Fort Branch; Sarah Bloodworth, daughter of Keith and Marleen Bloodworth, Haubstadt; Lauren Englert daughter of Greg and Theresa Englert and Emily Munro, daughter of William and Ann Munro, Princeton.
There were 16 teams competing at the state level from all areas of Indiana. As a team, they worked together to complete five written test, one each on Aquatics, Forestry, Soils, Wildlife, and a current environmental issue. In addition, they were scored on an outdoor field test and an oral presentation. The home school students placed first on the written test, third on their oral presentation and first place overall with a combined score from both.
Also competing from the Southwest Regional were two teams from New Harmony High School, coached by Lois Gray.
A team must consist of five high school students and a coach or advisor. The advisor may be anyone interested in the environment and coaching the students. The Envirothon is to build awareness in high school-aged students by testing their knowledge of environmental resources The Indiana Academic Standards are taken into consideration in the structure of Indiana’s Envirothon Competition and are covered in part or fully at each contest, which is a learning event. The Envirothon competition is an annual event with several regional contest held throughout the state with the top three teams continuing to the state contest.
Many Envirothon teams are supported by Soil and Water Conservation Districts throughout Indiana. Local SWCD employees assisting with the regional and state contest were committee members Ann Ice, Gibson County SWCD, Jeri Ziliak, Posey County SWCD and Judi Brown, Dubois County SWCD.
The Gibson County SWCD, Posey County SWCD and the Pike County SWCD hosted the Southwest Regional Envirothon at Camp Illianna, Washington, IN. The coordinators welcome high school groups, FFA, 4-H and others to complete. For information on the Indiana Envirothon contact Ann Ice at the Gibson County SWCD office at ann.ice@in.nacdnet.net or call 812-385-5033 extension 110.
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