Environthon

Text Box: IT’S ABOUT YOUTH Young minds love a challenge. Especially one that involves the environment. The idea of matching wits with their peers stimulates, inspires and excites.

Envirothon

The Envirothon is North America’s largest high school environmental program. It was established as a competitive problem-solving natural resource event for high school students to educate them about the environment.

It combines in-class curriculum with hands-on field experience, while demonstrating the role people have in important environmental issues.

Students are trained and tested in five natural resources areas:

* Soils

* Aquatics

* Forestry

* Wildlife

* Current Environmental Issue

Text Box: Mission Statement: “To develop a public that is knowledgeable, committed and motivated to take a balanced, active approach for a quality environment.”

Bismarck High School E-Society, coached by Val Smallbeck, and sponsored by Burleigh County Soil Conservation District, took top honors at the 8^th Annual North Dakota State Envirothon Competition at Crystal Springs Bible Camp, May 10-12, 2007.

One hundred ten students from around the state were challenged on their knowledge and skills of our natural resources and the environment using hands-on testing sites, as they walked through four diverse outdoor trails. A 10-minute oral presentation, before a panel of three judges along with the scores earned on the testing trails, determined the top three teams. These three teams then went on to give their oral presentation before a nine-member judging panel to determine who would represent North Dakota at The Canon Envirothon located in Geneva, New York, July 29 through August 4, 2007.

Kenmare High School “Envirogods", sponsored by the Mouse River Loop Envirothon, placed second in the event. Coached by Joelle Hansen, the team members were Tiffany Lawler, Zac Cerklefskie, Courtney Halverson, Jennifer Nelson, and Laura Johnson.

Third place honors went to the West Fargo High School “Timbermuffins”, coached by Sara Forness. Team members were: Chelsa Henderson, Emilie Lisburg, Melissa Parsons, Amber Lund, and Michelle Harvielle.