NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
May 2, 2008
Vol. 38, No. 201
For more information, contact Rick Mickowski, Delaware Association of Conservation Districts, 302-832-3100, ext. 113, Michelle Jacobs, Community Relations Officer, 302-739-9921, or Joanna Wilson, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902. PHOTOS AVAILABLE.
Charter School of Wilmington Team ‘A’ Wins State Championship in Delaware Envirothon Competition
The Blackbird State Forest Education Center provided a serene backdrop for an intense day of challenging environmental competition during yesterday’s Delaware Envirothon. Fourteen teams, each consisting of five Delaware high school students competed for the big win, after working hard all school year to prepare for the event. Each team answered questions, reviewed specimens and took measurements in topics dealing with aquatic ecology, soils/land-use, wildlife, forestry and recreational impacts to natural resources.
Then, after more than three hours of testing, the tension eased when the Charter School of Wilmington Team A was crowned the 2008 state champion for the third consecutive year. Each team member from the first place team was rewarded with a $3,000 per-year renewable academic scholarship from Wesley College and a $500 scholarship from the Delaware Envirothon. The winning team will also receive an award plaque to hang in their school.
Charter School of Wilmington Team B placed second in the competition and received the $300 Ernest J. Zimmerman Award for use towards an environmental education project at their school. Polytech Team A won third place and received the $150 Dean C. Belt Award. Polytech FFA Team B received $100 for fourth place.
Besides contending for the top prizes, awards were given out in each of the natural resource categories with the first place team members receiving a $50 cash award and the 1st place forestry team receiving a $100 award from the Delaware Tree Farm Committee. The award program was sponsored by Del One Federal Credit Union and the Delaware Envirothon. Top contenders in each category were as follows:
Aquatic Ecology First Charter School of Wilmington Team A
Second Polytech FFA Team B
Third Polytech Team A
Forestry First Charter School of Wilmington Team A
Second Charter School of Wilmington Team B
Third Polytech Team A
Soils/Land Use First Charter School of Wilmington Team A
Second Polytech Team A
Third Charter School of Wilmington Team B
Wildlife First Charter School of Wilmington Team A
Second Kent County 4-H
Third Polytech Team A
Recreational Impacts First Charter School of Wilmington Team A
Second Charter School of Wilmington Team B
Third Polytech FFA Team B
Public Speaking First Charter School of Wilmington Team B
Second Kent County 4-H
Third Charter School of Wilmington Team A
County Winner First Charter School of Wilmington Team A
New Castle Second Charter School of Wilmington Team B
Third Archmere Academy
County Winner First Polytech Team A
Kent County Second Polytech FFA Team B
Third Kent County 4-H
County Winner First Sussex Tech FFA Team 1
Sussex County Second Sussex Tech FFA Team 2
All contestants and volunteers received a commemorative T-shirt sponsored by Rohm and Haas and the Canon Envirothon.
The state champions will now train for the 2008 North American Canon Envirothon to be held July 28 - Aug. 3 at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz.
For more information about the Delaware Envirothon, please contact Rick Mickowski at 302-832-3100, ext. 113.
