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This summer Clay High School’s Environmental & Agricultural Technology students worked hard competing in an environmental competition at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio. Their efforts paid off when they earned SIXTH PLACE TEAM in the Ohio Envirothon Competition held on June 14-15, 2010.
Team members were Colton Plumb, Brian Hopkins, Dan Mausser, Thomas Gibbons, and Maggie Mullen. They attended this two-day event along with Environmental & Agricultural Technologies instructor, Mr. Charlie Schneider. The team was sponsored at this state level competition by the Lucas County Soil and Water Conservation District.
The ENVIROTHON is designed to stimulate, reinforce and enhance interest in the environment and natural resources among high school students.
These students were tested on their knowledge of soils, forestry, wildlife, aquatic ecology and current environmental issues. This year’s event focused on ‘PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER THROUGH URBAN, AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING’. In addition, the Envirothon encouraged cooperative decision-making and team building. While each student on an Envirothon team was challenged to contribute his or her personal best, the score that counts at the end of an Envirothon was the team score.
Five "Area Envirothons" were conducted around Ohio late this spring. The top four teams from each of these Area competitions progressed to the Ohio Envirothon. The Ohio Envirothon incorporated a team presentation requirement that further challenged all participating students.
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). Natural resource and environmental specialists from many agencies, organizations, colleges, universities, park districts and businesses devise the Envirothon questions and staff the various test stations.
The Ohio Envirothon is financed by grants, donations from businesses and through contributions to the Don Rehl Memorial Envirothon Fund. Many local businesses also provide services and products in support of Area and Ohio Envirothons.
Through the Environmental & Agricultural Technologies classes at Clay High School, students learn many skills needed in preparation for a variety of careers. These competitions encourage students in their preparation for college and careers in animal care, vet assistance, aquarium management, wildlife biology, park management, natural resources, fisheries management, and other environmentally related areas. The competitions expand upon the material that is taught by Mr. Charlie Schneider, in his Environmental & Agricultural Technologies classes at Clay High School, and also prepares students for college and careers relating many diverse opportunities in environmental careers, horticulture, landscaping, animal care, and aquaculture.
The Environmental & Agricultural Technologies Program is one of twelve Career Technology Programs at Clay High School in which students may chose from many career paths without leaving their school district. Over 55% of the students at Clay High School are served by Career Technology Programs where they are trained for skilled employment immediately following high school, or immediate enrollment in post-secondary education, including apprenticeship and Associate through Bachelorette and Masters Degrees.
This summer Clay High School’s Environmental & Agricultural Technology students worked hard competing in an environmental competition at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio. Their efforts paid off when they earned SIXTH PLACE TEAM in the Ohio Envirothon Competition held on June 14-15, 2010.
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