Local high school students compete in area Envirothon
Pictured are members of the second-place Lynchburg-Clay Gold Team (l-r): Adviser Lara Hamilton, Kelsey McPherson, Abigail Shepherd, Sydney Hamilton and Abbigail Manning. (Photos courtesy of Pam Bushelman)
The Area 5 Soil and Water Conservation Districts held their Annual Envirothon on April 25 at Lake Hope State Park in New Plymouth. The competition is designed to stimulate, reinforce and enhance interest in the environment and natural resources among high school students.
Each student on an Envirothon team is challenged to test their knowledge of soils, forestry, wildlife, aquatic ecology and current environmental issues. The following schools proudly represented Highland County by participating in this year’s contest: Lynchburg-Clay High School, coached by Lara Hamilton; Hillsboro FFA, coached by Libby McNeal; and McClain FFA, coached by Mike Sykes.
A total of 43 teams took place in the Area Envirothon. The Lynchburg-Clay Gold team of Sydney Hamilton, Abbigail Manning, Kelsey McPherson and Abigail Shepherd won second in the competition, and the McClain FFA team of Gunnar Bode, Max Eikenberry, Luke Dhume, Hailee Lovely and Hunter Miller placed fifth, making both teams eligible to compete in the State contest to be held on June 11-13 at Defiance College.
