Lynchburg-Clay students place 2nd in State Envirothon
Pictured (l-r) for the Lynchburg-Clay Gold Team are AbbiGail Manning, Kelsey McPherson, Abigail Shepherd, Sydney Hamilton, Sam Hamilton and Coach Lara Hamilton. (Submitted photo)
The Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts held their Annual State Envirothon June 12-13 at Defiance College, where Lynchburg-Clay earned second place overall.
The top four scoring teams from each of the five Area Envirothons were eligible to participate in the State Envirothon. This year, the Lynchburg-Clay Gold team, coached by Lara Hamilton, placed second in the Area 5 event to receive the honors of competing in the state contest.
The Envirothon is designed to stimulate, reinforce and enhance interest in the environment and natural resources among high school students. The competition tests students’ knowledge of soils, forestry, wildlife, aquatic ecology and the current environmental issues.
Each student on an Envirothon team is challenged to contribute his or her personal best but the score that counts at the end of the Envirothon is the combined team score. Once the results were tallied, the Lynchburg-Clay Gold team of Sam Hamilton, Sydney Hamilton, AbbiGail Manning, Kelsey McPherson and Abigail Shepherd won second overall in the state competition.
Special congratulations to Lynchburg-Clay seniors Sydney and Sam Hamilton for contributing their outstanding knowledge and competing in all four State Envirothon contests during their high school careers.