The Envirothon competition 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 current environmental issues.
Local High School Students Compete in Area Envirothon
The Area 5 Soil and Water Conservation District held their Annual Envirothon on April 25, 2017 at Scioto Metro Park in Grove City, Ohio. 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 Envirothon; Lynchburg Clay High School coached by Lara Hamilton and Greenfield McClain High School coached by Ashley Kesler.
The top four scoring teams from each Area Envirothon are eligible to compete in the State Envirothon and this year the Lynchburg Clay Gold team successfully scored high enough in the Area 5 competition to receive the honor of competing in the State contest to be held on June 12-13 at the Ohio Christian University in Circleville, Ohio.
The Area 5 Soil and Water Conservation District held their Annual Envirothon on April 25, 2017 at Scioto Metro Park in Grove City, Ohio. 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 Envirothon; Lynchburg Clay High School coached by Lara Hamilton and Greenfield McClain High School coached by Ashley Kesler.
The top four scoring teams from each Area Envirothon are eligible to compete in the State Envirothon and this year the Lynchburg Clay Gold team successfully scored high enough in the Area 5 competition to receive the honor of competing in the State contest to be held on June 12-13 at the Ohio Christian University in Circleville, Ohio.
Lynchburg - Clay Gold:
(L-R): Grace Brownsberger, Lindsey Throckmorten, Branson Young, Kelsey Arnett, Sydney Morris 
Greenfield McClain Tigers:
(L-R): Austin Manbeavers, Justin Hall, Carmon Reichman, Connor Snavely |
Lynchburg - Clay Mustangs:
Front Row (L-R): Isabelle Brinkman, Leah Bauer Back (L-R): Joseph Stewart, Kurt Hamilton, Kara Williams 
Greenfield McClain: (L-R):
Ethan Johnson, Harley Penwell, Hailey Sweeney, Hannah Helterbrand
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The Practice Envirothon
The Brown and Highland Soil and Water Conservation District's held their Practice Envirothon on March 30, 2017 at Rocky Fork State Park in Hillsboro. The following schools will be representing Highland County by participating in this year’s Envirothon; Lynchburg - Clay High School coached by Lara Hamilton and Greenfield McClain High School coached by Ashley Kesler. This year the Lynchburg - Clay Gold team ranked first, the Lynchburg - Clay Mustangs placed third and the Greenfield McClain team took home fourth place in the practice competition!
The Brown and Highland Soil and Water Conservation District's held their Practice Envirothon on March 30, 2017 at Rocky Fork State Park in Hillsboro. The following schools will be representing Highland County by participating in this year’s Envirothon; Lynchburg - Clay High School coached by Lara Hamilton and Greenfield McClain High School coached by Ashley Kesler. This year the Lynchburg - Clay Gold team ranked first, the Lynchburg - Clay Mustangs placed third and the Greenfield McClain team took home fourth place in the practice competition!
1st - Lynchburg - Clay Gold Team |
3rd - Lynchburg - Clay Mustangs |
4th - Greenfield McClain Team
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LYNCHBURG-CLAY STUDENTS EXCEL AT 2014 STATE ENVIROTHON!
Lynchburg Clay Gold Team:
Front Row (L-R): Coach Lara Hamilton, Kelsey Clinton, Gabe Kirsch, Kirsten Banks, Hannah Burns and Shannon MacLeod |
The Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation District’s held their Annual State Envirothon on June 9 & 10, 2014 at Salt Fork State Park. The top four scoring teams from each Area Envirothon were eligible to compete in the State Envirothon and this year the Lynchburg Clay Gold team once again successfully scored high enough in the Area 5 competition to receive the honor of competing in the State contest.
Each student on an Envirothon team is challenged to contribute his or her personal best but the score that counts at the end of an Envirothon is the team score. Once the results were tallied, the Lynchburg Clay Gold team placed second in the overall State Competition. |
