TWF Supports WCHS’s Envirothon Team For Contest In Canada
June 12, 2023 at 9:27 p.m.
TWF Supports WCHS’s Envirothon Team For Contest In Canada
By Staff Report-
"The combination of individual and group effort that it involves and the skills I have seen students develop have made me continue to support WCHS students in participating in this program, and we have had teams represent our area at the state competition for three years," said Emily Gough, coach for the WCHS Envirothon team.
This year, The Watershed Foundation is supporting their efforts as well - with a $1,500 gift to support their environmental learning efforts as they travel to a competition in Canada, according to a news release from TWF.
A team of seniors, including Keller Bailey, Piper Ellis, Cordelia Grandon, Edward Robison and Valerie Tong placed first in the regional competition early this spring, followed by first place placement in the state competition. Now, they are traveling to the NCF Envirothon competition in New Brunswick, Canada, where they will compete against environmentally-minded students from the United States, Canada and China.
According to Gough, this will be a weeklong experience at Mount Allison University involving written and field testing in the areas of aquatic ecology, forestry, soils and land use, wildlife and the current issue of adapting to a changing climate. Students will also prepare and deliver an oral presentation, have an opportunity to learn from a wide variety of environmental science professionals, connect with other students who share their passions and explore the natural beauty of the area.
"Each of these students will have just graduated from Warsaw Community High School and they all plan to study environmental science or a related field at Purdue University, Northeastern University, Dartmouth College and Columbia University, so this will be an excellent stepping stone as they continue their educational journeys," Gough said.
"The youths of our community will one day become the stewards of our precious environmental resources," said Lyn Crighton, executive director of The Watershed Foundation. "On behalf of The Watershed Foundation, we are excited to support these students in their educational endeavors and support their journey to learn more about protecting our environment. We sincerely hope they bring back what they learn to help our community and join us in taking action for the health of our water."
"The combination of individual and group effort that it involves and the skills I have seen students develop have made me continue to support WCHS students in participating in this program, and we have had teams represent our area at the state competition for three years," said Emily Gough, coach for the WCHS Envirothon team.
This year, The Watershed Foundation is supporting their efforts as well - with a $1,500 gift to support their environmental learning efforts as they travel to a competition in Canada, according to a news release from TWF.
A team of seniors, including Keller Bailey, Piper Ellis, Cordelia Grandon, Edward Robison and Valerie Tong placed first in the regional competition early this spring, followed by first place placement in the state competition. Now, they are traveling to the NCF Envirothon competition in New Brunswick, Canada, where they will compete against environmentally-minded students from the United States, Canada and China.
According to Gough, this will be a weeklong experience at Mount Allison University involving written and field testing in the areas of aquatic ecology, forestry, soils and land use, wildlife and the current issue of adapting to a changing climate. Students will also prepare and deliver an oral presentation, have an opportunity to learn from a wide variety of environmental science professionals, connect with other students who share their passions and explore the natural beauty of the area.
"Each of these students will have just graduated from Warsaw Community High School and they all plan to study environmental science or a related field at Purdue University, Northeastern University, Dartmouth College and Columbia University, so this will be an excellent stepping stone as they continue their educational journeys," Gough said.
"The youths of our community will one day become the stewards of our precious environmental resources," said Lyn Crighton, executive director of The Watershed Foundation. "On behalf of The Watershed Foundation, we are excited to support these students in their educational endeavors and support their journey to learn more about protecting our environment. We sincerely hope they bring back what they learn to help our community and join us in taking action for the health of our water."
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