Envirothon
Envirothon is a competitive learning event for high school-aged students. Envirothon tests the student's knowledge of environmental resources including soils, forestry, wildlife and current environmental issues. >>Check out the Indiana Envirothon program on Facebook.
How Envirothon works
Teams of five students, representing a school or organization, compete by answering questions and by studying resource problems in each of the five environmental areas.
Before the competition, students study, with their advisors, to develop a greater understanding the environment.
At the Envirothon competition, students test their knowledge under the supervision of environmental instructors. Students use teamwork to develop creative solutions to environmental problems.
The 2013 State Envirothon contest will be held in April of next year. Regional competions will be held in March.
2012 Indiana Envirothon State Winners
Gibson County Home School Team
The Gibson County Home School Envirothon Team is on their way to Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania to represent Indiana in the Canon North American Envirothon. The team earned the privilege by winning the Indiana State Envirothon contest held at the Beck Center at Purdue University on April 25.
The Envirothon competition is designed to build awareness in high school-aged students by testing their knowledge of environmental resources. The Indiana Academic Standards are taken into consideration in the structure of Indiana’s Envirothon Competition and are covered in part or fully at each contest, which is a learning event. The Envirothon competition is an annual event with several regional contests held throughout the state with the top three teams continuing to the state contest.
Many Envirothon teams are supported by Soil and Water Conservation Districts throughout Indiana.
Left: Members of Gibson County Home School Envirothon team are front row: Lauren Englert and Alex Rahman. Back:, Sarah Bloodworth, Emily Munro and Josie Loehr. They have earned the privilege to compete and represent Indiana in the Canon North American Competition held at Susquehanna University at Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. |
