High school students from across the U.S. and Canada will convene July 18 – 24 in Springfield, Missouri, to participate in North America’s largest high school environmental education competition. Participants will learn about environmental issues affecting natural resources as they compete for awards in the 2005 Canon Envirothon.
The 18th annual gathering of high school students interested in gaining a better understanding of conservation will be held at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.
Fifty-one teams, 44 from the U.S. and seven from Canada, involving more than 250 students will compete in the 2005 Canon Envirothon for a share of the US $75,000 in college scholarships and prizes.
Organized through the National Association of Conservation Districts in the U.S. and The Canadian Forestry Association, the competition tests teams on knowledge of soils/land use, forestry, aquatic ecology, wildlife and this year’s current issue of managing cultural landscapes (natural and cultural heritage are inextricably bound together and the conservation approach could benefit from more integration).
The Canon Envirothon is the culmination of a series of competitions that began during the past school year and involved more than 500,000 teenagers throughout North America. In written tests and oral presentations, five-member teams from schools and organizations competed for the distinction of representing their state or province at the Canon Envirothon.
Each team’s knowledge is tested under the supervision of foresters, soil scientists, wildlife specialists and other natural resource professionals. Teamwork, problem solving and oral presentation skills are evaluated as each team offers a panel of judges an oral presentation containing recommendations for solving an environmental challenge that will be presented during the competition.
This is the ninth year the competition is sponsored by Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ). Canon delivers consumer, business-to-business and industrial imaging solutions. Canon works to protect the environment through the award-winning Canon Clean Earth Campaign that encompasses the development of energy-efficient office products, equipment remanufacturing and materials reuse, the protection of endangered species and the encouragement of environmental education through the company’s corporate social responsibility efforts and employee volunteerism. For more information: www.usa.canon.com/environment.
U.S. and Canadian schools/organizations participating in the 2005 Canon Envirothon appear below.
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2005 Canon Envirothon
U.S. StateCity/TownSchool/OrganizationAlabamaBirmingham Oak Mountain High SchoolAlaskaHomerHomer High School Arizona FlagstaffSinaguaArkansasHattievilleWonderview High School California RiversideArlington High School ConnecticutLitchfieldLitchfield High SchoolDelaware Wilmington Wilmington Charter SchoolFloridaJupiterJupiter High School Georgia Rabun GapRabun Gap Nacoochee SchoolIdahoGoodingGooding High School Illinois TroyTriad High School IndianaClintonClinton County 4-HIowaMarshalltown Marshalltown Senior High SchoolKansasRandolphBlue Valley Randolph High School Kentucky VersaillesWoodford County High SchoolLouisianaLebeauNorth Central High School MaineAugustaCony High School MarylandCentraville Queen Anne’s County High School MassachusettsWalpole Massachusetts 4-H MichiganWest Branch Ogemaw Heights High School MinnesotaApple Valley School of Environmental Studies MississippiStarkville Millsaps Career & Technology Center MissouriNorborneNorborne High SchoolMontanaLewistownFergus High SchoolNebraskaFirthNorris High SchoolNew HampshireKeeneKeene High SchoolNew JerseyNorth BergenNorth Bergen High Technical High SchoolNew YorkCandorCandor High SchoolNorth CarolinaFayettevilleHomes Offering Meaningful Education (H.O.M.E.)North DakotaKenmareKenmare High SchoolOhioChardonChardon High SchoolOklahomaEdmondEdmond North High SchoolOregonNewbergNewburg High School FFAPennsylvania-Media Penncrest High SchoolRhode IslandNarragansettNarragansett High SchoolSouth CarolinaJohnstonStrom Thurmand Career CenterTennesseeClintonClinton High SchoolTexasWoodlandsThe Johnson Cooper SchoolUtahEssex JunctionEssex High SchoolVirginiaFort DefianceFort Defiance High SchoolWashingtonClarkstonClarkston High SchoolWest VirginiaShady SpringShady Spring High SchoolWisconsinLane O’ LakesConserve School
*FFA – Future Farmers of America
Canadian Province City/Town School/Organization
Canadian ProvinceCity/TownSchool/OrganizationAlbertaGrand Prairie Grand Prairie Composite High SchoolManitobaPortage La PrairieFairholme School New Brunswick StanleyStanley High SchoolNewfoundlandDeer LakeElwood Regional High School Nova Scotia Digby DigbyDigby Regional High School OntarioKitchenerGrand River CollegiatePrince Edward Island Summerside Three Oaks Senior High School
