Ben Spaulding, Morgan Deluca, Ben Mummert, Hannah Richwine, Chris Jacobs

A five-member team of high school students from Northern High School in York County took second place honors at the International 2007 Canon Envirothon.

York County also took first place in the Wildlife category and with a perfect score of 100 points and first place in the Forestry category.

The York County Conservation District was the team’s sponsoring agency.

The winning teams were announced on August 3 during closing ceremonies of the weeklong North American environmental education competition held at Hobart & William Smith College in Geneva, N.Y, and sponsored by Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Northern High School won both the county competition in April and the State competition in May, earning the right to represent Pennsylvania at Canon U. S. A.

More than 260 teenagers from more than 40 U.S. states and nine Canadian provinces studied environmental issues and resource conservation, while competing for a share of more than $100,000 in scholarships and prizes.

The first place Connecticut team received a total of $25,000 in Canon scholarships along with Canon photographic equipment for their advisor and sponsoring agency/organizations to use in science education.

Northern York High School’s team from Dillsburg, Pennsylvania won $20,000 and Canon equipment, and the Charter School of Wilmington, Delaware took third place with $15,000 and Canon equipment. The fourth place team, Parkway North High School from St. Louis, Missouri, received $10,000 and Canon equipment. The fifth place team, High Tech High School from North Bergen, New Jersey, received $7,500 and Canon equipment.

The Canon Envirothon tests teams on their knowledge of soils and land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife and an additional current environmental issue. The theme of this year’s competition was Alternative/Renewable Energy, an issue that has attracted worldwide attention. The competing teams focused on the efficient use of energy generated from traditional sources and the development of renewable energy resources.

“Canon would like to congratulate all of the teams competing in this year’s competition,’” said William Reed, senior vice president and general manager, Corporate Communications, Canon U.S.A. “It has been truly inspiring to witness the commitment demonstrated by the teams, who are so dedicated to helping preserve North America’s most valuable resources for future generations.”

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, starting on the local level, winning 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 presentation skills are evaluated as each team offers a panel of judges an oral presentation containing recommendations for solving the specific challenge that is presented during the competition.

The 2008 competition will be held at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, July 28-August 3, 2008.

For more information, visit the PA Envirothon webpage.

NewsClip: Northern York Team Takes Second in National Envirothon

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